Holy Week began on Palm Sunday with our Procession of Palms and our neighbors: Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church and All Saints Episcopal Church. Here are the details for the rest of the week:
Wednesday (3/31/10): Lenten devotion in the nave at 10:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. The topic is Holy Communion with readings from scripture and Martin Luther's Catechism.
Maundy Thursday (4/1/2010) at 7:00 p.m. The Festival Choir sings On the Passion of Christ by David H. Williams. Communion follows and then the Stripping of the Altar.
Good Friday at 12:00 noon(4/2/2010): A traditional service from Evangelical Lutheran Worship that we have not done before. (This is NOT the three-hour-long service that many Lutherans will remember from their growing-up years.) The service is devotional in nature, with hymns, prayers, and the Solemn Reproaches.
Good Friday Evening at 7:00 p.m. Our Living Stations of the Cross service combines pageantry, prayers, readings and hymns of Our Lord's Passion by the Festival Choir to create a unique service that you won't want to miss. The Stations of the Cross are depicted in tableau (see the picture above of Jesus Meets His Mother). Invite a friend to experience this with you!
Easter Vigil (Saturday, 4/3/10 at 7:00 p.m.) For centuries Christians have used candlelight, prayers, hymns, and Old Testament readings that tell of God's grace from the time of creation to build anticipation for the cry of "Alleluia!" Our service includes music by the St. Mark's Ringers, Festival Choir, and Kingdom Choir. This is a much abbreviated version of the traditional Easter Vigil which, I'm told, used to last into the wee hours of the morning.
Easter Sunday (Sunday, 4/4/2010 at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.) "The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!" will be our cry as we remember the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Alleluia Ringers play "Alleluia! Give Thanks!" The Festival Choir sings William Billings' "The Lord Is Risen Indeed" and Eric and Ellen Olson provide selections from Vivaldi's Gloria with the oboe and viola.
All are welcome! Come and See!
