Join us for the Three Holy Days—Maundy Thursday through Easter Morning
🗓 Holy Week Worship Schedule
Experience the sacred rhythm of Holy Week at Mount Lebanon. These worship services are not just events—they form one continuous act of devotion, called the Triduum, stretching from Thursday evening to Easter morning.
Holy Thursday – April 17
🍽️ 5:00 PM – Supper
✝️ 6:00 PM – Worship with Stripping of the Altar (includes communion)
Good Friday – April 18
✝️ 1:00 PM – Service of the Cross (includes communion)
🌑 6:00 PM – Tenebrae: Service of Darkness
Easter Sunday – April 20
🌅 7:00 AM – Sunrise Service
🥚 8:00 AM – Easter Breakfast, Egg Hunt, and Photo Booth
🎉 9:30 AM – Festival Service of the Resurrection
What Is the Triduum?
The Triduum—from the Latin for “three days”—is the heart of Christian worship. It marks the journey of Jesus from the Last Supper, to the cross, to the empty tomb. Though it unfolds across three days, it is understood as one single, continuous service.
This tradition, rooted in the early church and renewed in many Lutheran congregations, reminds us that the story of salvation is not meant to be rushed. It is meant to be lived and remembered slowly, together.
A Word from Martin Luther
As we enter this sacred time, we’re reminded by Martin Luther that the Passion of Christ is not just to be heard, but to be taken to heart:
“It is good once a year to read through the whole story of the Passion. If I go for two days without thinking of Christ, I become faint and sluggish.”
Luther saw a danger in hearing the gospel without being changed by it. He wrote:
“They go to church, listen to the recital of the Passion, and as they came in, so they go out... Let us then center on Christ… The question is how Christ looks upon you.”
In Holy Week, we are invited not only to recall what Christ did—but to reflect on what it means for us today.
You Are Invited
Whether Holy Week is a cherished tradition for you, or you're exploring it for the first time—you are welcome here.
Come walk with Christ.
Come remember, reflect, and rejoice.
Come be part of the story.
We look forward to worshiping with you.