By Callum Ludwig
Churches in the Upper Yarra are preparing for the upcoming Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday on 10 April through to Easter Sunday on the 17th.
It’s an exciting time for churches, and the community is preparing.
Pastor of Millgrove Baptist Church Larry Edwards said everyone is welcome to attend their Easter services.
“On Good Friday we’ll be having our service at 9.30am, and on Easter Sunday our resurrection service will be at 10am,” he said.
On Sunday, we will also have a celebration somewhere afterward, where people can join together and have a chat and a cup of tea.”
Easter is a very significant time not only to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus, but for Christians to come together and enjoy the company of one another.
“We can’t underestimate the importance of being together, a church has a tremendous community and the spirit of love,” said Pr Edwards.
“When people walk into the church, they should experience is a sense of warmth and comfort, and feel things are all right at the moment, while I’m here in the presence of God and God’s people.”
Millgrove Baptist Church is also involved with local charity organisation LinC, and will be continuing to be involved in LinC’s SecondBite program on Good Friday where food supplies are given out to those in need.
Other churches are also organising their services;
Sacred Heart Catholic Parish are hosting a Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Yarra Junctionon Holy Thursday at 6pm in place of their usual service, a Stations of the Cross event at a To Be Confirmed time on Good Friday in Warburton, an Easter Vigil on Easter Saturday 6pm at Yarra Junction and an 8.30am Easter Sunday service in Warburton.
Woori Yallock Presbyterian Chruch has Good Friday and Easter Sunday services at 10am.
River Valley Church in Millgrove has a Good Friday service at 5pm and an Easter Sunday service at 10am.
