Today marks Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the season of Lent. This 40-day period (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter is a time to prepare one's heart, mind, and soul for the redemptive truths and joy that comes with Jesus' death and resurrection. This year, with the global pandemic still impacting many in the soccer community, Soccer Chaplains United chaplains have come together to offer their talents, insight, prayer, and encouragement through this video-recorded Ash Wednesday Service. You can watch on our website, on the app SoccrChapUtd (iOS) (android) , or by linking through our social media pages: Facebook and LinkedIn. Watch Now YouTube English Version (40 min) YouTube Spanish Version (42 min) Read Download an English version of

Please join us tomorrow for our video-recorded, Ash Wednesday Service. Several chaplains serving all different levels of the soccer community — from high school soccer to Major League Soccer and National Women's Soccer League, will be reading, praying, teaching, singing and leading a heart-filled time of preparation at the beginning of the season of Lent. The service will be available starting at 12:00 am Eastern and will have an English version and Spanish version (mostly translated audio dub). Find the service on the website, in our app (SoccrChapUtd), and linked through our other social media outlets.

I said it last week — "There's a lot of talent amongst our chaplains." Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, Billy Cerveny sings and plays the classic Christmas carol, O Holy Night. Billy is volunteer chaplain with Nashville SC and the founder of Redbird in Nashville. Billy has been part of the Nashville music scene for many years before going into the pastorate and into chaplain work. His music is self-described as, If you hated country music and only had one country record it would probably be mine...Billy Cerveny, on his music style As Billy sings, O Holy Night, I hope that it helps you — where ever you are to ready your heart for Christmas. I think that

There is a lot of talent amongst the folks that comprise the chaplain corps of Soccer Chaplains United. Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, I feature an original song composed and recorded by Benjamin Dudley, volunteer co-chaplain with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Ben is the longest tenured chaplain with Soccer Chaplains United (going back to 2010) and part of his story and person involves a love and skill with music. Ben's song, Everything Is All Right With Me, with lyrics from friend Rob Grant, is a fitting song not only for a year that feels lost to a global pandemic, but in the difficult world of soccer where athletes and coaches and others in the game

This October, with it being Pastoral Appreciation Month, we encourage supporters to "adopt" a chaplain — it might be a financial adoption, or prayer adoption — but however and whomever you might choose to "support" this month here is a little bit more on the chaplains that make up Soccer Chaplains United. #adoptachaplain Christ Presbyterian Academy High School Boys SoccerOne of Soccer Chaplains United's newest members, Rev Ryan Doyle is chaplain of CPA in Nashville, TN. Below are some of the ways you can "adopt" Ryan:- provide his 2020 Soccer Chaplains United membership- pray for Ryan, his wife, Lindsey, and six children - pray for his leadership of Mercy Presbyterian - pray for his teaching work with CPA- pray for his chaplaincy work with CPA Boys