Holy Week

PALM SUNDAY / SUNDAY OF THE PASSION 

March 24, 8:00am, 10:15am, and 12:00pm (in Spanish) in the Church.
The services of Holy Week commemorate Jesus’ descent into death before the great miracle of Easter. The crowd’s cheers at Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday turn to jeers and the demand for his blood on Good Friday. If you allow yourself to descend to the depths of despair, in what seems to be Jesus’ final hours, you will experience anew the incomparable power of the resurrection of Easter. The Rev. Dr. Ellen Hill preaches.

TENEBRAE (SERVICE OF SHADOWS)

Wednesday, March 27, 7:30pm in the Church.
This ancient candlelight service, sometimes called “God in the Darkness” commemorates the somber in-between-time of waiting, offering an opportunity for us to grieve Jesus’ death and sense a glimmer of hope of the resurrection.

MAUNDY THURSDAY 

March 28, 6:30pm in the Parish Hall and the Church.
This evening service recalls the last supper Jesus shared with his disciples. The congregation is invited to participate in the ceremony of footwashing, symbolic of the servant ministry Jesus instituted with the disciples. The service begins in the Parish Hall at 6:30pm with an Agape Potluck meal of soups, breads, cheeses, and wine. The congregation then processes to the church to continue the service. This is a Spanish/English liturgy. The Rev. Abel Lopez preaches.

GOOD FRIDAY

March 29, Three hour service: 12 noon - 3pm in the Church.
This service commemorating the passion and death of Jesus is a major moment in Holy Week. The rector and members of the clergy and laity offer five meditations on the meaning of the crucifixion in our own time. Each meditation is part of a fabric of worship and reflection that includes hymns, scripture, prayers and silence. Jennifer Hughes, Duane Day, Dee Tucker, Jim Lee and Abel Lopez preach.

THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER 

Saturday, March 30, 7:30pm in the Church.
This is an awe-inspiring and transcendent visit to the history of what makes us Christians. We celebrate the conclusion of Holy Week and beginning of Easter. The service begins outside the church with the kindling of the fire and lighting of the Christ candle, and then proceeds into the Church by candlelight to experience the stories of our faith. Bring bells to ring during the Easter moment, as we celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter. The Rev. Jim Lee preaches. 

EASTER SUNDAY 

March 31, 8:00am, 10:15am, and 12:00pm (in Spanish) in the Church.
Each Sunday when we pray over the bread and wine we declare the mystery of faith: Christ is risen. The church gathers on Easter Sunday to celebrate with great shouts of “Alleluia!,” glorious music and inspiring preaching about the resurrection of Jesus and the infinite ways we have access to and participate in eternal life, right here on earth. The Rector, Abel Lopez preaches.