Eastertide 2026

For the next several weeks, our worship services will explore a theme we’re calling Opened, carrying us from Easter all the way to Pentecost. We kicked this off last Sunday with “Opened to Peace,” standing with those scared disciples behind their locked doors and wondering what it might mean for Christ’s peace to slip in anyway, even when we’re not quite ready.

In the weeks ahead, we’ll keep meeting people in scripture whose lives are opened by the risen Christ and the wild, patient Spirit—hearts opened to recognition on the road, homes opened in shared meals, communities opened to new neighbors, and mouths opened in many languages to share good news. Each Sunday is a chance to practice our own opening too: letting peace find us in fearful places, letting companionship soften our loneliness, and letting courage rise where the world still aches for justice. As we continue this series, you might notice where something in your week feels just a little more spacious, a little more tender or brave than before, and wonder if that might be one more way the Holy One is opening you and opening us together.