Thursday Ecumenical Soup Suppers take place at Bethlehem Lutheran at 6 p.m. (See schedule below.) TOTH provides the soup, bread, and choral music on March 30.
| Wednesday, February 22 Ash Wednesday | 7 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel 12:30 pm: Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary 7 pm: Choral Eucharist, Sanctuary Live Stream on the Internet |
| Sunday, April 2 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 6 Maundy Thursday | 7 pm: Choral Eucharist, Foot Washing, Stripping of the Altar, and Procession to the Altar of Repose, Sanctuary 8:30 pm – 6:30 am: Maundy Thursday Vigil, Chapel |
| Friday, April 7 Good Friday | 7 am: Good Friday Liturgy with Communion, Chapel 12:30 om: Stations of the Cross with Communion, Sanctuary 7 pm: Good Friday Choral Holy Communion and Passion according to St. John, Sanctuary Download bulletin Live Stream on the Internet |
| Saturday, April 8 Holy Saturday | 7 pm: The Great Vigil of Easter with baptism, Sanctuary (incense will be used) Download bulletin Live Stream on the Internet |
| Sunday, April 9 Easter Sunday | 8 am: Holy Eucharist (no incense) 10:30 am: Choral Eucharist (no incense, brass accompaniment) Live Stream on the Internet |
Soup Suppers and Worship on Thursday Evenings at Bethlehem Lutheran Church
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.
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.
If you do not attend church regularly, I urge you to consider adopting a regimen this church year of attending the first days of the church seasons.
For the upcoming season of Lent, I’d ask that you attend Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday of Lent. Then for Holy Week, I ask you to attend Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday before Easter Sunday.
I believe this will provide an anchor for your personal growth this year. Thank you for your consideration.
Father Raymond