Our Easter Week Musical Traditions

For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit ...
Peter 3:18

The Resurrection of our Lord serves as inspiration for glorious musical offerings. In what has become something of a tradition at Calvary, our Adult Choir tells the Passion Story of Holy Week in a musical setting. Rodger Strader’s powerful cantata "Then Came Sunday" is presented on Palm Sunday at both the Worship Services.

Easter Sunday services are filled with joyous musical celebration. Guest artists often join with the choirs in proclaiming the Risen Lord. Come lend your voice to those of Calvary’s Choir in singing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. This most untraditional tradition is a highlight not to be missed.

...then came Sunday

An Easter Musical by Rodger Strader
Arranged by Bob Krogstad
Performed by the Calvary Lutheran Church Choir
Directed by Stanley G. Beard

As we approach Holy Week, we anxiously anticipate Easter morning and the celebration of the Risen Lord. On Palm Sunday, the Calvary Lutheran Church Choir will tell the story of the Passion of Jesus Christ, chorally.  This story covers a relatively short period of time ... seven days...

...from Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday...
...to the Last Supper in the upper room...
...to the Garden of Gethsemane...
... through His trial...
...and crucifixion...
...and death...
...and finally to His resurrection.

It is our hope that this presentation sets the tone of your week as well as your entire life by remembering what Jesus Christ did for all people, He died for our sins and rose again ... Because He Loves Us So!

When Jesus had finished praying, He came to His sleeping disciples and said, "The hour has come!  Behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  Arise!  Let us be going.  The one who betrays Me is at hand."- Matthew 26:46

After they crucified Him, they put up above His head the charge against Him which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews!"  And those who passed by wagged their heads at Him, and hurled abuse.- Matthew 27: 35, 37, 39

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, brought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.  And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"  Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away.  And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.  And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.  He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.  But go, tell His disciples and Peter.  He is going before you into Galilee:  there you will see Him, just as He had said to you."- Mark 16: 1 -7

If you have a child interested in joining the Calvary Kid’s Choir, speak to Stan Beard, Director, or contact the church office at 858-755-2855.