Holy Week 2023 | Christ Church Ridley Park

All are welcome!
Follow Jesus through these ancient practices in sacred space and community. Come and see, the doors are open, the invitation wholehearted. Newcomer, returner, curious, long-term practitioner: God is calling you here.

Please take a look at the sidebar to find more details about our offerings for Holy Week at Christ Church.

Palm Sunday 4.2
Both services begin outside
8 am, Simple Spoken Eucharist
10:15 am, Eucharist with Choir, hybrid

Shadows
Tenebrae Adaptation podcast, listen anytime

Maundy Thursday 4.6
6 pm, Simple Dinner Church & Stripping of the Altar
Or on-your-own Agape Dinner at home with online video

Garden Watch 4.6 - 4.7
Praying through the night

Good Friday 4.7
12 pm, Station of the Cross at Ridley Park Lake (all weather)
7 pm, Liturgy and Eucharist, hybrid

Easter Vigil 4.8
7 pm, Outdoor Eucharist (bring a lawn chair)- inside if needed due to weather

Easter Sunday 4.9
8 am, Simple Spoken Eucharist
10:15 am, Eucharist with Choir, hybrid

Hybrid- services are both in-person and live streamed online

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Palm Sunday

Service begins outdoors with a procession into the sanct...

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A Tenebrae adaption with readings both sacred and secula...

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The Agape Meal is a Christian fellowship meal recalling ...

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Garden Watch

Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Ge...

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Good Friday Liturgy

The classic Good Friday liturgy including the reading of...

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Stations of the Cross at Ridley Park Lake

Meet outdoors for a prayerful walk around the lake. T...

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Easter Vigil

Come light the holy fire outdoors on the Christ Church l...

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Easter Sunday

O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten S...

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Maundy Thursday

Everytime we celebrate the Holy Eucharist we use the wo...

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Whoever you are, for whatever reason you are wondering about this community and way of faith, we are glad you are here, and we invite you to come and see in-person, or join online.

We encourage you to explore how we carry on meaningful traditions while adapting to this era in life giving ways. We continue, return, proclaim, serve and strive in Christ’s name every day.

We trust that God loves you and all creation - no exceptions.

We know that following Jesus brings both connection and transformation.

We encounter the Holy Spirit who is both demanding and renewing.

We strive together to grow in faithfulness to God’s way of love in this time and place.

Our leadership shows up with their whole hearts! We strive to bring our Christ-centered love to our work, homes, beyond our building, and into our neighborhood.

The way of Jesus is a lifelong friendship of loving-kindness and liberation. We wonder how we can collaborate with you and the Holy Spirit to become compassion, freedom, and mercy for all.

We are glad you are interested in Christ Church and we'd love to get to know you better. Please tell us a little more about yourself.

Holy God who calls the world into being, who calls us into Christ’s church; we thank you for the church that is our heart, for the mission of the church that is our joy, and for the ministry of the church that is our task. We thank you for the generosity of Christ Church, Ridley Park, for its steadfastness over time, for its faithful witness, wholehearted life, and its abundant caring ways. Make us courageous, make us ready, make us open, that we may become a resounding Alleluia through your passion and into your victory. We pray in the name of Jesus crucified and risen, wholehearted Shepherd of the Church. Amen.

Donate to Christ Church in support of the life, ministry, and witness of Jesus Christ. Contribute online to a particular collection or make a one-time donation under "non-pledge".

Money is a lifeless substance, but without it, life as we know it isn’t possible. It takes funding to offer worship, fellowship, maintain buildings, care for one another. One of the steadfast ways that we offer gratefulness to God is through a pledge commitment.

Sponsor altar flowers to beautify the sanctuary with creations from God. Altar flowers are often shared "in memory of" or "in honor" of someone special and can be displayed the Sunday around a meaningful date. Information of sponsored flowers will be included in the worship bulletin.