Holy Week 2026

We begin the week by holding on—not to our rigid expectations of how things should be, but to the radical hope of how things could be as God’s kin-dom draws near.

True peace often requires the quiet courage to stand still while the world rushes toward a different kind of power. As we enter the story of palms and parades, pageantry and passion, we wonder:

How does this ancient drama help us navigate the modern setbacks on our own Path of Peace?

As the week deepens, we gather at the table to enter the Crucible of Grace. In one of the most beautiful and deeply meaningful services of the year, our shadows meet the light of God’s unconditional love.

The powerful story of the night of Jesus' betrayal reminds us that real healing often begins in the heat of our most difficult moments, where the friction of our differences is melted down into a new way of being. In the simple acts of a heartfelt prayer, a shared meal, and profound silence, we discover that the Path to Peace is paved with the vulnerability of being truly known.

Before the arrest in the garden, Jesus offers a new commandment to 'love one another' and institutes the meal we now call Communion. Through the Gospel of Luke, we explore how he found the power to forgive even amid the pain of the cross—and how that same story calls us in 2026 to commit to our own path of peace, forgiveness, and healing.

Journey with Jesus from his arrest in the garden to his last breath on the cross.  One or two congregants hold vigil for an hour through out this time. Click to sign up.

Gather on the hill behind Woodstock Academy for our annual community sunrise service celebration. 

The shadows of the week give way to a morning that changes everything. On Easter, we celebrate the Resurrected Community—the birth of a people who refuse to let death, division, or despair have the final word.

In the light of the empty tomb, we see that the Journey of Healing doesn’t end; it simply begins again in us as we journey together in a life that is larger, louder, and more loving than we ever imagined.