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March 2024
Holy Eucharist, with Palm Sunday Procession
Join us either in-person or on Facebook Live for our Palm Sunday Eucharist. We invite those who are willing and able to begin our worship with a procession from the corner of Fraser Street and Foster Avenue into the church. Please gather at the corner when you arrive before 10 a.m. or proceed directly to the church if you prefer.
Find out more »Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Casual worship service with contemporary praise music, led by our worship band.
Find out more »Corporate Reading of the Gospel According to Mark
Most of us read along with the gospel readings on Sunday mornings. Some of us might undertake the Lenten discipline of reading sections of the Bible or even tackle the Old or New Testament. The truly ambitious might read the Bible from cover to cover. But did you know that the Bible is a collection of stories that were originally passed down in an oral tradition? The answer may be yes, and it just as well might be no. Join…
Find out more »Tenebrae
The name Tenebrae is the Latin word for "darkness" or "shadows." This service is marked by a reading from the book of Lamentations and the gradual extinguishing of candles and other lights until a single candle, considered a symbol of the Lord, remains. Towards the end of the service, this candle is hidden, typifying the apparent victory of the forces of evil. At the very end, a loud noise is made, symbolizing the earthquake at the time of the resurrection…
Find out more »Community Cafe
Join us every Thursday for a free meal! Donations are accepted, but never expected.
Find out more »Maundy Thursday Eucharist
With washing of feet and stripping of the altar.
Find out more »Maundy Thursday Watch of the Passion
In response to Jesus’ question to Peter, “What, could ye not watch with me one hour?” we will keep watch in prayer and meditation at the Altar of Repose (the Side Altar) from the end of the Maundy Thursday Liturgy until 12 a.m. and from 6 a.m. until 8 a.m. If you would like to participate in person, sign up online here or by calling the church office, 814-237-7659. Any number of people may be in the church at the same…
Find out more »Ecumenical Stations of the Cross
This year on Good Friday we are doing something new. At 1 p.m. we will join with our friends from Grace Lutheran Church for an ecumenical musical Stations of the Cross. The service will be in St. Andrew’s and will feature the choirs from both churches. Each choir will offer an anthem. Parts of each station’s devotional will be sung, using a setting written by Walter Wells. There will be the opportunity to walk around and visit each station in…
Find out more »Good Friday Film
The Greatest Story Ever Told is an epic film chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth from the Nativity through the Ascension. It stars Max von Sydow as Jesus and a “cast of thousands” including Charlton Heston (as John the Baptist this time,) Claude Rains, José Ferrar, Telly Savalas, Roddy McDowell, Sidney Poitier, Pat Boone, Jamie Farr, Sal Mineo, John Wayne, Angela Lansbury, and Shelley Winters. The movie has a total running time of over four hours and is divided…
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