The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney is a scholar, pastor, preacher and activist. She is the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Ft. Worth, where she teaches masters and doctoral students in initial and advanced degree programs including MDiv, ThM and Ph.D. On April 3, The Rev. Wil… Read More »The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D., 11 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney is a scholar, pastor, preacher and activist. She is the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Ft. Worth, where she teaches masters and doctoral students in initial and advanced degree programs including MDiv, ThM and Ph.D. St. Stephen R.W. Jablonowski Lecture Series… Read More »The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D., Lecture
Please join us early on Palm Sunday for the donkey processional through the church at 10:45.
Join us on the lawn for a family picnic from 5 to 6:30. Hot Dogs and Barbecue Supper Plasma Cars Egg Dying Booth Piñatas Music Fellowship Games FUN, FOOD AND FROLICKING!
On Good Friday at noon, we will have a solemn service in the sanctuary followed by lunch. All are welcome to join us!
Our Easter Vigil service, "Shadows," begins at 8 p.m. this evening in the chapel. In this Tenebrae service (or service of shadows) we experience the gathering darkness as we recall the events leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus readings and the extinguishment of candles.
Saturday, April 16
8:30 a.m. “Awakening”
In the gentle and cool light of the morning, we will meditate as we wait. Even though we know Jesus arises, we contemplate our waiting for Easter and the assurance that we too shall have eternal life.
April 15, 8:00 p.m. “Great Vigil of Easter” | Chapel of the Holy Trinity
The Great Vigil of Easter is one of the oldest Christian worship services and is the first celebration of Easter, taking place after sunset on the Saturday before Easter Sunday. Our Great Vigil of Easter is drawn from the PCUSA Book of Common Worship and will include a Service of Light and a Service of Readings. We will begin outside in the darkness awaiting the Light of Christ. It will conclude with the joyful singing of “Jesus Christ Has Risen Today.”
This service will be followed by our traditional Paschal Feast, which will feature lamb stew. Everybody is invited to bring a dish to share. Come and join us
Our Easter Sunday service will begin at 10:15 a.m. with a brass and organ prelude. We'll hunt for Easter eggs on the front lawn at 10:30 and will release butterflies at noon, after the 11 a.m. service. There is no early service on Easter. Just the 11 a.m. All are welcome!
Please join us in Parrish Hall this Friday at 5:30 for a bit of faith-based conversation led by Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch. We'll have some adult beverages there, but please feel free to bring your own if you'd like. Even if you've never visited our church, this is a great way to meet a small… Read More »Faith on Tap
