Click here for this Maundy Thursday bulletin and click here for the hymn sheet.
Please come join us for our Maundy Thursday Communion Service at 7:00 PM. We will worship in person but offer online options on both Facebook and Youtube as well. You can find the links for both at the bottom of our website’s Home Page. Simply click on the icon of your choosing and you will be taken directly to our church page. If you aren’t able to worship with us live, that’s okay! All services are available shortly after they conclude.
WHAT IS MAUNDY THURSDAY? Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. In commemoration of the Last Supper, Christians often partake in a simple meal of bread and wine—commonly known as the Lord’s Supper or Communion—during Maundy Thursday worship services. Other traditions include a Seder Supper, a Tenebrae service, and stripping the altar. The Stripping of the altar, the removing all ornaments, linens, and paraments, is an ancient custom of the Roman rite done on Maundy Thursday. It is symbolic of the humiliation of Jesus at the hands of the soldiers. After the Last Supper, less that twenty-four hours remained in the earthly life of our Lord.