JOIN US EACH WEEK IN PERSON OR ONLINE
Sundays at 9:30am
SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 12 & Matthew 21:1-11
SERMON: “Remember your Creator—Rejoice in your King”
Dear Friends,
Join us this Sunday – from wherever you may be - as we begin our journey to the cross.
On Palm Sunday, I will connect the end of our Ecclesiastes study with Matthew’s account of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. The writer of Ecclesiastes asks the question: what is the purpose of life? The crowd in Jerusalem asks: who is this Jesus? How we answer and understand the latter question, helps us answer the first.
Raise a “hosanna” with us on Palm Sunday (children lead the procession of palms and then exit sanctuary with their teachers after the second worship song).
Worship and lament with us on Good Friday at our 6 pm Tenebrae service (no childcare, but activity materials will be available).
Give praise for our Risen Savior, Jesus Christ, on Easter morning at 9:30 am (children join the service with their families; childcare only for ages infant-3).
[*The Maundy Thursday Seder Dinner is full, but feel free to call the church office to get on a wait list or to check if there have been any cancellations.]
For the glory of God and for the good of our neighbors!
See you in church!
Pastor Dawn
JOIN US FOR HOLY WEEK
PALM SUNDAY - MARCH 29 AT 9:30AM
Children lead processional at beginning of worship service!
Childcare provided for all ages during worship service.
GOOD FRIDAY - APRIL 3 AT 6PM
Childcare will not be provided.
Activity pages available for children in the Good Friday service.
EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 5 AT 9:30AM
Childcare provided for children 0-3 years old only.
Activity bags available for children in the Easter service.
PRAYER ROOM
During this Lenten season, you are invited to slow down, breathe deeply, and meet with God through a series of interactive prayer stations. Each space offers a different way to engage—through Scripture, reflection, creativity, confession, intercession, and praise. Move at your own pace. Let the Holy Spirit guide you. Whether you come with joy, questions, sorrow, or hope, may this be a place where you encounter the God who sees you, knows you, and invites you deeper into His love.
The Prayer Room is available throughout Lent and especially
on Sunday evenings during 5pm Prayer.
SPRINGTIME FOOD DRIVE
Glen House Food Pantry’s mission is to provide essential groceries and support to our neighbors at risk of hunger. GE Cov families along with Ark families have provided a great amount groceries, or donated financially in support of this mission in the past. We have another opportunity to participate in this vital program! We will soon provide you with a shopping bag for your convenience which will be located in Higher Grounds, with a suggestion of needed items.
Filled grocery bags should be returned no later than Sunday April 12
Thank you in advance for participating!
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL
WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED!
We're very excited about offering our children a joyful event on Easter Sunday!
The annual Easter Sunday Egg Hunt will follow the service on April 5,
Please sign up at this link if you’d like to donate plastic eggs and candy
to the church office by Sunday, March 29.
THE ARK PRESCHOOL’S
2nd ANNUAL BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER
On April 18th from 10:00am-12:00pm we will be holding a Bake Sale in the Church Atrium. This will be a great opportunity for you or your friends and family to get some delicious bread, pastries and treats while supporting a great cause.
If you would like to help, there are three ways you can:
1. Come and buy some homemade bread or pastries!
And invite anyone you know to come and do the same!
Pastor Jeff will bake a variety of fresh Artisan sourdough bread, as well as Fresh sourdough sandwich loafs, Swedish morning buns, Croissants, and other pastries.
Other ways to volunteer, sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4BADAF29A5FF2-62791582-bake
2. Bake something to donate to the Bake Sale!
We’re accepting home-made donated baked goods; cookies, muffins, scones, brownies, etc
3. Volunteer on the day of the Bake Sale!
We are looking for a (baker’s) dozen or so to help the day of the Bake Sale.
Contact Holly Pelsor with any questions, holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org.
Thank you for your support of The Ark Preschool!
EXODUS WORLD SERVICE
CELEBRATION OF HOPE
APRIL 16
You're invited to come together for refugees!
Please join with fellow church members for Celebration of Hope on
Thursday evening, April 16, at Drury Lane.
At this annual benefit, our friends at Exodus World Service will share local refugees’ stories of fleeing war and persecution—and building new lives with the help of Exodus volunteers. You’ll learn about current challenges affecting resettled refugees—and those left behind in camps overseas. You’ll have an opportunity to partner financially and bring hope to refugees when they need it most.
Register at exodusworldservice.org
or contact Pastor Dawn for more info.
REGISTRATION CLOSES ON APRIL 2
WOMEN MINISTRIES
OF THE EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH
SPRING 2026
Pastor Dawn is one of the cohort leaders for women of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Her cohort offers a 5-week online study of “The Witness of Unnamed Women in the Gospels," starting in April. See the link below and join Covenant women from around the country in this online gathering.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJgECOzJDmQYv_dBgJgt4E01GOph-8hQWxsyfr9Uqr6piYOg/viewform
Learn more and sign up for Spring 2026 Women Ministries Cohorts. Questions? Contact Nan Lingenfelter, President of Women Ministries of the East Coast Conference, at nlingenfelter@charter.net
MEN’S BIBLE STUDY
IS PAUSED DURING HOLY WEEK
KIDS MIDWEEK
IS PAUSED DURING HOLY WEEK
MONDAY NIGHT ZOOM PRAYER MEETINGS
AT 7PM
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
Eph 6:18
We’d love to have you join the Prayer Meeting via Zoom!
Contact Jayne Bishoff or the church office for the Zoom ID and Password.
