Weekly News | 4.11.25

Hi COTC,

A few notes for Palm Sunday service— We encourage y’all to arrive early for service. Parking will be limited, as we’ll have some of the back spots blocked off for the procession with palms.As always, you can park in the street in the parking lot is full. We’ll begin outdoors, in the back of the building near the patio stairs. Greeters and other volunteers will be handing out bulletins and palms. As the service begins, we’ll sing and process together into the building.

As Lent draws to a close and we prepare for Holy Week, we want to invite you to join us in walking through the last week of the Lenten Devotional. Even if you haven't been using it this Lent, it's designed so that you can jump in at any point. During Holy Week, we'll be focusing on the theme "Love of God." You can read the introduction below and click on the button below to access week seven.

Also, be sure to check out all of the Holy Week Service information below. 

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Theme | Love of God

This Holy Week, as we journey with Jesus to the cross, we will focus on the theme of love of God. This command is, of course, found in Matthew 25, the passage we focused on for love of neighbor, but it is also found in other places in scripture and each week in our liturgy; it’s stated in the summary of the law– “Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and Prophets.”

The season of Lent and the journey to Easter remind us of God’s deep love for us and our deep need for Him. Practices of Lent, such as prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and so on, draw us closer to the love of God. In repentance, though, we are truly turning ourselves away from sin and darkness and toward the very face of God– the God who loves us and the God whom we love.

This week, as we focus on love of God, we will immerse ourselves in the practices of Lent in preparation for Good Friday and the celebration of Easter.