Easter lilies are beautiful, but a growing number of people are allergic to their fragrance and pollen, making it hard for them to attend Easter worship—and making it difficult for us to distribute the lilies to shut-ins since many nursing homes will no longer accept them. As part of our Inside/Out focus on removing obstacles for people coming to church, this Easter we will be using a mix of live tulips supplemented with some artificial Easter lilies.

So if you know of any people who haven’t been able to attend church on Easter because of Easter lilies, please invite them to our service! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to share them with elder John West, chair of the Worship Committee, jwest@fpctacoma.org.

For those who wanted the slides from Pastor Eric’s presentations during the first two weeks of The New Normal class, here they are as downloadable pdf documents! The class continues on Sunday @ 9:15 am in South Chapel.

 

 

Join us TONIGHT Wednesday, March 9 from 6:00-7:00 pm for our monthly Wednesday night potluck. Spend an evening sharing stories and fellowship with others in our church. Please bring either soup, salad, entree or dessert to share as well as beverages for your own family. We will supply tables, plates, and cutlery. Because of allergies within our church, please don’t bring anything with nuts and label anything that contains gluten. For more information, contact Richard Shepard.

Join us on Wednesday, March 9 from 6:00-7:00 pm for our monthly Wednesday night potluck. Spend an evening sharing stories and fellowship with others in our church. Please bring either soup, salad, entree or dessert to share as well as beverages for your own family. We will supply tables, plates, and cutlery. Because of allergies within our church, please don’t bring anything with nuts and label anything that contains gluten. For more information, contact Richard Shepard.

 

 

Interested in becoming a Member/Covenant Partner? Do you have questions about what it means to be a Presbyterian? Get your questions answered at the Inquirers Class on March 12. Light lunch will be served. Childcare available upon request. Please RSVP by calling the church office at 253-272-3286. For questions, contact Pastor Becci Curtis-Lillie, bcurtis@fpctacoma.org.

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Join us Wednesday, March 9 from 6:00-7:00 pm for our monthly Wednesday night potluck! Spend an evening sharing stories and fellowship with others in our church. Please bring either soup, salad, entree or dessert to share as well as beverages for your own family. We will supply tables, plates, and cutlery. Because of allergies within our church, please don’t bring anything with nuts and label anything that contains gluten. For more information, contact Richard Shepard.

 

Remember your loved ones this Easter with the purchase of an Easter Tulip. The tulips will beautify our Sanctuary and following the Easter service, our Deacons and volunteers will deliver the Tulips to our shut-in members. The cost is $13.00 each. To order, use an envelope in the pew pockets, clearly print the name of your  loved one on the envelope along with your name, enclose cash or check and  place it in the offering plate or take to the church office. Sunday, March 14 is the last day to purchase your tulip and have your loves ones name appear in the bulletin in time for Easter.

Experience the risen Christ during Holy Week, March 20-27, at historic First Presbyterian Church of Tacoma! Whether you have never visited our congregation, or you are an old-timer, we invite you to participate in this year’s events during Easter week that are designed to celebrate the good news of Jesus, how he took the punishment for our sins on himself, and how he brings us peace, purpose, and new life.

 

On Palm Sunday, experience our procession of the palms led by our children during morning worship at 10:30 am, and then attend a spectacular FREE evening concert at 6:00 pm featuring the Mosaic Choir and Orchestra, which will bring together singers and musicians from 25 churches in the Puget Sound area.

 

On Good Friday, come visit our cathedral-like sanctuary from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm for a meaningful time of prayer and reflection led by Lance Kagey and other musicians and readers. Then come back at 7:00 pm for a dramatic Good Friday service featuring music from our Chancel Choir, dramatic readings, special decorations, and the sacrament of Communion.

 

On Easter Sunday, March 27, join us for Easter brunch at 9:00 am, followed by an Easter celebration service at 10:30 am featuring our Chancel Choir, Praise Team, Lindsey Bell Choir, pipe organ, and a 19-piece orchestra. This year we will be having an allergy-friendly Easter service without live Easter lilies. Instead, we will be using live tulips supplemented by artificial lilies.

 

For more information, e-mail us or call us at 253-272-3286. We are located at 20 Tacoma Ave. S., on the corner of Tacoma Ave and Division.