What is Lent?  Lent is a 40-day period leading up to Easter. It lasts from Ash Wednesday  to Holy Thursday, excluding Sundays. Sundays are an important part of  Lent, but we do not include them in the “40 days” because on every Sunday  we remember and celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. Lent is a time for  reflection, self-examination, repentance, and deepening one's relationship  with God. During this season of the church year, the focus generally shifts  from Jesus’s public ministry to his final journey to Jerusalem. Lent pre pares us for the Passion of Jesus (the story of his arrest, trial, suffering and  crucifixion) and anticipates his resurrection.  

 The Sunday before Easter is called "Palm Sunday.” The name comes from  a story in the Bible in which Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem where  crowds greeted him by waving palm branches. Prior to this event, Jesus and  his friends roamed the countryside teaching and performing miracles, gain ing recognition. Suggested Reading:  Matthew 21:1-11    Easter Musical During Both Worship Services:  9am & 11am  

    Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples  and reminds us of the importance of humility, selflessness and service to  others. It is also known as Maundy Thursday.    The Seder meal is a symbolic retelling of the night the Angel of Death  "passed-over" the houses marked with the blood of the lamb. Jesus and his  disciples were eating the Seder meal when Jesus was arrested on Holy  Thursday.  Suggested Reading:  Mark 14:12-25     Maundy Thursday Service:  7pm  

      On Good Friday, we commemorate Jesus’s crucifixion. It is a solemn day of mourning and reflection. Suggested Reading:  Luke 23:26-43    

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      Easter symbolizes victory over death and sin, and the hope of salvation. We  celebrate on Easter Sunday by rejoicing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Suggested Reading:  John 20:1-18     Easter Sunday Worship Services:    7am Sunrise, 9am Traditional & 11am Contemporary