HOLY WEEK 2026
The feeble gospel looks back to Jesus as our model, our example, and is much concerned with moral injunctions. It sees his teaching as a fine set of ideals at which to aim. It may not do much harm but it has no power to change your life: it is a faith built in sand which leaves you untouched at the center and vulnerable and exposed when life knocks you flat on your face. The powerful gospel, on the other hand, has at its center the cross and the passion of Jesus and the compassion of God. It speaks of these truths both as historical and present realities. It speaks of forgiveness and of dying, of resurrection and new life.
—Michael Mayne
passion Sunday | March 29, 11:00 AM | Sanctuary & Online
I remember being at a retreat once where the leader asked us to think of someone who represented Christ in our lives. When it came time to share our answers, one woman stood up and said, “I had to think hard about that one. I kept thinking, Who is it who told me the truth about myself so clearly that I wanted to kill him for it?” Jesus died because he told the truth to everyone he met. He was the truth, a perfect mirror in which people saw themselves in God’s light.
—Barbara Brown Taylor
This service will be livestreamed on our Watch Worship webpage.
We will pray, listen, read scripture, think about this painful story, and share communion at our tables. Come for dinner at 6:00 PM, and bring a dish to share.
Maundy Thursday | april 2, 6:00 PM | reception room
Prayer for Washing Feet
Jesus
Is it really you
kneeling before me
with that bowl of water
in your hands?
I’d feel more comfortable
if we could trade places
I wouldn’t mind kneeling before you,
but you before me?
I can’t let you love me that much.
Your piercing eyes
suddenly
heal my pride.
I’m able to accept
your gift of love
and I am blessed.
O Gift Giving God
I blush
with the memory
of gifts I’ve refused
because they weren’t given
my way.
—Macrina Wiederkehr
Good Friday | April 3, 7:00 PM | Sanctuary & online
All those who belong to Jesus Christ are fastened with him to the cross.
—Augustine
Through shadows, silence, confession, and scripture, we hear the journey Jesus takes toward death and consider our place in the story.
This service will be livestreamed on our Watch Worship webpage.
Easter Sunday | April 5, 11:00 am | Sanctuary & Online
“What was your Easter experience like, the one that made you a Christian again?”
She lifted her shoulder.
“Commonplace. Friends of mine who were Christian took me to a small church in a Moscow neighborhood. I listened to the Easter Alleluia. It was lovely. Then suddenly time stood still. The whole world seemed to invade me. I was filled with love and I was part of that love. It was unbearable and wonderful and very brief. It was long enough, however. So afterwards when they said to me the traditional Easter greeting, ‘Christ is risen.’ and I replied, ‘Christ is risen indeed.’ I knew that the greeting was true, the most true thing I would ever hear.”
—Andrew Greeley
This service will be livestreamed on our Watch Worship webpage.
Activities for Children & Families
Holy Saturday easter egg decorating | Saturday, April 4, 10:00 AM - 12 noon
Families are invited to the Gym to help decorate, stuff, and hide Easter Eggs for the big hunt! We will have snacks and lots of fun. Email Morgan for more info.
Plymouth Easter Egg Hunt | Easter Sunday | April 5, 12:30 PM | Beecher Garden & playground
Come one, come all, to the Plymouth Church Easter Egg Hunt! The gates will open after the Worship Service, at approximately 12:30 PM. Bring your own basket or use one of our bags. This joyful event is recommended for ages 10 and under. We'll have our youngest friends (birth-5) in Beecher Garden and our older friends (K-5) on the playground.