WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO OBSERVE HOLY DAYS
Liturgical Christians, such as Episcopalians, follow the church calendar of Holy Days and Seasons. That’s why the dates on the liturgical calendars change colors, and why we have different colors at different times of the year.
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Services at TOTH Ecumenical Lenten Sundays (Soup Suppers)
These changes of seasons reflect the life of the church as it follows the life of the Messiah from anticipation of his birth to his ascension and the birth of the church at Pentecost.
In many ways, our own cycle of life follows that of the church. If we attend the Holy Days and Seasons of the Church, we provide a model for our personal growth through the trials, tribulations, glories and celebrations of our lives: from birth to life to growth and beyond.
For the upcoming season of Lent, we invite you to attend Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday of Lent. Then for Holy Week, join us on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
| Wednesday, March 5 Ash Wednesday | 7:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel 12:30 pm: Holy Eucharist, Chapel 7 pm: Choral Eucharist, Sanctuary |
| Sunday, April 13 Palm Sunday | 8 am: Holy Eucharist, Liturgy of the Palms, and Passion according to St. Luke 10:30 am: Choral Eucharist, Liturgy of the Psalms, Procession, and Passion according to St. Luke Live Stream on the Internet |
| Thursday, April 17 Maundy Thursday | 7 pm: Holy Eucharist and Foot Washing, Nave 8:30 pm – 11:30 am: All Night Vigil at the Altar of Repose, Chapel |
| Friday, April 18 Good Friday | 12 – 3 pm: The Last Seven Words of Christ, Nave Choir for the first hour, hymns from 1-3:00 pm 6 pm: Good Friday Liturgy, Communion from Reserved Sacrament, Chapel |
| Saturday, April 19 Holy Saturday | 8:00 pm: The Great Vigil of Easter begins in Kelly Hall (incense will be used) Live Stream on the Internet |
| Sunday, April 20 Easter Sunday | 8 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite I, with hymns (no incense) 9:15 am: Brunch, Kelly Hall 9:45 am: Easter Egg Hunt 10:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Riite II, music with choir and brass (incense will be used) Live Stream on the Internet |
Ecumenical Lenten Sundays at the First United Methodist Church
Theme: Do Justice, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly with your God
Schedule: Sundays 4-6 pm