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Easter – April 9, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

Easter – April 9, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

April 6, 2023 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / / /

Easter

Seeking: Who are you looking for?

Matthew 28:1-10

Jesus, mysteriously appearing to Mary as the gardener, asks her: “Why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” In the haze of grief, Mary can only see what is right before her—or in this case, what is not before her. It is  only when Jesus calls her by name that the veil is lifted and she beholds the resurrected Christ. On this Easter morning, who—or what—are you looking for? Why have you come to the tomb? What kind of Jesus are you looking for? What veils need to be lifted so we can recognize God’s resurrection wherever it occurs?

We will share pew communion during the 10:30 am service. Special music will be provided by a brass ensemble as well as our Senior Choir.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service with communion and healing prayers at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

Good Friday – April 7, 2023 – Noon & 7:30 pm

Good Friday – April 7, 2023 – Noon & 7:30 pm

April 3, 2023 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / / / /

Good Friday – A Service of Silence and Sorrow

Seeking: Why have you forsaken me?

Matthew 27:27-50

Jesus’ final lament gives voice to all those who have been forsaken— those who suffer injustice, those who are abandoned, those who are unjustly convicted. Instead of trying to answer this question with logic or theology, we are invited to live it, to sit with it. Sitting with this unsettling question unearths and unveils many more questions: What do we do in the face of unimaginable suffering? Can we sit in the silence of death and trust that God is there? Will we be in solidarity with those who suffer and grieve?

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Holy Thursday – April 6, 2023 – 7:30 pm

Holy Thursday – April 6, 2023 – 7:30 pm

April 3, 2023 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in / / / /

Holy Thursday

Holy Communion and Tenebrae Service in Main Sanctuary and Livestream

Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.” As recorded in John’s gospel, on his last night before his betrayal and arrest, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and then gave them a new commandment to love one another as he had loved them (John 13:34).

This service has three main parts:

A Service of Light based on the traditional Vespers service in which we recognize Christ our Light

A Service of Holy Communion in which we are invited to participate as one of The Twelve at the Last Supper

A Service of Shadows: Tenebrae, in which we meditate on the Passion of Christ and experience in dramatic form the extinguishing of the Light

If you are participating in worship online, please have a plate with a piece of bread or cracker and a cup with grape juice, wine, or water. You may also consider adding a small bowl with water and a hand towel. During the service, you will be invited to lift the bread or cracker and the cup for a blessing.

Click here to WATCH the 7:30 pm Holy Thursday Service Live or On-Demand

Click here to to VIEW the Holy Thursday Worship Bulletin