This week we journey with Christ to Jerusalem, the garden, Pilate’s courtyard, the place of judgment, to the cross, and to the tomb. April 10, 2022 – Palm Sunday Worship with Communion at 10:30 am April 14, 2022 – Maundy Thursday Service with communion at 7:30 pm April 15, 2022 – Good Friday Service at noon at First Methodist Church April 17,…
* 1200 South Carbon Street *Marion, Illinois * Sunday School at 9:00AM * Worship at 10:30AM
1200 South Carbon Street · Marion, Illinois
Faith Development – 9:00 AM * Worship Service – 10:30 AM
Faith Development – 9:00 AM * Worship Service – 10:30 AM
Liturgical Year
Lent is upon us and we are gathering once more for the Lenten Community Services. We will gather at 6:30 pm on Tuesdays as noted below, and then noon on Good Friday. We will be observing the gathering guidelines of each host congregation, and streaming will be via the host congregation’s usual practice. Join us…
Due to the existing snow and ice, and the weather forecast for tomorrow that has the weather arriving mid-afternoon, we have decided to cancel the in person Ash Wednesday Service. Attached is the order of service, and I have made a brief video for you to use, if you’d like. There is also an Ash…
We will worship on Christmas Eve in a different fashion this year. Many of you have contributed to this worship experience as readers, prayers, and musicians, and it is my hope that all of you will enjoy this service and find comfort and hope, as well as a new energy to worship and glorify God…
Advent means ‘”coming.” Well, it has come, and it is upon us. We are waiting and preparing for the coming of the Christ. Each new liturgical year starts with Advent, and then enters into the life of Christ at Christmas. You can find more about Advent here. Together we will journey towards Bethlehem, towards the…
The last week of Christ’s life is busy. Each year we walk along with Christ through the last week of his life. We began by shouting Hosanna as Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. On Maundy Thursday we go to the upper room with Jesus and the disciples, to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Worship is…
This week we’re celebrating Palm Sunday. The sanctuary is decked out with Palms, and we invite you to join us for worship on Zoom. The call opens at 10:15 and worship begins at 10:30 am.
Friends, With the extension of the shelter in place order for the state of Illinois, and the the continued restrictions on gatherings of larger than 10 form the federal government through the end of April means that our worship will continue to be online through that time. Session wanted to give you a sense of…
Lent is a season of the church year that lasts 40 days. It begins on Ash Wednesday, and concludes on Easter. The Sundays in Lent are not counted, as they are all little Easters – celebrations of the resurrection of Christ. This season is considered to be penitential, contemplative, and preparatory. Often people will fast,…
Join us in worship as we begin our annual journey to Jerusalem with Christ. Remember we are dust and to dust we shall return. Remember we are marked with the cross in baptism. Remember we are called to take up our crosses and follow. Wednesday, February 26, from 4 to 7 pm. Drop in and…