April 13: Passion/Palm Sunday - Text: Luke: 22: 14-23; 56
This Sunday takes us from Palms spread in anticipation of new leadership to the passion and death of a man who was clear that He stood in stark contrast to the powers and principalities of this world. As we stand at the entry of this holiest of weeks in the life of the church, let us hear, reflect, and be changed in the light of the life-giving gospel of Jesus the Christ.
April 17: Maundy Thursday - Text: John 13:1-17; 31b-35 - 7:00 p.m.
Love manifested in serving the needs of those around us: this was Jesus’ message as the time drew near for his suffering and death. Things come into focus when we know time is short. How shall the manifestation of servant-love be crystal clear among us?
April 18: Good Friday, 7:00 p.m.
We gather this night in silence in an unadorned sanctuary to hear the passion narrative from John’s Gospel read aloud, to pray the ancient bidding prayer that names the complicated web of sin that envelopes our lives, to be convicted by the solemn reproaches and to venerate the cross. The Chancel Choir will sing "Ah, Holy Jesus."
Easter Sunday
April 20, 2025
Contemplative Worship at 8:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Prepared, and Not Prepared
The women who headed to the tomb were prepared for an encounter with a corpse. They had what they needed for this: spices. But there were certainly not prepared to entertain two men in dazzling clothes and their explanation of a body not present. They were prepared for death, but what they encountered was new life. Today we celebrate the surprise of Resurrection and the joy of new life…the one thing we can’t prepare for, that can be received only as a gift.