Sunday March 24, 2019
The Third Sunday in Lent
Worship Services at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.

"Proper Care"
"The gardener replied, 'Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
​If it bears fruit next year, well and good, but if not, you can cut it down.'"
​Luke 13:1-9 & Isaiah 55:1-9 (see also  Psalm 63:1-7)

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Spring Sunday Services
at 8:15 & 10:00  a.m.
The Lord's Supper is Served:
Every Week at 8:15  and on Easter Sunday April 21st

Way Beyond the Lectionary

Recorded Sermon Videos

Fat Sundays at KCPC

From Lent...
to Palm Sunday...
and into Holy Week:

The Challenging Journey of Faith

Photo by Missy Owen, February 10, 2016

As February drags on through the dreary days of winter, so begins Lent.  Ash Wednesday on March 6th marks the beginning of this important liturgical season, which guides and directs us toward Holy Week (April 14-20).  The overarching theme of this season can be found in Christ's journey to his sacrificial cross.   Lent covers the final six weeks of Jesus' earthly ministry before his trail and crucifixion.  As we know, this is a tumultuous time.  The formation of the disciples' faith must rapidly coalesce during this final stage in his ministry. 

Jesus faces his biggest hurdles as the forces of destruction are determined to eliminate him.  He will eventually triumph, but not before living through the humiliation of his trail, and the agony of the cross.  The roller coaster high of Palm Sunday (April 14th) does not help in the experience.  While we see Jesus face many challenges prior to his Triumphal Entry into the Jerusalem, none are as difficult as Holy Week.  The importance of Maundy Thursday (April 18th) and Good Friday (April 19th), can be found in how these two events force us to experience, if even in the smallest ways, part of the sacrifice Jesus took on in order to grant us the gift of salvation and forgiveness of our sins. Pray yourself through Lent and Holy Week, asking the Lord to help you know, if even in the smallest way, the hardship, the pain and the suffering, Jesus endured for you.

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Join us for Worship at KCPC Every Sunday.  We offer two services.

8:15 a.m. The Weekly Lord's Supper Service

Begun in 2006, this casual and informal service provides an alternative to the 10:00 Service.  Our motto is "Come in Jeans at 8:15," and we mean it. Have something planned which takes up most of the day but don't want to miss worship?  Our 8:15 service could solve that challenge.  The service is always complete by 9:00 a.m., leaving the bulk of the morning and the remainder of the day to complete a project, go for a hike, hit the ski slopes, take in a round of golf, go fishing, etc.!  The possibilities are limitless.
    The highlight of the service is the Lord's Supper which is observed every Sunday.  We gather as a group in front of the communion table to receive this sacrament from our Lord.  We also hear the Word of God proclaimed, share in prayer, praise, scripture reading, and sing two hymns.  Occasionally guest musicians provide special selections. 

The 8:15 service is not held on "Fat Sunday," the Sunday after Christmas Eve, and other times as announced.

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10:00 a.m. The Traditional Plus* Service

The 10:00 is a more formal service with the traditional elements of hymn singing, unison readings and prayers, scripture readings, and the Lord's Supper is observed generally on the first Sunday of each month.  Our adult chancel choir sings most Sundays September through June.
    * "Plus"  speaks to the fact that on occasion we are not adverse to shaping our worship in some form other than the traditional way.  Several times a year the service might have a more "contemporary" feel, drama might be utilized, or there will be more youth leadership.
    Speaking of children, they are an integral part of this hour.  They begin in worship, then the Pre. K through 5th grade come forward for a "Time with the Children." Afterward, they and Middle School students are dismissed to Sunday School.
   
    It is during this hour that our Hand Bell Choir often provides additional musical leadership within the service. 

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Special Worship Opportunities in 2019:
Fat Sunday: A Unique KCPC Tradition started in 2013, The Sanctuary, March 3 at 10:00 a.m.
Ash Wednesday: An Ecumenical Service at Our Lady of Fatama on March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
​Palm Sunday: The Sanctuary, April 14 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
Maundy Thursday Communion and Renewal of Baptismal Vows: The Sanctuary, April 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday: An Ecumenical Service at Saint Andrews, April 19 at 12:00 noon
Easter Morning: The Sanctuary, April 21 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
Yard Sale Sunday: The Sanctuary, May 26 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
The Day of Pentecost:  The Sanctuary, June 9 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
National Sunday: The Sanctuary, July 7 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
Service of Remembrance: TBA
World Communion Sunday: The Sanctuary, October 6 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
All Saints' Sunday: The Sanctuary, November 3 at 8:15 & 10:00 a.m.
Lessons & Carols: An Ecumenical Service at First Baptist,  December 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Children's Christmas Pageant: The Sanctuary, December 22 at 10:00 a.m.
Christmas Eve Services: The Sanctuary, Tuesday December 24 at 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.
The Twelve Days of Christmas Service: The Sanctuary, December 29 at 10:00 a.m. (no 8:15 Service)