a2f newsletter.

happy wednesday.

usa. usa. usa. men’s hockey pulls through. first win in nearly four decades since the miracle on ice. other than that - our week was filled with a lot of randomness + shenanigans. rather than trying to explain it to you, here’s the vlog. be prepared.

a handful of highlighted announcements for this week.

student leader applications for fall 2026 - spring 2027 are open. if interested, please sign up here. we’ll hold our interest meeting 3/8 after a2f sunday. even if you aren’t sure and just want to learn more, you are welcome to sign up and join the info session. we’ll also answer whatever questions you have.

a2f on the road. spring break trip. we’re going to hit up chicago - madison - minnesota. we’re going to be hosted by our church members at their homes as well as spend some time in our get-away home in minnesota, north star lodge. a lot of food. bonding. fun. late night rowdiness galore. if you’re interested, please sign up here.

again, if you have any questions, go ahead and use this form - q + a with dj form

and if you would like a coffee chat with either me or tabby, we created this standing google calendar link - schedule a coffee chat with dj or tabby

dj.

sunday. 3/8. 12p. walc 1018.

come celebrate the baptism of one of our seniors, aaron. we’ll get a chance to hear his story, worship + fellowship, and hear how leviticus connects to the cross + baptism. and, of course, lunch afterwards.

friday. 4/3. 630p. lawson 1142.

good friday service. opportunity to remember what christ did on the cross. communion. and, afterwards, food fellowship.

sunday. 4/5. 12p. walc 1018.

come celebrate easter sunday with a2f. he is risen. worship. sermon. easter choir (more info to come for those interested in being a part of the choir + band). lunch fellowship + sports afterwards.

i was struck recently by this simple phrase in john’s gospel. he loved them to the end. not halfway. not conditionally. not until they failed him. to the very end.

and jesus didn’t just say it. he showed it. the son of god, the one through whom all things were made, stooped down and washed his disciples’ feet. it was the lowest task imaginable and yet jesus chose it. he knelt down. he washed their feet. he served them in love.

but what makes this moment truly shocking is this - he washed judas’ feet too.

jesus knew exactly what judas was about to do. he knew the betrayal was in motion. he knew judas would soon hand him over.

and still, jesus knelt before him. washed him. loved him. to the very end.

this wasn’t just an act of service. it was an invitation. an invitation for judas to step into the light. an invitation to confess what had been quietly growing in his heart (disillusionment, bitterness, greed, maybe even shame). an invitation to be cleansed. forgiven. restored.

he loved him to the very end.

this is so moving to me. because it means there is no place we can go where jesus’ love can’t reach us. no failure that places us beyond his invitation. no sin that disqualifies us from his grace. he loves us to the very end.

this was expecially meaningful to me as i consider my story. my struggles. my lies. my deception. my hidden shame. the quiet things i wish i could undo. the temptation to pretend.

but jesus’ love doesn’t stop at the surface. he kneels before us too. not to shame us, but to cleanse us. wash us.

and mercy upon mercy, when i confessed honestly, i experienced something i didn’t expect. relief. light. freedom. joy.

he loved me to the very end.

and he loves all of us to the very end. which means this same invitation is extended to you. you don’t have to keep hiding. you don’t have to carry it alone.

jesus is already kneeling before you, ready to forgive, ready to restore, ready to welcome you back into the light.

all that’s left is to respond. come into the light.

remember - he loves you to the very end.

until next time.

dj.