I can promise you that here at Glenn the week ahead will be consecrated to God, a spiritual week, even exceptional. If you doubt me, just look it up. Holy, by definition, is “morally or spiritually excellent" and/or “consecrated to God,” says the Oxford Dictionary of English. And so we Christians have dubbed the eight days beginning this Sunday. The days ahead are exceptional, we say, divinely touched, like no other days of the year.

Holy Week shines with the light seen before and after a storm, altering the familiar. It’s the life-changing event altering time, pausing, replaying. More simply, the week ahead altars the world, revealing the holy in unlikely places—a shared meal, a cross, a tomb.

Come Sunday, we’ll walk through the gates of Jerusalem and into the consecrated days of Holy Week, and we’ll measure the moments that transform reality.

We’ll begin in worship on Palm Sunday, April 10, with our procession of palms reminding us of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. Brent Huckaby will be our preacher for the day.

No worship events are planned for Monday through Wednesday, but please watch for daily reflections from me on the events of those days as described in the Gospels. We will also be sharing videos of beautiful Holy Week music from our choir.

On Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m., we’ll gather in the amphitheater (or, in case of rain, the sanctuary) for a service of Holy Communion, recalling and reclaiming the disciples’ final meal with Jesus.

On Good Friday, again at 7 p.m., our worship will include several beautiful choral pieces, with dramatic readings from John’s Gospel and a reflection on the message of the cross today and always. Before the service, beginning at 6:30, Käthe Wright Kaufman will offer an extended meditative organ prelude.

During this week, you’re invited also to spend time in the quiet of the Little Chapel, your thoughts and prayers guided by the 12 Stations of the Cross that line the walls.

Our glorious celebration of Easter (April 17) begins at 7:15 a.m., with our Sunrise Service on the front lawn of the church (remember to bring a chair). In case of rain, we’ll gather in the sanctuary. Susan Pinson will be our preacher.

Later, at 10 a.m., you’re invited to share brunch with friends and neighbors in the amphitheater.

At 11:00, we’ll gather in our sanctuary (Our first Easter in that place since 2019) and rejoice in the good news of Christ’s Resurrection. The service will close with an invitation to join the choir in singing the “Hallelujah Chorus.” Remember, you’re invited also to bring flowers for our Easter cross.

Let’s walk together through the days ahead and the story they tell. The transforming power of the holy awaits us.