The Way through Holy Week

The Candlelit Agape Meal  

Join us Wednesday, April 1, at 6:30 pm, during Holy Week for our beloved candlelit Agape Meal. It is a simple, beautiful meal of olives, wine, breads, cheeses, and other delicacies, shared in worship and fellowship before the deeply meaningful days that follow.

Maundy Thursday: Washing of Feet and Stripping the Altar  

On the night before the cross, Jesus washed his friends’ feet. We do the same, and then we strip the altar bare. It is one of the most quietly moving things we do all year. Come and walk it with us. April 2, at 6:30 pm.

Solemn Collects  

On Good Friday, April 3, at noon, we read the Passion, venerate the cross, and pray together for the whole world. Some of the oldest prayers in the Christian church. Come as you are and let the quiet prepare you.

Stations of the Cross  

We walk with our banners and our sister churches through downtown Spartanburg, stopping at fourteen places to pray the story of Christ on his way to the cross. This year we begin and end at the Church of the Advent. It’s beautiful. Come with us. April 3, at 5:30 pm.

Kindling of the New Fire  

We gather in the St. Matthew’s Memorial Garden in the early morning dark, just as the women came to the tomb before dawn. A fire is kindled. And as it was for them, hope is kindled for us. For the first time in forty days, we say the word we have been waiting to say. Seven o’clock Easter morning. Wear a coat, prepare for joy. April 5, at 7 am.

Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of Our Lord  

Christ is risen. The long journey through Lent and Holy Week breaks into celebration with music, joy, and the full voice of the Church raised in hope. April 5, at 9 and 11:15 am.

Easter Brunch & Children’s Egg Hunt!  

Between the services, join us for Easter Brunch and our annual Egg Hunt. Our parish cooks and bakers will have the tables full, and the children will be off in search of eggs. Come linger, share a plate, and celebrate the morning together.

Mar 25

Holy Week Begins: Palm Sunday, Passion Narrative.

Mar 31

Clergy Renewal of Vows and Chrism Mass. 11 am. Trinity Cathedral.

April 1

Wednesday in Holy Week, Agape Meal at 6:30 pm.

April 2

Maundy Thursday: Washing of Feet, and Stripping of the Altar, 6:30 pm.

April 3

Good Friday: Solemn Collects at 12 noon
Stations of the Cross through Downtown, 5:30 pm, Start and End at The Church of The Advent.

April 5

Easter Sunday, Easter Vigil 7:00 am, with Brunch & Easter Egg Hunt
between the 9 and 11:15 am services

WORSHIP

Sundays: 

Holy Eucharist, 9 & 11:15 am

Christian Formation, between services.

Childcare in the Nursery, 6 mos - 4 yrs

Episc. Youth EYC: 5:30 with Derek!

Bible, Bread & Wine, 5:30 pm. Kelly Rm.

Wednesdays: 

Holy Eucharist w/ Healing, 6:30 pm. 

Every Evening: 

Compline, between 9 & 10 pm. Live on St. Matt’s Facebook.