"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  John 3:16

Join us for
"Living Lent -- The Animals Tell the Story"
and then rejoice in
The Festival of the Resurrection
on Easter Sunday

February 6th, 7:30 p.m.:  Ash Wednesday Worship with Holy Communion
The FOX tells of a homeless Savior.

February 13th, 7:30 p.m.:  Lenten Worship
The DONKEY tells of a peaceful Savior.

February 20th, 7:30 p.m.:  Lenten Worship
The DOVE tells of an angry Savior.

February 27th, 7:30 p.m.:  Lenten Worship
The CAMEL tells of a warning Savior.

March 5th, 7:30 p.m.:  Lenten Worship
The HEN tells of a grieving Savior.

March 12th, 7:30 p.m.:  Lenten Worship
The VULTURE tells of a coming Savior.

Palm Sunday, March 16th, 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
The observance of Holy Week begins with the celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.  The Senior Choir will present "Wave the Palms".

March 20th, 7:30 p.m.:  Maundy Thursday Worship with Holy Communion
celebrated in the historical seated around the table setting. 

March 21st, 7:30 p.m.  Good Friday Worship with the Senior Choir presenting "Shadows", a service of Tenebrae by Douglas E. Wagner. 

Seven episodes in the Passion and Death of Our Lord are the focus of the Good Friday service.  Interwoven themes of the grief, penitence, pity and forgiveness provide the backdrop for the service.  Each episode consists of a reading from the Gospel of Matthew or Luke, a choral meditation, and a responsive reading from one of the seven penitential Psalms.

The sanctuary darkens as the seven last words are spoken and one of seven candles is extinguished. Jesus’ final words, “It is finished,” results in total darkness. This follows the traditional service of “Tenebrae,” which means “darkness” or “shadows”, with the significance being the spiritual void, confusion and grief that filled the minds and spirits of Christ’s followers during his suffering, and of the darkness that covered the entire world at his death.

Choral renditions, limited sound and lighting effects, and the power of the message of the passion and wounds of Jesus will personalize the central meaning of this holy season for all Christians.

Sunday, March 23, 2007,8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
The Festival of the Resurrection with
the Senior Choir presenting "The Hallelujah Chorus".

The services will begin in a darkened sanctuary where the Good Friday service left Jesus’ followers who thought they now had no hope…their Savior had died!  The Senior Choir will offer several anthems, interspersed with responsive readings, to reflect the sadness experienced by those early Christians as they went to prepare Jesus’ body for the sleep of death.  But during the final anthem, the Christ candle is returned to the sanctuary, the lights are brightened, and the congregation will experience the full joy of Jesus’ resurrection!  The Senior Choir’s anthem is “Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel.  Members and guests will enjoy fellowship with brunch between the two services, and the children will hunt Easter eggs and then release balloons from the parking lot. 

Please join us!
 

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Background music on this page is "The Hallelujah Chorus" presented by the Christ Lutheran Church Choir, April 8, 2007