Lenten Commitment Card
Give up something, add something and/or do something for the community to be a better disciple. Start to think about what you will do! Click Here
Lenten Daily Devotion booklet
The booklet will be available at the Welcome Table or the office.
Lenten 2024 Small Group Study
Have you imagined what it would be like to sit down beside Jesus as he explained the Bible? Small group leader Elaine Deatherage will help participants to bridge the gap of time and culture by bringing the teachings to life through the perspective of the original audience.
The book Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg is available at Christianbook.com and Amazon.com from $13-$15. Please purchase the book prior to the group start date.
(Audiobook and E-book are available for free through the hoopla app.)
If you have questions, please contact Elaine at Elainedeatherage@mac.com or Mindy Takechi (small group co-coordinator) at hpyhrts4@gmail.com.
Holy Week Schedule
March 24 – Palm Sunday Service @ 10:30 AM
March 28 – Holy Thursday @ 1 PM (revised time)
“The Chosen” is a film series that will be streamed in the Fireside Room. Season 4 – episodes 1 & 2 will be shown.
March 29 – Good Friday Service *CANCELED due to unforeseen circumstances.*
Stations of the Cross @ 12 PM – 2 PM and 5 PM – 7 PM: This is a self-led experience. Walk the Stations of the Cross with Jesus on his final journey (about 30 minutes).
March 31 – Easter Sunday
Come out and join us for breakfast, activities, and our service. We will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt and an Egg relay. We would love for you and your families to come and join us!
6:45 AM – Sunrise Service
8:00 AM – Easter Breakfast
9:30 AM – Easter Egg Hunt and Egg Relay
10:30 AM – Easter Traditional Service
Lenten Series
Our Lenten Series this year, Gifts of the Dark Wood, based on the book by the same name by Eric Elnes, is about seeing life through new eyes, recognizing that experiences of failure, emptiness, and uncertainty are as critical for finding our way through life as they are unavoidable. We will see how experiences of life through the “dark wood” are actually clues to our calling or life path. How can the struggles of life be the seedbed of spiritual awakening to the fullness of life?
Join the Worship Service every Sunday at 10:30 AM in Person or by YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@SacramentoJapaneseUMC/streams
Where We Find Ourselves
Feb. 14, Ash Wednesday @ 12 noon (in person service only)
The Gift of Uncertainty
Feb. 18, First Sunday in Lent
The Gift of Emptiness
Feb. 25, Second Sunday in Lent
The Gift of Being Thunderstruck
Mar. 3, Third Sunday in Lent
The Gift of Getting Lost
Mar. 10, Fourth Sunday in Lent
The Gift of Temptation
Mar. 17, Fifth Sunday in Lent
The Gift of Misfits
Mar. 24, Palm/Passion Sunday
The Gift of Disappearing
Holy Week
Where We Go from Here
March 31, Easter