Palm Sunday  -  28 March

8:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

10 a.m. Blessing of the Palms (Prayer Garden)
Outdoor Procession of the Palms
Holy Eucharist & Reading of the Passion

Today’s Liturgy begins outdoors with a liturgical reenactment of our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where he was greeted with crowds waving palm branches. However, our cries of “Hosannah!” soon turn to shouts of “Crucify him!” as St. Luke’s Passion Narrative is read by several readers during the Eucharist. Today’s liturgy begins our week-long meditation on the events that changed history forever.

12 noon Lunch (Parish Hall)

4 - 6 p.m. Episcopal 101 Class (Jerusalem Room)

Holy Monday  -  29 March

6 p.m. Simple, Intimate Holy Eucharist (Little St. Anne’s)

Although the events of Thursday through Sunday are most pivotal in Holy Week, you are also invited to set aside Monday through Wednesday for special devotion. Join us in Little St. Anne’s for a simple Eucharist, including a meditation by Fr. Lonnie on these last days in the life of Christ.

Holy Tuesday  -  30 March

5:15 p.m. Yoga (Parish Hall)

6 p.m. Simple, Intimate Holy Eucharist (Little St. Anne’s)

7 p.m. Concert: Stabat Mater (Main Sanctuary)

A special treat this year is a performance of the Stabat Mater offered at St. Anne’s by the Tifton Choral Society. The Stabat Mater, meaning “Sorrowful Mother,” is based on a medieval hymn that recounts the suffering of Mary as her son was crucified. Cost is $5 per person.

Holy Wednesday  -  31 March

12 noon Please submit all donations for Easter Flowers and Music to the church office by this time.

12 noon Lenten Lunch Series (Leroy Rogers Community Ctr.)

6 p.m. Simple, Intimate Holy Eucharist (Little St. Anne’s)

6:30 p.m. Youth Group (Parish Hall)

Maundy Thursday  -  1 April

6 p.m. Solemn Eucharist (Main Sanctuary)
Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose
Stripping of the Altar

7-12 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Vigil before the Altar of Repose (Little St. Anne’s)

12 a.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

At the conclusion of the Eucharist, the Blessed Sacrament will be reserved at an “Altar of Repose,” which will be set up in Little St. Anne’s (the old church). A prayer vigil will be kept with our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament. This vigil recalls our Lord’s own prayer vigil with his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane before his arrest and trial. He asks of us, “Can you not watch one hour with me?”

After the Sacrament has been taken to the “Altar of Repose,” the main Altar and Sanctuary are stripped of all ornamentation, candlesticks, and other vesture. This moving liturgy reminds us of how our Lord’s body was stripped of his garments at the crucifixion.

A sign-up sheet for the prayer vigil (in twenty minute segments) is posted in the narthex. Please join in this deeply meaningful time of silence, prayer, and meditation as we keep watch with our Lord and experience his eternal, sacrificial love.

Good Friday  -  2 April

12 noon Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord and Mass of the Pre-Sanctified (Main Sanctuary)

The hour long Liturgy for Good Friday has four parts: the Word of God including the Passion according to John, the Solemn Collects, the Veneration of the Cross, and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament.

Holy Saturday  -  3 April

8 a.m. - 6 p.m.  Church Closed for Decorating

6 p.m. Lighting & Blessing of the New Fire (Main Sanctuary)

This brief but dramatic liturgy takes about twenty minutes and is a very abbreviated version of the elaborate Easter Eve liturgy, traditionally performed at Midnight or before dawn.

Easter Sunday  -  4 April

8:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

10 a.m. Solemn Mass of the Resurrection (Main Sanctuary)

11:15 a.m. Reception & Exchange of Prayer Partner Gifts

11:15 a.m. EASTER EGG HUNT (Church Grounds)

The Church Office will be closed Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday. Happy Eastertide!