On Ash Wednesday, March 5, we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism and shapes our identity through life, into death, and for the life to come.
Come to Prince of Peace to be marked with the cross on Ash Wednesday during our 6:30pm worship in the sanctuary (also available on live-stream) where you will be invited to be marked.
Lent Worship Series: Everything [in] Between
This series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Each weekly sub-theme explores two supposed binaries, like “faith & works” or “rest & growth,” or “grief & hope.” We often consider these ideas to be opposing. However, as we explore these concepts within the scriptures, we find nuance and complexity. We find that these dichotomies are false. We might begin to see a full spectrum instead of black and white. We might find that God is present in between.
And so, this season, we invite you to look beyond black and white binaries and easy answers. We encourage you to notice the dichotomies that define our lives, but also imagine where God might be meeting us beyond the categories we create. This theme may resonate with anyone who is in discernment or trying to find their way through an undefined space. It will speak to anyone who feels as if they are living in a divided world. It is for those who seek a spiritual life that engages with complexity instead of avoiding it. This Lent, we’re trusting that God shows up in shades of gray, rainbow hues, and everywhere in between.
Lenten Opportunities
Ash Wednesday, March 5 | Intention & Action
- 5:15-6:15pm – Community Soup Supper
- 6:30pm – Worship in the Sanctuary LS
Sundays beginning March 9
- 8:30am – Worship in the Sanctuary LS
- 9:40am – Sunday ForumZ, PoP Rocks HS Youth Group
- 10:45am – Worship & Faith Rocks Children’s Programming
Wednesday Nights, March 12 – April 9
- 5:15-6:15pm – Community Soup Supper
- 6:30pm – Worship in the Sanctuary
LS Live-Stream available on YouTube | Z Also available on Zoom
Find links and more information for these gatherings in our devotional emails.
Sunday Forums During Lent – Everything [in] Between – Viso-Divina
Sundays at 9:40amZ
Special Offerings During Lent & Holy Week
Holy Hammers/ TC Habitat for Humanity | Ash Wednesday – March 5
For over 20 years, Prince of Peace has been one of the “Holy Hammers,” a coalition of north-suburban churches that commit to building a house for TC Habitat for Humanity each construction season. Learn more here.
Angel Fund | March 9 & 12
Keystone is the food shelf that serves Roseville and surrounding areas. Keystone also acts as the clearinghouse for the Angel Fund. This fund is supported by the churches in Roseville and acts as a safety net for families experiencing economic hardship who are unable to get assistance elsewhere. Social workers assisting these families are able to grant funds for rent or utilities or medical bills or other unexpected expenses, helping people to get or retain their housing. Learn more here.
Lutheran World Relief | March 16 & 19
Lutheran World Relief is an international aid and development organization that partners with communities to help them develop productive and stable economies, improve resilience in the face of a changing climate, and respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Learn more here.
Arrive Ministries | March 23 & 26
Arrive Ministries is a refugee resettlement agency providing essential services and practical assistance to refugees and immigrants to advance self-sufficiency. They mobilize volunteers, in partnership with local churches, to extend love and friendship to our new neighbors to promote thriving in a new homeland. Learn more here.
Friends of Huruma | March 30 & April 2
The Huruma Centre is a ministry of the Iringa Diocese in Tanzania and provides a safe home, nurture, nutrition and education for children who, for a variety of reasons, have no family or others to care for them. Friends of Huruma helps provide care for the children of the Huruma Centre through mutual relationship, prayer, financial support, and programs that enrich the lives of the children. Learn more here.
Lutheran Disaster Response | April 6 & 9
Lutheran Disaster Response shares God’s hope, healing and renewal with people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, we stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need. Learn more here.
PoP Youth Ministry | Palm Sunday – April 13
Support Prince of Peace’s youth ministry summer camping trip taking place June 23 – 26.
Pastor’s Discretionary Fund – Holy Week & Easter Tithe
A gas card for a single mom trying to make it to work; help with a security deposit in order to move into a safer apartment; a Target gift card for a dad buying a Christmas present for his child; grocery money to feed a family until the new benefits start flowing. These are all recent examples of the ways Pastor Peter and our staff are able to respond to those who come to our doors looking for help with the resources available through our Pastor’s Discretionary Support Fund.
Minnesota Food Share Month
In addition, March is Minnesota Food Share Month. You can participate in a number of ways: donating food or financially. Learn more here.