2024 Resources for Easter and beyond
Alleluia! Christ is risen — The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Resources for Passiontide and Easter
Palm Sunday and Holy Week
Resources for Palm Sunday and Holy Week are on the Lent Resources page. Click here.
The Visual Commentary on Scripture: Themes for Passiontide and Easter
“Holy Week and Easter rehearse Christianity’s great exodus narrative, in which the tribulations of an enslaved people are relived in the sufferings of one man. His going through the ‘deep waters’ of death recalls the ancient Israelites’ passing through the Red Sea, and the morning of the resurrection marks the glorious dawn of liberty after captivity. These exhibitions illuminate the journey of Christ to the cross, to the dead, and into the glory of a new creation.” Click here
(The Visual Commentary on Scripture (VCS) is a freely accessible online publication that provides theological commentary on the Bible in dialogue with works of art. It helps its users to (re)discover the Bible in new ways through the illuminating interaction of artworks, scriptural texts, and commissioned commentaries.)
An Easter Vigil at home
“The Easter Vigil is a time of remembering, re-telling, and living into the fullness of our relationship with and experiences of God from the beginning of time through the present. It follows the ancient practice of celebrating the Easter Feast at sunset on Easter Eve.” Celebrate the Easter Vigil at home, a resource from Building Faith: Click here
Building Faith
Resources for the Easter season, many with an at-home and/or all-age focus, from this ministry of the Virginia Theological Seminary. Click here.
Salt
Creative resources—many rooted in art, poetry, and the natural world—for groups and individuals. Click here.
The Great 50 Days Playlist
To accompany a new book of Easter season meditations by the Rev. Scott Gunn, Forward Movement will share seasonal music every Monday in Eastertide Click here.
SpiritBound Holy Week Gatherings
The Season of Lent culminates on Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. During Holy Week we remember the last days of Jesus' earthly life before his death and resurrection. You are invited to the gatherings as we go deeper into our sacred story.
Holy Thursday- March 28
Gather on Facebook Live at 6 p.m. for a prayer service with Pastor Alanna and Grace Church East Concord to remember Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. Click here for the Holy Thursday on Facebook event.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross- March 29
All are invited to a Stations of the Cross liturgy, walking along the Merrimack River in the center of Manchester on Friday, March 29. This year's stations will prayerfully recall Jesus' ordeal, connecting it to issues of ecological degradation, colonialism, poverty, and signs of hope and justice in today's community. For more details, click here.
The walk will be about 2 1/4 miles and begin at St. Andrew's Church, 102 Main St., Manchester, at noon on Good Friday.
Easter Vigil - March 30
Gather on Facebook Live at 5 p.m. for a contemplative prayer service. Click here for the Easter Vigil on Facebook event.
Resources for Pentecost (Sunday, May 19, 2024)
Building Faith
Resources for Pentecost, many with an at-home and/or all-age focus, from this ministry of the Virginia Theological Seminary. Click here.
The Visual Commentary on Scripture: Pentecost
The Visual Commentary on Scripture (VCS) is a freely accessible online publication that provides theological commentary on the Bible in dialogue with works of art. It helps its users to (re)discover the Bible in new ways through the illuminating interaction of artworks, scriptural texts, and commissioned commentaries. Click here for Pentecost resources.