Holy Week 2014 at The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
Published 7:32 pm Friday, April 11, 2014
The Church of the Transfiguration in Saluda will observe Holy Week with several special services.
On Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m., there will be a service of Holy Eucharist, followed by the ceremonial Stripping of the Altar in preparation for Good Friday.
The Good Friday Liturgy will be said at both 12 noon and 7 p.m.
Easter Day will have two services. At 8 a.m., there will be Holy Eucharist, Rite I. At 10:30 a.m., the choir will be joined by trumpets and timpani to celebrate Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The instrumental ensemble will be used in all musical portions of the service: prelude, hymns, service music, anthems and postlude.
The anthem scheduled is a spectacular setting of Let the Bright Seraphim by Malcolm Archer.
All are invited to join the congregation for as many services as possible, to remember the important events of this special week.
For more information, call the church at 828-749-9740.
– article submitted
by Carl Gilmer