The Ash Wednesday to Easter Schedule 2025

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"Singing with the exiles" is our theme.

   Gathered by the waters of ancient Babylon, judean exiles wodered: Is God for real? If so, does He really care about us? What does our future hold? Will this ever change? God's people had watched their world shatter into a million pieces. They were demoralized and disillusioned. Their disaster looked terminal.

   Do you feel this way? Does it look as though your current problems are more that you can dear? Do you find yourself asking: Why did this happen? Why did God allow it? Is there any order in the world?Will God really deliver on what He said?

   The prophet Isaiah answers these questions in chapters 40 to 55 of his book. He announces that just when Israel's history seemed closed and controlled by hopeless Babylonian imperial policy, to the shock and surprise of everyon e the Lord will stir up a king names Cyrus and a new exodus wil explode in the desert. A Servant will be wounded for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities. And barren Zion will be given so many children that, like the old woman in the shoe, she won't know what to do! Standing behind these marvelous promises is God's almighty Word, "The crass withers, the flower fades, but the WOrd of God will stand forever" (Isiah 40:8) The exiles are going home!

03/05 Ash Wednesday - noon (Divine Servicewith Eucharist)

   " God Has a Word for That" (Isaiah 41: 14-16)

*** A lunch will follow ***

03/12 Lent Midweek 1 - noon

   "He Only Has Eyes for You" (Isaiah 43: 1-7)

03/19 - Lent Midweek 2 - noon

   "Marked" (Isaiah 44:1-5)

03/26 - Lent Midweek 3 - noon

   " Breaking Down the Gates" (Isaiah 45:1-8)

04/02 - Midweek Lent - noon

   ""Get Out" (Isaiah 48:17-22_

04/09 - Lent Midweek 5 - noon

   " One Little WOrd Can Fell Him" (Isaiah 49:1-6) 

04/13 - Palm / Passion Sunday (normal Sunday schedule)

   As is tradition, the Passion Account is read in service

04/17 - Maundy Thursday - Divine Service with Eucharist as 7 pm

   Potluck Dinner is at 5 pm

   "He Prepares a Table" (Isaiah 49:7-13

04/18 -Good Friday - Tenebrae / a move to darkness - at 7 pm

  :" "All" (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)

04/20 - Easter Morning - normal Sunday schedule for now

   " "We Are Going Home" (Isaiah 55:6-13)