Holy Week Preview

It’s a busy and exciting time!  I’m wearing a lot of hats this week….

Palm Sunday:

9 a.m.  Passion reading rehearsal and sound check

10 a.m. Palm Sunday service—participate in Passion Reading

After church—set up banners for Creation reading rehearsal, make sure two Easter Vigil rehearsals are happening

1:30-3:30  Direct three rehearsals for Easter Vigil, all involving kids

Memorize my part for Gathering reading, remind B16 to learn his!

Make turkey enchiladas, salad and cornbread for dinner

Decide with C9 outfits for 4 services

Monday:

Get BBQ turkey simmering and defrost buns

Lay out B7’s outfits

Keep memorizing

Geometry with B16

Remind B13 to memorize Romeo script and Gathering reading part

Remind B16 to learn songs for Vigil

4:30  BBQ turkey sandwiches

5:15 B16 take B13 to soccer

6-8:30  Direct two rehearsals for Easter Vigil

Tuesday:

Lay out my clothes for 5 services

Geometry with B16

Get out Easter decorations and egg dying stuff

4:00-6:15  Direct/participate in two rehearsals for Easter Vigil

7-9 Teach One Act class

Wednesday:

Get ham out of freezer

Hard-boil eggs

Make salad dressing

Dye eggs with kids

Pre-assemble Easter baskets

Make sure B13 has clothes for services

Pick up BC19 at college, or PR stop on way home from airport?

Maundy Thursday:

Morning:  B16, B21 set up sound and lights

Make sweet potato casserole, maybe pumpkin bread

Take B13 to soccer, pick up and take early to acolyte

7:00 Maundy Thursday service--strip altar

Good Friday:

10 a.m.--set up banners, take B16, B21 to help with sound and lights, C9 and B13 to be in rehearsals, B7 along for the ride

11:00--run 3 tech rehearsals for Easter Vigil

2:00—attend Stations of the Cross service

4:00—attend worship team rehearsal

7:00—Good Friday service--sing

Holy Saturday:

8 to 10 a.m.—run six tech rehearsals (participate in two)

Assemble Easter baskets and hide

5:00 arrive for Easter Vigil and make sure banners, chuppah, candles are placed

6:00 Easter Vigil—participate in two readings, put the rest in God's hands, and rejoice!

Easter Sunday:

Put ham in

Take C9 early to acolyte

10:00 Easter Service—relax and rejoice!

Take out ham, put in sweet potatoes and pie

Enjoy Easter dinner with family

Take nap

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Want to see what all the rehearsals are about?  Here's an example of the way we dramatize Scripture at the Easter Vigil.  We're on a smaller scale, but this is what our parent church, Church of the Resurrection, did last year for the Creation reading.

Creation from Church of the Resurrection on Vimeo.