Sunday, April 24, 2011

Alleluia! Christ has risen!

Easter Sunday at Immanuel begins with an Easter Vigil service at 6 a.m. The candlelit service moves us from outside darkness around a bonfire to Easter light inside. A continental breakfast follows.

Festival worship is offered at 8:15 a.m. and includes Holy Communion and the return of the alleluias.

The Magnificent Easter Breakfast will be served by Immanuel’s youth starting at 8 a.m.

Festival worship at 10:30 a.m. begins with a ceremonial re-dressing of the altar, hearkening back to the somber Maundy Thursday service when the altar was stripped. The alleluias return, and Immanuel Brass provide a thundering reminder of the triumph of Christ over death.