Life is messy.  Church is for messy people.

Messy Church is an interactive worship experience targeted at children eight and under and their families. It meets once a month, and the next gathering is January 21 at 4:30 pm.

We started Messy Church in September, and every month it looks a little different, but every month there will be singing, art, story, and a simple free dinner.

Messy Church is a way for young people and their families to encounter God.  It is a little chaotic, a little messy, joyful, authentic, and the time always closes with a free dinner.  The whole thing goes for about an hour, but sometimes people stick around and talk.

Messy Church is for church people and for people who don’t go to church.

We’re not perfect. We don’t expect you to be either.  Come and get messy with us.

Life is messy.  Church is for messy people.

This fall we kick off a new interactive worship experience at Grace. It’s called Messy Church and is targeted at children eight and under and their families. It meets once a month (September 24, October 15, November 19, and December 17) at 4:30 pm on Sunday afternoon.

Messy Church is a way for young people and their families to encounter God through story, craft, music, and prayer. It is a little chaotic, a little messy, joyful, authentic, and the time always closes with a free dinner.  You can plan to be out the door by 5:30 pm.

Messy Church is for church people and for people who don’t go to church. We’re not perfect. We don’t expect you to be either.  Come and get messy with us.

Palm Sunday, March 20

On this day at both services we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and we prepare for the long hard week ahead. The scripture foreshadows the betrayal that is to come.

Thursday, March 24

We gather at 7:00 pm in the Grace Sanctuary for a Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service. Tenebrae means service of shadows, and as the night goes on the lights in the sanctuary get dimmer and dimmer until we close the service in the dark. Worship includes the Lord’s Supper as this is the night we remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples.

Friday, March 25 is Good Friday.

We have a thirty minute service at noon in the Grace Sanctuary. The service includes scripture, music, and prayer.

Easter Sunday, March 27

We celebrate our risen Lord! Both worship services include brass and communion. The flower cross will be on the lawn, and you’re invited to help us decorate it.

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 10. This year we again have two opportunities for Ash Wednesday worship. The first is Ashes On the Go at Watermark Books. From 7-9 am Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton will be at Watermark to mark you with ashes as you start your day. This is an opportunity for you to share your faith both by wearing your ashes and by making a public witness at our neighborhood bookstore. It’s a come and go time, though you’re welcome to get breakfast and stay for a while.

At 7 pm we gather in the Grace Sanctuary for an Ash Wednesday service that includes the imposition of ashes, Holy Communion, and music from our choir.

Photo credit: MTSOfan via VisualHunt.com / CC BY-NC-SA