Lent is the Christian pilgrimage that we are invited to take beginning with Ash Wednesday and culminating with the celebration of Easter Sunday. This is a journey that millions of Christian pilgrims have taken and will again this season. The rhythms and terrain of Lent are such that we are invited to explore, repent, examine, practice, and prepare ourselves for this journey. This season, often called the “Bright Sadness” in the Orthodox church, will lead us to a cross on Good Friday and an empty tomb on Easter Sunday with the ultimate proclamation that “He is risen, indeed!”
On Saturday, March 1st, the Fair Haven Festival Choir will kick off weekly rehearsals for the beautiful Easter cantata “The Rose of Calvary" by Joseph Martin and anyone and everyone is welcome to come join the choir for short, weekly rehearsals leading up to Palm Sunday. Rehearsals will be every Saturday, March 1 through April 12 at 11: 00 a.m. in the Fair Haven Sanctuary. (Park in the North lot* and enter through the Fair Haven Offices, *on March 15, park in South lot due to special event in the North Lot).
You are invited to participate in The Prophets and The Modern World, a 5-week Lenten Bible Study. It begins on March 19th and 20th. The class will meet in the Trinity Center at Chapelwood’s Gessner Campus and be taught by Rev. Paul Meiller. Two timeslots are offered each week: Wednesdays, 6:30 P.M. and Thursdays, 10:00 A.M.
Honor and remember loved ones with the dedication of an Easter Lily to decorate the Sanctuary altar on Easter Sunday.
The Fair Haven Chancel Choir with Joy Lutheran Choir and Chamber Orchestra will perform "The Rose of Calvary" on Palm Sunday, April 13th for 11:15 a.m. worship at Fair Haven.
The Maundy Thursday worship service features Holy Communion, a reading of the first half of the Passion narrative, and symbolic stripping of the church.
On Saturday, April 19, we will host an Easter Egg Hunt, at 10:00 a.m. Come gather in the CLC before the egg-citement begins! Volunteers needed for activities and refreshments. Special invitations will be given to our Fair Haven Day School families and our friends in the neighborhood. Contact Kathleen Walstead for more information.
Celebrate the risen Christ at Fair Haven with two Special worship opportunities: Sunrise Service at 7:00 a.m. in the Courtyard led by our Contemporary Worship team and traditional Easter Worship at 11:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The 11:15 service will be available for livestream at live.fairhavenumc.org And will feature our Fair Haven Bell Choir. There will be no 10:00 Sunday School on this day.
