Lent, Holy Week & Easter 2025 at First Church San Diego
02.22.25 | Articles, News
Celebrate Lent, Holy Week, and Easter at First Church San Diego in Mission Valley
The 40 days prior to Easter Sunday is known as Lent – a time of self-reflection that traditional has required us to abstain from certain activities while taking on others. But this season of Lent, First United Methodist Church of San Diego is inviting you to use the time to do something a little different by considering your story of faith, a story that you write every moment of every day. Is it the story you want to write?
Join us in this journey of exploration throughout March and April.
Pre-Lenten Celebration
We kick everything off with a “Shrove Sunday” (yes, we made that up) Pancake Breakfast.
Shrove Sunday Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, Mar. 2 | 7:30-8:45 AM & 10:15-11 AM
Hosted by the FUMCSD Youth, this is a fundraiser for their Sierra Service Project (SSP) trip that takes place this summer. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, and orange juice. Tickets are $15 each.
Experience Special Ash Wednesday & Easter Worship
Join us for worship throughout the season. In our traditional 9 AM worship service and special seasonal services, we offer you some of the favorite stories of Jesus found in the Bible through our Stories That Save Us sermon series. We’ll lean into the idea that what Jesus did while he walked on the earth can save us, even now, and we seek to find ourselves in these stories.
Ash Wednesday
Wed. Mar. 5 | 12:15 PM | Sanctuary & Online
Prepare your heart and mind for Lent with the imposition of ashes.
Maundy Thursday
Thur. Apr. 17 | 7:30 PM | Sanctuary & Online
Honor the story of Jesus’ devotion with a reflective communion service.
Spiritual Growth
Claim your spiritual life – where you’ve been, where you are, and where you hope to grow – so that your story might be one of undeniable change for the better, for you, your family and friends, for the benefit of your community, and for the hope of the world.
Workbook: Finding Your Stories of Faith
Print & Digital Copies Available
We offer a book full of prompts for you to consider the story of faith that is yours. Join us in person for Ash Wednesday for a print version or download a digital copy to follow.
Book Study: Wholehearted Faith
Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans
Join the pastors in reading stories of a woman as she wrestles with faith. Everyone will read individually and then join in conversation through an in-person or online gathering.
Community Gathering
Sun. Apr. 13 | 12:15 PM | Potluck & Watch Party
Join us as we reflect on our Lenten journey, viewing inspirations shared from Finding Your Stories of Faith and hearing our pastors’ conversation about Wholehearted Faith. Online gathering will also be available – check back for details as we move through March!.
More About FUMCSD
Want to learn more about our church? We invite you to visit our I’m New and About Us pages to learn more about our ministries, programming, and what we believe.
