Holy Week Schedule

This year, Easter is extra early. Actually, it's about as early as it can possibly be. Julie Gibson, the Director of Worship and Music at Saint Matthew wrote an interesting article for our newsletter about how the date of Easter is determined.

Julie writes, "Easter could occur as early as March 22nd, but that hasn’t happened since 1818 and won’t happen again until 2285. And the last time Easter fell on March 23rd was in 1913. That won’t happen again until 2228. The latest Easter can occur is April 25. Next Year, Easter is on April 12th."

For those of you who are primarily concerned with THIS YEAR'S Easter celebration, the Holy Week Schedule for Saint Matthew is as follows:

March 16	Palm Sunday - "From Obscurity to the World Stage" 8:30, 11:00
March 20	Maundy Thursday - Valley Wide Worship Service 7:00pm at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church.
March 21	God's Friday - "From Safety to Sacrifice" 7:30pm | Special Program for children will be available in the Fellowship Hall, nursery care available.
March 22	Easter Eve - "From Death to Rebirth" 6:30pm | Baptismal Service for all ages
March 23	Resurrection Day - "From Darkness to Daybreak" 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 | Nursery Care Available