Dear Friends,

If Holy Week were a cathedral, there would be many entrances. Today we enter through the door of Palm Sunday worship, celebrating and commemorating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of the last week of his life.

We gather today with our friends at All Souls Church at 10am MST to mark a week full of a kaleidoscope of emotions the follow the descent and ascent of Christ's dying and rising. It is theologically and existentially full of the ecstasy and anguish, the peril and promise of our journey with Jesus.

Please note the services and events of this Holy Week by reading more below, including a video introduction to our Good Friday Night Musical Meditation this coming Friday, April 15th, at 7pm MST.

And please JOIN US ONLINE, or in person, today, as we wave palm branches of welcome to the One who shows us the way to life that really is life. We will also celebrate Holy Communion, as we anticipate our Lord's Last Supper this coming Maundy Thursday, April 14th.

I hope to see you in-person or online this morning at 10am MST.

Just me,

Andrew

On Sunday, April 10, at 10am, we will be partnering with All Souls Church for a special joint service to celebrate Palm Sunday! There will be a worship time in the basement for kids ages birth to 5th grade after the children’s blessing. This service will begin our sacred rhythms of Holy Week. While walking alongside the All Souls community, we will journey together through Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and an Easter celebration.

On Thursday, April 14th, at 5:30 pm we'll be gathering to celebrate Maundy Thursday with a shared meal, community reading and conversation in the Fellowship Hall. This will be a beautiful gathering to remember Christ’s last meal with his disciples and the call to us all to “love another”. After a long season of not being able to share meals together, please make it a priority to find your seat at the table, break bread, and simply be together. Invite your friends and family to the table and the story. Please CLICK HERE to RSVP.

After our Maundy Thursday shared meal all are invited to travel upstairs to the Off Broadway Gallery for a very special exhibit event. Worlds Unseen - the Art of Annie Dowdell explores the intimate relationship between the darkness and the light, between life and death, and the mystery and majesty of their interconnectedness. An Artists Reception is open from 6-9pm.

Please join us at 12p.m. on Friday, April 15th, for a Good Friday simple afternoon completive service in the Sanctuary. Together will be reflecting on the human experience of suffering, death, and sacrificial love. After the short service feel free to use the sanctuary for a time of silence and reflection.

On this Friday April 15th, at 7pm, after a two year hiatus, we are grateful to be able to return to this meaningful tradition of a hybrid concert/worship service, where the musicians of Pine Street Church perform an entire album chosen from the “secular” ranks. The experience is framed with narration that considers the music and lyrics through a lens of the story of the season, the Passiontide. This year’s album is Johnny Cash’s “American IV: When the Man Comes Around”. The last album released during his lifetime. The songs on the album are mostly cover songs curated by Johnny to give voice to his innermost spiritual calms and tumults as he approached the end of his life. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family who might not be comfortable attending more traditional church services, and is always a deeply meaningful experience on this most high of holy days.

Christ has Risen!

Please join us on Sunday April 17th at 10am as we celebrate the journey of resurrection. Together with All Souls Church, we will welcome the gift of new life, new beginnings, and new hope. We hope to see you all this Easter for a family inclusive service! And please plan to stay afterward, for refreshments, egg hunt, and hugs. Friends, families, visitors and neighbors are all invited to share food and celebrate together!

How OGHS funds are making a difference for refugees and Internally displaced people.

CLICK HERE to read in interview with International Ministries World Relief Officer, Lisa Rothenberger as she explains how funds are directly helping relief efforts in the war torn country.

Throughout the month of April, your Heart for Missions Team will be inviting you to support the America for Christ offering, one of four denominational offerings which we support annually.

This year’s theme is:

So please, prayerfully consider your gift to the America for Christ offering as we engage in transformational mission to bring God’s love and light into the hearts of people everywhere and to be the hands and feet of Christ wherever there is a need.

Let’s set a goal of $1500 and work to surpass it! CLICK HERE and select "America for Christ" from the drop down options to give online today!

With gratitude for your generosity….

Your Heart for Missions Team

Did you know that giant pyramids used to dot the North American landscape? Their size rivaled those in Egypt and Mexico. I am embarrassed to admit that for most of my adult life, I didn’t know anything about these pyramids nor other massive earthen works created by Native Americans. It simply wasn’t taught in the schools I attended. Maybe you weren’t taught them either.

In this presentation, we will examine the communities that created these marvelous structures, why they created them, and how they were used over the centuries. We will also explore the reasons we know so little about them. 

CLICK HERE to join me virtually this Sunday at 9:00 AM MST, or in person at 11:15 AM MST at Pine Street Church’s salon room located at 1237 Pine Street in Boulder, CO.

30% of all sales to benefit the Off Broadway Preschool of Fine Arts

Oasis, women’s book study group, meets by Zoom on Thursdays at 1:30pm and is currently reading Life, Part Two: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age, by David Chernikoff. New participants are welcome. Please secure your own copy of the book. For questions or to request the Zoom link, contact Mary Beth Mankin, mbmankin545@gmail.com.

The Men's Fellowship Group has a new meeting schedule. Beginning immediately they will meet in person for Breakfast at the Parkway Cafe on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. They will also hold a monthly Zoom gathering at 9:00 a.m.on the third Tuesday of each month. Please contact Bill Mankin for more information on how to join these meetings: mankin@ucar.edu

CLICK HERE to learn about many ways in which you can help

This is a new section of the Pine Street Post intended for that holy experience of laughing. As Mark Twain said,

"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing."

There is nary a time in our lives where at least a little humor couldn't improve our day. Come to this section each week for a little laughter that will come in various forms.

Showing hospitality takes a team. And we need a few more players on our hospitality team for Sunday mornings! Can you help?

We're looking to fill out our online signup form for being a greeter on Sunday mornings. It's both easy and important! And even more so, FUN!

Check it out, and register today, HERE. There's a church directory, updates from the PSC Leadership Council and much more. Email admin@pinestreetchurch.net if you have any trouble registering and gaining access.