At Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, we embrace Lent as a season of transformation, an opportunity to pause, seek God’s presence, and journey together as a faith community. Whether you have observed Lent for years or are just beginning to explore its meaning, this is a time to draw closer to God, engage in meaningful worship, and reflect on Christ’s sacrifice and love.
Throughout Lent 2025, we invite you to participate in worship services, small group studies, prayer gatherings, and opportunities for service—each designed to help you experience the depth and beauty of this sacred season.
No matter where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome here. We encourage you to set aside time for spiritual renewal and walk with us toward the hope and light of Easter morning.
Each week is standalone, yet they all relate to each other. You can join us for one or all! It will be a great time of enjoying each other’s company as well as thoughtful and meaningful discussion. Please be a part!
Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week. We will celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem with the traditional waving of palm branches. These palms are then saved until next year when they will be burned to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.
Worship is at 10:00 am in the sanctuary.
Holy Week continues with our Maundy Thursday service. “Maundy” refers to the Christian practice of foot washing, derived from the Latin “mandatum” (command), commemorating Jesus’s washing of his disciples’ feet and his command to love one another. (In Jesus time, washing someone’s feet was a mark of hospitality and preparation for a meal.)
We won’t wash each other’s feet, but we will do something to help us prepare for Easter and remember that hospitality is an important Christian virtue.
Worship is at 7:00 pm in the lounge.
Good Friday, the last of our Holy Week services, commemorates Jesus’ death and crucifixion. When Jesus would not stop talking about his vision of God’s love and the Kingdom of Heaven, the Jewish religious leaders conspired with the Roman authorities to have him crucified – an exceedingly painful death reserved for rebels and slaves.
‘Good’ comes from the Old English word for ‘holy’. We will remember this holy event with a solemn service concentrating on the last seven words Jesus spoke from the cross.
Worship is at 7:00 pm in the North Chapel.
Easter is the holiest day of the Christian year. On this day, we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Jesus’ resurrection is a sign of God’s love for all of us in that it assures us God loves us even after we die. But Easter is not just about the future. Jesus’ resurrection has real-world implications for how we can live a more joyful, meaningful life today.
Our Easter worship will include lots of special music with a variety of choirs and instrumentalists helping make our time together even more lively than usual. Worship is at 10:00 am in the sanctuary. Afterwards, we invite everyone to stay and extend the celebration with a time of brunch/reception/fellowship.
At Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, we seek to grow in faith and reach out with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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