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As we aspire to keep Jesus at the center of our lives, we are Rooted in Faith, and Growing in Love. We endeavor to be a welcoming and affirming community of grace for all people, loving our neighbors because God first loved us.

March 15, 2026 · 10:45 am · Fourth Sunday in Lent

What is growing in your spiritual life during this season of Lent? This is a season of tending the soil, nurturing new growth, and preparing for the good news to take root and flourish.
Throughout the Lenten journey, may we be grounded in and inspired by the Good News.

Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will give the Welcome and Invocation. The Call to Worship will be “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” Rev. Chris Cottingham will lead the Passing of the Peace. The Song of Praise will be “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story.” Rev. Chris Cottingham will read Deuteronomy 24:17-22 and Matthew 19:13-15. The Offertory Hymn will be “Tell Me the Story of Jesus.” Warren Willoughby will give the Offertory Prayer. Richard Reynolds Huss will play “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” for the Offertory. The Sanctuary Choir will sing “What Does the Lord Require of You.” Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will preach the sermon “Blessed.” The Hymn of Response will be “Share His Love.”

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Deuteronomy 24:17-22
Matthew 19:13-15