The church dressed up in purple
celebrating the season of Lent
celebrating the season of Lent
Showing posts with label Lent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lent. Show all posts
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Good Friday Service
Upon entering the sanctuary with somber reverence each person was handed a bulletin, a small envelope and an equally small piece of paper. The paper contained these instructions:
"On this piece of paper we want to allow you to write down any issue in your life that is keeping you from growing closer to Christ, maybe it is a past sin in which you seek forgiveness or maybe it is some issue in your life which you feel walls you off from Christ. Whatever the issue we want to offer you the chance to confress it on this piece of paper, and place it in the sealed envelope and offer it over to God, seeking God's love, grace and forgiveness. No one will see the contents of your envelope; this issue in your life is between you and God. When you are done place it in the bowl at the foot of the Cross of Christ."
Patrick burned the envelopes with their personal messages inside. He brought the bowl of ashes to church on Easter Sunday letting us know that when he was carrying the bowl in, the wind blew everyone's sins in his face. Well, not all of them.
"On this piece of paper we want to allow you to write down any issue in your life that is keeping you from growing closer to Christ, maybe it is a past sin in which you seek forgiveness or maybe it is some issue in your life which you feel walls you off from Christ. Whatever the issue we want to offer you the chance to confress it on this piece of paper, and place it in the sealed envelope and offer it over to God, seeking God's love, grace and forgiveness. No one will see the contents of your envelope; this issue in your life is between you and God. When you are done place it in the bowl at the foot of the Cross of Christ."
Patrick burned the envelopes with their personal messages inside. He brought the bowl of ashes to church on Easter Sunday letting us know that when he was carrying the bowl in, the wind blew everyone's sins in his face. Well, not all of them.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Maundy Thursday Service
Come and seek the mysteries unfolding.
Squint your eye and bend your ear to those deep things of God.
The son gathers with his followers, celebrating the ancient sacrifice of blood, the coming of death, of the Passing Over of the Angel of Death, foreshadowing what is to come...
The son gathers with his followers, showing them the extent of his love.
The son gathers with his followers, instituting a new covenant.
All things begin to come together here, here in the upper room.
Lord, let us look on and listen in to these mysteries. Draw us deeper still, Spirit of God, into the depth, the significance of this celebration.
Squint your eye and bend your ear to those deep things of God.
The son gathers with his followers, celebrating the ancient sacrifice of blood, the coming of death, of the Passing Over of the Angel of Death, foreshadowing what is to come...
The son gathers with his followers, showing them the extent of his love.
The son gathers with his followers, instituting a new covenant.
All things begin to come together here, here in the upper room.
Lord, let us look on and listen in to these mysteries. Draw us deeper still, Spirit of God, into the depth, the significance of this celebration.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Palm Sunday Parade
Our tradition on Palm Sunday is to get a palm branch as you enter the church.
When the service begins,we sing "Tell me the Stories of Jesus" and march around the church waving our branches. As the song comes to an end, everyone places their branches at the foot of the cross.
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