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Holy Week & Easter Sunday
MARCH 29–APRIL 5, 2026
About Holy Week
Holy Week is the week leading up to Easter Sunday, marking key events in Christ’s journey to the resurrection. It starts with Palm Sunday, celebrating Christ's entry into Jerusalem, and continues with Maundy Thursday, remembering the Last Supper. Good Friday solemnly reflects on Christ’s crucifixion and death for the sins of the world, followed by Holy Saturday, symbolizing Christ’s rest in the tomb. The week culminates with Easter Sunday, celebrating Christ’s resurrection and his victory over sin, death, and the devil. This sacred week calls for deep reflection on Christ’s love, sacrifice, and the hope of resurrection life available to all through faith in Him.
Holy Week Days & Service Times
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and remembers Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The emphasis of the liturgy turns to the days that lie ahead in Holy Week. We who hail Jesus as King one moment, may in the next deny him, even joining with the crowd in shouting, “Crucify him!” This day invites us to reflect on the subversive nature of Christ’s kingship and the journey He begins toward the cross that ultimately defines what it means that he is King.
10:00 a.m. at Harbor Anglican Church
Palm Sunday, March 29
Maundy Thursday receives its name from the mandatum (commandment) given by our Lord: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34). This day commemorates the Lord’s example of servant ministry as He washed His disciples’ feet, the institution of the Eucharist, the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal leading to the crucifixion.
7:00 p.m. at Harbor Anglican Church
Maundy Thursday, April 2
Good Friday is the solemn day we remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. On this day, we reflect on His suffering and death on the cross for the forgiveness of sins. It is a time to contemplate the depth of Christ’s sacrifice and the love that led Him to the cross. The bare, stark appearance of the church serves as a reminder of the solemnity and the sorrow of the day. The Lord of Life was rejected, mocked, scourged, and then put to death on the Cross. The faithful are reminded of the role which their own sin played in this suffering and agony, as Christ took all sin upon himself, in obedience to his Father’s will. By the Cross we are redeemed and set free from bondage to sin and death. The Cross is a sign of God’s never-ending love for us. It is a sign of life, in the midst of death.
7:00 p.m. at Harbor Anglican Church
Good Friday, April 3
Following the pattern of the earliest disciples, Holy Saturday was not a day of liturgical rites, but a day of disorientation and grief as Christ laid in the tomb. Holy Saturday was also a day of resting because it was the Sabbath day. Just as God rested on the seventh day at the close of the first creation, Christ rested in the tomb at the close of his atoning work, on the threshold of the new creation. For these reasons, Harbor Anglican will observe Holy Saturday in its most ancient spirit—as a day of rest, wrestling, and expectancy. By taking notice of the sadness and despair that must have hung over this day 2,000 years ago as Christ laid in the tomb, we are invited to wrestle with our own tombs—but we do so with expectant hope. The mood carries something of Good Friday's solemnity but with its face turned slowly toward the dawn of Easter Sunday.
We will not be observing Easter Vigil on Saturday evening, but we encourage you to mark this sacred day by using the Holy Saturday liturgy found in the Book of Common Prayer.
Holy Saturday, April 4
Holy Week is followed by Easter Sunday, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. It is the most joyful day in the Christian calendar, as we remember that through His victory over death, we have the hope of eternal life. Christ is risen—Alleluia!
10:00 a.m. at Harbor Anglican Church