April 18, 2019
To the members and friends of Our Savior’s,
Last Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week, a term that refers to the last week in the season of Lent and the final week in the life of Jesus. In this last week of Jesus’ life we find him spending most days in the temple area. There he would overturn tables, debate religious leaders, share his final parables, and predict the destruction of the Temple, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
Jesus began Holy Week by entering the city of Jerusalem. On Thursday of Holy Week (today), we’ll reflect on Jesus in the Upper Room, a place where Jesus instituted Holy Communion. In our 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship we’ll follow Jesus to the Garden of Gethsemane where he prayed that the Father find a way other than the cross, but he would do as his Father willed.
On Good Friday we’ll once again join in worship (7 p.m.). This worship service will be one of meditation as our choir leads us through the Seven Last Words. As you attend please remember to bring your Lenten nail, placing it in the bucket in the back of the sanctuary.
And then on Easter morning we’ll celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We have three morning worship services, 7:00, 8:45, and 11:00, with a children’s Easter Egg hunt at 10 a.m. We also want to encourage you to bring a flower placing it on the cross located near the front door of the church.
In closing it is my hope that you can join us in each of these Holy Week worship opportunities. Additionally, your church joins me in expressing our Easter blessings upon you and our thanks for your partnership in ministry.
Peace, joy and hope,
Pastor Kim
