Louise Somerville Williams's Page

February 22, Lent begins. This ancient church season is certainly not just for our Catholic and Anglican sisters and brothers anymore!

We observe the first of Lent's 40 days of taking up our crosses and joining Jesus along his journey to Jerusalem with an Ash Wednesday observance. The meditative service runs 7:00-7:30/7:45p. Come, join us for this meaningful first moment and movement into our Lenten journey! There will be plenty of candles, Taize music ... and blessed silence. Ashes in the sign of the cross will be marked on the foreheads of those who choose to receive them. 

There's 11a Worship, where Jesus is transfigured before our very eyes! Well, in lieu of that, we will discover ways his transfiguration experience speaks to each of us on the cusp of Lent. Worship Prelude: a 12-minute multimedia celebration of African-American History Month. Worship Proper: A biblical storyteller, a Bethesda Cares moment, a beautiful solo of a powerful spiritual, and a dynamic sermon: "Lent: From 'Being Good' to Responding to God". 

Here's our Ever-Colorful Bulletin -- &, Here's our Adult Christian Education outline (9:45: Be There!) And please  join us afterward for our Third Sunday Lunch -- free will offering received (yes, even Presbyterians believe in free will from time to time!)