Past Events

The Great Vigil of Easter is the Queen of Liturgies! It is the service from which all the rest of our worship flows. We will begin with the lighting on the new fire and the recitation of the Exsultet before the Paschal Candle. We will hear readings from the Hebrew Bible recalling God’s salvation history, before renewing out Baptismal vows. We then proclaim Jesus’ Resurrection and celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter with hymns, bells, and great joy!

Our Maundy Thursday observance begins with an Agape Supper at 6:15 pm, which includes special blessings of our meal and the reading a portion of Jesus’ Last Priestly Prayer from the Gospel of John. Following supper we will celebrate Holy Eucharist and recall Jesus Institution of the Lord’s Supper, as well as participate in the foot washing, as Jesus did for his friends on their last night together, commanding them to Love One Another. That it the mandatum or command…

Tenebrae is a service of “shadows” or “darkness”.The service is modeled after the ancient monastic night and early morning services (Matins and Lauds) of the last three days of Holy Week. Apart from the chant of the Lamentations (in which each verse is introduced by a letter of the Hebrew alphabet), the most conspicuous feature of the service is the gradual extinguishing of candles and other lights in the church until only a single candle, considered a symbol of our…