Lent 2023

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The 40 Days of Lent

A season of special opportunities and experiences for 2023

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. (Mark 8: 34 NLT)
 
 

Worship Services During Lent

 
February 22, Ash Wednesday
12:00 pm and 7:00 pm Ash Wednesday Worship (Lord’s Supper)
 
February 26, First Sunday in Lent (Lord’s Supper)
8:30 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am Contemporary
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 am
 
March 5, Second Sunday in Lent
8:30 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am Contemporary
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 am
 
March 12, Third Sunday in Lent
8:30 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am Contemporary
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 am
 
March 19, Fourth Sunday in Lent
8:30 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am Contemporary
Sunday School 9:45 am 
 
March 26, Fifth Sunday in Lent
8:30 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am Contemporary
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 am
April 2, Palm Sunday / One Great Hour of Sharing offering
8:30 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am Contemporary
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 am
Evening Concert 7:30 pm
 
April 6, Maundy Thursday Worship (Lord’s Supper)
7:30 pm Worship, Miller Commons
 
April 7, Good Friday Tenebrae Worship
7:30 pm Worship, Sanctuary
 
April 9, Easter Sunday Worship Services
6:30 am Sunrise Service, 8:30 am Traditional Worship,
11:00 am Contemporary
No Nursery, Children’s Sunday School or Adult Spiritual Formation
 
Visit our Lent, Holy Week and Easter Schedule 2023 event page here… EASTER SCHEDULE
 
 

Wednesday Evening Prayer Service

Wednesdays in March at 6:30 pm (March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29).

Pastors Spencer and Allen will lead a brief in-person Wednesday evening worship at 6:30 pm during Lent. The theme will be “Light in the Darkness,” and the service will include prayers, a personal testimony, music and Lenten reflections of the season.
 
 

Praying the Bible with Rev. Spencer

Thursdays in Lent, Rev. Stuart Spencer leads a Zoom Lectio Divina from 6:30-7:00 pm on March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.
 
No sign up needed, just join us via Zoom. 
 
 
Topic: My Meeting Praying the Bible Study
Join Zoom Meeting ID: 821 5587 3927
 
Praying the Bible or Lectio Divina, is an ancient form of contemplative prayer. Lectio Divina or “sacred reading” is a way to pray by using the words of the Bible. In this form of prayer, participants read or listen to a passage of Scripture as if it were speaking directly, personally to them.
 
In faith, we trust that the Holy Spirit will speak to us in the most personal way as we pay attention to God’s Word. This spiritual practice is a form of biblical meditation.
 
For more background on Lectio Divina, visit this page from the Pray as You Go website.
 
 
One resource Pastor Spencer use is the website or app called Pray As You Go. This site offers a daily, guided meditation on a biblical passage using music. Meditations are usually about 12 minutes.  
 
 

Lenten Studies

 

Join a Lenten Study Group

“Why Jesus Crossed the Road”

For Lent 2023, our church-wide book study will be Dr. Bruce Main’s book, “Why Jesus Crossed the Road.” Our hope is that the book will challenge us to get out of our comfort zone and go to the people and places Jesus went.

Groups began meeting the week of Ash Wednesday, February 22.

SIGN UP online or contact Alison Mackey in the church office: (856) 235-1688, Ext. 113 or amackey@fpcmoorestown.org.
For general questions, contact Wes Allen at wallen@fpcmoorestown.org or (856) 235-1688 x 101.
  • SIGN UP for a Small Group on our EVENT PAGE, in the Commons Lobby, or right through your Church Center app.
  • We have a study guide ready for you! You can download it here…  LENTEN STUDY GUIDE

If you are interested in leading a small group please let Wes Allen know OR, if you can think of anyone who may like to lead a group please pass along some names!! Contact Wes at wallen@fpcmoorestown.org or the church office at 856.235.1688, x101.

  • Books are available for purchase at the church ($11) or ONLINE.
 

Special Dates and Offerings    LENT RESOURCE GUIDE

 

Children’s Easter Celebration

Saturday, April 1, 10:30 am
 
The Children’s Easter Celebration will be Saturday, April 1 from 10:30-11:30 am, and OUTSIDE (weather permitting). Celebrate the joy of Easter with an Egg hunt for children ages 2-10! There is no charge; canned food for the food pantry as an entrance will be welcomed.

Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 2, during both services
 
One Great Hour of Sharing
Typically received during the Season of Lent, this offering for One Great Hour of Sharing supports efforts to relieve hunger through the Presbyterian Hunger Program, promotes development through the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People, and assists in areas of disaster through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
 
In Sunday School, children will be given One Great Hour of Sharing “fish boxes” as a means for charitable monetary collections.

Palm Sunday Choral Concert

Haydn’s “Theresa” Mass, Sunday, April 2, 7:30 pm

The West Jersey Chamber Symphony and Chorale and FPC Moorestown Adult Choir combine to perform one of the most radiant choral works of the classical era, Haydn’s Theresienmesse. This work showcases the composer at his masterful best.

Tickets are $28, $20 for seniors, and children 18 and under are free. Tickets are available at https://wjcms.org/concerts/ and may also be purchased at the door.