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Lent & Easter Worship, Resources and Activities 
2022 Lent Season Dates
Ash Wednesday 2022 is March 2, the first day of Lent.
Palm Sunday 2022 is April 10, celebrating the return of Jesus to Jerusalem 
Maundy Thursday 2022 is April 14, commemorating the Last Supper (Communion/Eucharist)
Good Friday 2022 is April 15, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.
Easter 2022 is April 17, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus.

Topeka CofChrist Ministry Facebook Group

This Facebook group is your "One Stop" source for Community of Christ Online Lent & Easter (Holy Week) Ministry, Worship and Activities. 

In our Facebook Ministry group you will find direct clickable links to: 
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Online events, such as our worship service livestream and other Lenten Season congregation activities.

If you miss our worship service live stream, or if you do not want to join our Topeka CofChrist Ministry Facebook group, you can watch a recording of the service on this website.  Go to the “ONLINE MINISTRY-WORSHIP LIVESTREAM” page of this website for a listing of our recorded worship services.  Click on the service you would like to watch.

Midlands Mission Center
Online worship services, discussion groups and educational events.
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Community of Christ
Online Worship, Prayer for Peace, Live Chat with a Community of Christ Minister, Daily Bread Blog and other online ministries produced by Community of Christ and affiliate groups. 

Check the EVENTS section of our Topeka CofChrist Ministry Facebook group page for links to Lent & Easter (Holy Week) Worship Services and Activities produced by Community of Christ and it’s affiliate organizations.
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​If you are not a member of this private Facebook group and would like to participate in these activities, please request to join this group through your Facebook account. 
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What is Lent?
​For years Christians have pondered the coming of Jesus’ passion and resurrection. The forty days of Lent have served as reminders of Noah’s forty days on the water, of the Israelites’ forty years of wandering in the wilderness, and of Jesus’ forty days of fasting and temptation in the wilderness. 
Lent has been a time to consider the ways in which we separate ourselves from God and from one another. You are invited, in the name of Christ, to observe a holy Lent by self-examination, by prayer, by study, and by meditating on God’s word.
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Project Zion Podcast Episode 61: Common Grounds - Lent
PZP 61: Lent
Join Carla Long and guests Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith, as they talk about the Season of Lent, what it means, why it’s important, and a few different ideas of how we can be living it. 
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Project Zion Podcast Episode 351: Coffee Buzz - Lent
PZP 351: Lent
Community of Christ President Scott Murphy shares his reflections on Lent. This season has become important and transformative for President Murphy and he shares his best ideas on how we too can be transformed by focusing on Jesus’ time in the desert. 
What is Ash Wednesday?
​The Lenten season begins with Ash Wednesday, an ancient holy day in the Christian calendar. In scripture, ashes signify grief, sin, and human mortality as well as joy, forgiveness, and victory over death. Christians often wear a smudge of ashes on the first day of Lent to symbolize repentance.

What is Palm Sunday?
PZP 68: Palm Sunday
In this Project Zion Podcast, join Karin Peter as she talks with Christian Skoorsmith about Palm Sunday and its significance in the liturgical calendar.
Maundy Thursday
PZP 69: Maundy Thursday
In this Project Zion Podcast, join Karin Peter as she talks with Pam Cress in this Common Grounds episode about the significance of Maundy Thursday in the liturgical calendar.
Good Friday through Easter
PZP 70: Good Friday-Easter
In this Project Zion Podcast, join Karin Peter as she speaks with Judy and Dale Luffman for this Common Grounds episode continuing through the liturgical calendar with Good Friday through Easter.
The Promise of Resurrection
PZP ES 61: Resurrection
What insights can be gained when the worry and concern Mary Magdalene experienced over her friend Jesus become a reality of our own? In this Project Zion Podcast episode of Coffee Connect, Linda Booth shares a personal story of Easter.
The Center for Living Water
Each week this original song, “From No Way” will be shared as a contemplative practice, followed by a weekly question for continued reflection on the Lenten journey. As a participant in this video, you are adding your voice to our growing community who “seeks a way out of no way.” This song was co-written by Daniel Harmon and Jenny Jackson, and will be a primary guide for Lent.
Visit The Center for Living Water for additional information about this ministry.
Center for Living Water LENT
From Dust: An Ash Wednesday Experience
Community of Christ Congregation Easter Worship Service Live Streams
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Click on picture for Topeka Community of Christ Easter Worship Service livestream.
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Many who found the “Light of Christ” have lost their way because they placed their faith in church doctrine or a religious leader and not Jesus Christ. Maybe it is time for you to consider something different?
Community of Christ will help you grow spiritually, discover your purpose, and equip you to be part of Christ’s mission of compassion, justice, and peace. 

We do not proselytize anyone in an effort to change their faith. We do, however, invite all who are seeking to, come and see what God can do in their lives.  We invite you to experience the peace and meaning that fellowship in Community of Christ can bring to your life.  
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Topeka Community of Christ

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