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Opportunities February 2026

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Educational Opportunities 

  • Sunday School for all ages at 9 AM in the children’s chapel and educational wing
  • Pastor’s Sunday School class on We Believe (February 8 and February 15)
  • Pastor’s Sunday School class on The Grace of Les Miserables (February 23)
  • Pastor’s Bible Study on The Way (starting Monday, February 8)

Fellowship Opportunities

  • Sports Sunday After Service Potluck/Tailgate on February 1
  • Fellowship After Worship on February 8

Small Group Opportunities

  • Prayer Shawl Group on Tuesdays at 1 PM in the educational wing
  • Choir practice on Wednesdays at 6 PM in the Sanctuary

Worship Opportunities

  • Ash Wednesday service at Chambers Hill UMC at 6:30 PM on February 18

The Way (Pastor’s Bible Study)

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Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Matthew 7: 13-14 (NRSV)

This February and March, Pastor Andrew’s Bible study will study the Way of Jesus through the lens of Season 3 of the Chosen. Before each class, participants are encouraged to watch an episode of The Chosen from season three. During the class we will read related scripture passages and discuss the scripture passages in relation to that week’s episode of The Chosen.

Classes will meet on Monday evenings in February and March from 7 PM to 8 PM. Below is a list of ways to stream The Chosen, a schedule, and Zoom information. The class will be on Zoom only. Please reach out to Pastor Andrew if you have any questions  or need help with streaming the episodes. Contact the church office for Zoom information.

Steaming Options

  • The Chosen website (https://watch.thechosen.tv/page/season-3
  • BYU TV (https://www.byutv.org/the-chosen/episodes/season-3)
  • Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/The-Chosen-Season-3/dp/B0C9R5KX64)

Schedule and Tenative Scripture Lessons

  • February 9-Episode One: Homecoming” [Matt. 5: 21-26; 38-42; 6: 7-15; Psalm 103: 10-14; Col. 3: 12-17]
  • February 16-Episode Two: Two by Two [Matt 28: 16-20, Mark 6: 7-13]
  • February 23-Episode Three: Physician, Heal Yourself [Luke 4: 16-30]
  • March 2-Episode Four: Clean, Part 1 [Matt 7: 7-11; 11: 2-6]
  • March 9-Episode Five: Clean, Part 2 [ Matt 6: 19-21; 9: 14-17; 11: 25-30]
  • March 16-Episode Six: Intensify in Tent City [Matt. 7: 7-11; 11: 2-6]
  • March 23-Episode Seven: Ears to Hear [Matt 6: 32-37, Luke 6: 27-36; 14: 16-23, Matt: 25: 35-40]
  • March 30-Episode Eight: Sustenance [Matt 7: 14-20; 6: 25-34]
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Worship and Sunday School Canceled (January 25, 2026)

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Worship and Sunday School classes are canceled for Sunday, January 25, 2026 due to the impending snow storm. With Pastor Andrew being away, we were not able to offer an online worship experience. We do have some online options for Sunday:

The Grace of Les Misérables (Pastor’s Lenten Sunday School Class 2026)

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This Lent ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.

“Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve tackled the 1,400-page 19thcentury novel, witnessed the Broadway musical (and memorized its soundtrack), or seen the several screen adaptations of it, you already know the power of its story.

In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. As these imperfect and relatable characters interact, we can see how these ideals work together (perhaps even in spite of each other) out in the world.

In keeping with his previous works, Matt Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.” [1]

Join Pastor Andrew as his Sunday School class reads and discusses Matt Rawle’s The Grace of Les Misérables. Participants should pick up a copy The Grace of Les Misérables. If you would like the church to order a copy of the book for you, please contact the church office. The cost of the book is $12.50. If the cost of the book will be a problem, please talk to Pastor Andrew. If you would like to order through the church, please let the church office know by Sunday, February 1.

Schedule

  • February 22-Chapter 1: Grace Well Received: the story of Jean Valjean
  • March 1-Chapter 2: When Grace and Justice Collide: the story of Javert
  • March 8-Chapter 3: The Poor Are Always with You: the story of Fantine
  • March 15-Chapter 4: The Gift of Love: the story of Marius and Cosette
  • March 22-Chapter 5: Building the Barricade: the story of Les Amis
  • March 29-Chapter 6: The Blessed Garden: a hopeful vision

[1] From book’s promotional materials