Life of the Church

SUN, MARCH 10, 2024

Announcements

Holy Week & Easter Services

Holy Week Services
SUN, MAR 24 | 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 4:00 PM | Palm Sunday Services
WED, MAR 27 | 12:15 PM | Midweek Lenten Service
THU, MAR 28 | 7:30 PM | Maundy Thursday Communion Service*
FRI, MAR 29 | 12:00 PM & 7:30 PM | Good Friday Services*

* Childcare for ages 0-4 is available for the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services. Registration is appreciated; register here.

Easter Day Services
SUN, MAR 31 | 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM

  • Music by choir & orchestra at the 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM Easter services*
  • Music by Sunday Night Band at the 4:00 PM Easter service*

*Childcare is available for ages 0-2 during all Easter Day services. Registration is not required.

Find all of this information at parkstreet.org/easter.

Nursery Volunteers Needed For Holy Week & Easter Services

Nursery volunteers are needed to help with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and all Easter services. If you are willing to help, please sign up here.

Midday Lenten Services

WEDNESDAYS until MAR 27 | 12:15 PM | Sanctuary

Our Midday Lenten Services are continuing each week, and you are invited to join as we gather for a 30-minute service of prayer, reflection on scripture, and hymns. For those who cannot join in person, the services will be streamed at parkstreet.org/live.

Reception for Walter Kim, World Relief Guest Preacher

SUN, MAR 17 | 12:30 PM | Welcome Center

As part of the 80th anniversary commemoration of the founding of World Relief and its roots at Park Street Church, we will be welcoming Dr. Walter Kim to the pulpit on MAR 17.  Walter is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals, which is the parent organization of World Relief. He is also on the board of World Relief. Walter was a member of Park Street’s ministerial staff for 15 years. His wife Toni is the NAE’s director of spiritual care and was a member of Park Street’s ministerial staff for 17 years. 

Easter Memorial Flowers

BY SUN, MAR 24

If you would like to order flowers to decorate the sanctuary on Easter Sunday in memory of a loved one, please fill out this form by SUN, MAR 24. Payment can be made by check or online.

Palm Sunday Organ Recital

SUN, MAR 24 | 12:30 PM | Sanctuary

Director of Music Nathan Skinner will perform Julius Reubke’s Sonata on Psalm 94. This highly dramatic piece in four movements (25 minutes) explores the depths of emotion expressed by the psalmist.

Lenten Discipleship Initiative and World Relief 80th Anniversary

Lenten Discipleship Initiative
SUNDAYS until MAR 24 |
After the 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM services
LDI continues with World Relief’s devotional, entitled “He Was There,” which considers how believers can walk in the footsteps of Jesus. It’s not too late to join a group. Visit parkstreet.org/ldi to view more information, register, and download digital copies of “He Was There.”

Give to World Relief with “fasting envelopes”
FEB 11 – MAR 30
Back when World Relief was still forming, Park Street Church contributed by encouraging congregants to fast one meal a week during Lent and to donate the money they would have used for that food using a “fasting envelope.” Throughout this coming Lent, we will once again be encouraging everyone to consider fasting and donating. Fasting envelopes will be available in the Welcome Center. Fasting money can also be donated online or in the Church Center App.

SEE MORE ABOUT LDI 2024
Bring Your Signature Baked Delights to Our Easter Celebration

As we approach the joyous season of Easter, we’re excited to come together and celebrate the Lord’s resurrection. To make our festivities even more special, we’re inviting you to contribute by bringing your favorite baked goods, desserts, or finger foods to share.

Please plan to bring your contributions at one of the following timesbefore Easter Sunday, as this will make Sunday’s receptions smoother for our hospitality volunteers:

• SUN, MAR 24 (Palm Sunday), before any service, to the Welcome Center kitchen (for items that can withstand a longer stay in the fridge/freezer) 
SAT, MAR 30, 10am-1pm, to the Granary Room kitchen

Though not preferred, we can accept contributions on SUN, MAR 31 (Easter Sunday) before each service, to the Fellowship Hall kitchen. Black serving trays will be available for pickup on SUN, MAR 24.

World Relief 80th Anniversary: Looking Back and Looking Forward

The following announcement appeared in the bulletin on March 23, 1941:

As you fast during Lent, please consider this week’s prayer request from World Relief:
 
Pray for World Relief partners in Egypt as they serve provide food, water, and first aid supplies to families in Gaza, as well as serve Palestinians in Egypt who are separated from their families in Gaza. 
 
Additionally, because the church congregants have Egyptian passports they are able to get in close proximity to the Egypt-Gaza border and are providing spiritual and emotional support for those seeking hope. Please pray that the light of Christ would shine brightly in the darkness and that many would seek Jesus. 

Wilson House Room Openings

Park Street’s residential college ministry house has an opening for a male resident starting April 4 and openings for both men and women starting June 1. Twenty-somethings with a heart for undergraduate ministry are encouraged to apply! Six volunteer hours per week are required. Email [email protected] for an application.

Couples Retreat Registration is Open

MAY 17-19 | Linekin Bay Resort – Boothbay Harbor, Maine

This year, we will return to Maine for a weekend celebrating marriage! We truly hope you can join us. The weekend will provide time alone and with other couples, building one another up, learning from one another, and enriching everyone’s marriages. Cost is $450 per couple ($225/person). Childcare provided for ages 0-4 at an additional fee per child. Scholarships are available.

Registration closes APR 21.
Register hereQuestions? Email Adam.

Prayer Requests

Collective Prayers

“Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.” Psalm 5:2

Let us pray together…

  • For the world, that God’s goodness would be seen and recognized in his creation.
  • For the Church, that the Holy Spirit would build us up together in faith.
  • For Park Street Church, that we would see the course laid out for us, and walk in it alongside Jesus.
  • For the new members who have joined us, that they would experience the love of God though this community.
  • For the sick and the suffering, that God would bring healing in body and soul.

Send your prayer requests to [email protected]
or
call 617-523-3383