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Holy Week & Easter

Palm/Passion Sunday: Sunday, March 29
8:30 a.m. Eucharist Service, In-person 
11:00 a.m. Eucharist Service, In-person and online 

Maundy Thursday: Thursday, April 2
7:00 p.m. Eucharist Service, In-person
On Maundy Thursday we begin the celebration of the Triduum, The Great Three Days. On Thursday we remember Jesus sharing the Last Supper with his disciples before his betrayal and arrest. The service will include confession and absolution, footwashing, Holy Communion, and the stripping of the altar. 

Good Friday: Friday, April 3 
7:00 p.m. Adoration of the Cross, In-person
We continue our Triduum journey with The Passion according to St. John through readings interspersed with musical reflections, the Bidding Prayer, and Adoration of the Cross. 

Canonical Hours at Home: Saturday, April 4 at 12 a.m., 3 a.m., 6 a.m., 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m., and 6 p.m.
The Canonical Hours mark the course of Holy Saturday, every three hours beginning at midnight. Canonical Hours are short prayer times consisting of readings, a psalm and prayer. A hymn is appointed to each prayer hour which can be read or sung as desired, and all music can be accessed on our youtube channel. Copies of the canonical hours can be found in the narthex. 

Holy Saturday: Saturday, April 4
6:00 p.m. Contemplative Liturgy, In-person 
8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil, In-person
Join us at 8:00 p.m. in the courtyard for our Vigil of Easter Service. This liturgy includes a Service of Light that begins outside as we bless our Paschal Candle and process it into the nave, a Service of Readings from the Hebrew Bible that remind us of God's faithfulness throughout history, an Affirmation of Baptism, and our first Holy Communion of Easter.

Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 5 
8:30 a.m. Eucharist Service, In-person 
9:30 a.m. Easter Brunch, Flowering of the Cross, Easter Egg Hunts 
11:00 a.m. Eucharist Service, In-person and online 
Little ones help celebrate the Resurrection of Christ by participating in the Flowering of the Cross and hunting for Easter eggs. Please plan to bring lots of lovely flowers to help flower the cross and bring a basket for kids for the egg hunt.  Luther League, our CTK youth group, will provide breakfast tacos for our Easter Brunch. Members and friends are invited to bring a breakfast item (pastries, bagels, eggs, fruit, bacon, etc.)  to share. Easter egg hunts for the kids begin at 10 a.m. sharp - BYOB: bring your own basket and flowers for the cross! You may also bring a breakfast item to share with your CTK community.