Palm Sunday - April 13 - As Jesus sat amongst his friends, his eyes were locked on a simple loaf of bread and a glass of wine. In these objects, he was brought by memory to many different places and times. He remembered how the warm bread felt when he broke it with Abraham under the shade of the tree in the guise of a king (Genesis 14). He    remembered sitting under the Mamre trees with the loaf in hand, smirking as Sarai laughed at the words of His Father promising a son to the barren couple (Genesis 18). The face of Gideon, shocked and surprised as he consumed the bread in his presence with a tongue of fire, was present in his mind (Judges 6). He could still feel the gentle peck of the ravens as he broke the loaf and gave them bread to bring Elijah in the wilderness (1 Kings 17). Yet, this moment and this loaf would be the greatest of them all. It was about to be the end, and the beginning.

Good Friday - April 18 - 6:30 p.m. - The loaves and wine were left as Jesus and his apostles abruptly left the Passover meal undone and unfinished. They would never be able to return to that table, nor that meal. The bread became stale with each silent hour, and the wine became bitter and viscous. But, the cup and the loaf still remained upon the table, which became an altar at the words of Christ. It is precisely this loaf and this wine that we remember today, not only the bread broken on the  table, but the bread broken upon the cross. As we watch the empty table, we feel the sorrow of loss and the hope of it being filled again. 

Holy Saturday - April 19 - 6:30 p.m. - The candles have all burned out. The only light was a muted pale moonbeam,       revealing the dust stagnant in the unoccupied room. The silver light reflects from the mirror-still red wine, painting the table around it a scarlet red. This room, just a day ago filled with such joy, is now still and silent, an imitation of the Rabbi who so recently sat within it. Yet, even in the darkness and hopelessness of loss, the bread still sits at the table. It seems to be waiting, as if guests would return at any time. This veritable feast, left unfinished, remains and serves as a symbol of hope and calling. In the stillness of the night, it seems to whisper, “Come all who are hungry. Come all who thirst.” 

Easter Sunday - April 20 -  The somber remembrance of recent days weighs heavy on the hearts and minds of the travelers making their way back to Emmaus. How is it possible? We had such hope, such anticipation, so much joy. “Wasn’t it”, they wondered to one another, “just a few short days ago that we celebrated His entry into Jerusalem ready to make Him King?”. The whispered conclusion came, “And then to watch Him be put to death like that…” They barely noticed the visitor walking with them at first. How is it possible that he didn’t know what had happened? A few more miles, a few more conversations, and here again is a      familiar sight of a table spread with bread and wine. A simple prayer, a breaking of the bread and… “How did we not know?!” He is still known in the breaking of the bread.

‘SON’rise Celebration 7AM

Breakfast - 8:15-9:15AM

Bible Class for Ages - 9:30AM

Worship 10:30AM