Palm Sunday
April 10, 2022
8:30 AM (Rite I) & 11 AM (Rite II)
The Liturgy of the Palms
(in Narthex)
Procession into the Church
The Reading of the Passion
Holy Communion
This day begins as a triumphant day of public devotion to Jesus. In heart and mind we join the great crowd that gathered at Jerusalem to honor Jesus as King. We do this by lifting up our Palm branches, a sign of victory and triumph. At the same time as Jesus is welcomed into Jerusalem, we are confronted with the truth that Jesus, our Messiah and King, is something different, and something more, than we ever expected Him to be as Messiah and King. This gets fleshed out as we step into Good Friday by listening to the Passion narrative (the account of His betrayal, trial, suffering and death). The service ends on the solemn note of Jesus’ death.
Maundy Thursday
April 14, 2022
7:30 PM
The Lord’s Supper
Stripping of the Altar
Prayer Watch
Why do we have Holy Communion, or the Lordʼs Supper, as the main service of worship each week? Because Jesus, on the Thursday of Holy Week, called the disciples together and shared one last meal with them in which He left them His last will and testament in the bread and wine, namely His Body and Blood for the forgiveness of sins. He then instructed His disciples to continue to observe this Sacrament in which He promises to be present to us to freely and unconditionally forgive us our sins. After Communion, there is a dramatic stripping of the Altar to remind us of the violent manner in which Jesus was “betrayed into the hands of sinful men.” Before we leave this service in silence, there is a period of time available to sit in silence in the Lordʼs presence, to “keep watch” with Him, praying silently or reading the Scriptures. The church will remain open until 8:00 AM on Friday for those who wish to stay and keep watch.
Good Friday
April 15, 2022
12 PM - Good Friday Liturgy
The Reading of the Passion
Holy Communion from the Reserved
Sacrament
7:30 PM - Evening Prayer, Rite II
This is the day that Jesus dies for us. He offers, in great pain and suffering, the one “full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world.” Come hear how in this most loving act of Jesus, He gives Himself for us, so that the powers of evil are conquered, and we receive salvation. This service includes the reading of the Passion according to John, the Solemn Collects, and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament.
As the Good Friday Liturgy is only to be celebrated once, at 7:30 PM we will be having an Evening Prayer service complete with Good Friday readings, sermon, and prayers specific to the day.
Easter - The Day of Resurrection
April 17, 2022
8:30 AM (Rite I) & 11AM (Rite II)
Festal Celebration of Holy Communion
Easter egg hunt to follow the 11am service
The enemies of God are defeated. The dark powers of the spiritual underworld are overcome. Jesus is alive and in being raised makes the promise to His followers, “Because I live, you will live also.” He is raised, not with a word of vengeance and retaliation for a world that wasted Him, but simply with a word of salvation and new life for the whole world. So Easter is a time for great rejoicing! Come out and join us as we praise our Lord Jesus Christ whom God raised from the dead!