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Holy Week and Easter Resources
by Alexei Khamin Email: akhamin@episcopalchurch.org
Posted: March 27, 2007
 
Holy Week

Holy Week Resources (The Text This Week)
Sermons, meditations, articles, art, worship planning ideas and more resources on the Holy Week. For a review of this great website click here.

Almighty and Everliving God, … mercifully grant that we may walk the way of Christ’s suffering, and also share in his resurrection. (Collect of Palm Sunday).

Lent and Holy Week Resources (The Worship Well)
Find links to vegetarian recipes for Holy Week, Stations of the Cross with environmental focus and much more.

The Holy Week: Historical Background (Episcopal Center at Duke University)
A brief yet informative collection of excerpts from Leonel L. Mitchell, Lent, Holy Week, Easter and the Great Fifty Days (Boston: Cowley Publications, 1996)

The Stations of the Cross in Jerusalem (Grace Episcopal Church, Florence, KY)
Scriptural verses and meditations on the stations of the Cross are accompanied by photographs of the sites in Jerusalem.

Stations of the Cross (Old St. Paul's, Edinburgh, Scottish Episcopal Church)
Scriptural texts and wooden sculptures of St. Paul's illustrate the Stations of the Cross.

This Is Holy Week (The All Hallows parish, Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, UK)
Contemporary meditations on each day of Holy Week and Easter. Scriptural lessons are accompanied by contemporary theological reflection and prayer.

Lent, Holy Week And Easter: Draft Texts For Experimental Use (Church of England)
Download new liturgical texts for Holy Week and Easter approved for experimental use in the Church of England

Way of the Cross (Franciscans of the Holy Land and Christus Rex)
Stations of the Cross with numerous illustrations from the Holy Land. Lavish pictures, helpful historical information and prayers.

The Holy Week in the 4th Century Jerusalem (Christus Rex)
Read the accounts of the Holy Week from Egeria, a 4th century pilgrim to Jerusalem. Compare her experience to the services in your church.

Easter

Presiding Bishop's Easter Message
"As this Lent draws to a close, take a careful look at your life. Where has God been at work during this fast? What new life can you discern?"

Liturgies and Ideas for the Season of Easter (Thomas Weitzel of Largo, FL)
Pastor Weitzel's (ELCA) vibrant ideas on making the services of the Easter and Easter season engaging.

Easter Sermons
Enjoy the variety of Easter sermons that span from John Chrysostom and Cyril of Jerusalem (4th Century A.D.) to MLK and other contemporary Christian leaders and pastors.

Easter Resources (The Worship Well)
Liturgical resources for the Easter season (prayers of the people, liturgy planning) from the Episcopal Church and other denominations.

Easter Resources (The Text This Week)
Sermons, articles, children’s sermon ideas, reflections, music, and much more on Easter.

Additional Resources

Lift Up Your Hearts (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada)
Browse through this great collection of online resources for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter.

ELCA Holy Week and Easter Resources
ELCA liturgical resources on Holy Week and Easter, including explanation of liturgical details (Easter candle, vestment colors) and traditions (baptismal festivals).

 

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