Trinity United sets Maundy Thursday, Easter services

Maundy Thursday and Easter services are scheduled at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.

A dramatic presentation, “The Way of the Cross,” will be featured at the Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. April 18, commemorating the Last Supper. The service will include the Trinity Singers, hymns and communion.

The church sanctuary will be open from 9 a.m.-noon the next day, Good Friday, April 19, for prayer and meditation.

On Easter Sunday, April 21, identical services are scheduled at 9 and 11 a.m. They will include the Trinity Singers and Pastor Bill Green’s sermon, “The Worst Thing Is Never the Last Thing.” Those attending are invited to place blossoms on a flower cross in the sanctuary immediately before each service.

Refreshments will be available on Easter from 10-10:30 a.m. and immediately after the 11 a.m. service.

Taize service set

All are welcome to the ecumenical Taize service at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. In a meditative candlelit atmosphere that includes singing simple repetitive songs, attendees are encouraged to sit peacefully during the hour-long service or join in the chorus “while experiencing the calming effect of being in God’s presence.”

Taize services are held the fourth Monday of each month.