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Good Friday
We’re also very excited to invite you a combined worship gathering with our sisters and brothers in Christ at Faith City Church in East St. Paul (781 7th Street East) for Good Friday. There will be a worship service as well as a contemplative Visio Divina experience of “Graffiti Stations of the Cross” by Pastor T. C. Join with other disciples as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus @7:00pm
Holy Week 2022
The season of Lent prepares us for the climax of the Christian Calendar: Holy Week. This week is the center or Jesus-disciples’ year because on this week we commemorate and participate in the climatic week of Jesus’s earthly life and ministry. During Holy Week, we walk in the footsteps of Jesus from the time he entered Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) to the Passover meal he shared with his disciples (Maundy Thursday) to his trial, condemnation, and crucifixion (Good Friday) to his…
40-Day Journey with Howard Thurman
Join us this Lenten season for a special teaching series following along with the book 40-Day Journey with Howard Thurman, led by Pastor Osheta. Thurman is a profoundly significant figure in American Christian thought, influencing millions, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His work is a powerful combination of contemplative spirituality and social justice. You can follow along in the book, which can be found at BookShop.org and ChristianBook.com.
Ash Wednesday
Lent is the 40-day season of reflection and preparation for Holy Week, when we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. It is a time of repentance, of considering Christ’s sufferings and rethinking how we are called to take up our own crosses. During this time many Christians fast, which means to abstain from food or some other pleasure. Some Christians integrate something new into their lives like visiting the sick, the imprisoned, a new prayer practice, and…
Omicron Pivot
Like all of you, the Leadership Team (LT) and Pastoral Team (PT) of Roots are beyond weary of this pandemic and can’t wait until the day when we can gather together in person without COVID-19 looming over us. However, we also can’t in good conscience put any of you, our church family, at additional and unnecessary risk. The Omicron variant appears to be spreading rapidly and seems to be far more easily contracted than previous strains. The case numbers here…