2024 LENT RESOURCEs & EVENTS

Lent originated in the early centuries of church history as a time of preparation for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Holy Saturday, the Saturday before Easter. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week, which includes both Maundy Thursday (commemorating the institution of the Lord's Supper) and Good Friday (commemorating the crucifixion of our Lord).


Reminiscent of Israel’s forty years in the wilderness and Jesus’ forty days of fasting in the wilderness, the Lenten season, not counting Sundays, lasts forty days. Sundays are not included because the Lord’s Day, according to church tradition, is never a fast day but always a feast day, a celebration of the resurrection.


This year we have created a number of free lenten resources for you to use & we have planned a number of lenten services.  Our hope with all these is that they help you more fully engage this Lenten season & that they take you to a deeper understanding, appreciation, & experience of the story of God.


Scroll down to download any of our free lenten resources & to see all our lenten services.

  • ASH WEDNESDAY - THE BEGINNING OF LENT - FEBRUARY 14, 2024

    Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten season.  It is often accompanied with the marking of ashes on ones forehead.  This year we have 2 ways you can choose to participate in this service.  

    1. We will have an in person open drop in contemplative service available from 6-9am and again from 6-9pm.  Stay for 10 minutes or for the entire time...whatever works best for you.  This will be a self directed space with a printed guide for you to use & there will be calm contemplative music along with thought provoking images looped throughout the time. Members of our Elder Board will be ready to mark you with the ashes when you are ready.  
    2. We also will be having an online reflective service you can engage with at any time during the day.  The best way to engage with this service is to first watch this short video clip for an idea on how you can do your own ashes at home & then download & print this Ash Wednesday Guide to have with you while engaging the service.  The service begins with a few moments of silence & directions, it then opens with a video prayer, followed by an image slideshow with music for you to engage with while using the Ash Wednesday Guide, & it ends with a video prayer.  We hope you enjoy it.  When you are ready to begin the service CLICK HERE. 

  • Palm Sunday - MARCH 24, 2024

    Come join us for our Palm Sunday service at 10am on March 24th.  At it we will be remembering this important day in the church calendar including a hosanna chorus.   It is sure to be a great service full of fantastic worship, prayer, communion, challenging teaching for all ages, & time to connect with others over coffee & refreshments.  

  • Good Friday - MARCH 29, 2024

    Join us for our Good Friday Service at 7pm on Friday March 29th.  This is a very interactive, creative service touching on many themes that mark this important day in the church calendar.  It's very different from our regular services & you won't want to miss it.  So, mark your calendar now & invite someone to come along with you!  


    NOTE:  If you can't join us in person we do have an ONLINE Good Friday service you can participate in from the comfort of your own home.  Simply CLICK HERE & follow the directions

  • Easter Sunday SERVICES - March 31, 2024

    This year we will be having two Easter Celebration Services and IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTY!  Good food, great people, fantastic worship and prayer, communion, fun and engaging teaching times for kids birth through high school, and more. Start inviting your friends, family members, neighbors, & co-workers to join us.  We can't wait to celebrate with you!

    • 6:30am - Easter Sunrise Service @ Magnuson Park near the boat launch
    • 8am - Pancake Breakfast @ OneLife Community Church
    • 9am - Easter Celebration Service @ OneLife Community Church
    • 11:15am - Easter Celebration Service @ OneLife Community Church

    Invite your friends, family, coworkers, & neighbors to join us - we can't wait to celebrate with you!

  • A LENTEN JOURNEY THROUGH THE PSALSMS - "THE LORD IS _________"

    We are excited for our Lenten sermon series entitled “THE LORD IS ____________”  


    This year our Lenten Sermon Series will be a journey of learning & application as we engage the Psalms.


    Each week we will engage a different Psalm that finishes the sentence “The Lord is _______" & what it means for each of us as followers of Jesus, and as the church in our particular place in the world.  

    • The Lord is my rock - Psalm 31
    • The Lord is my shepherd - Psalm 23
    • The Lord is my portion & my cup - Psalm 16
    • The Lord is my strength & my shield - Psalm 28
    • The Lord is near - Psalm 145
    • The Lord is my helper - Psalm 118
    • The Lord is my light & my salvation - Psalm 27

    We hope you’ll join us on this journey!  


    CLICK HERE TO LISTEN & DOWNLOAD TEACHINGS FROM THIS SERIES

  • LECTIO DIVINA THROUGH THE PSALMS

    As a way of connecting & learning more from our Lenten Sermon Series, each week, together as a church family, we will engage a different Psalm with a truth that we can all hold on to as we make this journey of life together.  “The Lord Is ________” will come to be more personal to us as we reflect on its meaning for Jesus as well as its meaning for us as individuals within this church family that is OneLife Community Church.  Think of these as songs we sing as a way to help us keep going in the ups & downs of day-to-day life as we live out our faith.  May we all find ourselves more aware & grateful for the faithful presence of always God with us on this journey.


    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • LENTEN DEVOTIONAL FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES

    To help us in our pursuit of growing in our walk with Jesus, we’ve created this resource that’s full of unique and encouraging ways to fast, pray, and reflect as individuals & as a family/community/group on the meaning of Easter, Jesus, and your lives. 


    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • LENT DAILY SCRIPTURE READER

    This tool is simply designed to get you into the practice of reading your Bible every day during lent.  The suggested texts for the day are all short & sweet & focused on the themes of this season.   


    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • Lent PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY

    Looking for some music themed around the Lenten season?  Our Worship Director, Brian Lake has created a Lenten music playlist for you.  It's really great!


    TO LISTEN TO IT CLICK HERE