Preparing to Gather (Good Friday 2014)

It is hard to imagine just a handful of years ago, when businesses shut down early as churches opened their doors on the Friday before Easter for an afternoon memorial of Christ’s crucifixion. Some workplaces may still offer the option, but it’s increasingly rare for businesses to close and for people to gather and remember Jesus’ death on Good Friday. Easter is the big celebration on the church calendar (and rightly so). Good Friday is often downplayed.

Additionally there are legitimate logistical issues. Since Missio Dei Church’s gathering is at 6:30 PM in the evening, there can be concerns about missed bedtimes and the resultant chaos the following day. Since it’s a Friday, many of us have a rhythm to our week that revolves around time out with friends and family. Those are good and important, but perhaps they need to be interrupted this year. Here are a few reasons why we should gather to remember Jesus’ death this Friday evening.

Songs we will be singing tonight:

We are looking forward to seeing you tonight at 6:30pm.