The Weekly 3/25/10
March 26th, 2010The Weekly, a once-a-week blog post from Lafayette First Church of the Nazarene, highlights event information, offers opportunities to get involved, and shares some of the story of what God is doing. For more information, visit us on our website.
This Sunday
This Sunday is "Palm Sunday" - the day the church remembers Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. We'll read and reflect upon that story and we'll be challenged to imagine the kind of Kingdom that Jesus brought to the city of Jerusalem 2000 years ago as well as the kind of Kingdom He might have in mind for Lafayette today.
Good Friday
The Friday of Holy Week has been traditionally called Good Friday. On this day the church remembers the arrest, trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus.
In an effort to remember the loneliness, pain, humiliation and suffering of Jesus, our Savior, we will be gathering for a Good Friday worship service on April 2 at 7 PM. The worship service will be an adapted version of a "Tenebrae" service. "Tenebrae" is the latin word for shadow or darkness. Throughout this service the lighting will be continually dimmed, eventually leaving the room in darkness. This powerful service will include Scripture readings, hymns, and worship songs.
Please plan on attending with your family. It is hard to celebrate a resurrection if you have not first experienced death. Participating in this Good Friday service will help to make your Easter experience even more significant.
Church Clean Up
Two Saturdays ago several of you helped clean the inside of the church - thank you! But because of weather we were unable to work outside. This Saturday at 10AM we're planning on caring for the exterior of our church building. We'll be spreading mulch, cleaning windows, pulling weeds, etc. We need as much help as possible to prepare our facility for Easter weekend.
