Special Services & Prayer Opportunities
After a long, hard week, how would you like to enter the quiet sanctuary, take a deep breath, and meditate for half an hour with fellow Christians?
Fourteen stations of the cross on the walls depict the Passion of Jesus Christ. Going through each station is an ancient devotion to make a spiritual pilgrimage.
Open to the public daily.
“It has become personal,” said Ray, a beloved member of many years when he was taking care of the garden one day. So many faithful friends and family are now at rest peacefully in this sacred garden.
The Memorial Garden was established in the mid-1980s, with the first interment occurring in 1991. We have been regularly taking good care of this sacred place ever since. Over the years, we planted trees, shrubs, and flowers to appreciate the fond memories of our old friends.
You will feel the legacy of faith fully alive and present, watching over us.
Open to the public 24/7/365.
Just by the sheer abundance of the words walk and way, Scripture and Tradition suggest that the labyrinth is a reasonable resource for Christians. Indeed, the labyrinth was widely used in the Medieval Church as a substitute for pilgrimage. Ours is based on the one still found on Chartres Cathedral’s floor.
The labyrinth seems to serve with the Spirit “to guide and govern us.” Dr. Lauren Artress contends that labyrinths reflect such natural patterns as the migration of birds, hibernation, mating dances, and the schooling of fish. Observing that the labyrinth is “based on a circle, the universal symbol for unity and wholeness,” she says it “sparks the imagination” and “builds a sense of relationship.” (See her book, Walking a Sacred Path)
No matter why and how the labyrinth “works,” the experience of countless people today attests that it does. Ours is one of the increasing numbers in the city, state, nation, and world.
Holy Week
03/29 Palm Sunday 8 & 10:30
03/30 Holy Monday in HW 12 Noon Noon Prayer
03/31 HolyTuesday in HW 3:00 PM
04/01 Holy Wednesday in HW 6:30 P.M.
During this five weeks of Lent, there was a small group each week that provided good discussion
and feedback after watching two short videos and considering the questions posed by Strelecky’s
book noted below.
The Café on the Edge of the World: A Story About the Meaning of Life John Strelecky
1. Why are you here? or Why am I here?
2. Do you fear death?
3. Are you fulfilled?
You will have the opportunity to view the videos on Holy Wednesday, April 1, beginning at 6:30 P.M.
PM. We will meet in the Conference Room and refreshments will be available.
Video Titles: The Wilderness Within Eternal Rest
The Paschal Triduum
04/02 Maundy Thursday 5:30 PM The Liturgy for Maundy Thursday
Agape Supper (congregate in Parish Hall downstairs)
Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Stripping of Altar, Garden of Repose
04/03 Good Friday
3:00 PM The Liturgy for Good Friday & Stations of the Cross
04/04 Holy Saturday 3:00 PM The Liturgy for Holy Saturday
04/05 Easter Sunday 8 & 10:30 The Sunday of the Resurrection