The Lenten Season
2023
Sunday Morning Lenten Services
Interim Senior Minister Tony Hopkins leads a study on the Beatitudes based upon Matthew 5.
A link for the Order of Service included with each service video.
MidWeek Fellowship Lenten Services
in the Fellowship Hall
Stuck. You’ve been there. So, have I.
What now? Rev the motor? Try reverse? Jiggle the handle? Throw gravel under the tires? Google a tutorial? Cuss? Pray? Ask someone for a push?
There’s no one-size fits all answer to all the ways we get stuck. But every person who’s ever found a way forward has valuable wisdom to share!
At MidWeek Fellowship, the church cares for the church. We pray together, break bread together, and tell our stories. It’s the perfect setting for bringing our own wisdom and experience to bear on the obstacles we all face as we try to… well, be more devoted to Bible reading, find a theologian who speaks our language, get more out of spiritual practices, put our faith in action, and find more balance in our pursuit of wholeness.
We all get stuck, so who better to help one another? How better to practice Lent? Come join us and bring a friend for this fun and enlightening series! We need to hear what you have learned!
—Kyle
LENTEN EVENTS
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Ash Wednesday (Sanctuary)
Sunday, February 26, 2023
10:30am
First Sunday in Lent (communion)
Pure in Heart
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
6:15pm
Unstuck: Reading the Bible
Sunday, March 5, 2023
10:30am
Second Sunday in Lent
Peace and Reconciliation
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
6:15pm
Unstuck: Studying Theology
Sunday, March 12, 2023
10:30am
Third Sunday in Lent—Youth Sunday (communion)
Belonging
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Unstuck: Spiritual Practices
Sunday, March 19, 2023
10:30am
Fourth Sunday in Lent
The Last Blessing
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
No activities due to Greenville County Schools Spring Break.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
10:30am
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Annunciation Sunday (Matt Rollins leads)
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
6:15pm
Unstuck: Faith in Action and in Community
Sunday, April 2, 2023
10:30am
Palm/Passion Sunday
The Passion from the Gospel of Mark
Children’s Choirs lead the palm procession into a worship service that will also include Interim Senior Minister Tony Hopkins, Sanctuary Choir and the ordinance of communion.
HOLY WEEK EVENTS
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Holy Wednesday
Unstuck: Wholeness
Thursday, April 6, 2023
7:00pm
Maundy Thursday (Parlor) with Proclaimer Tony Hopkins
We gather in an Upper Room, obeying Christ’s commandment to serve one another. Like Jesus’ disciples, we sing hymns—led by the Sanctuary Choir—and we share communion.
Friday, April 7, 2023
Stations of the Cross, led by Franklin Lowe
Friday, April 7, Noon & 1:00pm in the Chapel; 2:00pm in the Labyrinth
We follow the Way of the Cross, remembering the final acts of Jesus’ life and death. We pray for the concerns of our community and all creation.
7:00pm
Good Friday Service (Sanctuary) with Proclaimer Kendra Plating
We wait at the foot of the cross with Jesus’ faithful followers. As scriptures are read and candles extinguished, we see the light of Christ fade from this world.
Sunday, April 9, 2023
8:30am
Early Morning in the Garden Easter Service (Remembrance Garden)
Franklin Lowe and Grayson Hiatt lead us in worship on the Labyrinth in the Remembrance Garden.
Sunday, April 9, 2023
10:30am
Easter (Sanctuary)
Our Easter celebration will include Interim Senior Minister Tony Hopkins, Sanctuary Choir and brass.