Calvary’s Holy Week services and the 9 a.m. Easter morning service will also be live-streamed on Calvary’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, and website.
Calvary’s Holy Week services and the 9 a.m. Easter morning service will also be live-streamed on Calvary’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, and website.
Holy Week begins with the remembrance of Jesus’s humble yet triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Our service begins with the Liturgy of the Palms and includes the reading of the Passion Gospel. The service closes in silence as we walk together into Holy Week.
“The disciples brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.”
We’ll have a special coat collection to provide for our neighbors in the future. At the end of the winter season, clean out your closets and bring us your coats and other gifts to share.
9:15: Conversation about Reconciliation
Join Calvary’s clergy for a look at the practice and rite of reconciliation as we move toward the meaningful and challenging days of Holy Week.
Calvary’s labyrinth will be available in the Great Hall for private walks and meditations. Labyrinths have been spiritual symbols of pilgrimage for Christians for centuries. A pilgrimage is often regarded as a journey to a holy place. A labyrinth journey also gives us a place to remember, recognize, and welcome God’s holy presence at the center of our lives.
On the night before he died, Jesus broke bread with his friends and gave us his final mandate: to love one another. Our service includes Holy Eucharist and the stripping of the altar. We end in the darkness, prepared for a long night waiting in Gethsemane.
Calvary families and friends are invited to gather for a simple Agape Meal in the Mural Room at 5:45. This meal will include special blessings and an opportunity to practice the ritual of foot washing as we remember the Last Supper Jesus shared with his friends. This gathering will conclude around 6:30, and then we will offer Eucharist in the church at 7:00, concluding with the Stripping of the Altar. Worshipers are welcome to join either or both the Agape Meal and the Maundy Thursday Eucharist.
Children are invited to follow the cross during the Sequence Hymn at the 7 p.m. service to a special Children’s Chapel. Parents may pick up their children in the Corner Room at the end of the service.
Good Friday marks the death of Jesus on the cross. This solemn service includes the story of Christ’s passion, as well as times of silence and intercession. The Calvary Choir will offer musical leadership. Calvary Church will remain open for prayers until 3 p.m.
The labyrinth will be available in the Great Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stations of the Cross: An indoor walk through Calvary’s Stations of the Cross around the church’s nave will be led by the JOY Chapter of the Daughters of the King at 10:30 a.m., prior to the noon liturgy.
Way of the Cross: After the mid-day Good Friday liturgy, at approximately 12:45 p.m., gather at the Calvary altar to begin praying the Way of the Cross, which will continue on a walk through our downtown neighborhood. If you choose to join the walk, dress accordingly, especially with regard to footwear, as it will be 2-3 miles and take approximately 2 hours.
Join us for The Great Vigil of Easter. This service marks the movement from darkness to light as we celebrate the hope given to us by Christ’s empty tomb. We gather to light the New Fire, hear readings chronicling God’s saving deeds in history, and celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter. Bring bells or other noisemakers to announce the coming of the light, and stay afterward for a Paschal Party in the Great Hall.
Easter morning celebrates the risen Christ with songs and shouts of Alleluia! Celebrate the joy of new life at 7:30 a.m. or at 9 & 11 a.m. with brass, timpani, choir, and children’s chapel.
An Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 10 and younger will be held on Calvary’s South Lawn at 10:30 a.m.