YOUR LENT JOURNEY STARTS HERE! 

WE'RE EXCITED TO BEGIN THE LENTEN SEASON WITH YOU! IF YOU'VE NEVER PRACTICED LENT BEFORE, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED. SCROLL THROUGH OUR LENT PAGE FOR VIDEOS, RESOURCES, AND DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY.

ASH WEDNESDAY IS ON FEB. 14TH 

ASH WEDNESDAY IS THE START TO THE LENTEN SEASON. WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR ASH WEDNESDAY:
- 12PM ASH WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONAL AND ASHES AT SPEAKEASY IN CANAL FULTON
- 6:30PM ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE AT ORCHARD HILL CHURCH

OUR JOURNEY THROUGH LENT AS A CHURCH

LENT IS A SEASON OF 40 DAYS (NOT COUNTING SUNDAYS) IN THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR THAT MOVES US TOWARD OUR REMEMBRANCE OF JESUS' DEATH ON GOOD FRIDAY AND OUR CELEBRATION OF THE RESURRECTION ON EASTER SUNDAY. IT IS TRADITIONALLY A SEASON OF SELF-EXAMINATION, REPENTANCE, AND CONSECRATION - A SEASON WHERE WE ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO SET US APART AND MAKE US MORE LIKE JESUS AS WE CAST OFF THE OLD WAYS OF SIN AND BROKENNESS AND TAKE UP THE WAY OF JESUS. THERE ARE FOUR WAYS WE ARE INTENTIONALLY PRACTICING THIS SEASON TOGETHER AT OHC:

LEARNING JESUS through the Gospel of Matthew

WE WILL BE READING THROUGH AND PREACHING FROM THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW THIS LENT. WE HAVE 3 AVAILABLE RESOURCES YOU CAN USE TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH US:
  • FOLLOW OUR MATTHEW READING PLAN BY GRABBING ONE OF OUR LENT BOOKMARKS AT CHURCH AND FOLLOW THE READING PLAN EACH DAY. WE WILL PREACH FROM THE WEEK'S READING ON SUNDAYS.
  • TAKE A NLT MATTHEW FILAMENT BIBLE JOURNAL ON SUNDAY AND USE IT AS A PLACE TO WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING, WHAT YOU NOTICE, AND WHAT QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AS YOU READ THROUGH MATTHEW. USE THE FILAMENT APP TO UNLOCK ALL THE FREE STUDY FEATURES OF THE JOURNAL.
  • CHECK OUT OUR RIGHTNOW MEDIA LENT LIBRARY THAT CORRELATES WITH THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW AND THE SEASON OF LENT.

PRAYERS FOR THE LOST

WE ARE PRAYING FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT YET KNOW JESUS DURING THE LENTEN SEASON. THREE WAYS WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRAY EVERY DAY:
  • PRAY FOR PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO DO NOT YET BELIEVE IN JESUS. 
  • PRAY FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO NOT YET KNOW JESUS, ESPECIALLY AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO CHURCHES OR SCRIPTURE. 
  • PRAY THAT GOD WOULD GROW YOUR HEART FOR THE LOST AND YOUR PASSION FOR THEM TO KNOW CHRIST.

FASTING TOGETHER

FASTING IS ONE OF THE CLASSICAL PRACTICES THAT IS ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH LENT. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF FASTING IS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR HUNGER FOR GOD. HUNGER IS THE STATE OF WANTING OR NEEDING SOMETHING YOU DO NOT HAVE. WHEN WE FAST, WE AWAKEN OUR BODY AND SOUL TO ITS DEEP YEARNING FOR LIFE WITH THE FATHER.

DURING LENT, WE WILL FAST TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAY UNTIL SUNDOWN AS WE ARE ABLE. WE WILL KEEP OUR PRAYER FOCUS IN MIND AS WE SEEK TO HUNGER FOR GOD'S PRESENCE ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS. IF YOU'RE NEW TO FASTING, BE SURE TO WATCH THE QUICK PRIMER VIDEO FROM DREW DOWN BELOW THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND IT BETTER. FOR A DEEPER DIVE INTO FASTING, CHECK OUT THIS RESOURCE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT PRACTICING THE WAY.
THE FASTING PRACTICE

BLESSING BEYOND OURSELVES 

LENT IS A SEASON WHERE WE LOOK BEYOND OURSELVES AND BLESS OUR WORLD WITH WHAT WE SAY, WHAT WE DO, AND WHAT WE HAVE. WHETHER IT IS THROUGH GENEROSITY TO OUR CHURCH, ONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS, A NEIGHBOR IN NEED, OR AN ORGANIZATION YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT - WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SACRIFICIALLY BLESS YOUR WORLD DURING THIS SEASON.

WE WILL ALSO BE FEATURING SOME OF OUR MISSION PARTNERS AND HOW YOUR GENEROSITY PLAYS A PART IN SEEING OUR WORLD EXPERIENCE THE BLESSING OF JESUS. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE | March 29

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON GOOD FRIDAY. THEse STATIONS ARE DESIGNED FOR YOU TO EXPERIENCE INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH YOUR FAMILY, AND WE'VE TAILORED THEM TO SUIT ALL AGES. FEEL FREE TO STOP BY THE CHURCH ANYTIME BETWEEN 12-5:00PM on March 29th FOR THIS MEANINGFUL JOURNEY. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE AT 6PM ON THE SAME EVENING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THIS REFLECTIVE TIME WITH YOU.

JOIN US AT ORCHARD HILL FOR EASTER | MARCH 31

JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF JESUS CHRIST'S RESURRECTION THIS EASTER SUNDAY! THERE WILL BE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING FOR BOTH SERVICES.
MARCH 31ST |9AM & 10:45AM