COVID-19 is keeping us at home this year, but we still plan a very meaningful week of reflection on Jesus’ suffering and resurrection. These virtual events will be held on Zoom. Please contact the church office or Pastor Debbie for details on how to connect.
April 5 at 10:00am
Palm Sunday
This year there won’t be a donkey, but we will wave palms and join in a virtual parade. Our Palm Sunday worship will feature music from previous years in our sanctuary, a dramatic re-enactment featuring Debbie, Karen Nell and Fran Bogle, a special way for our young people to participate, and Holy Communion.
We invite you to come by the campus to pick up a palm on Friday or Saturday before Palm Sunday. (Please be sure only to touch the palm you take!) We also encourage you to have a candle to light at worship time, and to have bread and juice with you to participate in Communion. Download the bulletin if you want to follow along.
April 9 at 7:30pm
Maundy Thursday
Debbie Clark and Dawn Sorensen will lead this service, which will include an invitation to taste foods that remind us of the Maundy Thursday story and our Grove of Trees theme, along with Communion and a service of Tenebrae.
In preparation, we invite you to have with you:
- Some kind of leafy green
(lettuce, spinach, kale, tea or something that reminds you of leaves) - Some kind of root vegetable
(carrot, radish, potato, even potato chips will do) - Some kind of flowering tea
(camomile, hibiscus, rose petal, or something that reminds you of flowers) - Some kind of fruit or nut or seed
- Bread and juice or wine for communion
- A candle and a way to light it
If it is hard for you to find any of those things, please call Debbie (774-279-2183) and we will find a way to deliver them. Or you can just imagine that you have them!
April 10 at 12:00pm
Good Friday
Self-Guided
A self-guided service of contemplation, prayer and preparation with scripture, music, prayer and activities, created by Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly. Watch for details in an email or call Debbie (774-279-2183) if you’d like to have a paper copy sent to you.
April 12
Easter
Sunrise
We will not gather for an Easter sunrise service, but we will email everyone a special poem to read at sunrise.
10:00am Worship
Our worship will include music and photos from previous Easter services, along with a special time with our young people and an Easter message of hope.
Come by the church campus sometime on Saturday or Sunday to place a flower in the cross. There will be carnations available, or you can bring a flower from your yard.