The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (this year, 2/14) and lasts for forty days, not including Sundays, to conclude on Easter Sunday. The Lenten season is often a time of centering and remembering Jesus’ life and journey to the cross. 

This year, our sermon series will give us a fresh perspective on Jesus’ story as we look through the eyes of one of Jesus’ most enthusiastic disciples: Peter. With the sermon series, Wandering Hearts, created by A Sanctified Art, we will “see a person who is both steadfast and unsteady, a dear friend and betrayer, a follower and a wanderer. In Peter, we often see ourselves. By following Peter’s journey, we watch the story of Jesus unfold through the eyes of a very normal human trying to figure it all out – just like us.”

As we become companions with Peter along this journey, we have the opportunity to practice our faith in a new way. Lent has long been a season where people either give something up or pick up a new practice.

WPUMC offers a variety of practices for you to pick up this Lenten season. You can join our Lenten study, Taize Services, mission engagement projects, and meaningful worship services. Additionally, this year, we are offering Daily Devotional emails to be delivered every day to your inbox to help you pick up the practices of centering, reflection and prayer. To sign up to receive these emails through the second week of Easter, sign up here:

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I pray that your Lenten season is filled with growth and comfort as we grow in our common humanity and spirituality together.

Grace and peace,

Rev. Sandi

Sunday services can be viewed live at 9:30am on Facebook AND YouTube, or afterwards with the links found on the website and weekly newsletter.

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February 11^th

   I See You: Diverse People, One Voice

Revelation 7:9-17

Ash Wednesday – February 14^th

5:30pm – Pancake Supper in South Parlor

  6:30pm – Service in Sanctuary

February 18^th

A Wandering Heart: Jesus sought me

Psalm 25: 1-10; Luke 5: 1-11

  February 25^th

A Wandering Heart: rescue me from danger

  Psalm 22: 23-31; Matthew 14: 22-33

We are excited to announce this summer's Vacation Bible School information. There is always a party here during VBS week, but to make sure of that, our theme is Start the Party!!! We will be hosting VBS June 17-21, 9:00 -11:30 AM. Online registration will begin March 1st. The form can be found on the church website washparkumc.org. If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity, please reach out to me at childrensministry@washparkumc.org. 

Altar Flowers 2024

If you’d like to sponsor Sunday morning altar flowers in honor of an occasion or in memory of someone, please sign up for a date below. The arrangements cost $45 ($35 for seniors) and you can take them home or give them away after service. We just ask that you return the vases to the Tea Kitchen so that we can reuse them. Make checks out to WPUMC and put altar flowers in the memo line or pay via Venmo @Michelle-Hoskins-17.

Please enter the occasion or person to be honored in the My Comment field after you click Sign Up.