Posts tagged with ‘March 25’

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THIS WEEK, BEGINNING March 25, 2018

by Melissa VanTassell

    SUNDAY: 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 am Sunday School (Friendship Hall) 10:15 am Adult Forum Bible Study (Conference Room) MONDAY: 9:00 am Staff Meeting (Pastor’s Office) 12:00 pm Bible Study (Conference Room) TUESDAY: 6:30 pm Al-Anon (Library) WEDNESDAY: No Confirmation Class today THURSDAY: 1:30 pm Worship Service (Sanctuary) 5:30 pm Maundy Thursday/Passover Meal (Friendship […]

    March 25, 2018 – Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday

    by Melissa VanTassell

      The first and second readings and psalm are the same this Sunday every year: Christ emptying himself of divine power and protection, willingly becoming vulnerable to those who put him to death. With Christ we lament his suffering and all human suffering, but expect God’s final vindication. Mark’s passion story begins with an unnamed woman […]

      March 25, 2016, Good Friday

      by Melissa VanTassell

        At the heart of the Good Friday liturgy is the passion according to John, which proclaims Jesus as a triumphant king who reigns from the cross. The ancient title for this day—the triumph of the cross—reminds us that the church gathers not to mourn this day but to celebrate Christ’s life-giving passion and to find […]