Monthly Archives: April 2017

 Easter season is celebrated for fifty days (the “Great Fifty Days”).  It marks the time between Easter and Pentecost. Nestled in this period is Ascension Day which is 40 days after the first resurrection appearance of Our Lord.  All of … Continue reading →

The somber expression of Holy Saturday is broken with the great joy of Christ’s New Light, marking the beginning of the Great Vigil. Join us tonight as we celebrate His new light with a baptism and sharing the Eucharist. We … Continue reading →

Good Friday (April 14 this year) focuses on Jesus’ crucifixion and death.  At St. Barnabas, we make a mini-pilgrimage around fourteen “stations of the cross,” pictures that recall events of Jesus’ last day.  This practice began centuries ago as people who … Continue reading →

Maundy Thursday (April 13 this year) commemorates an event described in all four Gospel accounts, the Last Supper of Jesus with his followers before he was arrested and killed.  The word is a modified version of the word “mandate” (commandment) … Continue reading →

Holy Week 2017 Schedule April 9th    Palm Sunday                    Services 8:00 and 10:30am April 13th  Maundy Thursday                    Service starts at 6:30 and concludes                     With an Agape Feast* – April 14th  Good Friday                    Stations of the Cross                    … Continue reading →

          April 9 is Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of Holy Week and commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem shortly before he was crucified.  The name comes from this description in Matthew’s gospel chapter 21:  Jesus asked for a donkey and … Continue reading →