Sunday, April 5, 2026

Sermon: "Not Here", Luke 24 (April 5, 2026 - Easter)

You may have noticed some yellow papers taped to the pews as you sat down this morning. If you’ve joined us for worship at any point over the past few weeks, you probably recognize them: they’re the names of marginalized groups that have been hanging on our walls since Ash Wednesday. These are not groups that *I* have decided are marginalized; they’re ones that you as a community have lifted up. These are the people that we tend to forget, disregard, and push away so that we don’t have to practice empathy or confront the ways that our society has failed them. These names have been on the walls throughout Lent to remind us how again and again - especially in Luke’s gospel - Jesus demonstrates compassion and solidarity with the very people that society would prefer to stay “out of sight, out of mind.”  But they’re in our pews this morning because today, something is different. Something has changed. They are no longer out of sight and mind because today, the angels tell us, Jesus is not here. 

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Liturgy: Palm Sunday Lessons and Carols, Luke 19-21 (March 29, 2026)

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 Additional Hymns:

Hymn GTG #197, “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” [vv. 1 & 3]
Hymn GTG #198, “Ride On! Ride On in Majesty!” [vv. 1-2]

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Liturgy: Lent 5 Lessons and Carols, Luke 16-18 (March 22, 2026)


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Additional Hymns:

Hymn GTG #396, “Brethren, We Have Met to Worship” [vv. 1 & 4]
Hymn GTG #383, “Dream On, Dream On” [vv. 1] 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Liturgy: Lent 4 Lessons and Carols, Luke 13-15 (March 15, 2026)

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Additional Hymns:

Hymn GTG #318, “In Christ There Is No East or West” [vv. 1 & 4]
Hymn GTG #771, “What Is the World Like” [vv. 1, 2, & 5] 

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Liturgy: Lent 3 Lessons and Carols, Luke 10-12 (March 8, 2026)

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Additional Hymns:

Hymn GTG #62, “Love the Lord Your God”
Hymn GTG #300, “We Are One in the Spirit” [vv. 1, 3, 4] 


Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Liturgy: Lent 2 Lessons and Carols, Luke 7-9 (March 1, 2026)

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Additional Hymns:

Hymn GTG #543, “God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me” [vv. 1, 2, & 5]

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Liturgy: Lent 1 Lessons and Carols, Luke 4-6 (February 22, 2026)

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Additional Hymns:

Hymn GTG #168, “Within Your Shelter, Loving God” [vv. 1-3]
Hymn GTG #163, “Wild and Lone the Prophet’s Voice”