Lenten Season

The Lenten Season is typically one of fasting and prayer.
Some folks choose to give something up, change a habit,
or take on a new spiritual practice for the 40 days of Lent.

This lent at TMPC we will embark on a church-wide journey of exploring practices for spiritual formation through our sermon series,
Habits that Heal.

Through practices of solitude, sabbath, meditation, prayer and fasting, we will open ourselves up to a new way and engage fully in the Lenten season of pause and reflection.

Lenten Small Groups

Wednesday Evening Gatherings and Small Groups
February 25 - March 25
Each Wednesday evening throughout Lent we will meet for soup and bread at 6:30 pm.  This simple meal will be followed by a small group time beginning at 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Small Groups
Sometimes it’s hard to feel connected in churches and small groups are a key way to meet new people and grow closer in faith together.  The Lenten study is 5 weeks long so it is the perfect time frame to try out a new small group. Our Lenten study groups will use one of three books to guide their discussions. Below you will find information about each book to help you choose which discussion group you would like to join. Use the button at the bottom of the page to sign up for a group.
Click here to sign up for a Lenten small group
Those reading Christian Meditation will meet in the Kids Ministry Green Room,
The Life You've Always Wanted will meet in the Lounge,
and Praying Like Monks will meet in the Community Room.

Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God, by James Finley
(meet in Kids Ministry Green Room)

Christian Meditation introduces an ancient practice to a contemporary audience. James Finley, a former monk and student of Thomas Merton, presents the fundamentals of both understanding and practicing Christian meditation. He provides simple, helpful instructions, as well as explaining the deeper connection with the divine that meditation can bring. Above all, he makes clear that the aim of meditation is to allow us to experience divine contemplation -- the presence of God.

The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, by John Ortberg
(meet in Lounge)

The Life You've Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But it is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It's a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the person at the journey's end--Jesus Christ.

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer, by Tyler Staton
(meet in Community Room)

Within the pages of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Staton addresses common roadblocks to prayer and gives you the confidence to come to God just as you are. Through timely biblical teaching, powerful storytelling, and insights on historic Christian practices, Staton gives you the tools you need to:
  • Express your doubts and disappointments about prayer
  • Discover and practice multiple postures of prayer, including silence, persistence, confession, and more
  • Understand and embrace the wonder and mystery of prayer in everyday life
  • Open or reopen the line of communication with your Creator and experience afresh his divine power on earth

Ash Wednesday Service

Wednesday February 18th
6:00 PM Soup and Bread Supper
7:00 PM Worship Service