Save the dates: Ash Wednesday, Holy Week Services

Lent is a time of penitance and introspection starting on Ash Wednesday and going through Easter. The First Christian Church, the First Presbyterian Church, and the First United Methodist Church of Pauls Valley traditionally share hosting community worship services for Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. Save the dates for these meaningful worship services around lent. All services start at 6:00pm.

• Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday starts Lent with a traditional imposition of Ashes (marking worshippers' faces or hands wit a cross drawn in ash). This year, the First United Methodist Church is hosting our community Ash Wednesday service with the theme, "Anticipation of being a good Christian."
• Maundy Thursday: Thursday, April 17, 2025. Maundy Thursday is the night Jesus ate his last supper with his disciples. "Maundy" comes from the word Mandate, when Jesus gave us the mandate to "Love one another as I have loved you." This year, the First Presbyterian Church will host a meditative communion service with music from the Taize Community in France.
• Good Friday: Friday, April 18, 2025. Good Friday is the day Christians remember Jesus' crucifixion and death. "Good" comes from a time when the word also meant "Holy." This year, the First Christian Church hosts this solemn worship service.

Mark these dates on your calendar and frame your Lenten season with these meaningful worship services in our community.

Opportunities for Worship and Service Christmas 2024

Christmas Eve Services

• Christian Life Church at 6:30 p.m.
• First Christian Church at 6:30 p.m.
• The First United Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m.
• First Presbyterian at 11:00 p.m.

Also, The Ekklesia Church will be open at 11:00am on Christmas Day to feed those in need.

PV Seventh Day Adventists Invite You to Concert in Ardmore

Bailley Schmidt, of the Pauls Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church invites people to see the Fountainview Academy Orchestra and Singers in concert at the Goddard Center in Ardmore. The concert is Tuesday, December 17 at 6:30 pm. Admission is Free!

Advent Harp and Flute Concert at First Presbyterian Church

The Session and congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Pauls Valley invite you to a free concert this Sunday, December 15 at 4:00pm! The concert will feature harpist Chelsea Bushong from Oklahoma City and flutist Noah Pool. Chelsea is the principal harpist for the Painted Sky Opera in Oklahoma City. Noah is the Adjunct Instructor of Flute at the Greenwood School of Music at Oklahoma State University. The duet will perform Christmas favorites including "It Came upon a Midnight Clear," "O Holy Night," and "Ave Maria," as well as works for flute and harp by Motzart and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Admission is free; just show up for good music.

Ekklesia Open for Freezing Weather

According to Accuweather, temperatures are supposed to dip below freezing on Thanksgiving night. In response, the Ekklesia Church is opening its doors and providing cots and blankets to keep warm in their facility. The building will stay open after the noon Thanksgiving meal. Doors will lock by 8:00pm, so if you plan to sleep overnight be sure to get there before 8:00.

We will watch the weather and may be open Friday night as well.

Thanksgiving Meal at Ekklesia

The Ekklesia Church invites the community to a Thanksgiving meal at noon on Thanksgiving Day, this Thursday, November 28. All are welcome, the food is free, and the fellowship is priceless.

Here's a link to a map so you know how to find your way.

Community Thanksgiving Service

On Sunday, November 24th at 6:00pm, the Ministerial Alliance will host its annual Thanksgiving community worship service. The service will be held at the First United Methodist Church, and Jeremy Clayton from the First Church of God will be preaching.

The Ministerial Alliance of Pauls Valley doesn't take up a collection at our fifth Sunday Gatherings, but we do take up a collection at the Community Thanksgiving Service. This year the collection will go to the Samaritans of Pauls Valley Food Pantry.