March 26, 2026

An Exhortation
The service on Easter morning is our bright and public rejoicing at the Resurrection of our Lord. It is a service we offer to the world, and will likely have nearly as many newcomers as regular attenders. The Easter morning service is our gift to our neighbors, but we also need a time to ourselves, apart from the world, to immerse ourselves in Holy Mystery that the world does not yet grasp.

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil comprise the Triduum, the ancient three-fold service by which for millennia the Church has entered into the mysteries of Christ’s parting gifts, death, and resurrection. It is not a service we share with the world, but is our own upper room, our own place to warm ourselves in the High Priest’s courtyard, and our own quiet trip to the tomb early on the third day. It is our reminder that there can be no Easter without the Cross. It is our reminder that the Bread and Wine that we share every Sunday were scourged, crowned with thorns, hung on a cross, and rose from the dead. It is our reminder that in our Baptisms we too are dead with Christ and will rise with him. It is our reminder to love one another as Jesus has loved us, offering himself for us and for the life of the world. 

The Triduum is more Mystery than the world can handle, and it is the very heart of who we are as Followers of the Way. I exhort you to come and enter the mystery of the gifts, death, and resurrection of the One whose Name we bear.

Palm Sunday
Weather permitting, the service this Sunday, March 29, will begin at the Lychgate with the blessing of palms and triumphal procession into the church. If you are unable to join us outside, please feel free to wait for us in the pews. Don’t worry, we’ll bring you a palm!

Thank you!
Many thanks for your love, support, help and this past Sunday’s standing ovation at the completion of my thesis defense! I would never have finished without your love and encouragement along the way. 

The title of my thesis is Ecclesial Evolution: The Application of Evolutionary Ecological Principles to the Life of the Church. If you are interested in reading the final version of the work you made possible, I’ll be glad to provide a copy. A few of you asked on Sunday, but I don’t remember who you were. Drop me an email and I’ll send it along.