The Way: Journey To Easter
Lent is a season of reflection, a time to walk intentionally with God and with one another. This Lent at Argyle UMC, we will journey together, letting Scripture guide and shape our lives and faith.
Inspired by biblical stories of journeys and the film The Way, which follows a father walking the Camino de Santiago in honor of his son, we will reflect on what it means to live fully and faithfully.
February 18 | Ash Wednesday | 5:30 PM
The Way Back (Ash Wednesday)
Movie Night: The Way, starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
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Join us next Wednesday as we begin our Lenten journey together with a special viewing of The Way, the story that inspires our Lenten series. Lent is a season of reflection and renewal, and there’s no better way to step into it than gathering as a church family.
Pizza will be served at 5:30 PM ($5 per person), and the movie will begin at 6:00 PM. At 6:00, children in Kindergarten through 5th grade will head to their own space for a fun kids movie. We will come back together at 8:00 PM to receive ashes and mark the beginning of this meaningful season.
Childcare is available for preschool and younger with advance reservation using the link provided. You can also purchase pizza below.
We can’t wait to begin this journey with you!
February 22 I Pastor Jen I 8:45 + 11:00 AM
The Wandering Way: Psalm 1:1-6; Luke 4:1-2
After Jesus’ baptism, he went on a pilgrimage into the wilderness. A common practice among spiritual leaders of his day, this was a time to dig deep into the humanity of his soul. Along the way, he encounters what we all encounter along the paths of life: temptations to stray from the path that God has intended for us. But “all who wander are not lost,” for it is in the wandering that we find our true selves.
March 1 | Pastor Dale | 8:45 + 11:00 AM
The High Way: Psalm 27:23-34; Isaiah 55:1-9
We are taught that everything costs. But our ways are not God’s ways. We are all invited, without price, to the abundance of God’s grace. This is the higher way that we are invited to embody for the sake of the world. The “rich food” that we are invited to partake is the richness of life when all have enough not simply to survive, but to thrive. Hospitality is the way–even though we do not agree on everything, we are still one family at one table.
March 8 I Pastor Dale I 8:45 + 11:00 AM
The Way Around: Psalm 32:1-11; Luke 13: 31-34
We are not always understood. Jesus found this out, just like so many of us. Close family, friends, and neighbors may cling to an idea of who we are and cannot imagine we have grown beyond that identity. And likewise, we may do the same to them. We are called to move ahead and do what we feel called to, claiming who we know we are, taking the way around what others think we ought to do and be. And we offer the same steadfast love and encouragement to others.
March 15 I Pastor Dale I 8:45 + 11:00 AM
The Way Home: Psalm 25:4-10; Luke 15:11b-32
No matter what we call “home” in this physical world, we yearn for a spiritual home within that offers serenity, acceptance, and belonging without question. The extravagant acceptance of the father for the son in Jesus’ parable of the wandering son is difficult for us to believe sometimes–that no matter what we have done, who we are, how far we are from what we want to become, we are welcomed home by the Loving Parent.
March 22 I Pastor Dale I 8:45 + 11:00 AM
The Free Way: Psalm 18:1-33; Isaiah 43:16-19; Philippians 3:12-14
New paths are possible through freedom in Christ. And these ways can be made plain before us if we have eyes to see. Yes, we will strain against adversity–such is life. But new paths are always possible. New horizons are ours through relationship with God and with each other. There will be both stumbling blocks and stepping stones along the way. But God is our rock and our redeemer–God is with us in our every step.
March 29 I Pastor Jen I 10:00 AM | Palm Sunday
The Other Way: Psalm 37:1-9; Luke 19:28-40
This moment on the road for Jesus feels both like the end and the beginning. Such are so many moments of our lives. A pilgrimage may reach its destination, but the hope, the wisdom, the lessons learned along the way have offered a new starting point for us. What have we learned and what transformation–what “other way”–are we called to in the name of right relationship in our lives?
Join us for Palm Sunday on March 29th at 10:00 AM at Argyle UMC as we begin Holy Week together in one combined worship service. Following worship, we’ll gather for a churchwide lunch and a children’s egg hunt. Lunch is available for purchase through the RSVP link below for $10 and includes a barbecue sandwich, chips, and a cookie. Come celebrate and stay for the fun!
April 2 I 6:30 PM | Maundy Thursday
The Loving Way: Stations of the Cross
Join us for Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 6:30 PM at Argyle UMC for a meaningful, interactive worship experience. Beginning at 6:30 PM, you’ll move in small groups through a guided, reflective journey that walks through the final night of Jesus’ life—inviting prayer, reflection, and response along the way. The last group will begin at 7:30 PM, so you may arrive anytime during that window. Come and prepare your heart for the hope of Easter.
April 3 I 6:30 PM | Good Friday
Seven Final Words of Jesus
This is the moment when Jesus travels the most difficult part of the human path: suffering.
Whatever suffering we have experienced along our own life journeys, Jesus knows that pain. He walks it fully — not from a distance, but from within it.
And in the midst of violence, betrayal, and death, Jesus makes a surprising turn. He invites his disciples — and us — to embrace the most powerful choice we can make in navigating our lives: love, no matter what.
Join us for a reflective Good Friday service as we remember the depth of Christ’s love and the cost of that love on the cross.
April 5 I Pastor Dale I 7:00 + 8:45 + 11:00 AM | Easter Sunday
Make Your Way: Psalm 77; Matthew 28:1-10
The morning comes… and grief turns to fear, then astonishment, and finally joy.
The message is clear: Jesus is not dead.
On that first Easter morning, the women were given instructions to make their way to Galilee, where the risen Christ would meet the disciples. And so, we make our way as well — to encounter the risen Christ on the shores where the disciples were first called, and where we are called once again to be Christ’s risen Body, moving from death into renewed life, renewed journeys, and hope forevermore.
Join us as we celebrate the resurrection and the promise that the story is not over.
Service Times
7:00 AM – Sunrise Service, led by our youth worship band, SMAC ATTACK
8:45 AM – Traditional Worship
11:00 AM – Modern Worship
Come and meet the risen Christ. The morning has come.
Sunday is just the beginning
Check out these resources to carry the message into your week.
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
by Shane Claiborne, Enuma Okoro, & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
The Treasure Principle
by Randy Alcorn