Journey to Easter
God in our hearts, God in our lives… We are traveling home.
Lent: A Journey into Hope
This Lent, join us in our journey to Easter.
What is Lent anyway? In the church, Lent is the season of the year that leads up to Easter. Lent is a time to deepen our relationship with God. It’s a time to remember your life comes from God, and God’s love for you is greater than you can imagine!
As you seek to deepen your relationship with God during Lent, it’s a good time to try something new. Try adding a regular prayer time to the day or try reading one of the gospels in the New Testament. Lent is also a good time to connect with a church, try a Bible Study or to go to special services. We hope some of the events we are offering at First Presbyterian will help you make the Journey to Easter.
Palm Sunday, Sunday, Apr 13.
On Palm Sunday we remember Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem with great joy and excitement! Join us for worship as we remember the Jesus’ Triumphant Entry. We will decorate with palms at the 9:00 AM Traditional service and at the 11:00 AM Journey Café service, and there will be palms to take home after each service. (Cross folders will be at the door if you would like your palm stem folded into a cross.)
Maundy Thursday Journey to the Cross, April 17 at 6:00 PM.
Journey back in history to Bible times and join Jesus’ disciples through the events leading up to Jesus’ death and burial. We will join the disciples toward the end of the Passover Feast (Last Supper), keep watch with them in the Garden of Gethsemane until his betrayal and arrest, go with Peter to the home of the High Priest, overhear his trial, and arrive at his tomb in time to see the stone rolled in front of the entry. Yet Mary seems to have hope even in the darkness. We will have to wait until Easter Sunday to celebrate the Resurrection.
This is a child friendly event. The actual crucifixion will be acknowledged but not seen. We will get a passing glimpse of the empty cross on the hill on our way to the tomb.
Good Friday Tenebrae, April 18 at 7:00 PM
Good Friday is the day of the cross. It’s a hard day for Christians but an important day as we remember the lengths God was willing to go to demonstrate his endless love for us. This year at First Presbyterian we will gather to read the story of Jesus’s passion with music and candlelight in a Tenebrae service. The word Tenebrae means shadows. Together we will mark the growing shadows of the events of the first Good Friday as the candles are gradually extinguished and the sanctuary grows increasingly dark. Is there any hope? There is always hope with God. Come be part of the God’s story on this holy night.
Easter Sunday, Apr 20 (9:00 AM, 11:00 AM)
Join us for Easter joy in worship with glorious music, the Easter Story, communion, beautiful flowers and God's message of Hope! The resurrection of the Jesus brings us hope for our personal lives and hope for our world. God’s love never leaves us alone!
We worship in two services on Easter Sunday:
9:00 AM Traditional worship in the sanctuary
11:00 AM Journey Café Worship in the Café, with children’s Easter celebrations.
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt! (Easter Sunday at 10:15 AM)
We are happy to provide a little extra fun for children on Easter Sunday. Our Easter Egg hunt is open to the public as well as children of the church. Have your children meet Anna on Easter Sunday morning at 10:30 at the back of the Sanctuary for a special Easter Egg Hunt inside the sanctuary of the church!
Check out our Children and Youth happenings!
Our Children’s and Youth programs have lots of special things happening during the Lent and Easter Season. Music and More (our kid’s music club) will be working toward a special Easter performance and enjoying some special Easter crafts as we approach Easter Sunday. Our Youth Group (grades 5 – 12) always has lots of fun activities for young people on Sunday nights. It’s the perfect time for your kids to try out some of the fun offerings at First Presbyterian. You can check out our programs for kids here!
