Maundy Thursday Service & Seder Meal 4/2/2015

On Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30 pm, there will be a Seder Meal (pot luck) at the Fireside Room and a Tenebrae service at the sanctuary at Crystal Springs UMC.

Please join us for this powerful evening service during which we remember Jesus’s last meal with his friends in the Upper Room. For the pot luck meal, you may bring a middle eastern flavored food (bread, salad, or drink) to share or any other simple meal.

You can click on the definitions below for more information about these terms:

• Maundy Thursday – Holy Thursday before Easter. The “Mandatum” ceremony celebrates Jesus’ washing of the feet of his disciples.
• Seder Meal – A ritual meal celebrating the first day of the Passover.  Historical Seder customs include telling the Passover story, discussing the story, drinking four cups of wine, eating matza, partaking of symbolic foods placed on the Passover Seder Plate, and reclining in celebration of freedom of the Jews from Egypt.