Holy Week Schedule 2017



Maundy Thursday - Dinner and Worship with Communion and Foot Washing 
6:00 p.m. at Davidson Presbyterian Church. DCPC members will bring sandwiches to share. Davidson Presbyterian Church members will bring desserts to share.  Join us for this meaningful service commemorating The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples at 7:00. Sunday Union will be singing and Lib McGregor Simmons will be the preacher.
 
Good Friday Service -5:00 p.m. in the DCPC Lingle Chapel.  Our Good Friday service will be held in Lingle Chapel, on Friday, April 15 at 5pm and will center around the final words of Jesus on the cross.  As we approach Easter morning, the Seven Last Words of Christ provide a window into Jesus' soul; a way to glimpse the weight that Jesus carried for us; a way to understand, through his own words, what is ultimately important to this One who is dying on the cross for each one of us. Please join us.

4th & 5th Grade Flashlight Egg Hunt is Friday April 14 6:30-8:30 pm. Meet in the Congregation House for pizza and the Holy Week Story. Please RSVP to Jenny Alexander.

Preschool through 3rd Grade Egg Hunt is Saturday 10-Noon. Meet in the Congregation House. Please RSVP to  Jenny Alexander.

Saturday Easter Vigil Service - 7:00 p.m. in the DCPC Sanctuary
The Great Vigil of Easter is the oldest Christian liturgy. In the early centuries of the church, Holy Week was observed by a rigorous fast followed by a vigil beginning at midnight on Easter Eve, continuing through the night, and climaxing with the celebration of the resurrection as dawn approached. The Great Vigil service consists of four liturgies: Light, Word, Water, and Eucharist. The service begins in darkness with the kindling of a new fire, from which the paschal candle is lit. The paschal candle represents the light of Christ coming into a dark world, and this candle leads us through the movements of the service. The Liturgy of the Word provides a panorama of what God has done for humanity, beginning with Creation, deliverance from bondage in the Exodus, the call to faithfulness of the prophets, and Christ's rising from the tomb. The readings thus summarize the faith into which we are baptized.
The Liturgy of Water originally included baptism of new Christians. Today we journey together to the font, which is placed in the narthex, and renew our baptismal vows.  The Vigil climaxes in the joyful feast of the people of God, a celebration of communion. The lights come on, the Easter flowers are displayed, the paraments and vestments are white, and the congregation follows the paschal candle back into the  church all ringing bells that they have brought, singing a joyful Alleluia. We gather around the table to share a meal and look forward to the great Messianic feast of the kingdom of God.
This year, let your celebration of Easter be enriched through your participation in this ancient, yet ever new, liturgy. 

Easter Sunday Services - 8:30 and 11:00 in the Sanctuary
9:45 in the Congregation House. Lib McGregor Simmons will be preaching. Matthew 28: 1-10 Sermon- Resurrection: Sometimes the Earth Shakes and Sometimes It Doesn't
(Bring flowers for flowering of the Cross, located in front of the sanctuary and the Congregation House.)

The Campus Ministry committee invites all Davidson students to lunch following the 11:00 service this Sunday on the Appleyard patio outside the student center.   

The One Great Hour of Sharing offering will be received.
Children's News 
 
Children's Sunday School will not meet Easter Sunday
No Youth group or Confirmation on Easter Sunday.
Holy Week Prayer Stations
As we approach Holy Week and the special services leading up to Easter Sunday there will be opportunities for you to engage in a variety of special types of prayer in Lingle Chapel.  Several stations will be available, including Contemplative Prayer, Prayer Around the Fountain, Journaling, Drawing, Clay Molding as Prayer, Stations of the Cross, and others.  Stop by Lingle Chapel any time by yourself or with family and/or friends and enrich your Lenten Journey. To learn more about the various ways to enrich your spiritual life in Lingle Chapel please visit www.linglechapel.org .
Adult Faith Formation
Covenant (9:45 a.m. Congregation House) 
April 16- Davidson College chaplain Rob Spach and Tony Abbott will present a special Easter program based on on Frederick Buechner's splendid book, The Faces of Jesus. The book depicts the life, death and resurrection of Jesus through images selected from the history of art and with commentary by Frederick Buechner.

Maloney (9:45 a.m. Parlor) The Pines (Marshall Room)
April 16: God's Love as Victory Over Death  John 19:38-42; 20:1-10; 1 Peter 1:3-9
Join the Paint Party!
Jetton Hall is getting a facelift on April 22.  We need a few folks to come at 9 am to work on the final sheetrock sanding and we need MORE FOLKS to come at noon to paint!  Bring your rollers and drop cloths please! Call Harriett at 704-892-5641 X 19 if you can help!
SAGES Two Day Event!
SAGES has plans for a two day related event. On Sunday afternoon, April 23 we will host a movie/popcorn party at 4:00 in the Parlor (NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION) at DCPC to see the movie, Sully. On Monday, April 24 at 9:30 we will leave the church for a trip to the Charlotte Aviation Museum to see the actual plane, Miracle on the Hudson, that Sully successfully landed on the Hudson River a year ago. Cost of museum is $8.50.  Anyone in the congregation who is interested in the movie and/or museum trip is invited to join us. We need a count so please make reservations for both the April 23 movie and April 24 museum trip by calling the church office 704-892-5641 or e-mailing info@dcpc.org  no later than April 20.
Adopt-A-Student Program
The Adopt-A-Student program is an outreach through our Campus Ministry Committee, where DCPC families are paired with a Davidson College student for the purpose of providing a "family away from home" during their time at the College. The program is intentionally loosely structured, with families and students left to discover just what works best for them. Activities can include meals, rides to/from the airport, and gathering together for church events.  The program has been a meaningful one for so many Davidson students. If you are interested in being a host family, please contact Charles Houck . Thanks for your consideration!
VBS Registration
July 10-13, 2017
Marketplace: A Holy Land Experience 
To Volunteer CLICK HERE

To Register your children (age 3 as of Jan 2017 through completed 5th grade) CLICK HERE
$20 / child  -- $40 Family max. Pay online or in the church office. Complete a health/emergency form for each child.
Prayer Concerns
We extend sympathy and the hope of resurrection to eternal life to: 
Bill and Dianne May upon the death of his father, Robert May.
Adrienne Rothrock upon the death of her mother, Norma Hill Woods.
Tom Clayton upon the death of their brother-in-law, Tom Paull.

Conrad Sloan-recuperating from surgery.
Davidson College Presbyterian Church
PO Box 337
Davidson, NC  28036
704-892-5641
www.dcpc.org