Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church to observe Holy Week

Published 8:00 am Wednesday, March 17, 2010

By Lake Oconee Breeze

What does “holy” mean?  To be holy is to set apart and that is what Christians do during what is commonly referred to as Holy Week which begins with Palm Sunday.  This week is set apart to remember Jesus Christ who was punished and died for mankind’s sins.  On Easter Sunday, the Risen Savior is celebrated. Everyone is invited to join Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church and take part in the many special activities scheduled that week.

Sunday, March 28 –  Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week.  Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem will be celebrated during Worship Celebration at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, April 2 – Good Friday.  Jesus’ Last Supper was actually a Jewish Passover.  As we prepare to take the Lord’s Supper as Jesus instructed his disciples, Mark Landrum of Jews for Jesus will re-create the traditional Passover service.  He will explain how this Last Supper foreshadowed Jesus’ death and resurrection in a presentation called Christ in the Passover at 7 p.m. in the LOPC sanctuary.

Mark will set a table with items traditionally used at the Passover meal and he will detail their spiritual significance.  He will also explain the connection between the events of the first Passover in Egypt and the redemption that Jesus accomplished.  Also, Mark will explain the deep bond that continues today between the ancient Passover and Christian communion celebrated today.

Sunday, April 4 – Resurrection (Easter) Sunday – With joyful fanfare and shouts of jubilee, LOPC will proclaim that death could not keep Jesus in the tomb.  He lives!

LOPC will have two identical hours of worship on Easter Sunday, one at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 10:30 a.m.  There will be a brunch between the two worship hours.  (No Sunday School Classes will be held, but there will be child care available during each of the worship celebrations and the brunch.)

Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church is located at 113 Scott Road , near the Hwy 44 bridge between Greene and Putnam counties.  For additional information, call 706-484-0600.