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  • Home
  • Worship
    • What to Expect
    • Choirs
  • Connect
    • Children's Ministries >
      • Vacation Bible School
    • Youth Ministries
    • Confirmation
    • Concert Series
    • Friends of Music
    • 2026 Women/Non-Binary Retreat
    • Men's Retreat 2026
  • About
    • Courtyard Project
    • FCCPA Features
    • Denomination
    • History & Governance
    • Our Newsletter
    • Calendar of Events
    • Staff
  • Serve
    • FCCPA Serves
    • Outreach Ministries
    • Community Grants Committee
    • Heart and Home
    • ​Ecumenical & Interfaith Partners
    • Shop Fair Trade >
      • Coffee
    • Bay Area Native Allies Project (BANAP) >
      • The History of Thanksgiving
      • Land Acknowledgements
      • Education Resources
      • Activities & Events
      • History Resources
      • Current News & Events
      • Allies Taking Action
      • Environment
    • Mental Health Allies (MHA) >
      • Education
      • Local Resources
      • Books
      • National Observances
  • Watch/Listen
    • Worship Services
    • Messages
    • Past Events
  • Give
    • Ways to Give
    • Legacy Giving
    • Members
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    • Weddings
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Season of Lent

You can download our Coming Back to Life Lenten devotional here. Printed copies will be available in the breezeway between the sanctuary and church office.
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​Join us for special worship services in Lent:


Ash Wednesday: Join us for worship at noon on Ash Wednesday, March 5, the first day of the season of Lent. We will gather in the sanctuary for the traditional imposition of ashes, Communion, scriptures, and music.

 Lenten Vespers: Our beloved tradition of Lenten Services featuring plainsong, piano reflections, scripture, Communion and candlelight will return Tuesdays in Lent, March 11 through April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in our Sanctuary. You are invited to come up to a half hour before the service to walk the Labyrinth.

Maundy Thursday: Art & music of Holy Week, 7:30 p.m. April 17 in our sanctuary.

Good Friday: Worship at 7:30 p.m. on April 18, featuring our Chancel Choir and the reading of the Passion.

Easter: Worship at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. on April 20 featuring brass, timpani, our choirs, and the Hallelujah Chorus.  


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1985 Louis Road Palo Alto, CA 94303
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We gather as a church, welcoming people of all abilities, backgrounds, ethnicities, and those who are LGBTQ+, to become more aware of the love of God in our lives and to make real that love in the world through worshiping, serving humanity, and seeking to follow in the ways of Jesus.  

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