Holy Week and Easter

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Worship in Holy Week and Easter...

Holy Week
  • Palm Sunday Procession and Eucharist - 5:30 PM - Jesus enters Jerusalem not so much in a parade but in a staged counter-procession. Across town, the Roman governor would have been entering Jerusalem, with horses and banners and armor and gold and an entourage, to keep an eye on things during Passover. Jesus enters with palms and a donkey and people shouting Hosanna, Save Us! This is no ordinary ride into town - Jesus is offering a vision that counters that of oppression and occupation.

  • Monday Evening Prayer - 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday Evening Prayer - 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday Evening Prayer - 9:00 PM
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  • Maundy Thursday Dinner Church - 7:00 PM - This service is centered around holy communion, scripture, singing, foot washing, and stripping of the sanctuary while hearing the words of the 22nd Psalm. This is the first part of a three part service, continuing tomorrow night. Online and in-person.
  • Good Friday Service of Scripture and Adoration of the Cross - 700 PM - This service is one of reflection, prayer, and contemplation of the forces in the world that would lead to the crucifixion of Jesus. We will read Luke's gospel in its entirety, abridged. The service does not end tonight but continues tomorrow night with the Easter Vigil. Online and in-person.
  • Easter Vigil - Saturday at 8:00 PM - This service begins with a new fire, the telling of redemption stories (from the flood, from Egypt, from the great fish, from the fiery furnace), and culminates with the first Eucharist of Easter and a reception to follow. Beginning on the UniLu Green - in-person only.
  • Easter Festival Worship - 10:00 AM - Choir, scripture, prayer, hymns, and holy communion - Christ is Risen!

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Our church sits in an ancestral homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. Christian colonizers forced their ancestors into missions and seized their land. We grieve the loss of indigenous lives, the destruction of indigenous culture, and the commodification of indigenous land. God calls us to a right relationship with this land and its past, present, and future caretakers. Muwekma neighbors are a sovereign people. May we live in solidarity with them and repair Creation with all.
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    • Welcome
    • Leadership Team
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    • What We Believe
    • Who We Are
  • Love God
    • Christian Education >
      • Adult Education
      • Children
      • Luther on Revelation
      • Luther500
      • Spiritual Practices
    • Worship >
      • Advent and Christmas
      • Another Year of Grace
      • Blue Christmas
      • COVID-19
      • Holy Week
      • Lent
      • Season of Creation
      • Sunday Service Signup
      • Worship FAQ
  • Love Our Neighbor
    • Earthkeeping >
      • Green Practices
    • Friends and Partners >
      • Desks
      • Womxn's Shelter
    • Sanctuary Church
  • Love Each Other
    • Sunday Evenings >
      • Game Night
      • Storytelling Night
    • Young Adults
  • Love UniLu
    • Donate
    • Talents and Time
    • UniLu at 50
  • Campus Ministry
    • Students
  • Contact Us
    • Mailing List