Easter is for Everyone! All are always welcome at any or all of our
Lenten and Easter Worship Services and events.
All worship services available in person and by live-streaming at https://chcpc.online.church
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Not sure what to expect? Visit our Sundays or Worship pages.
Still have a question? Send an email to office@chcpc.org or call us at 630-323-6522
and we'd be happy to chat!
Holy Week at CPC
Palm/Passion Sunday, April 13 9:30 am
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Join us as we begin worship with a Palm Processional in the garden
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Processional begins at 9:30am.
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In-person and livestream
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Easter Story Walk in the Garden
Easter Story Walk
Holy Week, April 13-20
Take a walk through the garden at church on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday and read the story Twas the Morning of Easter. Kids can collect Easter Eggs along the way and each family will receive a copy of the book at the end of the walk!
Good Friday, April 18
7:30 pm (note time!)
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​Tenebrae Service of candlelight and darkness
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Scripture & hymns tell stories about the betrayal, trial, crucifixion, death of Jesus
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In-person and livestream
Easter Sunday April 20
7:00 am Worship in the Garden with Communion
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Bring your own chair​
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In-person only
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Followed by Continental Breakfast in the Gathering Room
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9:30 am Worship in the Sanctuary with Communion and a Brass Quartet
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In-person and livestream​
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Children always welcome in worship; Grace Space will available in the front of the Sanctuary and the Nursery is always open with livestream available on the TV
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Easter Story Walk in the Garden
Lent at CPC
Lent 2025
Everything [in] Between
"Meeting God in the Midst of Extremes"
This Lent, we study Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem as told through the stories of Luke; stories we know: Mary and Martha, the fig tree, Zacheaus and more. In each of these is an example of the dichotomy of life. For example, in the Mary and Martha story we have work and rest; the Good Samaritan: stranger and neighbor, etc.
In the logo, the two hands reaching toward each other represent our longing for connection despite the politics, assumptions, beliefs, and narratives that divide us. The hands look as if they are reaching in for a handshake, but they are paused just before they connect. The negative space in between the hands creates the shape of a doorway, symbolizing hospitality or a pathway forward. The doorway invites us to look for God in the spaces in between. This Lenten Season, may we meet God in the midst of extremes
All are invited to navigate the polarities of life 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.” Come and explore for we just may find that God is present in between.
Credit: A Sanctified Art, LLC
Lenten Wednesday Night Services,
Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9
6:30pm - 6:55pm
Contemplative Worship and Communion
Wednesdays in Lent
Pausing for 25 minutes to listen to scripture, poetry, examine and ponder art and share in communion may be just what you need this year. Open yourself to the Spirit and trust you will meet God in the midst of the extremes of our everyday life.
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Services also will be streamed on Zoom. See the Thursday Email Blast or contact the office for the link
Lenten Devotional
Take home a "Everything [in] Between" Devotional book, found in the narthex and on the credenza near door 5C for your daily study. This booklet follows and compliments the theme and lessons we’ll study on Sundays. It includes poetry, scripture, writings, art and prayer.
If you would like a devotional book mailed to you, please contact Shannon Nyhart at shannon.nyhart@chcpc.org. We are happy to put a copy in the US mail to you!
Sunday Morning Adult Ed
Lenten Study
Sunday 10:45 am, starting 3/16
Hybrid, in person and Zoom
Sunday morning classes during Lent will make use of the book Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power, by Kathy Escobar.
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Comments from the publisher, Westminster John Knox Press: “From flipping the moneychangers’ tables in the temple to uplifting the poor and marginalized, Jesus’ actions and words turn the world’s idea of power on its head.”
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This book has daily readings throughout Lent and Easter. It asks us as individuals to consider how we can challenge power when it is appropriate as Christians to do so.
For the study to be most effective and satisfying, each of us will need to work through the book on our own each week. Then we will meet together on Sunday morning and discover more together. Please join us in this journey!
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Books are now available in the church office. Please pick up your copy and begin your study. Our first class will be March 16 and will cover the first three chapters of the book. And if you wish to defray the costs of the books, please ask.
We will meet in the chapel and on Zoom. Zoom link is in the Thursday Email Blast or from the office
First Sunday of Lent - March 9
9:30 am Worship
stranger & neighbor
Focal Scriptures: Luke: 10:25-37
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(Artwork by Rev. Shawna Bowman)
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Second Sunday of Lent - March 16
9:30 am Worship
faith & works
Focal Scriptures: Luke: 10:38-42
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Third Sunday of Lent - March 23
9:30 am Worship
rest & growth
Focal Scriptures: Luke: 13:6-9
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Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 30
9:30 am Worship
lost & found
Focal Scriptures: Luke: 15:1-7
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Fifth Sunday of Lent - April 6
9:30 am Worship
righteousness & mercy
Focal Scriptures: Luke 19:1-10
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