Holy Week & Easter Sunday / 2024
About Walking the Labyrinth
For images and information on our outdoor labyrinth, including suggestions for how to use it, click on the button below.
› Holy Week Labyrinth Opportunities
Sunday, March 24 – Saturday, March 30
SPC outdoor labyrinth open daily for self-guided meditation and reflection
Labyrinth walks led by trained facilitators offered on Palm Sunday and Good Friday
› Holy Week Labyrinth Opportunities at SPC
Sunday, March 24 – Saturday, March 30
SPC Outdoor Labyrinth open daily for self-guided meditation and reflection
Labyrinth walks led by trained facilitators offered on Palm Sunday and Good Friday
e are blessed with a wonderful outdoor labyrinth tucked away just behind the hedges adjacent to the nursery school playground. This sacred space is available to all who wish to use it for self-guided meditation and reflection.
This Holy Week, we are pleased to offer two labyrinth walks, each led by trained labyrinth facilitators. Each session will begin with a brief introduction to this meditative practice for those who are new to praying in this way. Both sessions will be offered rain or shine, thanks to the canvas labyrinth that we are able to set up indoors.
Palm Sunday, March 24 / 9:00 – 10:00 am (in case of rain, McCahan Hall)
Good Friday, March 29 / 2:00 pm (in case of rain, Loeffler Chapel)
This Holy Week, we are pleased to offer two labyrinth walks, each led by trained labyrinth facilitators. Each session will begin with a brief introduction to this meditative practice for those who are new to praying in this way. Both sessions will be offered rain or shine, thanks to the canvas labyrinth that we are able to set up indoors.
Palm Sunday, March 24 / 9:00 – 10:00 am
(in case of rain, McCahan Hall)
Good Friday, March 29 / 2:00 pm
(in case of rain, Loeffler Chapel)
Directions to the Labyrinth: To access the Labyrinth, park on the western side (near the nursery school) of the church parking lot. Walk through the opening in the hedge (you are now in the McCabe Garden) and look to your right, where the labyrinth is clearly in view.
About Walking the Labyrinth
For images and information on our outdoor labyrinth, including suggestions for how to use it, click on the button below.
› Holy Week Services in the Style of Taizé
Monday, March 25 – Wednesday, March 27 / 7:00 pm
in Loeffler Chapel
› Holy Week Services in the Style of Taizé
Mon. March 25 – Wed. March 27 / 7 pm
in Loeffler Chapel
vening Services held in the Taizé style, with a mix of music, silence, Scripture, and prayer, will be offered each weekday evening leading up to Maundy Thursday. In line with the Scripture story each evening, these services will also include opportunities to engage with our senses and go deeply into this last week of Jesus’ life. Monday will include a Liturgy of Healing, with an opportunity to receive oil for anointing as we hear of Jesus’ own anointing by Mary. Tuesday will be a service contrasting light and darkness, with an opportunity to light candles in prayer. Wednesday will include a Liturgy of foot washing, remembering that one of Jesus’ last acts was to wash the feet of his disciples and command them to lead lives of servanthood much as he did. Worship leaders will be SPC clergy and musicians.
Dinner Details
Dinner this evening will be Presbyterian potluck. Good food and good company! Each family is asked to provide a dish to feed 8-10 for the resulting smorgasbord. Please use the first letter of your last name, as noted below, to consider what you may offer:
A-F – dessert; G-M – salad, vegetable, side dish; N-Z – main dish
Parish Life volunteers welcome your contributions to the serving table in Fellowship Hall beginning at 6:15 pm. Please include serving utensils, label your serve ware with your last name, and provide a list of ingredients if possible.
Please RSVP below that you plan to attend and to indicate what you hope to bring.
› Maundy Thursday / March 28
Church Dinner, Communion, Tenebrae
(beginning with dinner in Fellowship Hall at 6:30 pm)
› Maundy Thursday March 28, 2024
Church Dinner, Communion, Tenebrae
(beginning with dinner at 6:30 pm)
6:30 pm / Dinner in Fellowship Hall
On this holy evening, we will gather in Fellowship Hall as a church family for food and fellowship. All are invited to bring a dish for the buffet and to gather around tables for a shared meal. Please click here to RSVP so that we may plan well.
7:15 pm / Communion in Fellowship Hall
From our time of fellowship, we will shift to a brief service of communion, recalling the last Passover meal Jesus shared with his disciples and observing the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at our dinner tables. Following Communion, those attending the Service of Tenebrae will process to the Sanctuary in silence.
7:45 pm / Tenebrae Service in the Sanctuary & via livestream
A Service of Tenebrae is a Service of Shadows, moving methodically through the final stages of Jesus’ life and ending finally at the cross. Passages of scripture, music, and prayer are each followed by the extinguishing of light, until the entire sanctuary is in darkness. We depart in quiet for the vigil of loss and expectation.
6:30 pm / Dinner
in Fellowship Hall
On this holy evening, we will gather in Fellowship Hall as a church family for food and fellowship. All are invited to bring a dish for the buffet and to gather around tables for a shared meal. Please click here to RSVP so that we may plan well.
7:15 pm / Communion
in Fellowship Hall
From our time of fellowship, we will shift to a brief service of communion, recalling the last Passover meal Jesus shared with his disciples and observing the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at our dinner tables. Following Communion, those attending the Service of Tenebrae will process to the Sanctuary in silence.
7:45 pm / Tenebrae Service
in the Sanctuary & via livestream
A Service of Tenebrae is a Service of Shadows, moving methodically through the final stages of Jesus’ life and ending finally at the cross. Passages of scripture, music, and prayer are each followed by the extinguishing of light, until the entire sanctuary is in darkness. We depart in quiet for the vigil of loss and expectation.
Dinner Details
Dinner this evening will be Presbyterian potluck. Good food and good company! Each family is asked please to provide a dish to feed 8-10 for the resulting smorgasbord. Please use the first letter of your last name, as noted below, to consider what you may offer:
A-F – dessert; G-M – salad, vegetable, side dish; N-Z – main dish
Parish Life volunteers welcome your contributions to the serving table in Fellowship Hall beginning at 6:15 pm. Please include serving utensils, label your serve ware with your last name, and provide a list of ingredients if possible.
Please RSVP below that you plan to attend and to indicate what you hope to bring.
About Walking the Labyrinth
For images and information on our outdoor labyrinth, including suggestions for how to use it, click on the button below.
› Holy Week Labyrinth Opportunities
Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30
SPC outdoor labyrinth open for self-guided meditation and reflection
Labyrinth walk led by a trained facilitator offered on Good Friday @ 2pm
› Holy Week Labyrinth Opportunities at SPC
Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30
SPC outdoor labyrinth open for self-guided meditation and reflection
Labyrinth walk led by a trained facilitator offered on Good Friday @ 2 pm
e are blessed with a wonderful outdoor labyrinth tucked away just behind the hedges adjacent to the nursery school playground. This sacred space is available to all who wish to use it for self-guided meditation and reflection.
Good Friday Labyrinth Walk – March 29 / 2:00 pm (in case of rain, Loeffler Chapel)
On Good Friday we are pleased to offer a labyrinth walk led by a trained labyrinth facilitator. The session will begin with a brief introduction to this meditative practice for those who are new to praying in this way, and will be offered rain or shine, thanks to the canvas labyrinth that we are able to set up indoors.
On Good Friday we are pleased to offer a labyrinth walk led by a trained labyrinth facilitator. The session will begin with a brief introduction to this meditative practice for those who are new to praying in this way, and will be offered rain or shine, thanks to the canvas labyrinth that we are able to set up indoors.
Good Friday, March 29 / 2:00 pm
(in case of rain, Loeffler Chapel)
Directions to the Labyrinth: To access the Labyrinth, park on the western side (near the nursery school) of the church parking lot. Walk through the opening in the hedge (you are now in the McCabe Garden) and look to your right, where the labyrinth is clearly in view.
About Walking the Labyrinth
For images and information on our outdoor labyrinth, including suggestions for how to use it, click on the button below.
› Easter Sunday, March 31
› Easter Sunday
Sunrise Garden Service | 7:00 am in the Garden & Labyrinth
This is a joyful early morning celebration of the resurrection held in the Memorial Garden. We come with the women to the tomb and peer in. Among the new day light, the trees and the early morning birds we raise our alleluias!
Easter Breakfast | 7:45 am in Fellowship Hall
Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna! Celebrate this day of days over a cup of coffee or tea and light breakfast that features communion bread pudding.
Traditional Easter Service | 9 & 11 am in the Sanctuary & via livestream
These Easter services are joy-filled celebrations of the resurrection of our Lord. All are encouraged to bring flowers to adorn the cross! Our Easter cross is fashioned from the Chrismon tree, stripped bare for Lent and adorned with flowers — signs of new life — on Easter morning. Musical traditions include the sounds of brass and the singing of Händel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Those who have lost a close friend or family member this year are invited after worship to take home one of the potted lilies that adorn the Sanctuary this morning. There is festive fellowship for all in Fellowship Hall between the two services.
Sunrise Garden Service | 7:00 am
in the Garden & Labyrinth
This is a joyful early morning celebration of the resurrection held in the Memorial Garden. We come with the women to the tomb and peer in. Among the new day light, the trees and the early morning birds we raise our alleluias!
Easter Breakfast | 7:45 am
in Fellowship Hall
Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna! Celebrate this day of days over a cup of coffee or tea and light breakfast that features communion bread pudding.
Traditional Easter Service | 9 & 11 am
in the Sanctuary & via livestream
These Easter services are joy-filled celebrations of the resurrection of our Lord. All are encouraged to bring flowers to adorn the cross! Our Easter cross is fashioned from the Chrismon tree, stripped bare for Lent and adorned with flowers — signs of new life — on Easter morning. Musical traditions include the sounds of brass and the singing of Händel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Those who have lost a close friend or family member this year are invited after worship to take home one of the potted lilies that adorn the Sanctuary this morning. There is festive fellowship for all in Fellowship Hall between the two services.
› Holy Week Labyrinth Opportunities
› Holy Week Taizé Services 2024
› Maundy Thursday 2024
› Holy Week Labyrinth Opportunities
