Piedmont Presbyterian and Promised Land Community Church

Palm Sunday and Holy Week Letter from Pastor Maury and First Lady Althea Sails, Promised Land Community Church.

Palm Sunday and Holy Week Letter from Rev. Sarah Lewis, Piedmont Presbyterian Church, including an order of worship for Palm Sunday, April 5th for individual or household use.

Holy Week Letter with Holy Week Readings from Rev. Sarah Lewis, Piedmont Presbyterian Church, includes daily readings and prayers for Monday, April 6th- Saturday, April 11th.

All church activities in the building including Sunday services, Bible Study and fellowship are canceled due to Covid-19 safety precautions.

There’s still plenty to do in the meantime: ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself… Jesus says “do this and you will live.” (Luke 10:27-28)

To feed the soul during times of separation:

• Daily Resources
• d365 A user friendly daily guided meditation with prayer, with Bible reading and reflection. From Passport, an ecumenical student ministry.
• Sacred Space A daily guided meditation with prayer, with Bible reading and reflection. From the Irish Jesuits.
• Revised Common Lectionary daily readings from the Bible including 2 morning psalms, 2 evening psalms and a selection from each from the Gospels, Old and New Testaments. Through PC(USA)
  
  For Sunday
• Journey With Jesus The “Lectionary Essays” by Debie Thomas are excellent Sunday sermons, this is a wonderful site to explore for poetry, book reviews and reflections on faith in our current context.
• Sunday Readings The Sunday readings for Lent, select the current Sunday for the readings and additional resources for prayer and art.
• Day 1 Includes a weekly sermon which can be read or listened to, and a number of essays and resources.
• A number of churches are offering live-streaming services, including Mt Olivet Baptist Church, Portland 9:00&11:30am, First Presbyterian, Portland 10:30 am   and Lake Grove Presbyterian, Lake Oswego    9:30  11 am

Please wash your hands frequently!
Take some time for spiritual reflection while your hands are in the water. Jesus tells us: “The water that I will give will become in (you) a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” (John 4:14b)

Wednesday, February 26th, 7:00 pm
Observe the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation before Easter, with a worship service of readings, prayers and the marking of ash on your forehead to remind you of your own mortality and God’s call to repentance through Jesus Christ.

Hosted by Promised Land Community Church, beginning at 10pm, Tuesday, Dec. 31st. More information about the service: WatchNight

Join us for carols and readings, followed by cookies and hot cocoa.  This service is for all ages, about 45 minutes long.

Hosted by Promised Land. All are welcome.

Living Holy
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Sunday May 19th Worship Service 11:30am