THIS WEEK’S NEWS
This Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Lent. Join us for worship @8:30am for our Contemporary Service in Lewis Hall or @11am for our Traditional Worship Service in our Sanctuary. Our sermon this week is entitled “What You Get” and focuses on the Old Testament Prophet Samuel. Invite a friend…share the Gospel with a neighbor. As we walk through Lent, let’s continue to walk into the stories of Scripture and be called and claimed by not just a particular God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but by The God. Come have an encounter you couldn’t possibly capture in a selfie, but that instead captures yourself in a grand story of life-and-death and salvation.
Use this link to listen to Pastor Lara for more inspiration. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17WLgCggYF/
All Sunday School Classes are Back!
Wednesday’s Lenten Prayer Breakfasts
Our Lenten Prayer breakfast is every Wednesday during Lent beginning at 7am with an amazing breakfast and a short program. This week’s program on March 18 is Rev. Rickey Johnson from Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.
Mar 25: Dr. Sidney Davis, Zion Olivet Presbyterian, retired
Apr 1: Monica Green and the Jubilee Community Choir
New Bible Study Opportunities
It’s not too late to join…Sisters in Christ invites all women to a 4-week Lenten Bible Study on The Promise and Power of Easter, by Christine Caine and Lisa Harper. Join them on Sundays, March 8, 15, and 22, at 9:45am, in Room 202. No homework!
Never too late to be a part…Pastor Josh invites all men of the church (friends & visitors) to a new Men’s Bible Study, on Tuesdays @ 6:30am. Use the W. Fisher St entrance. Josh says, “My earnest hope for this Bible Study is that it will be a place for men of different generations to find brothers in Christ who will encourage them in the life of faith.”
Our Annual Feed the Fish Collection for PCUSA Great One Hour of Sharing (Lenten offering)
We have raised $833.92 so far. This week’s top three leaderboard are Discovery: $292, Sisters in Christ: $136, and Contemporary Christians: $130 Donation totals and our Feed the Fish 2026 Winners will be announced on Easter Sunday, April 5. In 2025, our church collected almost $4500 for our neighbors in need. Please help again this year!
Youth this Week! Sunday, March 8
Sunday, March 15: Living Through Discipleship from 9:45-10:30am in the HS Sunday School Room.
Sunday, March 15: Calling All Youth! Let’s meet up at Monterrey Mexican Restaurant for a night out to dinner together. Bring $5, the church will pay the rest. Arrive by 5pm…pick up is 6pm.
SAVE THE DATE for March 27-29
TWAM HS Mountain Retreat: This retreat is recommended for all HS students hoping to go on the TWAM mission trip, but it is also a retreat for any high school student, regardless of whether they’re attending the mission trip or not. Details follow:
Where? We stay in beautiful mountain cabins. We rent 2 cabins, one for guys & one for girls, with leaders in each.
Why? Getting Youth away together to grow deeper in our encounter with a living God is so important. It’s hard to plan and coordinate with schedules, but it always proves to be worthwhile.
When? We will leave Friday, Mar 27 @5pm from our church parking lot, returning Sunday, Mar 29 by 12noon.
Cost? $100 per student. Scholarships are always available.
https://giving.myamplify.io/App/Form/cb39676c-0c17-4fab-a4b4-45e1b92b8249
First Kids are back this Wednesday, March 18 from 5:30-7pm for great food, Bible lessons, friends and fellowship.
