Schedule of Holy Week
(Schedule subject to change. Stay tuned on our website, email, or Facebook for updates.)
Palm Sunday – March 24
9 a.m. - Service, Sanctuary and Celebration Center
10:30 a.m. - Service, Celebration Center, kids process waving palms
Photo opportunity with donkey and sheep to follow!
Wednesday - March 27
7 p.m. - “The Seven Last Words of Christ” Cantata by Dubois, Sanctuary
Freewill donation, open to the public!
Communion to follow, Chapel
Maundy Thursday, March 28
1:30 p.m. - Fellowship, Communion celebrated, Chapel
6 p.m. - Service, Celebration Center, Communion Celebrated
No kids or youth classes
Good Friday, March 29
12-3 p.m. - Seven Last Words Service, Sanctuary
During our Good Friday noon service we will welcome honorary guests in addition to First Lutheran pastors to offer mediations on the seven last words of Christ:
The First Word: Pastor Marty Tollefson, Co-Lead Pastor
The Second Word: Pastor Derek Johnson, ongoing Guest Pastor
The Third Word: Pastor Steve Wold, Pastor Emeritus of Trinity Lutheran in Moorhead, MN
The Fourth Word: Pastor Jim Sorum, Visitation Pastor
The Fifth Word: Pastor Stephanie Tollefson, Co-Lead Pastor
The Sixth Word: Kathy Fick, Emeritus Campus Ministry Director, Christus Rex – UND, Grand Forks, ND
The Seventh Word: Pastor John Fick, Pastor Emeritus of Sharon Lutheran in Grand Forks, ND
6 p.m. - Prayer Around the Cross, Great Hall
Easter Sunday, March 31 *
9 & 10:30 a.m. - Service in both worship spaces, Sanctuary and Celebration Center
Communion celebrated at all services
No kids or youth classes
9 a.m. - Radio: WDAY 970AM/93.1FM
10:30 a.m. - Online: flcfargo.org & Facebook
* Due to recent changes to the Federal Communications Commission’s standard closed captioning requirements, First Lutheran is unable to provide a live television broadcast on Easter Sunday. However, the service will continue to be broadcast on the radio and live-streamed at flcfargo.org.
