Holy Week and Easter

Even as we cannot gather in person during this time of social distancing, we are gathering online—with live worship using Zoom and by pre-recorded video. Below are worship options available from the synod office and congregations across the synod as we move through Holy Week toward the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord on Easter Day.
Come, Lord Jesus!

Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday

• Watch a video of recorded worship for Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday, on Sunday, April 5. Assistant to the Bishop, Pastor Phil Tonnesen, is the preacher. Now available on the synod’s YouTube channel: Online Worship Lent/Easter.

Maundy Thursday

• Watch a video of recorded worship for Maundy Thursday, on Thursday, April 9. Director for Evangelical Mission, Pastor Danielle Kosanovich DeNise, is the preacher.  Coming soon to the synod’s YouTube channel: Online Worship Lent/Easter.
• Join others for this live online worship opportunity on Maundy Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m. with Pastor DeNise preaching. Use this link to join with your computer, smartphone, or other device. You may also join by phone by calling 1-646-876-9923. Meeting ID: 397 932 639.

Good Friday

• Watch a video of recorded worship for Good Friday, on Friday, April 10. The pastors on synod staff reflect on the seven last words of Christ. Coming soon to the synod’s YouTube channel: Online Worship Lent/Easter.
• Join others for this live online worship opportunity on Good Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m. with synod staff reflecting on the seven last words of Christ. Use this link to join with your computer, smartphone, or other device. You may also join by phone by calling 1-646-876-9923. Meeting ID: 453 225 427.
• Pastor Scott Anderson shares this Stations of the Cross devotion using the Stations in the St. Paul’s, Durham, sanctuary. The Rev. Lorrel Strom-Jensen prepared this devotion which she has typically done for St. Paul’s on Fridays in Lent.  Use this video to help your Lenten journey and access the printed PDF here.
• This compilation offered by pastors and lay people from across the synod joins scripture, art, and reflection on the Stations of the Cross. Use this PDF and click the links to see each of the fourteen videos.

Easter Sunday

• Watch a video of recorded worship for Easter Day as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord on Sunday, April 12. This worship will be a collaborative effort of the synod staff and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Raleigh. Coming soon to the synod’s YouTube channel: Online Worship Lent/Easter.
• Join others for this live online worship opportunity to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord on Easter Sunday, April 12, at 10 a.m. Use this link to join with your computer, smartphone, or other device. You may also join by phone by calling 1-646-876-9923. Meeting ID: 383 848 770.