Lent 2019
Join us for Holy Week
Beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing through Easter Sunday, the season of Lent invites us to reflect on our individual and corporate lives as we journey with the people of God and follow Christ towards the cross and resurrection. Holy Week invites us to follow Jesus as he enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his last supper with his friends on Thursday to his death on Friday to the silence of Holy Saturday and to the joy of resurrection and new life on Easter Sunday.
Holy Week Worship Services
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 14 | 10:45 am | Nave
Preacher: Rev. Michael Livingston
Maundy Thursday: Footwashing
Thursday, April 18 | Available from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Christ Chapel
Maundy Thursday & Tenebrae Service
Thursday, April 18 | 7:30 pm | Nave
Preacher: Pastor Amy Butler
Our Maundy Thursday-Tenebrae service will focus on communion and remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples, followed by the reading of the Passion of Christ and the gradual extinguishing of the lights accompanied by music from The Riverside Choir and soloists.
Good Friday: Seven Last Words
Friday, April 19 | 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Nave
Preachers: Rev. Kevin VanHook, Rev. Jim Keat, Farley Lord, Rev. Bruce Lamb, Amanda Meisenheimer, Rev. Christian Peele, Rev. Alisha Gordon
Lasting from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Riverside’s pastoral staff will deliver seven homilies based on Jesus’ Seven Last Words, interspersed with solos, readings, and space for reflection. Worshipers are invited to come at any time during this period.
Jesus in Harlem: A Pilgrimage of Suffering & Pain
Friday, April 19 | 7:00 pm | begins in Christ Chapel
Holy Saturday Labyrinth Walk
Saturday, April 20 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm | South Hall (self guided)
All are invited to come and experience walking the labyrinth as we continue our journey through Holy Week.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 21 | 8:45 am & 10:45 am | Nave
Preacher: Pastor Amy Butler
Christ is risen indeed, alleluia! Come celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ in word and song. Join us after the 10:45 am worship celebration for a special Easter Brunch (click here for more information).
Be Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement
Listen to daily Lenten audio reflections from Riverside clergy, congregants, and faith leaders from across the country on Be Still and Go: Meditations for the Movement. Listen below or click here to find out more.
Portraits of Immigrants
Lenten Art Exhibit
Visit the Portraits of Immigrants art exhibit in Cloister Lounge Gallery throughout the season of Lent, between March 6 and April 22.
Click here to find out more about the artist and the exhibit.