Holy Week Services 2018
St. Peter's Service Schedule for Holy Week which begins on Palm Sunday, March 25 and ends on April 1. We will be joined by Bishop on Maundy Thursday, March 29 for Holy Eucharist, Washing of Hands and Stripping of the Altar. The attached schedule of Holy Week Services can be opened for viewing or downloading.
The week preceding Easter is known as Holy Week. It begins on Palm Sunday when Christians celebrate Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem, which occurred several days before his death. According to the gospels, the people of Jerusalem spread branches from trees—identified specifically as palm branches in John's gospel—on the road to welcome Jesus as he rode a donkey into the city.
On Holy Thursday (also called Maundy Thursday), Christians commemorate the Last Supper—a Passover meal that Jesus shared with his disciples the night before his death. During the meal, Jesus broke bread and offered his followers wine, saying “This is my body, given up for you.”
Easter is the most important Christian holiday, surpassing even Christmas. As a celebration of the day Jesus rose from the dead, Easter symbolizes forgiveness, rebirth, and God’s saving power.