Holy Week 2021

We will continue to explore what it means to Make Room in the Wilderness as we journey through Holy Week.

• Families with young children are encouraged to follow prompts for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter.  Emails will continue to be sent out for each activity.  Please contact amykim@gcpcusa.org with any questions.

• Holy Week Drive-Thru ~ Saturday the 27th, 12:00pm | We invite you to a Holy Week Drive-thru in the GCPC parking lot where you will be able to pick up items to enrich your experience of Holy Week including communion elements, palms and more.

• Palm Sunday ~ Sunday, March 28th, 10:45am | We will celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Palm Sunday and the beginning of the difficult week ahead on Sunday, March 28th during our 10:45am worship service on Youtube.

• Maundy Thursday ~ Thursday, April 1st, 6:30pm | We will gather over Zoom to celebrate the Last Supper where we will remember this Holy Meal, the betrayal of Jesus, and the painful events that were to come.  Please note: This service honors the ancient story of Jesus’ death while recognizing the ways this narrative repeats itself again and again throughout the past and present. There will be reflections on statements from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which chillingly keeps records of the last words of executed offenders. We encourage all families to participate as feels appropriate for the ages of your children.

• Good Friday Tenebrae Service~ Friday, April 2nd, 7:00pm | We will mark Good Friday with remembering the final day of Jesus in word and song with a Tenebrae Service (deepening darkness). Have a candle and join us live on the church’s YouTube channel to immerse yourself in this story of our faith and redemption.

• Holy Saturday ~ Saturday, April 3rd | On your own, we invite you to take time during this Holy Saturday to recall the narrative of Holy Week. Taking time to attend to how it moves in you. We will send out an email with possible ways to mark and interact with the story through journaling, moving in the community, meditation, movement and other opportunities for practice.

• Easter Sunday ~ Sunday, April 4th, 10:45am | On Easter Sunday we will celebrate the empty tomb and the promise of resurrection during our 10:45am worship service on Youtube. Check your email for an opportunity to share videos of celebrations with us.

Please mark your calendars now for these touch-points during Holy Week. We encourage you to share them with your community near and far.