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Easter is Coming!

Everything about our community flows from the Easter feast: singing, dancing, praying, listening, eating. Our church's life is made possible by the power of Jesus' resurrection. We hope that you will come and share the joy of the resurrection with us, and all the services that prepare us to welcome that new life in our lives. 

The dates and times of Holy Week and Easter Liturgies for 2019 are:
  • Palm Sunday, April 14 at 11 AM (Breakfast beginning at 8:30) - We share a lavish breakfast together before we walk through the neighborhood, carrying palms and singing our hearts out. The day before we gather to make the church ready for Holy Week, cleaning and hanging huge palms above the altar.
  • Maundy Thursday, April 18 at 6 PM (Liturgy begins at 6:30) - We gather at 6 PM to share appetizers before we sit down to tables at 6:30 for a meal that includes the Eucharist; we tell our stories, based in the words we hear from John's Gospel. After dinner, we take turns washing each other's feet.
  • Good Friday, April 19 at 7 PM - Our choir begins the Vespers of the Triumph of the Cross with a choral prelude. Then we hear the story of Christ's dark night of suffering and death. Finally, we process to the altar, where the icon of Christ's burial is placed and lovingly lay down our own gifts of flowers.
  • The Great Vigil of Easter, April 20 at 8 PM - The Queen of Feasts comes at last! Beginning with a vigil of readings and songs, we make our way outside and process around the church, calling down saints from every generation to come and rejoice with us in the Easter Feast. The Eucharist follows - with lots of singing and dancing. The feasting continues after the liturgy with food and drink for all. Bring your dancing shoes!
  • Easter Day Baptism and Eucharist, April 21 at 11 AM - Our combined Easter Day Liturgy is our opportunity to welcome into Christ's Body those who desire to be baptized. After the liturgy, there is an Easter egg hunt and a barbecue lunch for everyone; and then - a nap!
  • Bright Sunday, April 28 at 8:30 and 11 AM - The Easter celebration continues the Sunday after Easter Day. Everyone is invited to wear their finest (or tackiest) Easter bonnets. This will be the last Sunday for our rector before he begins his sabbatical, so there will be food and more to share.
You can sign up online to help with the Holy Week and Easter Liturgies.