Palm Sunday, April 10: Join us for sanctuary worship services at 8:30, 9:45, and 11 a.m. and Church in the Round in Jubilee Hall at 8:45 a.m. Sanctuary services will also be streamed live on our website.
Maundy Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary and live online: A communion service celebrating the Last Supper.
Good Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary and live online: A Tenebrae service with a reading of the Passion of Christ.
Easter Sunday Services, April 17: Celebrate the Resurrection of Christ!
7 a.m.: Join us for the Sunrise Service on the front lawn
8:30, 9:45, and 11 a.m. for Sanctuary Worship Services
8:45 a.m. for Church in the Round in Jubilee Hall.
Sanctuary services will be streamed live on our website.
Easter Offering
This year’s Easter Offering will support our longstanding ministry partners at OurBridge for Kids and Faith Ministry. OurBridge for Kids provides our local immigrant and refugee community with an out-of-school program through community-based initiatives. Faith Ministry makes a difference along the border of Mexico in the city of Reynosa and the town of Miguel Alemán by building houses, sponsoring children, meeting spiritual and medical needs, and providing a community of fellowship.
Your faithful offering will support generational transformation for our neighbors locally and globally. Click here to make your gift and select Holy Days from Fund drop-down menu, or note Holy Days Offering on your check mailed to our business office at 1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207.
Stations of the Cross
April 11-15, Francis Chapel: This labyrinth walk is a symbolic one with stations posted along the way recalling Christ’s path to the cross. Guided meditations will be available for your use. Come at any time and stay as long as you like during these hours: Monday, 3 p.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (You may join Yoga + Prayer on Thursday, 9:30-10 a.m.); and Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Holy Week in a Box
Unpack the mystery of Holy Week. Pick up a “Holy Week in a Box” outside the Children’s Ministries office April 3-10 while supplies last. One per family, please.
Lent is a time of repentance, fasting, and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection. Join us as we journey together through this season and use these opportunities to reflect and renew.
Lenten Devotionals
Meditations for Lent 2022: The Stephen Ministry’s annual Lenten devotional book is now available! Limited printed copies are available at each service and at the front desk.
2022 Children’s Lenten Prayer Calendar: The 2022 Children’s Lenten Prayer Calendar for children is also available now. Pick up your copy outside the Children’s Ministries office or click below to print one at home.
Lenten Small Groups
Study with Lenten Small Groups, now-April 14: We will study Dr. Howell’s book, Unrevealed Until Its Season, reflecting on hymns and exploring life-giving themes as we approach Easter. As Dr. Howell writes, “Hymns embed faith into the marrow of the soul more vividly than words merely spoken or read.” Take this opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with one another, as we grow closer in love with God. Review the schedule for online or in-person options, including a group offered by the Western North Carolina Conference, and plan to join us!
Ready. Set. Pray.
Ready. Set. Pray. will use Kate Bowler’s Good Enough devotional
throughout Lent. Join this group each morning as a Lenten practice.
Led by our clergy and staff, this time of grounding ourselves in our faith is every Monday through Friday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. These gatherings are only 10-15 minutes long and are a great way to begin your day!
Book of the Month for Lent
March Book of the Month Club: Join Rev. Nathan Arledge for a discussion of The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness by Father Gregory Boyle.