Palm Sunday WORSHIP

Communion SERVED AT ALL SERVICES

April 2nd

Services @ 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 AM

IN PERSON:

8:00 AM - Traditional Worship *

9:30 AM - Contemporary Worship **

11:00 AM - Traditional Worship *

ONLINE:

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* Nursery Available

** Children's Sunday School/Nursery Available

Maundy Thursday

MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP

Communion SERVED

April 6th

Service @ 6:30 PM

IN PERSON:

6:30 PM - Traditional Worship *

ONLINE:

6:30 PM - Traditional Worship

GOOD FRIDAY TENEBRAE SERVICE

April 7th

Service @ 6:30 PM

IN PERSON:

6:30 PM - Tenebrae Worship *

ONLINE:

6:30 PM - Tenebrae Worship

What is a Tenebrae service?

"Tenebrae" is the Latin word meaning "darkness." The service of Tenebrae as practiced in most Protestant Churches is an adaptation of medieval Roman Catholic practices for each of the days of Holy Week dating back to the ninth century. For Protestants, this single service is typically held at night on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday.

For United Methodists and some other Protestants, the story of the suffering and death of Jesus from John’s gospel is divided into 16 readings. After each segment of the story is read, a candle is extinguished. After the fifteenth reading, which confirms that Jesus had died on the cross, the last of the 15 lit candles is extinguished or taken away, and a loud sound (called strepitus in Latin) is made to convey the sense of total loss of God’s presence and the effect of the death of Jesus on the universe. The final story of the burial is read in near darkness.

Worshipers leave in silence to ponder the impact of Christ's death and await the celebration of the coming Resurrection.

Holy Saturday