April 10, 2019

Dear Church of the Apostles,

This Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. Palm Sunday is the first of many chances that we have to engage with the Passion of Christ. Each service presents a unique opportunity to consider what the Lord has done for us through his death on the cross and resurrection from the tomb. 

Please plan to join us for our Eucharistic celebration this Sunday and all of our Holy Week services including Maundy Thursday and Good Friday with our friends from Stepney Baptist and Beacon Hill, and Easter Sunday when we will celebrate the Paschal Feast at Penfield Beach in Fairfield. 

When we arrive at church this Sunday, the Greeter Team will be handing out palms for us to use during the service.  After the prelude I will invite us all to gather outside of the main doors (entering the lobby). 

There we will pray together and engage with the first part of the Passion narrative, Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. Then we will process into the auditorium while singing the classic Palm Sunday hymn All Glory, Laud, and Honor as we wave our palms in honor of Christ our Passover and King.

The service will continue with songs of worship, the reading of the Passion narrative from Luke, a short homily, and a celebration of Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension at the Eucharistic table. 

Palm Sunday as well as all Holy Week services are wonderful times to invite friends and family to join you at Church. People are generally more open to considering “religion” at this time of year. I look forward to worshiping with you all!

Peace and Hope,
Brian+