We celebrate Shrove Tuesday with Happy Hour on Zoom.

Come in your Mardi Gras beads, hat or other festive wear. 

New participants welcome. Join in just this once or whenever you can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our pre-recorded service will come to you, and you can watch it at any time of the day. Stop and enter into the spiritually rich season of Lent. You can also come by the church to pray and pick up ashes. You can apply the ashes yourself or have someone in your quarantine bubble do it.

 

 

 

 

Our Lent theme is “Where Your Heart Is.” Join a small group or use the Lent materials for personal reflection. There are devotional materials for all ages, and we’ll reflect on this theme in worship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communion will be served in the GPC parking lot in the early evening.

Then, livestream worship will draw us toward the mystery of Jesus’ suffering.

 

 

We’ll share worship virtually with several other churches as we wait with Jesus at the cross.

 

 

 

We will rejoice in the resurrection through livestream worship. Invite a friend! You may choose to donate a live Easter lily in honor or in memory of a loved one, or you may choose to donate a virtual plant dedicated to someone. For the latter, we will donate the money to One Great Hour of Sharing. The names of all donors and recipients will be listed in the bulletin.

 

 

 

 

The traditional Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving come together in our Lenten Mission Project. Maybe you give up a category of food, like desserts, or maybe you give up food for an entire day, so that you can devote more time to God and God’s people. Some people choose to give up television or video games and use the time for prayer and service to others.

This year, instead of collecting 5,000 food items at the church building, our goal is to raise $5,000 for three local agencies: Manna Food Bank (which feeds all of Montgomery County), UpCounty Consolidation Hub (created almost overnight to meet the emergency needs of Germantown residents), and Gaithersburg HELP (our local food pantry).

Food continues to be an important need in our community. Children who were accustomed to eating at school are missing meals. Adults who have lost jobs and/or who do not qualify for government assistance struggle to feed their families. Our seniors sometimes choose to buy groceries or buy their prescription medicines. Additionally, many neighbors are facing evictions or cut-offs of their water, electricity, and gas.

Give through the mobile app or mail a check to the church or hand-deliver a check to Mary Beth Lawrence. By the way, she is convinced that we will raise $10,000 toward this goal.

And a special bonus for those of you who have extra food in your pantries – on Saturday, March 13, church members have volunteered to drive by your home and collect your bags and boxes of food. Email the church office to let Pastor Mary Beth know you want a pick-up.

God of compassion,

we praise you that you look upon our frail lives

with love and understanding,

and that you desire for us all

new life in Jesus Christ.

We are overwhelmed by your love,

which goes to the cross for us,

endures the grave,

and leads us to new life.

By your Spirit,

strengthen our souls

to be brave and bold in Christ’s service.

Take our offerings,

and use them for your purposes,

in the name of Jesus Christ,

our crucified and risen Lord. Amen.

(from The Book of Common Worship)

 

 

 

 

Please take this opportunity to remember or honor a loved one by ordering a plant to be placed in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday. The cost is $10 per plant. Payment can be made online, through the mobile app, or by check. Make checks payable to “GPC” and write “Easter flowers” on the memo line.

 

 

To place your order, complete the form below no later than Sunday, March 28.