Guide to Holy Week
This year, we invite you to journey through Holy Week with us, with services each evening at 6:30 PM.
In addition, we will offer two noon services during the week. Stations of the Cross on Wednesday at 12:00 PM, a contemplative devotion following Christ’s journey to the cross and Good Friday at 12:00 PM, a solemn service marking the crucifixion of Jesus.
Our 6:30 PM services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and The Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday will also be livestreamed and available on our YouTube Channel, allowing you to join us in worship from wherever you are.
Come walk the path of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection as we prepare to celebrate the joy of Easter!
Monday, Taize
6:30 PM - Sanctuary
"Taizé" (pronounced Ta-zay) is an ecumenical monastic community in France, known for its meditative and prayerful music. Taizé worship is centered around simple, repetitive chants that create a peaceful and contemplative atmosphere. This service invites you into a time of quiet reflection, prayer, and song, where the beauty of simplicity draws us deeper into God's presence.
Tuesday, Tenebrae
6:30 PM - Sanctuary
“Tenebrae” means “shadows.” This is an ancient service of light and readings from scripture where candles are gradually snuffed out leaving the congregation in shadow and darkness. It is a haunting and beautiful offering led by lay people.
Wednesday, The Way Of The Cross
12:00 PM - Chapel | 6:30 PM - Chapel
The early church remembered Jesus’ death by walking “stations of the cross,” a series of ritual movements that were meant to evoke the experience of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, walking in Christ’s footsteps in the hours before His death. This service symbolically re-traces that route through Jerusalem as Jesus carries his cross to Golgotha.
We will be engaging with the 14 Stations of the Cross through prayer and silent reflection, with our traditional Chapel icons. Worshippers may process to each Station or remain seated to view projected images of the icons from their pews.
Maundy Thursday
6:30 PM - Sanctuary, Livestreamed
Maundy Thursday commemorates the “mandatum” or “great commandment” that Jesus gives to the disciples before he leaves them: “Love one another as I have loved you.” The service also commemorates the Last Supper and the institution of Holy Communion and features music by our traditional adult choir. Optional foot washing will be offered in the courtyard. After Communion, the altar is stripped bare to remember Jesus’ arrest. Participants often find the experience intensely powerful.
Good Friday
12:00 PM - spoken - Sanctuary
6:30 PM - with music - sanctuary, Livestreamed
This service commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. The liturgy includes John's account of the Passion Gospel, solemn collects, and the veneration of the cross. It is the most solemn and penitential service of the Christian year and, traditionally, the only day on which we do not offer Holy Communion.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - CHAPEL & Memorial Garden
Walk the Stations of the Cross at your own pace in our Chapel or Memorial Garden. The temporary icons in the Memorial Garden are by artist Janet McKenzie from their book, The Way of the Cross: The Path to New Life.
Saturday, The Great Vigil of Easter
6:30 PM - Sanctuary, Livestreamed
The sadness of Christ's Passion during Holy Week is transformed at the Easter Vigil into rejoicing and celebration. The service begins with the kindling of the new fire in the courtyard, the lighting of the Paschal Candle, and a procession into the church. An ancient piece of music called the “Exsultet” is chanted followed by Scripture readings that recall God’s promise of salvation. Easter is proclaimed for the first time in 40 days. We will celebrate Christ’s resurrection and sing “alleluias!
Easter Sunday
7:30 AM | 9:00 AM, Livestreamed | 11:00 AM, Livestreamed
Our regular worship schedule resumes with the addition of a livestream of our 11:00 service (this Sunday only). Parishioners receiving communion will not be shown in the livestream.
Join us at 10:00 for a festive Easter Brunch Coffee Hour and Easter Egg Hunt in our courtyard.
