​Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Liturgy: Holy Week begins on Sunday with the traditional commemoration of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  With palms and praise the Church joins the crowd that welcomes him as saviour and king. As the service continues, we are then drawn to consider the destination of his journey as we read the gospel account of the suffering and death that lay ahead. 

​Uniquely on this Sunday, it is our tradition at LCN to forego the communion meal that sustains us at the outset of every other week of the year, keeping this as a time of anticipation and hungering, a “eucharistic fasting” until we come to Thursday evening’s celebration of Christ's self-giving.
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“Eco-Palms” — In our celebration this morning we praise Jesus by waving branches harvested in warmer climes, but in doing so we have also seek to worship him with stewardship of both natural environment and human community.  Thus our palm branches have been sustainably grown and were harvested with fair labor practices.

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Our Holy Week Schedule
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Palm Sunday, April 9 — Service at 9:30 a.m.
Maundy Thursday, April  13:
Rite of Footwashing, 7:00 p.m.
Liturgy & Stripping of the Altar, 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday, April 14:
Good Friday Devotion, Noon to 3 p.m.
Meditations on the Seven Words from the Cross
     [come and go as you are able.]
Good Friday Evening Liturgy, 7:30 p.m.

Easter Eve, April 15:
Easter Vigil: 8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 16:
Easter Breakfast served from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m.  
Festival Eucharist of the Resurrection at 10:00 a.m.