We welcome you to join us for Holy Week Celebrations and Services:

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” ~ Zechariah 9:9

Palm Sunday (4/13 @ 10:30am) begins Holy Week. On this day, we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey as the crowd laid palm branches on the ground before him. We will celebrate with a Blessing of the Palms and a Palm Sunday Parade where we will wave palm branches and sing praises to honor Jesus as king. And together with Jesus, we will turn our faces towards Jerusalem and prepare to journey with him to his day of Resurrection!

“And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”  ~ Luke 22:15

Just as Jesus celebrated the Passover/Seder meal with his disciples, we will be doing so again on Maundy Thursday (4/17) at 6:30pm. This will not be a full Passover meal but a simplified liturgy that is paired with the Lord’s Supper. It is an intergenerational and interactive service of reading/hearing scripture, partaking of the Passover elements, fun for all ages, singing and praising, and celebrating the Lord’s Supper. As the service concludes, we then transition to prepare for Christ’s journey to the cross.

“Christ bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live for righteousness.” ~ 1 Peter 2:24

Good Friday (4/18) worship invites us to remember Christ’s death on the Cross. We are called to reflect on the suffering that Christ experienced in his death for the atonement of our sins. We somberly remember Jesus’ last moment and words he spoke as he prepared to take his final breath.

We will not be having a Good Friday Service at FRCB; however, there will be an Ecumenical Good Friday Service at Riverview Baptist Church at 7pm in Coeymans.

“He is not here; for He is risen …”

Easter Sunday (4/20) at Sunrise, we will gather at the tomb in the cemetery at 6:00am. Then we will gather for our usual worship service at 10:30am, to joyfully celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Together on Easter morning, we will proclaim the good news of the resurrection, “Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Allelulia! Allelulia!”  In this, we are reminded of the blessed of salvation – the gift of new life in Christ.

We hope you will come join us for our Holy Week Services and Easter/Resurrection Day Celebration! Don’t forget to invite your family and friends!

Peace be with you,

Pastor Jenn

Dates, Services and Events:

4/13 Palm Sunday at 10:30am

4/17 Maundy Thursday Seder Meal/Celebration of the Lord’s Supper at 6:30pm

4/18 Good Friday at the Riverview Baptist Church at 7pm

4/19 Holy Saturday (no services) Easter Egg Hunt 1pm at church

4/20 Easter Sunrise Service at the cemetery at 6:00am and Easter Service at 10:30am

*If you would like to learn more about the Passover/Seder Meal, visit https://www.faithward.org/passover-taste-of-redemption/