You're Invited

We’d love for you and your family to join us for Holy Week at Grace Lutheran! Come hear and receive the Gospel promises through communion, music, and preaching. 

Let's worship and celebrate our Risen Savior!

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Worship Times

Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

6:30pm - First Communion

Good Friday

Good Friday

12:30pm - Traditional

7:00pm - Tenebrae Service of Darkness

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

8am - Traditional

10am - Contemporary

12pm - Choir Cantata

FAQs

PALM SUNDAY / March 28 & 29
  • 5:00 PM - Saturday, March 28
    • Contemporary service with communion features modern Christian songs played by a worship band  
  • 8:00 AM - Sunday, March 29
    • Traditional Service with communion (Livestreamed)
    • Traditional service features LSB hymns played on the organ
  • 10:00 AM - Sunday, March 29
    • Contemporary service with communion (Livestreamed)
    • Contemporary service with communion features modern Christian songs played by a worship band  
MAUNDY THURSDAY / APRIL 2
  •  6:30 PM - Thursday, April 2
    • Contemporary service with first communion
GOOD FRIDAY / APRIL 3
  •  12:30 PM - Friday, April 3
    • Traditional service with communion, features LSB hymns played on the organ
  • 7:00 PM - Friday, April 3
    • Tenebrae Service of Darkness with communion
EASTER SUNDAY / APRIL 5
  • 8:00 AM - Sunday, April 5 
    • Traditional Service with communion (Livestreamed)  
    • Traditional service features LSB hymns played on the organ  
  • 10:00 AM - Sunday, April 5  
    • Contemporary service with communion (Livestreamed)  
    • Contemporary service with communion features modern Christian songs played by a worship band
  • 12:00 PM - Sunday, April 5    
    • Choir Cantata ("The Hope of the Cross") with no communion

    Each service is designed to last about 75 minutes.

    For Palm Sunday this year, our children's ministry team will be hosting a discipleship event called Easter Escapade. Kids will be guided through six stations that help them remember and reflect on the Bible stories that happened around Jesus' death and resurrection. We will start the morning praising God with palm branches in the sanctuary and then take the kids upstairs for the rest of the worship service time. Friends are welcome to join us for this fun event! No pre-registration required.

    During the 8am and 10am Easter services, one of our Directors of Christian Education (DCE Christine Medcalf or DCE Alex Cargin) will read along a special Easter Book. Each child is welcome to receive one free Easter book. 

    Our Children's Ministry Volunteer team is given a holiday break, so there is no Children's Ministry on April 2, April 3, or April 5. We'll be back to offering our weekly nursery, JAM, Thrive, and Ignite ministries on Sunday, April 12!

    We are a "come as you are" crowd so you will see everything from suits to jeans. Don't stress about what to wear! We are just happy that you came.

    Communion will be offered during all Holy Week services except the 12noon Easter Sunday Choir Cantata.

    This means there will be communion during the following holiday services:

  • Saturday, March 28 at 5:00pm [Palm Sunday]
  • Sunday, March 29 at 8:00am [Palm Sunday]
  • Sunday, March 29 at 10:00am [Palm Sunday]
  • Thursday, April 2 at 6:30pm [Maundy Thursday]
  • Friday, April 3 at 12:30pm [Good Friday]
  • Friday, April 3 at 7:00pm [Good Friday]
  • Sunday, April 5 at 8:00am [Easter Sunday]
  • Sunday, April 5 at 10:00am [Easter Sunday]
    • PALM SUNDAY / March 28 & 29

    Title: I AM...The True Vine

    Readings: John 15:1-11

    Description: Jesus invites us into a life of deep, abiding connection with Him as the True Vine. Apart from Him we cannot bear lasting fruit, but through Him our lives overflow with joy and purpose. Discover how remaining in Christ transforms everyday life and faith.

    MAUNDY THURSDAY / April 2

    Title: For Us... "For Many Means for You"

    Readings: Matthew 26:28

    Description: We have been reflecting a great deal on the phrase “for us.” Tonight, though, we will hear about the phrase “for many” as Jesus gives His own body and blood for the forgiveness of sins (Matthew 26:26–28). Jesus and the disciples are celebrating the Passover, but Jesus does something new. We hear echoes of how Moses and the elders saw God (Exodus 24:3–11), recognizing that the sacrifices of old will not satisfy (Hebrews 9:11–22). When Jesus says the phrase “for many,” He is clearly pointing the disciples to the fact that His death was not only for them alone, but for the sins of the world. Because you are a part of the many, “for us” still holds true.

    GOOD FRIDAY / April 3

    Title: For Us... "His Dying Breath"

    Readings: John 19:28-30

    Description: Jesus is betrayed into the hands of sinners. He is mocked while wearing a purple robe and a crown of thorns. He must carry His own cross to Golgotha, the Place of a Skull. All of this happens until the last, when “for us He gave His dying breath” (LSB 544:5). It is completed. Salvation has been won for us. It is finished; He has loved us to the end. 

    EAster Sunday / April 5

    Title: For Us... "He Lives!"

    Readings: Romans 8:38-39

    Description: Too often in life we feel separated from things and people that we love. Separated from loved ones, separated from our homes, separated in a way that makes us feel isolated and alone. Sin brings separation, separation from God and division from others. Sin brings the ultimate separation of death. But in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, we are united to God once again. Nothing will separate you from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord (Romans 8:39). Thanks be to God for the victory in Jesus Christ!


    The following holiday services will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube:

    • Sunday, March 29 at 8:00am
    • Sunday, March 29 at 10:00am
    • Friday, April 3 at 7:00pm
    • Sunday, April 5 at 8:00am
    • Sunday, April 5 at 10:00am

    Plan Your Visit

    Let us know you are visiting, and we'll have a gift prepared for you!