Ash Wednesday Worship
Posted Online by Noon February 17
 We begin our 40-day observance of Lent, with this service which includes: music, a reflective prayer of our mortality and sorrow over the many lives lost to the coronavirus; Scripture meditation of Moses’ encounter with God in the burning bush; the Lord’s Supper; an invitation to journey with Jesus to the cross.
Within this service, we will offer the opportunity to deepen your worship at home with two interactive elements that can be done as part of the worship experience or on their own.
Lenten Sermon Series:
Look to Jesus
During a time of crisis, television host Mr. Rogers reminded children what his mom told to him as a child, “when you are feeling sad and overwhelmed by what you see, look to the helpers” – people who are there to care for people in need. In a similar way, Scripture directs us to look to Jesus as the source and means of renewing our faith, framing our identity, and determining our purpose. During the Covid-19 health crisis and our emergence from its threat and restrictions we’ll reflect on the revelatory “I Am” sayings of Jesus from the Gospel of John to clarify our priorities and sense of direction.
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For observing Lent, we offer A Devotional Guide for Lent with a daily reading of Scripture, devotion, and prayer. You may pick up this guide at the Church Library (outside door) from Allie Shoulders on Wednesdays (2/17 & 2/24) from 1:00-3:00 PM or contact Allie at 707-890-8010 or by 
Are you interested in joining the conversation about race? Consider journeying with us as we go through The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby. This work tells the history of race in our country thought the lens of the Church. Of this work Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile stated: “Tisby points courageously toward the open sore of racism - not with the resigned pessimism of the defeated but with the resilient hope of Christian faith.”
