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Holy Week 2010 at St. Timothy
Sunday, March 28th, is Palm Sunday (also called Passion Sunday). Palm Sunday is a mixture of celebration and solemnity. Worship for both morning services that day will begin outside with an air of festivity as we proceed with palm branches into the sanctuary. As the service progresses, the mood and focus of our worship will shift to the Passion of our Lord and what that means for the week ahead. It is this service that begins our worship for Holy Week. The service will not conclude, but will end in a way that invites you to its continuation on Thursday and Friday, and then to its culmination on Easter Sunday. We look forward to your participation in this meaningful and important part of our Easter preparation. Thursday, April 1st, will be our Maundy Thursday observance, a service in which we remember Jesus’ Passover meal before His crucifixion. This service, too, does not conclude, but instead dramatically ends with the stripping of the altar and chancel area. The service is at 7:00 pm. Friday, April 2nd is Good Friday. Our worship that evening will focus on the crucifixion of our Lord and our part in that crucifixion. As in past years, this service will be a tenebrae service (a service of shadows). A part of this service that many have found quite meaningful is the opportunity provided to actually nail our sins to the cross. Worship that evening is at 7:00 pm. This service, too, will end in anticipation of a conclusion on Easter Sunday. Finally, on Easter Sunday, April 4th, we hear the “Absolution” that is absent throughout Holy Week and we lift our voices singing the “Alleluia” and the Hymn of “Praise” that are absent during our Lenten preparation. Easter Sunday worship will be held at 8:30am and 11:00am. Breakfast, hosted by the Golden Girls, will be served between services. Each service on Easter Sunday is different. No room for boredom on such a festive day! The Lenten fast ends. The somber tones of Lenten hymns resolve into bright and clear alleluias! 8:30 Majesty! – An uplifting, vitalizing worship experience using traditional liturgy. The Festival Choir will sing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, and music will include organ, flute, violin, oboe, and trumpet. 11:00 Joyful Noise! – An energetic and inspirational celebration with a contemporary liturgy. Music for this worship gathering will feature keyboard, guitar, bass, and percussion.
Golden Girls Annual Easter Breakfast will be on Easter Sunday, April 4th. The breakfast will begin at 7:30a.m. and continue until the start of the 11:00 service. Donations will be graciously accepted and, as always, will benefit a worthy cause.
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Golden
Girls Annual Easter Breakfast