Come to the family room at Solomon’s Porch for an evening of reading the gospel of Mark from start to finish. So often, we just read bits and pieces of the Bible, but it makes a difference to hear the story from one writer from start to finish. It takes about 70 minutes to read the whole thing out loud. Bring snacks and beverages.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week; the week where we mark the time when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, knowing he was nearing the end. Later in the week we’ll mark his last gathering with his disciples on Maundy Thursday, and his death on the cross on Good Friday. On this day we will also have our annual meeting, and that means a lunch after church!
Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper.
The name is thought to be a Middle English derivation taken from a Latin anthem sung in Roman Catholic churches on that day: “Mandatum novum do vobis” (“a new commandment I give to you”; John 13:34). In most European countries, Maundy Thursday is known as Holy Thursday; other names are Green Thursday (Gründonnerstag; common in Germany), from the early practice of giving penitents a green branch as a token for completing their Lenten penance, and Sheer Thursday (clean Thursday), which refers to the ceremonial washing of altars on this day.
Join us for dinner church – come for the food – stay for the faith.
A possible reason for Good Friday’s moniker may be the holiday’s ties to Easter Sunday, which celebrates the resurrection of Christ. Because Jesus couldn’t have been resurrected without dying, the day of his death is, in a sense, “good.” This terrible Friday has been called Good Friday because it directly leads to the Resurrection of Jesus and his victory over death and sin and thus the celebration of Easter, the very pinnacle of Christian celebrations.
Join us in person or online for this somber evening service starting at 7 pm.
INFORMATION SESSION ZOOM: February 29th, 7 PM
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The Wild Goose Festival is a 4 day Spirit, Justice, Music and arts festival. It involves camping, big and small stages with speakers, conversations, interviews, live podcasts, interactive art installations, panels, musicians, beer hymn sings, and all kinds of other shenanigans… in North Carolina, with some of the coolest progressive speakers, artists, creators, musicians who identify with (or are adjacent to) Christianity around. Who wants to go with me? Some people will road trip and some will fly. We can discuss these things in the zoom. The 4 day event registration fee costs $269 (if you register before March 19th) BUT we got a group discount code. So when you check out, put this code in: SG24 and that will give you like 20% off.
You can register by putting down a deposit of $109 on the Wild Goose Website. If you need assistance for the rest, talk with me about your need, and we’ll work something out. There will be some costs for transportation, and food. We can probably work on some group meals together but there are also food trucks. Sounds awesome, right?
Here’s a video that will give you a little taste of what it’s about: https://youtu.be/hFTfNTRodxA?si=0ePUMmSI30ZqoYGV.
PS you can also rent tents down there. And there are some hotels about 20 minutes away. There are also glamping options.
Reserve the dates on your calendar now! Our next Fall retreat will happen at Shalom Hill Farms in SWMN, October 4-6, 2024.