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Thursday, April 17th - Maundy Thursday Worship 7:00 PM

Join us for a service remembering the last supper that Jesus shared with His disciples.  We will receive Holy Communion and share in the stripping of the altar. Please plan to attend, BECAUSE OF THE SOLEMNITY OF THIS SERVICE, IT WILL NOT BE RECORDED.

      The term “Maundy” comes from the Latin “mandatum;” it is from a verb that means “to give” or “to order” — command. After Jesus and the disciples finished the Last Supper and walked toward Gethsemane, Jesus taught them a new commandment — “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (John 13:34).

      On Maundy it is customary to “strip the altar,” which symbolizes the abandonment of Jesus by his disciples and the stripping of Jesus by the soldiers before his crucifixion. It represents the humiliation of Jesus and the consequences of sin as a preparation for the celebration of new life.

 

Friday, April 18th - Good Friday Tenebrae Service  7:00 PM

Good Friday Tenebrae (Latin for “shadows” or “darkness”)

 Tenebrae is usually held the evening of Good Friday and includes the gradual dimming of the lights and extinguishing of candles. We hold this service in the back of our Church.  Scriptures are read reminding us of the events of that week from the triumphant Palm Sunday entry through Jesus' burial.  The Christ candle is removed from the sanctuary and a concluding loud noise symbolizes the earthquake and agony of creation at the death of Christ.

BECAUSE OF THE SOLEMNITY OF THIS SERVICE, IT WILL NOT BE RECORDED.

 

Sunday, April 20th - Easter Sunday

Celebrate the Resurrection of Christ our Lord!

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 AM   -   All youth dismissed to classes after offertory.