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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Easter service at the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County will be presented by retired UCC Minister, Rev. Charles Harlow.
The service begins at 11 a.m. March 31 at the church, located at 3810 Main St. in Kelseyville.
Guests and children are welcome. There will be a special Easter Egg hunt for the children.
Rev. Harlow’s topic is, “Why Easter?”
Harlow will look at the resurrection from the perspective of Jesus’ disciples.
Of his sermon, Harlow says, “The disciples ran away after the crucifixion. Hope was gone; they were destitute. Then they returned and lived lives of love, decency and honesty in the tradition of Jesus’ teachings.”
Harlow is an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County.
For more information, call 707-587-4243.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake Ministerial Association (LMA) is pleased to announce the 23rd annual Community Good Friday Service.
The service will be at noon on Friday, March 29, at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, located at 801 N. Main St. in Lakeport.
Good Friday is the day that Christians commemorate the death of Jesus. This special service will help participants to experience the emotional aspects of the passion story: the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of Jesus.
Throughout history churches, congregations and individual Christians have sought to enhance their understanding of the events that happened on that first Good Friday in a variety of ways.
They have sought to remember the story by reading from missives, reading the Gospel narratives, recalling the last seven sentences Jesus spoke from the cross, and for a privileged few, by traveling to the Holy Land itself and seeking to follow in the footsteps of Jesus as near as one can guess the path based on the Gospel texts.
In the Middle Ages the Franciscans developed a version of the Stations of the Cross for those that could not travel to the Holy Land to walk where Christ walked.
In this practice there are 14 stations, nine of which are taken directly from the gospels and five of which are from the earliest traditions of the church.
The service this year will include a brief reflection on each of these stations and taken collectively will retell the Passion story.
At least seven different churches from Kelseyville and Lakeport will be participating in the service, and everyone in the community is welcome to attend.
In a time of so many divisions it is a joy to have a reason to come together.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – St. Mary Immaculate Church in Lakeport and St. Peter Mission Church in Kelseyville are planning several special events to mark Holy Week.
St. Mary Immaculate Church is located at 801 N. Main St. in Lakeport and St. Peter Mission Church is at 4085 Main St., Kelseyville.
The services are as follows.
– Holy Thursday Mass, March 28, 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s, and Jueves Santo at 7:30 p.m., St. Peter. On this night they commemorate and celebrate the Last Supper, the institution of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders. At the end of the Mass the sanctuary and altar are stripped bare in preparation for the somber feast of Good Friday.
– Good Friday of The Lord’s Passion, March 29, noon interfaith service and 3 p.m. Catholic Service at St. Mary’s, and Viernes Santo 7:30 p.m., St. Peter. Good Friday is a somber remembrance of Jesus’ crucifixion and death on the cross. It is a day of fasting and penance. This is the only day in the entire year when no Mass is said. Instead, every Roman Catholic church in the world has a Veneration of the Cross ceremony with distribution of Holy Communion.
– Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil), March 30, 7 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate. The Easter Vigil is the restoration of the early Church’s tradition as the great celebration of adult baptism and conformation. It is the high point in the church liturgical year. The vigil begins in darkness (outside where the scared fire and new Paschal Candle are blessed) and a procession of candlelight follows that enlightens the church to remind us that Jesus is the light of the world who has conquered all sin and death.
– Easter Sunday, March 31: Morning Masses at 7 a.m. (sunrise service – outside) and 10:30 a.m., St. Mary Immaculate; 8:30 a.m. (English) and 2 p.m. (Spanish), St. Peter.
For further information regarding both churches please call 707-263-4401.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Have you ever heard a Christian friend, or maybe even a TV show or commercial refer to Holy Week? Ever wondered exactly what might make one week holier than another?
For many Christians, the week preceding Easter is known as “Holy Week.” It begins on Palm Sunday and is traditionally a week of reflection on the events surrounding the death of Jesus of Nazareth: his triumphant entry into Jerusalem; his betrayal by Judas; the last days he spent with his disciples; his arrest, crucifixion and death; culminating in his resurrection.
United Christian Parish invites you to attend a series of events meant to recall these historical events but also to translate them in a way meaningful to our contemporary culture.
All services are open to the public and you do not need to be a member of the church to participate.
10 a.m. Sunday, March 24: Palm Sunday
When Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time during his life on earth the crowds exploded with noise and psalms: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Each Sunday we are called to come to this place in the name of the Lord, to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
How does our worship make us more like Christ? How important is “showing up?” What do we gain when we show up to worship? What do we offer and who do we offer it for? This celebratory service is marked by waving palm branches and joy.
6 p.m. Thursday, Mar 28: Maundy Thursday
Millions of Christians in America celebrate communion each Sunday, but it all began on a Thursday almost 2,000 years ago when a Jewish man broke with tradition. Who was this man? Jesus of Nazareth.
When Jesus broke the bread he was transforming a 2,000-year-old Passover tradition into something new.
What does it all mean? Come and join the Maundy Thursday observance and see. All are welcome to share in this communion experience. Like the disciples before us we will gather around tables to hear the words of Christ, experience the broken bread and in it our own brokenness; thanks be to God he offers wholeness beyond.
6 p.m. Friday, Mar 29: Good Friday Tenebrae Service
The word “tenebrae” is Latin for shadows. The purpose of the tenebrae service is to recreate the emotional aspects of the passion story: the betrayal, abandonment and agony of what we now call “Good Friday.”
This is easily one of the most hauntingly beautiful and compelling services of the church year.
6:30 a.m. Sunday, Mar 31: Easter SONrise
On Easter morning the risen Lord appeared to the women, then to followers on the road to Emmaus and finally to his disciples. Each encounter teaches us something about how we too can experience the Risen Lord.
Join United Christian Parish Easter morning at 6:30 a.m. at the gazebo in Library Park in Lakeport. All are welcome and will be invited back to the church following the celebration for a free Easter breakfast.
10 a.m. Sunday, March 31: Easter Celebration
United Christian Parish will host a special community choir and brass quartet to help us celebrate this Easter Sunday. All are welcome to join the Easter morning as church members, along with billions of people around the world, celebrate the power of life over death!
All services, except where noted, will be held at United Christian Parish.
The church is located at 745 N. Brush St. in Lakeport.
For more information call United Christian Parish at 707-263-4788.