You are Invited to the Great Three Days
The services of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter unfold in a single movement, as the church year makes the passage with Christ through death into life. (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 247).
The services of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter unfold in a single movement, as the church year makes the passage with Christ through death into life. (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 247).
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Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday Worship with St. Columba’s Episcopal Church This will be a pre-recorded service available on our Facebook and YouTube channels. We will hear Jesus’ new commandment to love one another. The gospel and message will be told from the perspective of Peter. Holy Eucharist will be celebrated and all will be invited to join in a prayer of spiritual communion. Maundy Thursday Bulletin Taking Faith Home Holy Week |
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Friday, April 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Good Friday Tenebrae Service with St. Columba’s Episcopal live-streamed from the Mount Cross sanctuary.
Candles are extinguished as we hear the story of Christ’s passion from the Gospel of John, interspersed with hymns and special music. Before the Cross of Christ, we pray for the whole world. Good Friday Bulletin |
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Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. – The Easter Vigil with St. Columba’s Episcopal
This will be a pre-recorded service available on our Facebook and YouTube channels. We will light the new fire of Easter, hear the great story of salvation, and affirm our baptismal covenant. Easter Vigil Bulletin Taking Faith Home Easter Vigil |
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Alleluia He is Risen!
Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. –– Easter Sunday at Mount Cross
We welcome you, weather permitting, to our festive, in-person, outdoor Easter Worship service with Holy Communion. Masks, social distancing, and temperature screening are required. We will have folding chairs, or you can bring your own lawn chairs. If possible, please park on the street and walk onto the church grounds. Parking is limited and we want to reserve the spaces for people with mobility challenges. The service will be live streamed at facebook.com/MountCross/live and our live stream worshippers are invited to come to the church sanctuary to receive Holy Communion between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Children are invited for a safe Easter Egg Hunt on our campus from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The church office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 5, 2021.
Easter Sunday Bulletin
Holy Week at Home
Consider making your dining table centerpiece this week a Bible, cross, and candle to call your attention to the significance of these days. Suggested daily Bible readings (from Taking Faith Home):
Thursday - John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Jesus washes disciples’ feet
Friday - John 18:1–19:42 The crucifixion of Jesus
Saturday - Psalm 31 Prayer for deliverance
Sunday - John 20:1-18 The women discover that Jesus is risen
Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. –– Easter Sunday at Mount Cross
We welcome you, weather permitting, to our festive, in-person, outdoor Easter Worship service with Holy Communion. Masks, social distancing, and temperature screening are required. We will have folding chairs, or you can bring your own lawn chairs. If possible, please park on the street and walk onto the church grounds. Parking is limited and we want to reserve the spaces for people with mobility challenges. The service will be live streamed at facebook.com/MountCross/live and our live stream worshippers are invited to come to the church sanctuary to receive Holy Communion between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Children are invited for a safe Easter Egg Hunt on our campus from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The church office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 5, 2021.
Easter Sunday Bulletin
Holy Week at Home
Consider making your dining table centerpiece this week a Bible, cross, and candle to call your attention to the significance of these days. Suggested daily Bible readings (from Taking Faith Home):
Thursday - John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Jesus washes disciples’ feet
Friday - John 18:1–19:42 The crucifixion of Jesus
Saturday - Psalm 31 Prayer for deliverance
Sunday - John 20:1-18 The women discover that Jesus is risen
