Holy Week & Easter Festivities

There’s a lot happening at St. Mark’s in the week leading up to Easter! See how you can get involved!

• Sunday, March 24 – Palm Sunday
  • Sunday Learning, 9am
  • Worship, 10:00am
  • First Communion Class, 1pm
    • Targeted primarily towards our fourth and fifth graders. Any others who are ready for their first communion are welcome, please let Traci know if you are interested. Class time is approximately 2 hours. We will celebrate each of these students and honor this rite of passage on Maundy Thursday at the Seder Meal and at worship.
• Thursday, March 28 – Maundy Thursday
  • Seder Meal, 5:30pm
    • Join us for our version of a Passover Seder, a ritual meal in celebration of the Last Supper (and our first communicants!) In addition to more traditional elements like wine, unleavened bread and haroseth, the menu will include marinated chicken or roasted lamb, side, and salad. Tickets for the event must be pre-purchased. Cost: $10 each.  Tickets are available through March 24 in the church office during the week and in the narthex on Sundays.
  • Evening Worship Service, 7pm
• Friday, March 29 – Good Friday
  • Tenebrae Worship Service, 7pm
• Sunday, March 31 – Easter Sunday
  • Worship & Flowering of the Cross, 6am
    • All are invited to bring fresh-cut flowers to help flower the cross during worship!
  • Easter Breakfast, 7:30 – 9:30am
    • Join us for a full meal including egg casseroles, pancakes, bacon, biscuits, fruit, and pastries. If you would like to help out prior, during, or after the event, sign up here or by calling the church office. Any proceeds from the breakfast will go towards the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering.
  • Easter Egg Fun, 7:30 – 9:30am
    • New and exciting! This year’s egg hunt will be on Easter Sunday!! Between 7:30-9:30 am, kiddos (and their parents) are invited to hunt Easter eggs! A little twist, start in the fellowship hall to receive age-appropriate instructions and locations. Then, go to the designated area, following the directions: e.g. for ages 4-5, they will be instructed to find an egg of each color of the rainbow, etc. Once finished with their finds, come back to the fellowship hall for a prize! Self-guided. The hope is that, by following instructions, there will be enough eggs for each kiddo who wants to play throughout the morning.
  • Worship & Flowering of the Cross, 10:00am
    • All are invited to bring fresh-cut flowers to help flower the cross during worship!

If you would like to volunteer to help with any of our Holy Week activities, check out our SignUp Genius here.