Creating Our Way Through | Five Films on Art and Salvation
APRIL 24 | Amnesia Therapy/Creation Heals
MAY 1 | Crucified for All/Describing the Indescribable
MAY 8 | The Artisan Soul

Art…is a means of union among [humans], joining them together in the same feelings, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity. — Leo Tolstoy, adapted for inclusion from his essay What is Art?

We create to emulate.
We create to resuscitate.
We create because we bleed.
We create to heal.
We create to both die and rebirth.
We create because we cannot help it!

Humans happen to be so creative that we manage to create in as many ways as there are of us! Use this time to consider all the ways your creativity is a pathway to your growth and healing and movement towards oneness. Towards atONEment.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Easter Sunday Worship | Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 10:30 am

Easter Sunday will include traditional brass instruments, joyous music, fragrant flowers, and the new life Christ offers in the resurrection. This is a meaningful day for Christians, and our worship will be festive and moving.  

Click here to be directed to our Easter Flower form.

WORDS ON THE WORD | Bible Study Exploring the Preaching Text
Sundays | 9:15 - 10:00 am | Fireside Room

Words on the Word is a discussion-format time of exploring the Biblical text that will be preached on that morning, and it is led by the preacher. This group digs into the socio-historical context of the scripture(s), and the ways these texts have been understood over time -- including how they still apply to our lives, today. If you'd like to leave for choir at 9:45, you can!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Easter Sunday Potluck Breakfast | April 20, 2025 | 9:15 am | Fireside Room 

You are invited to bring your favorite breakfast item to share with at least 20 people as we celebrate Easter. Please make sure to let us know what you'll be bringing by Friday, March 22nd. All are welcome! 

Easter Egg Hunt | Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 10 - 11:30 am

The annual SPUCC community Easter Egg hunt is afoot! Bring yourselves, your friends, other young family members! All are invited to participate. There will be snacks, a craft to create, and so many eggs! Please bring a basket with you. 

Sign Up Here: https://stpaulsucc.breezechms.com/form/c387bd429947

Good Friday worship will take us through the final words of Jesus with a dramatic service. The tone of worship will lead us to the betrayal, arrest, and death of Jesus with darkness, drumming, and stunning movement and music. It is a deeply emotional and participatory service. 

Maundy Thursday Supper | Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 6 - 7:15 pm | Narthex

Sign up here: https://stpaulsucc.breezechms.com/form/c387bd1912283

Maundy Thursday is the night of Holy Week that we remember the last supper Jesus spent with the disciples, before he was betrayed and arrested. Our Maundy Thursday Supper will be served with delicious Palestinian food (including other child-friendly options) at tables set with traditional items. This is a sensory experience! We'll do some simple hand-washing with oil (instead of foot-washing), singing, and readings. This dinner is meant to be a child-friendly option to learn more about Holy Week. 

Palm Sunday | April 13, 2025 | 10:30 am | Sanctuary

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Our worship will center around the story of Jesus’ fraught but hopeful entry into Jerusalem. The day was tense and joyful, a juxtaposition of the anticipation of the long-awaited Messiah, and the dangerous reality that he was a threat to power. We will ground ourselves in the Spirit of the day, as it points us toward Christ’s passion and resurrection.

WORDS ON THE WORD | Bible Study Exploring the Preaching Text
Sundays | 9:15 - 10:00 am | Fireside Room

Words on the Word is a discussion-format time of exploring the Biblical text that will be preached on that morning, and it is led by the preacher. This group digs into the socio-historical context of the scripture(s), and the ways these texts have been understood over time -- including how they still apply to our lives, today. If you'd like to leave for choir at 9:45, you can!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Film Series Featuring Parker Palmer
MARCH 20 | Space of Grace
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community

MARCH 27 | Wholeness and Hospitality
Parker Palmer explores the paradox of brokenness leading to greater capacity for connection, inviting participants to consider how holding tensions with grace can lead to healing and renewal.

APRIL 3 | Habits of Hope
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community.

APRIL 10 | A Larger Welcome
Parker Palmer reflects on how welcoming the stranger—both spiritually and civically—deepens our humanity, enlarges our worldview, and strengthens the bonds of community.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Lenten Book Read | March 12, 19, 26 April 2 & 9 | Fireside Room

"My Grandmother's Hands will change the direction of the movement for racial justice."
— Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling author of White Fragility

MARCH 12 Setting the course for our work together
MARCH 19 Part 1
MARCH 26 Part 2
APRIL 2 Part 3
April 9 Wrap-Up

Together we will read and discuss “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem. If you cannot get the reading completed, we still encourage you to attend.
Sign up here https://bit.ly/3Pu0rlm!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

WORDS ON THE WORD | Bible Study Exploring the Preaching Text
Sundays | 9:15 - 10:00 am | Fireside Room

Words on the Word is a discussion-format time of exploring the Biblical text that will be preached on that morning, and it is led by the preacher. This group digs into the socio-historical context of the scripture(s), and the ways these texts have been understood over time -- including how they still apply to our lives, today. If you'd like to leave for choir at 9:45, you can!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Film Series Featuring Parker Palmer
MARCH 20 | Space of Grace
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community

MARCH 27 | Wholeness and Hospitality
Parker Palmer explores the paradox of brokenness leading to greater capacity for connection, inviting participants to consider how holding tensions with grace can lead to healing and renewal.

APRIL 3 | Habits of Hope
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community.

APRIL 10 | A Larger Welcome
Parker Palmer reflects on how welcoming the stranger—both spiritually and civically—deepens our humanity, enlarges our worldview, and strengthens the bonds of community.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Lenten Book Read | March 12, 19, 26 April 2 & 9 | Fireside Room

"My Grandmother's Hands will change the direction of the movement for racial justice."
— Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling author of White Fragility

MARCH 12 Setting the course for our work together
MARCH 19 Part 1
MARCH 26 Part 2
APRIL 2 Part 3
April 9 Wrap-Up

Together we will read and discuss “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem. If you cannot get the reading completed, we still encourage you to attend.
Sign up here https://bit.ly/3Pu0rlm!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Lenten Wednesday Worship
Wednesdays March 12, 19, 26 & April 2 | 5:15 - 5:45 pm | Sanctuary

Wednesday evenings will make space for candlelit quiet, gentle music, restorative singing bowl, enriching scripture readings, art meditation, and prayers to guide us on our Lenten journey.

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

WORDS ON THE WORD | Bible Study Exploring the Preaching Text
Sundays | 9:15 - 10:00 am | Fireside Room

Words on the Word is a discussion-format time of exploring the Biblical text that will be preached on that morning, and it is led by the preacher. This group digs into the socio-historical context of the scripture(s), and the ways these texts have been understood over time -- including how they still apply to our lives, today. If you'd like to leave for choir at 9:45, you can!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Film Series Featuring Parker Palmer
MARCH 20 | Space of Grace
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community

MARCH 27 | Wholeness and Hospitality
Parker Palmer explores the paradox of brokenness leading to greater capacity for connection, inviting participants to consider how holding tensions with grace can lead to healing and renewal.

APRIL 3 | Habits of Hope
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community.

APRIL 10 | A Larger Welcome
Parker Palmer reflects on how welcoming the stranger—both spiritually and civically—deepens our humanity, enlarges our worldview, and strengthens the bonds of community.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Lenten Book Read | March 12, 19, 26 April 2 & 9 | Fireside Room

"My Grandmother's Hands will change the direction of the movement for racial justice."
— Robin DiAngelo, New York Times bestselling author of White Fragility

MARCH 12 Setting the course for our work together
MARCH 19 Part 1
MARCH 26 Part 2
APRIL 2 Part 3
April 9 Wrap-Up

Together we will read and discuss “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem. If you cannot get the reading completed, we still encourage you to attend.
Sign up here https://bit.ly/3Pu0rlm!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Lenten Wednesday Worship
Wednesdays March 12, 19, 26 & April 2 | 5:15 - 5:45 pm | Sanctuary

Wednesday evenings will make space for candlelit quiet, gentle music, restorative singing bowl, enriching scripture readings, art meditation, and prayers to guide us on our Lenten journey.

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

WORDS ON THE WORD | Bible Study Exploring the Preaching Text
Sundays | 9:15 - 10:00 am | Fireside Room

Words on the Word is a discussion-format time of exploring the Biblical text that will be preached on that morning, and it is led by the preacher. This group digs into the socio-historical context of the scripture(s), and the ways these texts have been understood over time -- including how they still apply to our lives, today. If you'd like to leave for choir at 9:45, you can!

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE

Film Series Featuring Parker Palmer
MARCH 20 | Space of Grace
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community

MARCH 27 | Wholeness and Hospitality
Parker Palmer explores the paradox of brokenness leading to greater capacity for connection, inviting participants to consider how holding tensions with grace can lead to healing and renewal.

APRIL 3 | Habits of Hope
Parker Palmer shares how cultivating habits of the heart fosters resilience and strengthens the fabric of community.

APRIL 10 | A Larger Welcome
Parker Palmer reflects on how welcoming the stranger—both spiritually and civically—deepens our humanity, enlarges our worldview, and strengthens the bonds of community.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION