Please join us for worship on Sunday, March 22 , as we observe the Fifth Sunday in Lent We’ll have a Service of Holy Communion at 8am, fellowship time at 9, Sunday School for all ages at 9:15, and a second, livestreamed Service of Holy Communion at 10:30.
In Sunday’s gospel Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The prophet Ezekiel prophesies God breathing new life into dry bones. To those in exile or living in the shadows of death, these stories proclaim God’s promise of resurrection. In baptism we die with Christ that we might also be raised with him to new life.
Livestream Bulletin for Sunday, March 22, 2026 – Lent V
Thank You: Many thanks to our Sunday School Students who helped to lead the 10:30 service and shared a musical offering, this past Sunday. It was a delight to hear your lovely voices and to share in your joy! Thanks, also, to Betty Houck and Amanda Shuler, who helped to guide our Sunday School ushers in their tasks. Finally, thanks to Pam Kalapay, our gifted multi-instrumentalist and singer, who always brings abundant joy with her music-making.
March Joyful Giving: Food for the Poor is one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the United States that ministers to the poorest of the poor in primarily 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. By providing lifesaving food, secure housing, clean water, healthcare, emergency relief, micro-enterprise projects and education opportunities, they are giving the poor a chance at a better future and showing them God’s love. You can learn more about Food for the Poor by clicking here. Please note that we’ll have a Joyful Giving offering at the beginning of the services on Sunday, March 22. You may also give in the basket in the Narthex, on the Vanco app or on the giving page of our website.
March Food Drive: The Social Ministry Committee will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Second Harvest Food Bank throughout the entire month of March. You may place your donations in the bin by the parlor.
Midweek Lenten Suppers and Services: Since the dawn of humanity, people have gathered to share tales of bravery, conflict, tragedy and victory. Yet the greatest story ever told is more than a story. It is that of the work and word of God. It is the story of salvation to a lost and sinful people. It sets our spirits aflame and tempers us for the trails to come. It challenges us to reject sin and live in righteousness of God’s definition, culminating in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his death on the cross. The entire Bible points to this reality. Join us for our Lenten series this year as we share these stories and are strengthened for the days ahead in their telling. Each Week we will be taking a deep dive into the life, trials and victory of a biblical figure that emphasizes the power of God as Sovereign over the world. We will see how God works all things: people, governments and powers of the world turning them even from evil and reorienting them towards the good. We will begin with a shared soup supper at 6pm, followed by the service at 6:45. Please sign up on the bulletin board to bring soup, a salad, or bread. Join us in this Lenten Series as we follow the work of God and King as he pulls us Out of the Fire.
Our Spring Penny Party will be held on Friday, April 17 at 7pm, with doors opening at 5. Donations of baked goods are needed and we will begin collecting nonperishable food items and raffle prizes starting this Sunday, March 22.
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