Holy Week Schedule

Here is a schedule of all of the events and worship planned for Holy Week 2023 at Trinity Church Boston. Please join us as you are able for any and all of Holy Week.

 

Help Out During Holy Week

Just like the women going to the tomb in the wee hours of the morning, all of us have an opportunity to come and prepare the space for Easter Morning and the great celebration of Easter. Please consider how you might be called to be a part of the team as we, too, find the tomb empty and celebrate the Lord’s resurrection!  

Sign up to help out during Holy Week here.

 

Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist with Palm Procession

Sun., Apr. 2, 8 am, 10 am (livestreamed), 5 pm, Copley Square and Church

Please join us for a Palm Sunday procession on Copley Square, and in-person Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist in our Copley Square building. Our 10 am Palm Sunday service will be livestreamed to trinitychurchboston.org/live-worship and to our Facebook page.

And, be ready for Part I of Rector Morgan Allen's Holy Week Sermon series. How do we make sense of a world that crucifies God? And how do we understand a God who submits to crucifixion? Trinity’s Rector, Morgan Allen, will draw on the work of English theologian Leslie Weatherhead and explore God’s will in three Holy Week sermons:
 

Sun., Apr. 2 (Palm Sunday): “The Intentional Will of God”
Thurs., Apr. 6 (Maundy Thursday): “The Circumstantial Will of God”
Sun., Apr. 9 (Easter Day): “The Ultimate Will of God”

The Rev. Leslie Weatherhead served as minister of City Temple, London, from 1936-1960.  During World War II, Weatherhead wrestled with the collision of a loving God and the reality of war, and he published The Will of God in 1944.

 

 

 

Palm Sunday Community Breakfast Potluck

Sun., 4/2, 9 am, Commons

We are trying out the potluck model for April’s Community Breakfast. Please sign up to help on the day of, or to bring in a treat to share.

Sign up for the Palm Sunday Community Breakfast Potluck here.

 

Pysanky Master Class

Sun., Apr. 2, 2:30-4:30 pm, Commons

Pysanky is the Ukrainian name for a wax-resist decorative egg, the pysanka. Pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, meaning “to write”, as the designs are written onto the egg with beeswax, rather than painted. This practice is a very ancient and beautiful tradition, most commonly done before Easter. Once finished, these pysanky can be used on the Easter table or as house decorations. Alona Popova will be our pysankarka for this class. Space is limited, sign up today!

Sign up for the Pysanky Master Class here.

 

 

Maundy Thursday Simple Supper

Thurs., Apr. 6, 5:45 pm, Commons

Join us for a simple supper immediately before our Maundy Thursday service in the Commons (downstairs). Soup, bread, and sides; along with options for our younger members. All ages welcome! If you are available to assist in setting up, serving and clearing, we'd love your help! Please email Kit to join the crew, klonergan@trinitychurchboston.org.

 

Maundy Thursday with Footwashing

Thurs., Apr. 6, 7 – 8 pm, Church

Rector Morgan Allen's Holy Week Sermon Series continues with Part II. How do we make sense of a world that crucifies God? And how do we understand a God who submits to crucifixion? Trinity’s Rector, Morgan Allen, will draw on the work of English theologian Leslie Weatherhead and explore God’s will in three Holy Week sermons:
 

Sun., Apr. 2 (Palm Sunday): “The Intentional Will of God”
Thurs., Apr. 6 (Maundy Thursday): “The Circumstantial Will of God”
Sun., Apr. 9 (Easter Day): “The Ultimate Will of God”

The Rev. Leslie Weatherhead served as minister of City Temple, London, from 1936-1960.  During World War II, Weatherhead wrestled with the collision of a loving God and the reality of war, and he published The Will of God in 1944.

 

Gethsemane Watch

Thurs., Apr. 6, 8 pm – Fri., Apr. 7, 10 am

As our Maundy Thursday worship concludes, we will begin a “Gethsemane Watch” through the hours of the night. Recalling Jesus’ gathering with his disciples in the garden just before his arrest, we honor Jesus’ charge to “Stay awake and pray.” The Watch will begin in-person with the procession of the reserved sacrament to the Chapel at the conclusion of our Maundy Thursday Service. The in-person vigil continues until 10 pm. We will then pray through the night at home. The Watch resumes in-person at 5 am on Good Friday and concludes at 10 am.

Sign up for the Gethsemane Watch by clicking here.

 

Good Friday Worship

Fri., Apr. 7, 12 noon – 1 pm, Church

 

Good Friday Easter Gardens

Fri., Apr. 7, 12 noon – 1 pm, Undercroft

Join Children's Ministries for our annual creation of Easter Gardens, part of Trinity's altar and Sanctuary flowers for Easter Sunday. Parents and friends are welcome to join us as well.

 

Easter Vigil

Sat., Apr. 8, 5 pm, Church

 

Easter Day Worship

Sun., Apr. 9, 8 am, 10 am (livestreamed), 12 noon, Church

 

Please join us for in-person Easter Day Holy Eucharist in our Copley Square building. Our 10 am Easter Day service will be livestreamed to our Facebook page and to trinitychurchboston.org/live-worship. Say you'll be there on the Facebook Event Page.

Rector Morgan Allen's Holy Week Sermon Series concludes with Part III. How do we make sense of a world that crucifies God? And how do we understand a God who submits to crucifixion? Trinity’s Rector, Morgan Allen, will draw on the work of English theologian Leslie Weatherhead and explore God’s will in three Holy Week sermons:
Sun., Apr. 2 (Palm Sunday): “The Intentional Will of God”
Thurs., Apr. 6 (Maundy Thursday): “The Circumstantial Will of God”
Sun., Apr. 9 (Easter Day): “The Ultimate Will of God”

The Rev. Leslie Weatherhead served as minister of City Temple, London, from 1936-1960.  During World War II, Weatherhead wrestled with the collision of a loving God and the reality of war, and he published The Will of God in 1944.

 

Flowering of the Cross

Sun., Apr. 9, at each Easter Day Service, West Porch

On the West Porch (facing Copley Square), we invite all to share in the flowering of the same cross borne into the church on Good Friday. We welcome worshippers to bring a bloom or spray of green from their home windowsills, gardens, and lawns.