Lent 2026: Tell Me Something Good
Our theme for Lent this year is "Tell Me Something Good: Grounding Ourselves in the Good News This Lent." In a time of so much bad news, we'll dig deep for what's good, not as a form of spiritual bypassing but as a means of nourishing and strengthening ourselves to join in the work of God's kin-dom breaking through. From A Sanctified Art's resources for the season:
"The good news is extravagant, untamed, illogical, and persistent. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a mustard seed that flourishes rapidly into a tree to shelter the birds. It smells like expensive perfume poured from an alabaster jar and like crumbling bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like children laughing and like stones dropped to the ground instead of violently thrown. It feels like feet washed with tender care. The good news is alive in the world.
This series will provide fertile ground for conversation and worship, rooting our hearts and lives in the expansive goodness of God. This Lent, may the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. Let the good news ground us. And let that good news inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good."
Join us on Sunday mornings, pick up a devotional to carry you through the weeks of Lent, and plan to make space for Holy Week programming as we seek to receive and share and be good news in a hurting and hope-hungry world,
"The good news is extravagant, untamed, illogical, and persistent. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a mustard seed that flourishes rapidly into a tree to shelter the birds. It smells like expensive perfume poured from an alabaster jar and like crumbling bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like children laughing and like stones dropped to the ground instead of violently thrown. It feels like feet washed with tender care. The good news is alive in the world.
This series will provide fertile ground for conversation and worship, rooting our hearts and lives in the expansive goodness of God. This Lent, may the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. Let the good news ground us. And let that good news inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good."
Join us on Sunday mornings, pick up a devotional to carry you through the weeks of Lent, and plan to make space for Holy Week programming as we seek to receive and share and be good news in a hurting and hope-hungry world,
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Worship at Green Street Church
We have two regular Sunday worship services, at 8:45 & 11am, each with a different feel, both with the same welcome. Read on for more about what to expect in worship at Green Street Church.
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The Early Service (8:45 a.m.)
Our 8:45 a.m. service is a casual, quiet, contemplative service featuring a time of silence, Scripture, preaching, and communion. Sometimes nicknamed "The Introvert Service," this worship opportunity make space for meditation and contemplation in an early morning timeslot and offers a weekly opportunity to receive the sacrament of holy communion. Note that we occasionally have only the 11:00 service; check our email newsletter or social media especially around holidays in case of any changes!
11:00 a.m. Worship
Our 11:00 worship service is a celebration of the diversity of the human family, a no-frills service that is thoughtful, personal, and deeply spiritual. Our blended worship style features the musical leadership of some of the best local blues and jazz musicians and includes thought-provoking messages that illumine the many connections between Biblical stories and the social justice issues we face as a society today. We celebrate communion at this service once a month, and 11:00 worship usually runs between an hour and an hour and a half. This worship service is available in-person and online via Facebook or YouTube.
COVID and Masking
As of October 9, 2022, Green Street Church worship and programs are mask optional. To read a summary of our Leadership Council’s conversation and decision, click here.