Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm., 28
Luther Hall, Victory Lutheran College,
28 Drage Road,
West Wodonga
Committed to sharing Jesus
Welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We look forward to having you worship with us!
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You will find a warm and friendly welcome at St John's Lutheran Church. We invite you to join us in a celebration of worship, christian fellowship, study and service. When you become a part of our exciting journey of faith, you will be encouraged, challenged and rewarded with renewed spirituality. Our services are being conducted in Luther Hall on the College Campus.
Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm., 28
Luther Hall, Victory Lutheran College,
28 Drage Road,
West Wodonga
Good Friday
9:30 am., 29
Luther Hall, Victory Lutheran College,
28 Drage Road,
West Wodonga
Easter Sunday
9:30 am., 31
Luther Hall, Victory Lutheran College,
28 Drage Road,
West Wodonga
Holy Week is a very special and sacred time in the Church year, in which Christians all over the world remember and celebrate the last week of Jesus' earthly life. There are many different ways of remembering and celebrating.
On this day, Christians remember that last night of Jesus' life. Services often revolve around the celebration of the Passover turned Last Supper. On this night, Jesus and his closest friends and disciples celebrated the Passover, an event which celebrated freedom from Egyptian slavery 1600 years before, at a time when the Jewish people lived under Roman oppression. It was a very appropriate but dangerous time to celebrate freedom! Jesus takes two of the food items of the Passover meal, unleavened bread and wine, and gives them new meaning and significance. Jesus encourages his followers to see the bread and wine as symbols of his body and blood, which would be violently taken from him the next day. Many Christian services this day celebrate Eucharistic hospitality as a way to remember that last night Jesus spent with his friends and disciples.
On this day, Christians are reminded that we too are called to participate in the renewing of our relationship with God and each other and with the world in which we live. We are also called to live as people who are set free from guilt and shame, oppression and violence. St John's will be celebrating this Maundy Thursday on 28 March 2024 at 7:00 pm.
This is a day on which Christians remember Jesus' death by crucifixion. In the Roman world, crucifixion was reserved for those who resisted the Roman presence in the Holy Land (and other conquered territories) and its ideologies. Many tens of thousands of people died in this terribly painful way. Good Friday is called 'good' not because Jesus died, but because of what we experience of grace, forgiveness, joy, peace and love, as a result of that death. Services are often solemn reminders that standing up for one's faith and for the integrity of one's beliefs can sometimes lead to persecution...even death.
St John's will be celebrating Good Friday on 29 March 2024 at 9:30 am. All are Welcome.
Easter is probably the most holy day and celebration of the Christian religion, with Christmas as a close second. On this day, Christians celebrate the resurrection, Jesus' overcoming the finality and the confines of death. Different Christians understand the events of this day in different ways with different theological perspectives and meanings. However, this day represents newness of life to all Christians, regardless of their perspective. Easter is a day to celebrate God's emphatic 'yes' to us all, and God's emphatic 'no' to those things which keep us from understanding and experiencing our fullest potential as people of faith. We celebrate, joyfully, that we are loved by a God of radical grace and acceptance!
In 2024, St John's will be celebrating Easter on Sunday, 31 March 2024 with a Sunrise Service at 6:30 am., at Sumsion Gardens and at Victory Lutheran College at 09:30 am!
You are most welcome to join us for any and all of these services!
May the peace, joy, love, grace and hope of the Easter season be with you and with all those you love today and everyday!
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St John's, Wodonga Sunday 9.30 a.m.
Worshipping in Luther Hall at Victory Lutheran College,
28 Drage Road Wodonga.