27TH ANNUAL ECUMENICAL GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church
Please join us as congregations of Lake County Churches come together on April 14 at noon to explore the seven last sayings of Christ on the cross.
Sponsored by the Lake Ministerial Association this years’ service will be held at Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church located at 12487 The Plaza in Clearlake Oaks, next to the Live Oaks Senior Center. Some of the churches gathering this day will be: Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church, First Lutheran in Lucerne, Galilee Lutheran Church, Kelseyville United Methodist Church, Lake County Bible Fellowship, Lakeport Community 7th Day Adventist Church, Lower Lake United Methodist Church, New Hope Community Church in Lucerne and United Christian Parish, Lakeport.
Again, this years’ service is located at Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church located at 12487 The Plaza in Clearlake Oaks, next to the Live Oaks Senior Center. For more information please call Pastor Dawn 707 972-5122.
UPPER LAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
For the Upper Lake Community United Methodist Church, 604 Clover Valley Road in the town of Upper Lake, the week preceding Easter is known as Holy week.
It begins on Palm Sunday, April 9, and is traditionally a week of somber reflection on the events that lead up to Jesus’ death.
On Palm Sunday at 11:00 am we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem where the people laid palm branches on the road to welcome Him as He rode a donkey into the city. Palm branches will be prevalent in the Sanctuary on this day.
On April 13 at 6 p.m. we celebrate the next event of Holy week, Maundy Thursday (also called Holy Thursday) when we commemorate the Last Supper – a Passover meal that Jesus shared with his disciples the night before his death. At the meal, Jesus broke the bread and offered his followers wine, saying “This is my body, given for you. During the Last Super Jesus predicted the events that would follow, including his betrayal, the denial of Peter, and his death and resurrection. Communion will be served at this service which will be held in the church fellowship hall.
Friday April 14, Good Friday, is a day of mourning for the church. During this brief but moving evening service (7 p.m.) we meditate on Jesus’ suffering and death. This service is bases on the seven last words of Jesus on the cross which begins with “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” and ends with “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
On Easter Sunday, April 16 we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. The SONrise service is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. Breakfast will be served after the service. We return again at 11 a.m. for our regular Easter Day service and the flowering of the cross.
Learn to love the Bible and Jesus through Pastor Bob’s inspirational sermons whose thoughts, actions and messages to the congregation always come from the heart.
All are welcome to attend any of the Holy week services or our regular Sunday worship service at 11:00 am. The United Methodist Church motto is “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”, “Passion for Christ, Compassion for all”.
Galilee Lutheran Church
Lay leader Craig Waters
Our calendar at Galilee is filling up as we approach Easter week.
April 9
Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m.
April 13
Maundy Thursday “Service of Shadows” at 7 p.m. with Holy Communion and Scripture readings.
April 14
Good Friday service at 7 p.m. with the “Last 7 Words of Christ” as presented by seven Galilee members.
April 16
Easter Sunrise service at Buckingham Clubhouse at 6 a.m. Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt at Galilee Community Center 7:30-9:30 a.m., followed by our Easter Festival Service in the sanctuary at 10 a.m., led by Doug Andre, with a variety of music.
On April 18 Tuesday night Bible Study recommences at 7 p.m. in the church conference room. On April 23, “Bright Sunday,” including a Memorial Remembrance for the Rev. Lynn Freele, Galilee’s pastor from 1989-2009, followed by a potluck and movie in the Community Center. On April 30 Galilee welcomes guest minister Rev. Galen Gallimore from Ukiah, as he leads us in worship this day.
Then we can all relax!
Galilee Lutheran is located at 8860 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville. We invite everyone to join us as we celebrate the most important time of the year.
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Middletown
Our Lady of the Lake, Loch Lomond
Holy Week Schedule
April 8
4 p.m. Virgil Mass at Our Lady of the Lake, Loch Lomond
April 9, Palm Sunday
8:30 and 10:30 p.m. St. Joseph
6 p.m. Spanish Mass
April 12
6 p.m. Stations of the Cross, followed by an evening of Reconciliation
April 13, Holy Thursday
6 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph
April 14, Good Friday
The Passion of the Lord
Services at noon, St. Joseph
April 15, Holy Saturday
Mass at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake, Loch Lomond
6 p.m. at St. Joseph, Middletown
April 16, Easter Sunday
Mass at 10:30 a.m., St. Joseph
6 p.m., St. Joseph (Spanish)
