Good Friday

Ripley UCC Lenten and Spring Plans – 2026
● Lent 2026 Activities:
○ Lenten Project: Tama County Maternal Health (formerly the Storks Nest)
Focusing on anyone who is pregnant, postpartum, or for a child 1 year
old or less.
○ We are donating items or dollars for infants and toddlers
■ Donated items and a donation basket will be set up in the Sanctuary.
Leave your donations anytime during the Lent season
○ Their new initiative is called the Family Cabinet
■ They hope to provide community support for expectant mothers,
caregivers, and growing families in need. Their gifted items are
focused on pregnancy through first birthdays, and available at no
cost to the community.
■ Hoping for new and like new items. Learn more by picking up a
brochure in the Sanctuary.
○ Any Free Will Offering funds leftover from our Wednesday Night Meals
will be donated to our Lenten Project.
○ Ash Wednesday: Feb. 18th, 2026 – Sanctuary – 6:00 pm
○ Wednesday Night Meals and Reflections – Fellowship Hall
■ Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18 and 25
● Supper starts at 6:00 pm followed by a devotional at 6:30 pm
■ Sign up in the kitchen to provide the meal
■ Enjoy the food and fellowship for a free will donation – but don’t let
that stop you from coming. If you don’t have any extra to give, come
and enjoy supper anyway.
● Cooks are welcome to take any or all their expenses for the meal
from the free will donation basket
● Remaining free will donations will be given to our Lenten Project.
○ Men’s Lenten Breakfasts – Details TBD
■ Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1st
■ Ripley is signed up to host March 25th
● David Calderwood will organize the morning
● If anyone would like to give the message please let him know
○ Maundy Thursday April 2nd – Details TBD
○ Good Friday April 3rd – Details TBD
○ Easter: April 5th – Breakfast at 8:00 am and Service at 9:00 am