This Lent, we are focusing on the practice of Sabbath. Nothing is more counter-cultural in our world today than the invitation to Sabbath. Whether or not you believe that Christians are supposed to keep the Sabbath is not the point. The invitation to it remains, and we need it! It’s an invitation to stop striving and to rest in God. It’s an invitation to resist the relentless pressure to do, have, and achieve more. It’s an invitation to become a human being again, as opposed to a “human doing.” In this series, we won’t just learn about the Sabbath; we’ll practice observing it for the season of Lent.

 

How to Sabbath

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to Sabbath, but these steps can help you begin:
1) Set aside a 24-hour period, often evening to evening, once per week. If that feels like too much, start with smaller intentional blocks of time, like 2 or 4 hours per week.
2) Mark the transition into Sabbath with a simple practice like lighting a candle, saying a prayer, putting your phone in a drawer, or turning off all screens.
3) Say “no” to work and “yes” to delight. Choose activities that give life and joy (Isaiah 58:13), and prepare ahead so rest is truly possible.
4) Be gracious with yourself. Sabbath takes practice. Remember that Jesus said the Sabbath was made for humans, not the other way around. God meets us with grace as we learn to Sabbath.

 

Resources for Going Deeper

During Lent this year, the Fifth Community will engage the practice of “Sabbath: An Invitation to Counter-Cultural Practice.” For those who’d like to dig deeper than Sunday sermons, we’d like to offer a book study led by Pastor Nathan Longfield using the book “The Sabbath Way,” by Travis West. These conversations will be on Wednesday evenings after the Community Meal at 6:30 PM, Feb. 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25. To be involved, please register HERE.

Come worship! Wednesday, February 18, at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary. All ages are welcome! Childcare is available through age 3. Worship includes videos, dance, music, prayer, reflection, and the imposition of ashes. The Community Meal will be served before worship, beginning (early) at 5:30 PM in the Community Rooms. Lent is a season that reminds us to repent and get our lives centered, our priorities straight, and our hearts clean. This holy season offers us a new chance to say, “yes” to the One who created us and who made us in His image. Lent is the time for a restoration project that will reveal the beauty of God’s design for us, showing once again the scale, proportion, and priorities intended by our Maker. By God’s grace in Christ, we do not have to stay the way we are. We are “dead to sin but alive in Jesus Christ.”

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It is a somber day of reflection on what needs to change in our lives as we seek to be full followers of Jesus. Ashes are a sign that we are all in this sin business together and that the difference between the good in us and the bad in us is sometimes frightfully thin. We so often fall short of the faith we claim. (Receiving ashes in the shape of the cross is an individual’s choice).

It is so good to gather in community as we approach the season of Lent. You are encouraged to put February 18 on your calendars!

1-30-26 updated

 

1-6-26 updated

 

12-2-25 updated

 

11-25-25 updated

 

 

10-28-25 updated

This conference will help Christian parents, caregivers, and pastors equip the next generation to engage a sexually broken world with wisdom. Our host is Laurie Krieg, a mom of three young kids and author, teacher, and ministry leader at the intersection of faith and sexuality for over ten years. She’ll be joined by her husband Matt, an author and licensed therapist who specializes in human sexuality.

To Register, CLICK HERE.

 

9-30-25 updated

 

9-2-25 updated

 

8-5-25 updated

 

7-1-25

 

5-27-25 JUNE

 

4-29-25 MAY

 

4-1-25 – APRIL

 

3-18-25 & 3-25-25

 

3-11-25

 

3-4-25

 

2-25-25

 

 

2-18-25

 

 

2-11-25

 

2-4-25

 

February

 

1-28-25

 

1-21-25

 

1-14-25

 

1-7-25

 

12-17-24

 

12-10-24

Everyone is invited to A Very Little Christmas Family Event on December 11 at 6:30 PM. There will be a Free Community Meal before at 5:45 PM.

 

11-26-24 & 12-3-24

 

11-12-24 & 11-19-24

 

11-5-24

 

10-29-24

 

10-22-24

 

10-15-24

 

 

10-8-24

 

10-1-24

9-24-24

 

9-17-24

 

New Staff

 

Fall 2024

 

Please register your kids today for the 2024-2025 year.

 

August

 

 

July

 

June

 

5-21 and 5-28-24

 

 

5-7 and 5-14-24

 

4-30-24

 

4-23-24

 

4-16-24

 

4-9-24

 

3-26-24 and 4-2-24

 

3-19-24

 

3-12-24

 

3-5-24

 

2-27-24

 

2-20-24

 

 

2-13-24

 

2-6-24

 

1-30-24

 

1-23-24

 

1-16-24

 

1-9-24

If you would like to attend the “Living Faith: Practicing What God is Saying to Us” Parenting Discipleship seminar on Wednesday evenings BEGINNING next week from 6:30-7:30 PM and need childcare for children Birth-Kindergarten, PLEASE Register your Child(ren) HERE.

 

 

12-19-23 & 12-26-23

Family Advent Devotional – click HERE

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and click HERE

12-12-23

Family Advent Devotional – click HERE

 

12-5-23

Family Advent Devotional – click HERE

 

11-28-23

 

11-21-23

Everyone is invited to an evening of worship and retelling of the Christmas story. Wednesday, December 6 @ 6:30 PM in the Lobby.

 

 

11-14-23

 

11-7-23

 

10-31-23

 

10-24-23

 

10-17-23

 

10-10-23

 

9-26-23

 

9-19-23

 

9-12-23

If you would like to learn more about Partnering with Fifth Kids please click HERE.

 

8-22-23

Link to volunteer HERE

 

8-15-23

 

8-8-23

 

7-21-23

VBS is this week, July 24-27. Shine Jesus’ Light for all to see. Let’s have a STELLAR time!

 

7-10-23 & 7-18-23

6-20-23 & 6-27-23

 

6-13-23

6-6-23

 

5-30-23

Communion will take place this weekend.

Children at the Lord’s Table

As we celebrate communion, the pastors and elders at Fifth welcome children to The Lord’s Table at their parents’ discretion.

Explaining Communion to Children

 

5-23-23

Fifth Kids Worship is out for the Summer!

Lindsey Lugo at llugo@fifthrc.org.