Come on down…our little ones and those ‘young at heart,’ to the St. Nicholas Easter Egg Hunt.
After the Easter Sunday liturgy (March 31st, 10 am), the hunt for sweet treasures begins in both the Gathering Space and in Holy Innocents Hall.
And…rumor has it the Easter Bunny, who will be on hand has already hidden the Golden Egg some place, somewhere in the building. Whoever finds this egg also wins the Easter Basket.
Lots of fun and good things to share. All are welcome!
From the Triduum Service booklet, which covers all three holiest days of Holy Week, as the services are considered one long, unbroken vigil:
The Veneration of the Cross
The presider, accompanied by acolytes, leaves the worship space and returns in procession with a veiled cross, flanked by candles, into the sanctuary. It is brought through the church to the middle of the sanctuary. There, three times the presider unveils part of the cross, singing “This is the wood of the cross,” raises it, and all kneel in silence.
All are invited forward to venerate the cross. The presider approaches first, then othes may come forward, showing reverence to the cross by a genuflection, a kiss, a bow, or some other sign. Some may feel moved to remove their shoes before approaching the cross, which we recall the words of God to Moses, who tells him to remove the sandals from his feet for he is standing on holy ground. (Exodus 3:5).
The Good Friday liturgy at St Nicholas is one of the most solemn (if not THE most solemn) night services of the church year. There is almost no music – this year, no choral pieces although there will be piano and flute music offered.
All are welcome to join us in worship on this most holy Good Friday.
From the service booklet for the Triduum we’ll use tonight:
Fellow servants of our Lord Jesus Christ: On the night before his death, Jesus set an example for his disciples by washing their feet, an act of humble service. He taught that strength and growth in the life of the Kingdom of God come not by power, authority, or even miracle, but by lowly service, and he commanded them to follow his example by washing one another’s feet.
Therefore I (the Presider, Father Manny) invite you who share in the royal priesthood of Christ to come forward, that we may follow the example of our Master, remembering the new commandment that he gave this night, “Love one another as I have loved you. By this shall the world know that you are my disciples: that you love one another.”
This evening, we will answer Jusus’ commandment to serve one another in this ritual by symbolically washing each other’s hands. Two basins have been prepared along with pitchers of water and towels. Our Senior and Junior Wardens will approach Father Manny to have their hands washed, then they will wash the hands of the next to approach the basin. We will all take turns washing the hands of the next in line. As the last person approaches, then Father Manny will come forward to have his hands also washed.