Holy Week & Easter
The culmination of the Lenten season is our observance of Holy Week, as we remember Jesus' last days in Jerusalem, his dedication to radical love and justice that saw him crucified by the powers that be, and the Easter resurrection of hope.
Actual Maundy Thursday
Thursday, 4/17 @ 7pm EDT LIVE!
On-Site & Online via Zoom at
http://zoom.us/j/907548568
Note: We're calling this Actual Maundy Thursday, because we have already spent a whole Sunday exploring Maundy Thursday as part of our "Step by Step: A Slow Walk Through Holy Week" Lenten series.
We remember Jesus’ last night with his disciples, and his last supper, when welcomed them all to the table, even his betrayer, as an act of radical hospitality on the eve of his death at the hands of the state. Even in the midst of our own season of shadows, inside and out, that invitation still stands. Come and share Jesus’ table, his a “new commandment” that we should love one another, and his trials, as he shares ours. Worship will include both Holy Communion and a Service of Tenebrae or Shadows.
As part of our worship, we will share the sacrament of holy communion / the Eucharist / the Lord's Supper. You do not need to be a member of this or any church to share, but simply desire to experience this blessing in your own life. If participating online, please prepare something to eat and drink at home. (It does not need to be fancy, but whatever's on hand.) Elements served on-site are gluten- and alcohol-free. ALL are invited to share.
Thursday, 4/17 @ 7pm EDT LIVE!
On-Site & Online via Zoom at
http://zoom.us/j/907548568
Note: We're calling this Actual Maundy Thursday, because we have already spent a whole Sunday exploring Maundy Thursday as part of our "Step by Step: A Slow Walk Through Holy Week" Lenten series.
We remember Jesus’ last night with his disciples, and his last supper, when welcomed them all to the table, even his betrayer, as an act of radical hospitality on the eve of his death at the hands of the state. Even in the midst of our own season of shadows, inside and out, that invitation still stands. Come and share Jesus’ table, his a “new commandment” that we should love one another, and his trials, as he shares ours. Worship will include both Holy Communion and a Service of Tenebrae or Shadows.
As part of our worship, we will share the sacrament of holy communion / the Eucharist / the Lord's Supper. You do not need to be a member of this or any church to share, but simply desire to experience this blessing in your own life. If participating online, please prepare something to eat and drink at home. (It does not need to be fancy, but whatever's on hand.) Elements served on-site are gluten- and alcohol-free. ALL are invited to share.
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Bloom the Cross for Easter
A bare wooden cross stands at the center of our worship during this season of Lent. It will get even colder and harder during Holy Week as we accompany Jesus through the last hours of his life to his crucifixion on Good Friday and his burial in the tomb. But we believe death does not have the last word, and even the cross can be redeemed. As a sign of our hope in the resurrection, please bring flowers—LOTS OF FLOWERS—either from your lawn or the store, to decorate the cross and make it bloom on Easter Sunday, April 20 @ 10am.
Bloom the Cross for Easter
A bare wooden cross stands at the center of our worship during this season of Lent. It will get even colder and harder during Holy Week as we accompany Jesus through the last hours of his life to his crucifixion on Good Friday and his burial in the tomb. But we believe death does not have the last word, and even the cross can be redeemed. As a sign of our hope in the resurrection, please bring flowers—LOTS OF FLOWERS—either from your lawn or the store, to decorate the cross and make it bloom on Easter Sunday, April 20 @ 10am.
Easter Sunday
Resurrection is for Everyone
Sunday, 4/20 @ 10am EDT LIVE!
On-Site & Online via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568
At last we arrive at Easter Sunday. But oddly enough, Matthew's version of the story of the resurrection begins on Good Friday, with what sounds at first like a ghost story about tombs being opened and the dead walking. But it's a reminder that Easter doesn't belong just to the church and resurrection doesn't belong only to Jesus. Resurrection is for everyone, for the whole wide world, all the dry bones, all the walking dead, all the helpless and hopeless, even for us. (Matthew 27:51-54) This service will include the blooming of the cross (see above).
Resurrection is for Everyone
Sunday, 4/20 @ 10am EDT LIVE!
On-Site & Online via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568
At last we arrive at Easter Sunday. But oddly enough, Matthew's version of the story of the resurrection begins on Good Friday, with what sounds at first like a ghost story about tombs being opened and the dead walking. But it's a reminder that Easter doesn't belong just to the church and resurrection doesn't belong only to Jesus. Resurrection is for everyone, for the whole wide world, all the dry bones, all the walking dead, all the helpless and hopeless, even for us. (Matthew 27:51-54) This service will include the blooming of the cross (see above).