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Last week I took my study leave in Borrego Springs, surrounded on all sides by the mountainous vistas of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It is a place of stark contrasts and sere beauty, where just a couple of hundred feet from the few desolate highways which cross its vast emptiness lies a silence and a
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Maundy Thursday is usually a high touch service. We break the bread, pass the cup, wash feet. This year we still want to share in this holy day together. In doing so we are going to use some ordinary everyday things and locations. We will walk the labyrinth in Fellowship Hall, wash our hands in
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Watch our Holy Week services by clicking the links below! > Watch the Palm Sunday service on YouTube An extended Taize service for Holy Week. > Watch the Holy Week Taize service on YouTube Walk the labyrinth and visit our Last Supper Prayer Stations. A Vigil of Unbroken Prayer followed by a worship service
FIDE: Faith & Illumination in a Digital Environment A Presbyterian Faith Formation Collaborative Using the book written by Magrey deVega, we will explore why the cross is the central symbol of the Christian faith. What exactly did Jesus do to save us from our sins? Why was the cross necessary, and what does it mean
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Lent Bags Let us know if you’d like a Lent bag, and we will prepare one for you to pick up from the Food Depot! Each bag contains a devotional/journal, a printed schedule, and other materials to supplement your Lenten spiritual practices. You may call the church at 847.234.6250 or email Dina Price at dprice@firstchurchlf.org.
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The spiritual season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26 and concludes on Easter Sunday, April 12. With all the uncertainty in the world today, First Pres will be addressing this uncertainty through the ministry of Jesus and through his own relationship to the Father. Using Magrey R. deVega’s Embracing the Uncertain as a study guide,
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Updated Tuesday, March 12: See the video of the presentation below! Sunday, March 3, 10:10 AM & 12:10 PM, ChapelA primer on Christian theology in 60 minutes? It can be done! The next Done in 60 Minutes (Christian Theology) will be offered by Pastor Chip Hardwick on Sunday, March 3, from 10:10 to 11:10 AM
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