Christian Holy Week events this month begin with Palm Sunday on March 24 to celebrate the entrance of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, and culminate in the observance of his resurrection on Easter Sunday, March 31. Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples, is March 28, and Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified, is March 29.
The following churches welcome the public to the following events:
WINDWARD UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
38 Kaneohe Bay Drive, 254-3802, www.windwarducc.org
>> Palm Sunday: Meet the new pastor, the Rev. Jayne Ryan Kuroiwa, at the 9 a.m. worship service. A procession of palms begins outdoors.
>> Maundy Thursday: Reflect on Jesus’ last night with his friends. Soup supper at 6 p.m., $3 per person or $5 per family. Communion service at 7 p.m.
>> Easter Sunday: Worship at 9 a.m., special music with the Chancel Singers and Vai Ole Ola o Kailua Samoan Choir; a children’s Easter egg hunt follows.
KAWAIAHA‘O CHURCH
957 Punchbowl St., 469-3000, www.kawaiahao.org
>> Palm Sunday: Service at 9 a.m.
>> Good Friday: 11 a.m. free concert with “Requiem,” by John Starr Alexander, and “Music and Reflections on Christ’s Passion,” featuring a 120-voice choir, soloists, Halau Hula o Kawaiaha‘o and the Napa High School Choir.
>> Easter Sunday: “Sonrise” Service at 6 a.m., regular service at 9 a.m. Sponsoring churches and pastors are Rick Lazor of OlaNui!, Francis Oda of New Life, Curt Kekuna of Kawaiaha‘o, Waxer Tipton and John Honold of One Love Ministries, and Joe Onosai of Destiny Christian.
THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT ANDREW
Queen Emma Square, 524-2822, ext. 217
>> Palm Sunday: The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of John Renke, will be featured in a free Holy Week concert at 5:30 p.m. with music spanning five centuries, including spirituals and François Couperin’s setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet for two sopranos.
