Events for December 24 - November 16

3rd Sunday in Advent Today's service has been DELAYED ONE HOUR and will begin at 10:30 am — We Make a Place for Everyone! Living In the Now and the Not Yet In this season of Advent we stand in the discomforting quiet of waiting for the salvation of the Lord while simultaneously seeing that [...]

Christmas Pageant As we look ahead to the coming Christmas season, our hearts turn to the angel’s proclamation in Luke 2:11: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” These words, filled with joy, hope, and promise, remind us why we gather each year [...]

Annual Christmas Party on December 14 You’re invited to celebrate the joy of the season at our PHLC Annual Christmas Party, hosted by the Fellowship Team, immediately following worship on Sunday, December 14! This cherished yearly gathering is one of the highlights of our Advent season—a time to pause from the busyness of December and [...]

Blue Christmas Service In the midst of a season filled with bright lights, joyful music, and festive gatherings, many individuals carry quiet burdens of grief, worry, or weariness. At PHLC, our Blue Christmas Service offers a gentle, hope-filled space for anyone who finds the holidays difficult. Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved [...]

4th Sunday in Advent Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! A Meaning-Making Name Names are powerful makers of meaning both in the scriptures and in our lives. Consider how much we associate people with their names. A name is merely a word, a sound, yet it can [...]

Christmas Eve Special music begins at 5 pm followed by worship at 5:30 pm  Join us — We Make a Place for Everyone! Glory Enough for Everyone To maintain the machinery of empire, people must be counted; not to be valued as individuals, but to assess tribute. It is the census. Lists of family members, [...]

1st Sunday of Christmas - A service of readings and carols! Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Joy and Sorrow at Christmas The joy-filled carols of Christmas still seem to echo in the nave as the assembly gathers for worship. There is praise of God in the [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Reflecting the Grace of God In sharp contrast to the image of Jacob, who wrestles with an angel and prevails, in today’s first reading the Lord redeems Jacob from hands too strong for him. Jacob does not always prevail. We too [...]

Meditation Group This group’s first session will be held on January 6 at 7:00 pm, and all are welcome to join us—whether you are brand new to meditation or have some experience already. This gathering is an invitation to slow down, breathe, and create space for reflection in the midst of busy and often demanding [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! The Power of a God Who Is Humble From the time Jesus first presented himself for baptism by John until today, Christians have puzzled over why Jesus had to be baptized. The act of baptism was understood to be an act [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! Seeing and Telling Who Jesus Is The time after Epiphany is the church’s time to invite us to come and see who this one born in a manger will be, and to discover what this one born to a young woman [...]

Join us at 9:30 am on Sundays — We Make a Place for Everyone! A New Way to Follow Nations wage war, gangs battle each other, families quarrel, communities of faith divide. We hear others say and even hear ourselves saying, “There is no other way.” In Jesus, the light of Gods kingdom draws near [...]