Easter Week Events at Lake Avenue Church

Christians all over the world celebrate this event as the pivotal moment of redemption for all people, and so they take the entire week to immerse themselves in the implications of this greatest event that has ever occurred on this planet. What should one do with this moment in history? How does it affect each one today?

This year, may Lake Avenue Church invites all, with the entire Lake Avenue Church community, to avail themselves of every opportunity to engage in worship, fellowship and learning? May this be the year that one fully present in both its history and its effect on the person at this moment of their journey with Christ and reveal new truths about God’s love for each individual.

• Palm Sunday, March 31/April 1. Services will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. in FL 300 (Warehouse), and in the Worship Center on Sunday at 9 and 11 a.m., with teaching by Senior Pastor Greg Waybright. Also at 11 a.m. on Sunday will be the Spanish-language Comunidad de las Américas service, with Pastor Jorge Sanchez.

• On Thursday, April 5, from noon to 12:45 p.m., will be the GoldLine Concert, with inspirational and reflective music reminding of Christ’s love and sacrifice. Featuring Karen Johnson, soprano; Gary Kuo, violin; Jonathan Thomson, cello; Duane Funderburk, piano. Donations accepted. Lunch available for purchase following the concert. For questions, contact Dorothy Wurtemberg at dorothyw@lakeave.org or (626) 817-4832.

• On Good Friday, April 6, the Lake Avenue Church Chapel will be open from noon to 2 p.m. For self-led reflection, meditation and prayer. Then, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. there will be a contemplative Tenebrae Service in the Worship Center, commemorating the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Childcare will be available for children from infancy to kindergarten age on the first floor of the Family Life Center beginning at 7 p.m. Also at 7:30 p.m., the Comunidad de las Américas Latino Community will host Servicio de Viernes Santo in the Chapel, with guest pastor Boris Alfaro, from Salem, Oregon.

• On Easter Sunday, April 8, there will be services at 9 and 11 a.m., with Senior Pastor Greg Waybright finishing his series on “Turning Points” as he recounts the stories of Mary and Thomas and their encounters with the resurrected Christ. Our Spanish-language celebration service, with guest pastor Boris Alfaro, will be held at 11 a.m. in the Chapel.

• There will be childcare on Easter for infants through five-years-old during the 9 and 11 a.m. services, and a quick Easter egg hunt for children up to eight years old following each service. For childcare information write to earlychildhood@lakeave.org or call (626) 844-4753. Additional parking will be available at Gateway Plaza, at the southeast corner of Lake Avenue and the 210 Freeway (enter off of Mentor St.).

For more information about any Holy Week event, visit www.lakeave.org, email worship@lakeave.org or call the church at (626) 844-4721.