DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
News and Notes In The Life of Our Church
LENTEN WEDNESDAYS AT UNION AVENUE begin Wednesday March 13 and continue for five consecutive Wednesdays, through April 10. Each Wednesday evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a simple common meal in the Fellowship Room. Following our fellowship at the table, we’ll move into discussion and close with evening prayer. Click through to read more about it …
Read MoreMore than any other season of the liturgical year, LENT DRAWS US INTO A LANDSCAPE that is distinctive for the many ways that it intertwines extremes and calls our attention to how brokenness and beauty, horror and hope, privilege and oppression dwell intimately together. From the moment we follow Jesus into the wilderness, we step across a threshold that calls out to us to see beyond the stark black and white of our daily rituals and lives.
Read MoreAs we move into the holiest of weeks in which we walk in the footsteps of Jesus, we are reminded at every turn that we are never alone. The good news of HOLY WEEK is that this temple called Jesus is our true home. That is where we are bound in faith to live our life and dream our dreams and claim our identities.
Read MoreDURING LENT THIS YEAR, we have been doing a few things differently in worship that are reflective of the season. Instead of a Gloria (a short song giving glory to God), we sing a Kyrie (a short song asking for mercy). Something new this year has been a congregational prayer of confession instead of a pastoral prayer. “Why do we do this?” Well, since you asked ...
Read MoreOn March 11, Lætáre Sunday, come and take up the ancient cry of “REJOICE!” because we know that God wins and that nothing can separate us from God’s love, not even death on a cross. Come and rejoice as we anticipate the victory of Love in Easter and find the courage and strength to continue our journey with God out of the wilderness and into the dawn of New Creation!
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