Lent Archives

Shifting Our Gaze

Where might you be misperceiving God’s intent in your life? On this fourth Sunday of Lent, Kimberly Culbertson considers how we navigate challenging seasons by looking at the story of the Hebrews wandering in the wilderness. [Numbers 21:5-9] Reflection How has God...

read more

Letting Go of Harmful Power

What is your relationship to power and authority? On this third Sunday of Lent, Weylin Lee invites us to disrupt oppressive systems, embody our anger through protest, and reimagine decentralized power in light of the story of Jesus' confrontation in the temple. [John...

read more
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.03.03

Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.03.03

Liturgy Divine CreatorBreath of lifeBecause of You, and through You, and in You all things exist All that we are All that we have Comes from You This morning, may you assist us in turning our eyes inward Reveal to us mysteries we’ve hidden from ourselvesMake ready our...

read more

Reorienting Our Rule of Lent

How might we name the need for and create a different set of practices, as well as theological and communal pathways according to our uniquenesses? On this second Sunday of Lent, Christopher Mack interrogates a one-size fits all spirituality and invites us to “begin...

read more
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.02.25

Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.02.25

Liturgy How curious!To follow Jesus is to notice what peculiar paths he takes.From the trailhead into the wilderness, whispering the adversary’s words,His steps lead to the shore, his footprints set into the very sea itself.Lord, we wander and wonder, “how can we...

read more

A Movement of Faith

What have you embraced with your time and attention that is weighing you down? On this first Sunday of Lent, Vanessa Maleare compares the poetic psalms to the stories we tell and how each of us uniquely hears them in light of the story of our Christian faith. [Psalm...

read more
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.02.18

Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.02.18

Liturgy My Lord and God, where are you?I used to hear Your voiceAnd now I hear only stillness.I used to hear Your melodyIt would lift me,I would whirl about spinning with arms openBut now I feel old and my ears ringAnd my knees creak and popI lose my breath so quickly...

read more
Ash Wednesday Liturgy & Lent Resources 2024.02.14

Ash Wednesday Liturgy & Lent Resources 2024.02.14

Digital Meditation Resource Ash Wednesday Zine Liturgy Let us begin our liturgy in prayer as a community. Our response will be highlighted in yellow. When our vision is clouded by worries When our view is blacked out by fears When we see, feel, touch, and tasteThe...

read more

Co-Laborers [Ash Wednesday]

On this Ash Wednesday, Christopher Mack, Caroline Cody, Vanessa Maleare, and Weylin Lee invite you into a practice that is an amalgamation of a sacred reading and an examen. After a short reflection, they read a few verses of our passage at a time as we intentionally...

read more
Ash Wednesday [Feb 14]

Ash Wednesday [Feb 14]

Ash Wednesday will be on February 14 this year, and we will have several different opportunities to explore its meaning throughout that day. We will be offering both an in-person and streamed 12pm liturgy with childcare available, as well as both a virtual and...

read more

Sort by month

Sort by category

Sort by tag

Advent (79) art (15) ash wednesday (11) baptism (18) Belonging (20) benediction (619) book club (11) calling (12) central asia (25) christmas (12) community (163) community news (33) community prayers (521) compassion (12) confession (495) Consent (11) contemplation (24) Creativity (15) Discernment (13) Discomfort (11) diversity (13) easter (60) Embodiment (15) Embody (11) Events (289) faith (11) false self (11) fear (14) formation (15) fundraiser (15) generosity (22) generosity report (39) giving (29) global (30) global missions (22) global update (24) grace (17) gratitude (16) greenhouse (26) grief (14) happy hour (17) healing (22) holy week (20) home (15) hope (44) Humility (24) Identity (12) india (13) joy (20) justice (29) leadership (11) lectionary (15) Lent (126) Liberation (12) listening (16) liturgy (651) local (14) local missions (34) love (106) member news (111) mercy (21) midweek groups (13) missions (35) Mutuality (11) neighborhoods (14) Non-Hierarchy (12) Nonviolence (37) offering (17) Participation (13) partnerships (18) peace (27) podcast (531) Posada Esperanza (14) potluck (15) Power (15) prayer (89) prayers of the people (98) Progressive Church (20) purpose (11) reflection (624) Repair (11) repentance (11) rest (20) resurrection (19) retreat (12) scripture (16) slashies (13) Solidarity (15) space12 (27) spirit (11) spiritual growth (516) staff (11) stewardship (53) story (12) suffering (19) true self (14) Trust (17) vision (20) volunteer (22) Vulnerability (16)