We are a welcoming, inclusive, multiracial, multilingual, and accessible to all spiritual community.
Our Community’s Inclusiveness Covenant
We are a Christian community of faith, committed to welcoming and affirming all people as children of God. We believe that God calls us to celebrate each person’s uniqueness. In our life together we respect the integrity of each person’s identity, life and culture. We publicly and enthusiastically welcome and affirm people of every age, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, economic status, and family structure into the full membership, leadership, ministry and sacramental life of our congregation. We covenant to reach out and support each other in our celebrations, sorrows, spiritual growth and personal ministries, calling forth the gifts of God in each of us. We pray that, guided by the Holy Spirit, we may grow in knowledge, vigilance and sensitivity to become ever more fully the inclusive community of faith that God is calling us to be.
Our Mission is to grow disciples of Jesus by building an inclusive community of faith committed to making a difference in the world.
We invite you to worship, explore, question, doubt, reflect and grow with us.
ANNOUNCEMENT: We offer Hybrid Sunday Worship. You may join us in-person or via Zoom. If you would like a Zoom link, please email office@pslucc.org or call the church office at (716) 885-9443 by noon on the Saturday before. [Learn more about our services.]
PSL Lenten Journey 2024: Following, Abiding, and Witnessing to Divine Love
We will be journeying with Jesus through his life and ministry, learning and remembering what it means to embody Divine love, abide in divine love, and be a witness to that love. We will be witnessing, listening, growing, and healing, to plant seeds for resurrection and new life for us, our neighbors, and our world.
Ash Wednesday Service and Imposition of Ashes:
On Ash Wednesday, PSL’s sanctuary will be open from 12-6pm.
From 12pm-1pm, there will be a directed contemplative service journeying through prayer stations that will include Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes.
From 1-6pm, receive the Imposition of Ashes and engage a self-directed journey through the prayer stations.
Mid-Week Lenten Book Study—Wed 2/21, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, and 3/20. From 7pm-830pm via zoom (link will be sent the week of the first session)
“BELONGING” – 5 Keys to Unlock Your Potential as a Disciple” by Karoline M. Lewis
What does it look like for you to belong to Jesus Christ? This book will help you understand and live out Christian discipleship in a way that is most deeply authentic for yourself. Karoline Lewis structures it around the story of the Samaritan woman and guides the reader to discover deep connection with biblical characters who lead to self-discovery. Questions for reflection throughout the book evoke deep insights about self, theology, and discipleship.
LOOKING AHEAD….
HOLY WEEK:
3/24 Palm Sunday 10am : From the Hosannas to the Heartache – Finding the Middle Ground Remembering the Story – Journeying with Jesus. The service begins by remembering Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, moves through the events of Holy Week, and ends with the Stripping of the Altar, symbolizing Jesus being stripped of everything as he is hung on the cross.
3/28 Maundy Thursday Service – A Service of Light into Darkness at 7pm
A service of Light and Darkness. The service will include prayers, music, Holy Communion, and the engagement of other elements in ritual as we Remember Jesus’ Passover meal with his disciples.
3/29 Good Friday – 2 Services
Good Friday Pilgrimage – 11am to 12pm We will go on an intentional site that represents a community impacted by systemic injustice in our world today to offer our love and solidarity. We will have a brief service at the site that will include prayer, songs, sacred readings, silence, and ritual, and then come back to PSL to break bread together and reflect on the experience. More information about this will be shared in the coming weeks.
Break Bread and Pray at Noon – 12-1pm Join us for lunch and then walk through prayer stations in the sanctuary.
Easter Service 3/31 10am – Celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection and the Hope that his resurrection offers to the world.