Walk with Jesus in his suffering and share in his resurrection during Holy Week.
The Biblical verses below will lead you along Jesus’ path of Monday of Holy Week. There are links to several commentaries, including a link from "Progression of Faith" that includes a summary based on The Last Week (Borg/Crossan).
"Struggle" – From the Brothers of St. John the Evangelist
“Make no mistake about it. The events of Holy Week and Easter are not merely annual reenactments of the tragic events of the life of an important historical personage. This is spiritual mystery on its deepest and most cosmic scale. These are mysteries we, too, struggle with daily all our lives and which remain beyond our comprehension.”
– Br. Eldridge Pendleton
“Holy Week is a time to think about risk, because that;’s what the whole Passion narrative represents. We watch those around Jesus- his disciples, his friends, his companions who has been with him since those early days of the ministry in Galilee. These are the companions who have watched him heal the sick, feed the multitudes and proclaim the good news. Yet we see them now, in that fateful last week, betraying him, denying him, running away fro him. These are stories not only of Judas and Peter, of John and James, they are our stories as well. Who stands firm and who runs? What happens when you run ? And what can we do, now that we have failed ourselves and others to find that “at-one-ment” agains.”
– Amy-Jill Levine, Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week
Sunday, April 14 , 2019– Palm Sunday
Giotto di Bonde, Entry into Jerusalem (1304-06), Fresco, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Palm Sunday is the hinge between Lent and Holy Week. Here is a page that uncovers the meaning of the day
Bishop Curry sets the scene
Palm Sunday in scripture
Jesus, at the Mount of Olives, sends two disciples to secure a donkey and a colt; makes his “triumphal entry” into Jerusalem; weeps over Jerusalem
The Trek from the Mount of Olives
Luke 19:28-40
Matthew 21:1-11
Mark 11:1-10
John 12:12-15
Some Greeks seek Jesus John 12:20-36
Jesus enters the temple area, then returns to Bethany
Mark 11:11
Matthew 21:17
Commentaries
Video Introduction to Palm Sunday
Holy Week Timeline – Palm Sunday
What happened on Palm Sunday ?
The Problem of Palm Sunday
Progression of Faith Blog – Palm Sunday
Holy Week Visual Timeline
2019
Service Readings 2019
Bulletin 2019
Passion Reading
Service Review 2019
Sermon 2019
Photos 2019
Videos 2019
2018
Service Readings 2018
Bulletin 2018
Service Review 2018
Sermon 2018
Photos 2018
Videos 2018
2017
Catherine’s 2017 sermon – Praying in Gethsemene
Service Review 2017
Photos 2017
Photo Gallery "Dogwood, Tulips and Spring Green"
From the service – 2014 -2016
Catherine’s 2014 sermon
Catherine’s 2015 service introduction
Special -Remembering the Belfry construction, 2012 – Jim Heimbach’s photos. Easter week is a time of remembrance. In that spirit it is appropriate to present these pictures to celebrate this achievement.