Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent. This is traditionally commemorated by a service where the attendees are marked on the forehead with a cross of ashes. Per custom, the ashes used are from the burning of the palm leaves from the previous year's palms from Palm Sunday. On ... Read More
Category: Lent
This Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten Season, which is the third season in the Christian Liturgical Calendar, followed by Advent and Ephiphany. Lent is a period of about 40 days that precedes Easter, commemorating three pillars of celebration. These three pillars are often referred to ... Read More
Category: Lent
Join us for a Soma wide pot luck Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday November 22 at 6:00pm. We will be hanging out at the Wilder's apartment clubhouse, at 2121 Dickison Drive.We will be providing the turkey, but we need all of you to sign up to bring something else. There will be a sign up sheet at ... Read More
Category: Community Events
Did you know that "Pastor Appreciation Month" is the month of October? Neither did we, until about a week ago when we decided we decided something HAD to be done to show our pastor, Jacob Vanhorn, how much we care! We are so blessed at Soma, in the fact that most of us call Jacob a close friend. ... Read More
Stop Child Trafficking Now! Walk On September 26th individuals, corporations, faith based organizations, communities and campuses will join together to participate in the Stop Child Trafficking Now Campaign! This global campaign is slated to attract thousands of people who will walk in their ... Read More
If you're a regular attender you may have noticed a new rhythm of renewal going on: First Sunday Food Drives. This is just one Soma-sized step we can take together as a community, to serve our city and the surrounding areas, by adding a couple of extra items to our grocery list once a ... Read More
Category: Service Projects
greetings, friends. emily bee here. i'm a member here at soma, and if you will kindly allow me to infiltrate the soma blog-waves for a moment, i had a few thoughts to share with you about the season of lent that begins tomorrow. lent is a liturgical time (or time of worship) of fasting ... Read More