Holy Week 2024
We're looking forward with great anticipation to entering into Holy Week together this year! You can find details for each of our services below. We pray that the Lord continues to carry you through this season of Lent as we journey together towards the glorious Easter morning.
We will also have Interactive Stations of the Cross at New Garden Park during Holy Week. They will be available for all ages from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning after Palm Sunday.
Date: Sunday, March 24th
Time: 9:00 a.m & 11:00 a.m.
This service opens Holy Week as we walk in the footsteps of Jesus as he enters into the holy city of Jerusalem where the events of the week will take place. To mark this occasion we begin our service by gathering in the courtyard of the church to participate in Jesus’s procession by reading the Scripture and reenacting the part of the people who waved palm branches and sang his praise before betraying him just days later.
Date: Thursday, March 28th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Childcare: for nursery aged children (0-3 yrs.); children 4 yrs.-5th grade will begin in the Children’s Liturgy room in the Grove with a Last Supper re-enactment and join at the foot-washing ceremony
This intimate service recalls the servanthood of Jesus and his preparation for his crucifixion. On this night we will remember and practice the new commandment which Jesus gave us, “to love one another as he has loved us,” and wash one another’s feet. We will recall Jesus’s final night before his crucifixion and strip the altar as Jesus was stripped of his garments.
Date: Friday, March 29th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
A poignant and visceral service, we sit together on this dark night, recalling the events of the passion of Christ. We remember the grave price that was paid for our sins and we repent individually and corporately through prayer and action as we’re given an opportunity to nail our sins to the cross.
Date: Saturday, March 30th
Time: 8:30 p.m. until just after midnight. Starting at 7:45 p.m. there will be a time of fellowship in the courtyard before the service begins.
Childcare: N/A, but there will be plenty of snacks and opportunity to move around or curl up in a sleeping bag!
The Lord is risen! This service tells the story of the Scripture from Creation to Crucifixion to Consummation, revealing the great plan of God and its culmination in Jesus. It is a service of artistic expression, deep repentance, and overwhelming joyful celebration.
Date: Sunday, March 31st
Time: 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
The principal service of Holy Week as we gather to celebrate the empty tomb and the victory of Jesus. We are Easter Christians, and our entire faith rests upon this day!
