Holy Week & Easter at Truro Anglican
In the midst of our busy lives in Northern Virginia, we invite you to set aside these times to join us for worship this coming Holy Week:
Palm Sunday
March 24
- 7:45am
- (chapel)
- 10:00am
- (sanctuary and online)
Featuring the Truro tradition of the “Cry of the Congregation” drama
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. The procession with palms calls to mind the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The purpose of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem was to fulfill his Father’s will; so it’s fitting that this service continues with the reading of the Passion Gospel in which the whole story of the week is anticipated. The emphasis of the liturgy turns to the days that lie ahead in Holy Week. We who hail Jesus as King one moment, may in the next deny him, even joining with the crowd in shouting, “Crucify him!”
Maundy Thursday receives its name from the mandatum (commandment) given by our Lord: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34). At the Last Supper, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet and commanded them to love and serve one another as he had done. This day commemorates the Lord’s example of servant ministry, the institution of the Eucharist, the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal leading to the crucifixion.
Good Friday
March 29
- 12:00pm
- In the Sanctuary
- 7:00pm
- In the Sanctuary and Online (Nursery and preschool care available)
Our outdoor stations of the cross are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will offer a guided experience of the stations beginning at 1:00pm and 6:00pm on Good Friday.
This most somber of all days leads us to focus on Jesus and the meaning of his Cross. The church is often darkened. The bare, stark appearance of the church serves as a reminder of the solemnity and the sorrow of the day. The Lord of Life was rejected, mocked, scourged, and then put to death on the Cross. We are reminded of the role which their own sin played in this suffering and agony, as Christ took all sin upon himself, in obedience to his Father’s will. By the Cross we are redeemed, set free from bondage to sin and death. The Cross is a sign of God’s never-ending love for us. It is a sign of life, in the midst of death.
Easter Sunday
March 31
- 7:00am
- In the Sanctuary
- 9:00am
- In the Sanctuary and Online (Nursery and preschool care available)
- 11:15am
- In the Sanctuary (Nursery and preschool care available)
Easter Sunday is a day of victorious celebration for all believers, as we proclaim the triumphant resurrection of Jesus, who has conquered sin and death, and has raised us to new life with him. At Truro, our mission is to celebrate and proclaim the good news of the gospel, and on Easter this mission comes to life! We sing, rejoice, ring bells, and shout “Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!’”
Click here to make a special donation towards Easter music and flowers. Thanksgivings and Memorials received by Tuesday, March 26 will be listed on our Easter worship guide.