It’s the long weekend that changes everything.

It begins on Thursday at a table with Jesus. Now, Jesus spent lots of time at tables with lots of people, all kinds of people, from respected members of society to those the respected couldn’t abide. But this Thursday get-together is reserved for his closest friends, so you’re guaranteed a spot. He loves you. You’re invited.

Maundy Thursday Communion Service

April 6, 7 p.m.

The Amphitheater

(rain location: the fellowship hall)

Friday will be quite different, the crowd large, Jesus’ friends scarce. We’ll keep a safe distance, you and I, listening to the story unfold, trying to make sense of it all. Love goes as far as it has to go. Love can hurt, can be downright ugly. But it’s always beautiful.

Good Friday

April 7

A Service of Tenebrae

7 p.m. (Organ prelude begins at 6:30pm)

Readings, Music, Reflection

The Sanctuary

Saturday is a free day, or maybe I should say a day of waiting. Do as you wish. Go where you want. But listen closely. If you allow yourself, you might notice in the normal noise of the weekend a stillness. Creation begins in stillness. We wait.

Then, Sunday, and stillness becomes singing. Love wins. We’ll get together and remind each other. Love wins. The sun rises on a new creation, and you and I are a part of that—Resurrection, life where there was death, a way that is life eternal. The weekend that begins with love at the table ends with love beside an empty tomb. What a strange story it is. What a strange people we are. We know love.

Easter Sunrise Service

April 9

7:15 a.m.

On the front lawn

(Rain/Cold location: The Sanctuary)

Easter Brunch

April 9

9:30 a.m.

Fellowship Hall

Easter Worship

April 9

11 a.m.

The Sanctuary

In Christ,
Mark