Thursday, March 28th, 2024



Maundy Thursday



7:00 P.M. in the Nave and Livestreamed

Welcome to St. Luke’s Cathedral

We are a community of faith with ancient worship and modern thought, catholic traditions and progressive theology. We proclaim a Biblical perspective for thinking people, a respect for reason, science, and a diversity of perspective. This empowers compassion and care for both the wider community and one another. Our commitment to welcome and inclusion is central to our mission modeled on the Kingdom of God and proclaimed by Jesus Christ. 

Maundy Thursday Service Participants

Preacher

The Reverend Suzanne Roberts M.D., Associate Priest

Celebrant

The Reverend George Stevens, Interim Dean

Assisting

The Reverend Rebecca A. Grant, Deacon

Music Leader & Organist

Christian M. Clough, Canon for Liturgy & Music

Lector & Prayers Leader

James Hornor

Head Verger

Eleanor Roberts

Live Streaming

Jack Swanton, Sam Allen

Contributing Ministries

Ushers, The Cathedral Choir, Acolytes, Vergers, The Flower Guild, The Altar Guild, The Kneeler Guild

Music copyrights granted under OneLicense.net #A-713087. Sources: The Hymnal 1982, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, Wonder, Love, and Praise, Voices Found, My Heart Sings Out, The Saint Helena Psalter, The Book of Common Prayer,, Enriching our Worship, The Holy Bible (NRSV). 

Holy Week Resources

All Night Silent Vigil to Be Held in Cathedral Nave at the Conclusion of This Evening's Service

Following the conclusion of this evening's service, we invite you to join participants holding an all night silent vigil beginning Thursday evening until Friday morning at 8:00AM in the Cathedral Nave.



With questions about participating, please email Stacy Obenhaus.

The Way of the Cross (Stations of the Cross)

Following Good Friday Noon Service

On Good Friday, at 1:00 pm following the Proper Liturgy for Good Friday at which he will preach, The Rev’d Christopher Worthley invites you to join him in walking and praying the Way of the Cross, following the 14 Stations that hang year-round in Emmanuel Chapel.

The Way of the Cross is a contemplative devotion in remembrance of Christ's Passion, a series of events at the end of Jesus' life from his condemnation to his burial. The devotion imitates the practice of visiting the places of Jesus' Passion in the Holy Land by early pilgrims. The first stations outside the Holy Land were built in Bologna, Italy, in the 5th century. This particular devotion - traditionally conducted on Fridays in Lent - was encouraged by followers of St. Francis and became common in the 15th century. The version we will use for this simple, spoken liturgy that moves throughout the nave is taken from the “Book of Occasional Services” of the Episcopal Church. This is a unique opportunity to dwell intentionally in the in-between experience that is Good Friday, a time to be with and walk quietly with our Savior. Please join us!

Good Friday Offering

Since 1922, the Good Friday offering has been an effective way for Episcopalians to express their support for the ministries of the three dioceses of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. When Presiding Bishop Michael Curry met with the Rev. Canon Faiz Basheer Jerjes of St. George’s Anglican Episcopal Church in Baghdad—the only Anglican church in Iraq, last spring, Fr. Faiz asked one thing of our church: “Please don’t forget us.”

This year, our support is more vital than ever. "I assured him that we would not forget—and I need your help to honor that pledge, not only to him, but to the whole Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, which we have supported through the Good Friday Offering for over a century, through conflict, pandemic, and humanitarian disasters," writes Curry. Read the rest of his letter, learn about places impacted by our donations—such as Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City— here.

Bring Bells for the Easter Vigil & Easter Day Services

Please bring bells to ring at the Easter Acclamation and at other festive points during the liturgies this coming Saturday, March 30th (The Great Vigil of Easter) & Sunday, March 31st (Easter Day)

The St. Luke's

Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held between the Easter services at 10:30 am in the Bishop’s Garden, inside the gate adjacent to the State Street entrance to the cathedral; in case of rain, in Emmanuel Chapel, at the back of the nave. Everyone is welcome to this fun-filled celebration!

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