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Let’s hang out together and decorate Easter Eggs! Just bring some eggs – regular or blown-out – though we’ll also have some on hand. We’ll provide all supplies, so everyone can have fun and paint up a storm. This lovely event is in memory of Ann Bliven, a 50-year Central member, whose technique makes blown-out Easter eggs durable enough to use year after year. Please join us in Chapel Hall.
To remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the children of the church – with palm fronds in hand and donkey in tow – will lead the congregation on a joyous procession around the block. We will enter the church for Worship at approximately 10:30 am, accompanied by Central’s magnificent organ and choir, which will perform “The Palms” by Jean Baptiste Fauré. We’ll meet outside on Diman Place.
Please stay after the Lenten Meditations for for the last in this year’s Lenten Speaker Series. This week, Central is honored to welcome Tina Munter, Rhode Island Policy Advocate of the Green Energy Consumer Alliance, who will speak about environmental action. Join us in Chapel Hall following Lenten Meditations, for a simple soup-and-bread supper and scintillating discussion that impacts us all.
Every Wednesday during Lent, a member of the congregation leads a brief, meditative service in Wilson Chapel, sharing their journey of faith. This is a chance to contemplate your own spiritual path, share in another’s journey, and find connections in common ideas, concerns, questions, and experiences. Perhaps most importantly, we come to know one another in thoughtful and faith-filled ways. Please stay after for our Lenten Mission Supper.
The beautiful flowers that adorn our chancel every year are wonderful ways to remember and honor your loved ones. To order Memorial Easter Flowers, contact the Church Office. The suggested donation is $40 per order (an individual or a couple). Remembrances received by Mar. 23 will be included in the Holy Week / Easter Sunday orders of worship.
On this fifth Sunday of Lent, Central’s congregation will deliver its 2026/27 pledges. Pledges are the financial foundation of our church, our single most important source of funding. Your pledge enables us to create a viable budget – which determines what we can accomplish as a church. We hope you will express your support by pledging. So our worship, mission, and ministries may continue to flourish. Then following Worship, we’ll gather in Chapel Hall for a celebratory luncheon!
During Lent, seven Providence congregations – including Central Congregational Church – are sponsoring Off of Hope: A Gathering of Interfaith Partners, a special event designed to build community with care and compassion. Courtney Nicolato, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Rhode Island, will be the guest speaker. Please join us at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church (50 Orchard Avenue, Providence).
Central’s weekly community devotional is back! On Tuesday morning, we’ll get together virtually to discuss a short Bible passage. Each session is self-contained. So you can come to one or to all of them! Everyone is welcome. Contact Claudia for a Zoom invitation (claudia@centralchurch.us). And, she’ll also send you the reading and questions to consider ahead of time.
Central’s second Community Care Conversation – “Unpacking Christian Nationalism” – is an ideal follow-up to the 2026 Darrell West Lecture. Kristin DeKuiper, attorney and founder of Central’s Toward Better Christian Politics group; Bill Kole, author of “In Guns We Trust”; and Central senior minister Patrick Faulhaber will spearhead the conversation. RSVP to the Church Office (401.331.1960 / info@centralchurch.us) so we have adequate food and seating – and join us in Chapel Hall.
The sport of curling – a blend of shuffleboard and bowling … on ice – has exploded in popularity, and we’ve reserved two lanes downtown! It’s fun, social, and accessible to all, so bring your friends. We’ll meet in front of Track 15 (1 Union Station, Providence) and afterwards enjoy a meal together at the new food hall. Check out the menus at track15ri.com. Please RSVP to Cristina.
