Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Daytime Services and Luncheons
Daytime Holy Week Services, Monday (April 2), Tuesday (April 3) and Wednesday (April 4) will take place 12:00 noon-12:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. Each service will be followed by a luncheon, 12:30-1:15 p.m., in the Eastminster Room. There is no charge for the luncheon to which all are invited.
Maundy Thursday Services, 7:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday worship (April 5, 2012) will includes three services:
7:00-7:30 a.m.: Thursday Morning Prayers, held in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity and followed by breakfast
5:30 p.m.: a Child-Friendly service in the Sanctuary Crossing
7:00-8:10 p.m.: Traditional service in the Sanctuary Nave, , with reception of the Lord’s Supper. The 7:00 p.m. service ends in silence with the removal of all adornments in the Chancel area in preparation for Good Friday.
Good Friday Service, 12:15 p.m.
The Good Friday Service begins at 12:15 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2012, followed by light lunch in the Parish Hall. The organ prelude, which will begin at 12:10 p.m., is a tone poem written by the French composer of the last century, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971). Entitled Crucifixion it comes from Dupré’s Passion Symphony. The music is very descriptive of the nails being pounded into Jesus’ hands and feet, the walk to Golgotha, climaxing with huge, discordant chords played on the full organ signifying the tearing of the veil of the temple and Jesus’ death.
Easter Vigil, from 6:00 p.m. Friday – Midnight Saturday
Worship through the night on Friday, April 6, 2012, all day Saturday ending with a Paschal Feast at midnight Saturday night. A schedule of services and events can be found on the reverse side of this page. The Vigil services will be held at various locations on the church campus.
April 6, 2012 (Friday):
6:00 p.m. – Vigil Service, (West Transept/Sanctuary)
7:00 p.m. – Open Walk (Outdoor Labyrinth, East side of Sanctuary)
9:00 p.m. – Vigil Service (West Transept)
10:00 p.m. – Lenten Lesson (Eastminster Room, 1st floor, Education Building)
11:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross (Eastminster Room, 1st floor, Education Building)
April 7, 2012 (Saturday):
Midnight – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
3:00 a.m. – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
6:00 a.m. – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
9:00 a.m. – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
11:00 a.m. – Stations of the Cross (Eastminster Room)
Noon – Vigil Service (Eastminster Room–Education Building)
3:00 p.m. – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
4:00 p.m. – Lenten Lesson (Eastminster Room-Education Building)
6:00 p.m. – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
9:00 p.m. – Vigil Service (Chapel of the Holy Trinity–Education Building)
11:30 p.m. – Vigil Service, Midnight Office (Chapel of the Holy Trinity)
Midnight – Paschal Feast (Parish Hall–Education Building)
Easter Day, 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
7:00-7:30 a.m.: Sunrise Celebration on the Hill, informal service followed by breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m.: Easter Service with The Lord’s Supper in the West Transept in the Sanctuary with choir and brass quintet, organ and timpani
9:30-9:45 a.m.: Breakfast in the Parish Hall
9:45-10:30 a.m.: Church School for all ages
11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Easter Worship with The Lord’s Supper in the Sanctuary with choir, brass quintet, organ and timpani.
20th Annual Service of Easter Lessons and Carols
On Sunday, April 15, 2012, we will offer the annual Service of Easter Lessons and Carols. At the 11:00 a.m. service, all of the lessons will be read by some of the St. Stephen children and youth. Musical responses to each lesson will be sung by the congregation. A time-honored form of worship, you are invited to continue our celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection and support the children and youth of our church. The 8:30 a.m. service will follow an abbreviated form of the Service of Easter Lessons and Carols and will include celebration of the Lord’s Supper.