Maundy Thursday: Agapé Meal

Foot washing comes later though

This Thursday, the Christian groups on campus will be holding a simple, vegetarian agapé meal. These meals have often been used by Christian communities to remind themselves of the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples.

The agapé will be held at the University Chaplain’s house (58 Keene Street) at 5:00pm. It should last about an hour or an hour and a half, so there will be plenty of time to get to wherever you will be celebrating Maundy Thursday. This is also the regular venue for the Thursday Night Interfaith Supper, so there should be an interesting crowd.

So there will be free food this week after all…

Palm Sunday

P. Diddy doesn't have a donkey.

In a cruel twist of fate, Spring Weekend is also the weekend of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. I encourage you all to participate as fully as you can in the services of Holy Week. Taken together, these services encapsulate just about the whole of the Christian experience. Please check out the Holy Week tab above for service times.

The festivities (and they are intended to be fun, but perhaps less conventionally fun than TV on the Radio) begin this Sunday with the Blessing of Palms,  the Triumphal Procession (see above), and the Passion.

We will be having our normal service at 5pm on Sunday afternoon, but please note that we will NOT be having supper afterwards.

The image is from the Digital Image Library from the Pitt Theological Library at Emory University. It's pretty cool.

Holy Week and Easter

Now is the time to begin planning your Holy Week devotions!

In addition to all of the services and devotions planned at the University, all four of the local parishes are planning full schedules for Holy Week and Easter. See the Holy Week tab at the top for more information.


Since Holy Week falls during the term, please think carefully about classes that you may need to miss in order to fulfill your spiritual commitments. I would be happy to talk to you about any concerns you have.


Watch this space for more updates on our Holy Week devotions and Easter festivities...