Worship Preview for 4/11/2021
Easter Sunday Live-Stream, 4/4/2021
Happy Easter! Outdoor Worship 4/4/2021, 10am in our parking lot
Join us in the parking lot at 10am for an outdoor service, which will be broadcast to individual vehicles over a short-range FM transmitter. Communion will take place with individually packaged wine and wafers. Outdoor seating is available – please bring your own chairs! Plan to wear a mask and remain in your own family unit (6 feet away from others) if you’re outside of a car. Attendees will not have access to the building, including restrooms, so please plan accordingly.
The service will also be live-streamed on Facebook and posted later to YouTube and our website.
Happy Easter!
Good Friday Virtual Worship – 4/2/21, 7pm on Facebook or YouTube
The service of Tenebrae, meaning “darkness” or “shadows,” has been practiced by the church since medieval times. Once a service for the monastic community, Tenebrae later became an important part of the worship of the common folk during Holy Week. We join Christians of many generations throughout the world in using the liturgy of Tenebrae.
Tenebrae is a prolonged meditation on Christ’s suffering. Readings trace the story of Christ’s passion, music portrays his pathos, and the power of silence and darkness suggests the drama of this momentous event. As lights are extinguished, we ponder the depth of Christ’s suffering and death; we remember the cataclysmic nature of his sacrifice as we hear the overwhelming sound of the “strepitus”; and through the return of the small but persistent flame of the Christ candle at the conclusion of the service, we anticipate the joy of ultimate victory.
Maundy Thursday Virtual Worship – 4/1/21, 7pm on Facebook or YouTube
Join us for a service created with our collaborative partners, Oak Grove and House of Prayer. This evening our Lenten observance comes to an end, and we gather with Christians around the world to celebrate the Three Days of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Tonight we remember Christ’s last meal with his disciples, but the central focus is his commandment that we live out the promise embodied in this meal. As Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, so we are called to give and receive love in humble service to one another. Formed into a new body in Christ through this holy meal, we are transformed by the mercy we have received and carry it into the world. Departing worship in solemn silence, we anticipate the coming days.