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St. Paul's Welcomes You

Lent 2012 The Season of Lent is that time of the church year traditionally associated with Jesus' forty days of fasting and his temptation in the wilderness. Beginning on Ash Wednesday with the invitation to observe a time of repentance and holiness, this penitential season is marked by a commitment to prayer and discipline as a means of preparation for receiving the good news of new life in the Resurrection at Easter. On Sundays during this season, you will notice that our community worship takes on a more quiet, reflective and contemplative tone. The purpose of the added silence is to give us the time, space and permission to consider, in our limitedness and our humaness, our utter dependence on God and the eternal gift of grace as seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our commitment to prayer and fasting intensifies on Palm Sunday as we make way for Jesus' final and triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem and we begin Holy Week.

Note: If you are wondering why the days between Ash Wednesday and Easter add up to more than 40, it is because Sundays are not considered lenten days since they are feast days—The Feast of our Lord, Jesus Christ—and hence called Sundays "in" Lent.

Lenten ScheduleTuesday, February 21 - Shrove Tuesday
5:30-7:00 PM Pancake Supper

Wednesday, February 22 - Ash Wednesday
12:15 PM Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion
6:15 PM Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion

Saturday, March 3 - Prayer Chain Meeting
9:00-10:30 AM Praying Our Goodbyes

Sundays in Lent
9:15-10:15 AM Adult Exploration Seeker's class
8:00 PM Compline March 4,11, 18 & 25

Tuesdays in Lent
6:00 - 6:30 PM Centering Prayer

Wednesday in Lent
March 7th & April 4th
5:00-6:30 PM Stations of the Cross
5:30-7:00 PM Community Meal March

Friday in Lent
5:00 - 6:30 PM Stations of the Cross

Upcoming Events

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
February 21st
5:30 - 7:00 pm

Everyone is invited!

Ash Wednesday Services
February 22nd
12:15 pm
6:15 pm

Reverend Allan Cole Welcome to St. Paul’s online! Our goal is to be a spiritual resource for you as you explore the depths of faith. Of course, we invite you to worship with us and to discover more about our community.

We are a community of seekers called into relationship with each other, living out the faith as best we can with God’s help. Our desire is to be a church home for you. We are a diverse crowd of people. Many of us would call ourselves “believers,” and just as many of us would call ourselves doubters. One thing that we have in common is that we acknowledge God’s presence in our lives.

We hope that you feel that you have found in us a safe and sincere community, one where you may come and go without judgment or the pressure of becoming a “member.” We wish to walk with you in your faith journey; and to have you walk with us. So come and be with us on a Sunday morning or on a Saturday evening; or just visit us here online. Either way, we are glad to have you with us!

Future Events

February 21st Shrove Tuesday
5:30 - 7:00 PM Pancake Supper

February 22nd Ash Wednesday
12:15 PM Ash Wednesday Liturgy
6:15 PM Ash Wednesday Liturgy

April 1st Visit from The Right Rev'd Robert O'Neill,
Bishop of Colorado
One Service 10:00 AM

May 5th Confirmation, more information to come

Please Join Us

Sunday
8:00 am Community Worship
9:15 am Faith Formation
Youth Grades 6 - 12
Adult Exploration
10:30 am Preschool/Kindergarten
Sunday School Grades 1 - 5
10:30 am Worship w/ music
Nursery 9:00 am - Noon