Palm Sunday

Seeking: Where are you headed?

Matthew 21:1-11

Imagine you are in Jerusalem when Jesus enters on a donkey. Within the chaos and commotion of that scene, where are you and which way will you go? Will you follow Jesus all the way to the cross? Jesus’ willing surrender to his arrest should always catch us off-guard. As dismayed as the disciples, we ask, “Jesus, are you really headed this way, straight to your death?” Many of our weekly questions throughout the season so far have helped us prepare spiritually for Holy Week. Now we examine if our beliefs have changed our behaviors. Has your path changed? In the midst of opposing forces, which way will you go?

We will hear of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as we read from Matthew 21: 1-11 and then of his passion as we read from Matthew 26:14 – 27:66.

Market Street Brass will be featured at the 10:30 service along with the Senior Choir and Children’s Music and Movement.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Can these bones live?

John 11:1-45 | Ezekiel 37:1-14

In Ezekiel’s vision, God asks the prophet, “Can these bones live?” Do we believe new life can come after death? Can we find hope when things are bleak? Can we really trust in God’s resurrection? While we look to God to carry us through the valley, God looks to us to embody hope for others. As we prepare to enter Holy Week, we remember how Jesus began his final journey toward resurrection: by returning to Judea after the death of his dear friend, Lazarus. As we walk through the valley of dry bones that leads us to Calvary Hill, let us seek out the hope that will stir in us and sustain us.

Today the Senior Choir will be offering their Lenten Cantata – John Rutter’s Requiem.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Who sinned?

John 9:1-41

When Jesus and the disciples encounter a blind man along the way, the disciples immediately ask, “Teacher, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2). They ask a really bad question, filled with assumptions and harmful theology. Unfortunately, the crowd continues to interrogate the man and dissect the miracle of his healing. This week, let us pay attention to the questions we ask. What assumptions do we carry? What is our intent? When seeking clarity or understanding, what are better questions we can ask?

The Senior Choir will be singing. 

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

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Third Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Will you give me a drink?

John 4:5-42 | Exodus 17:1-7

In the heat of midday, Jesus seeks out a Samaritan woman drawing water from a well. His command to her is also a question and an invitation into a new way of life: “Will you give me a drink?” This question creates a dialogue between them in which Jesus sees the woman fully; she leaves the well transformed. In the wilderness, the Israelites essentially ask: “Will you give us a drink, God? Will you take care of us, even now?” This week, we might imagine ourselves at the well or in the wilderness. Are we willing to care for our neighbors, seeking to not just quench thirst, but to find living waters that sustain us all?

Spirit will be singing. Pastor Kirstin will be preaching this morning. Today we will be celebrating the baptisms of Sarita Harrison and Lucy Anne Moulton.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

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Second Sunday of Lent

Seeking: How do we begin again?

John 3:1-17 | Genesis 12:1-4a

Nicodemus comes to Jesus under the veil of night to ask him big faith questions. Jesus invites him to begin again, to learn a new way of knowing and living out his faith. In Genesis, God commands Abram and Sarai to leave everything—their home, their family, their land—to seek the land of Canaan and begin again. Like Nicodemus, what are the questions we ask in the dark? Like Abram and Sarai, how do we follow God’s calling to begin again?

The Senior Choir will be singing. Communion will be shared at the chancel rail. The Cambridge Bell Choir and Chancel Bell Choir will be ringing. Today we will celebrate the baptism of Paisley Schaeberle.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

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First Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Who will you listen to?

Matthew 4:1-11 | Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7

Seeking the fruit of the garden, Adam and Eve allow the snake’s manipulative voice to become louder than God’s voice. In the wilderness, Jesus defies the deception of the tempter by listening intuitively—to God, to his inner moral compass, to the teachings of his faith. And so, who will you listen to? What sources do you seek for news, information, and media? Whose voices—and what messages—take up too much space in your head? Within the onslaught of messaging we receive, we are invited to choose carefully.

The Senior Choir will be singing.

Click here to WATCH the 10:30 am Worship Service Live or On-Demand

Click here to to VIEW the February 26 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.