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Lent and Holy Week


Lent
Ash Wednesday
Noon: Ashes To Go
 
5:00 PM: Holy Eucharist with imposition of ashes 

Holy Week
Palm Sunday
10:00 AM: Liturgy of the Palms 
Maundy Thursday
5:00pm: Holy Eucharist
Good Friday
 12:00 PM:  The Passion of Christ 
Holy Saturday
5:00pm: Prayers 
Easter Sunday
10:00 AM: Festival Choral Eucharist
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Special Services of Lent and Holy Week
The season is marked with special services and liturgies, beginning with Ash Wednesday and concluding with the Easter Sunday. The liturgies are listed here.
  • Ash Wednesday - Begins Lent with a special service in which the priest marks our foreheads with ashes in the shape of a cross.
  • Palm Sunday - Recounts Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and then turns towards the Crucifixion. Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week.
  • Maundy Thursday - This service in the evening recounts the Last Supper, which was the first Eucharist. We remember Christ's eternal promise to sustain his followers in sacred meal, and we wash each other's feet as a sign of service and love.
  • Good Friday - The liturgy honors Christ's crucifixion, his courage to live the truth even to death. We hear St. John's passion gospel and honor the holy and life-giving cross.
  • Holy Saturday - A short liturgy recalls Jesus Christ's descent among the dead to bring liberation to the souls there. 
  • The Great Vigil of the Resurrection - At night, new fire is lit as the church gathers to hear the stories of salvation from the Hebrew Scriptures. At the appointed time, the Resurrection is proclaimed with ringing bell fanfare and we rejoice with the first Eucharist of Easter. This is the highlight of the whole year, and if you haven't come to the Vigil before, you must join us!
  • Easter Sunday - A full scale celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. We sing, we flower the cross, we praise God's triumph. Flowing the cross changes it from a symbol of death to the symbol of life it has become. 
  • If you really want the full experience of joy on Easter morning come to as many Holy Week liturgies as you can.
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  • If You're New
    • What to Expect on Sunday
    • What to Expect at Evensong
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Who We Are
    • Why We Attend
    • Our Church >
      • Emergency Plan
    • Our Leaders
    • Our Profile
    • Our History
    • Church Bell
    • Calendar
    • Emergency Pastoral Care
    • Who to Contact
  • How We Worship
    • Bulletins
    • Sunday Mornings
    • Evensong
    • Music >
      • Choir
      • Pipe Organ
    • Lent & Holy Week
    • Advent & Christmas
  • How We Serve
    • How to Give
    • Thrift Shop
    • Caritas
    • The Little Free Pantry
    • Tom's Community Table
    • Other Ways to Get Involved
  • How We Learn
    • Education for Ministry
    • Gentle Yoga
    • Women of Matthias
  • Parish Connections
  • Choir Members