Palm Sunday
Welcome to Palm Sunday.
Should we celebrate palms, or passion - or both? Why do the crowds so warmly welcome Jesus - only to condemn him a few days later? And what’s with all the palm branches, anyway?
Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ jubilant entry into Jerusalem, essentially a piece of street theater dramatizing Zechariah’s ancient prophecy: the long-awaited divine monarch arrives on a humble donkey, announcing “peace to the nations.” Passion Sunday, on the other hand, tells the story of Jesus’ suffering and death and so we devote this Sunday to reflecting on Jesus’ journey to the cross.
Service
Church on Zoom
Palm Sunday
Though we’ve heard the story so many times before, we are going to enter into the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and what follows as if we have never heard it before.
Rev. LeeAnn McKenna will be leading service this Sunday with participation from both congregations.
9:50AM — Greet & Chat
10:00AM — Service begins
Salt’s new podcast, Strange New World
Contemporary
A Podcast for Understanding Easter - Part 6
This sixth episode tackles the challenge of Palm Sunday, a story brimming with an ancient idea about how scripture works, and what it's for. Why do the crowds welcome Jesus so warmly - only to turn on him in just a few days? And what's with all the palm branches, anyway?
“Conquest or forgiveness? Justice and prosperity for me or for us? Or justice and prosperity for our neighbours as ourselves? That’s the challenge of Palm Sunday.”
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