Easter at First Church Danbury

(Updated April 5, 2019)

Take your 2019 Lenten journey at the First Congregational Church of Danbury.

April 21, Easter Sunday:

• 6:00 a.m. -- Easter Sunrise Worship with King Street UCC at the home of Carolyn & Richard Ruffles, 127 King St., Danbury.
• 10 a.m. -- First Church Easter Sunday Worship. Gospel reading from John 20:1-18.
• 11:15 a.m. -- Children’s Easter Egg Hunt.

Previous Lent Services – Thank You for Joining Us

March 6, 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday: Pastor Pat Kriss led this candlelight worship service, and Rev. Stephen Tickner – Pastor of the Central Christian Church -- co-officiated. The service was based on the Taize style, characterized by repetitive singing of simple harmonized tunes, interspersed with readings, prayers, and periods of silence.

March 10, First Sunday in Lent: Gospel reading from Luke 4:1-13.

March 17, Second Sunday in Lent: Gospel reading from Luke 13:31-35. Sermon topic was Angels and demons in religious art.

March 24, Third Sunday in Lent: Luke 13:1-9. Sermon topic will be The Fig Tree and Other Symbols in symbols in religious art you wondered about.

March 31, Fourth Sunday in Lent: Gospel reading from Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32. (The prodigal son.)

April 7, Fifth Sunday in Lent: Gospel reading from John 12:1-8. (The woman who anointed Jesus.)

April 14, Palm Sunday: Gospel reading from Luke 19:28-40. We will celebrate the Liturgy of the Palms.

April 18, Maundy Thursday: A potluck supper will be served at 6 p.m. in Annie Orr Hall, located behind the Sanctuary. At 7 p.m., the Tenebrae Service will begin in the Sanctuary. This is a meditation on Jesus’ final words during his last hours on earth.

April 19, Good Friday: The sanctuary will be open to the general public from noon through 3 p.m. for silent meditation.