This Sunday is called "Palm Sunday". The name comes from a story in the Bible in which Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem. Prior to this event, Jesus and his friends roamed the countryside teaching and performing miracles, gaining a lot of recognition. The people of Jerusalem were super-excited that Jesus was coming to their…

Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word "Maundy" comes from the Latin mandatum, which means "commandment." As recorded in John's gospel, on his last night before his betrayal and…

Services on Good Friday remember Jesus' crucifixion. We remember God's purpose of loving and redeeming the world through the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ. God was in control. God was not making the best of a bad situation, but was working out God's intention for the world — winning salvation for all people. The…

"Wait" with us at this Easter-eve service. The Easter (Paschal) Vigil has both historic and symbolic roots in the Jewish Passover. That is why so many images are from the Old Testament and why so many analogies are experienced in Christ. In this service we experience the passage from slavery to freedom, from sin to…