Join the Denton Taizé Community for an outdoor Easter Vigil at FUMC Denton. Holy Saturday, the night before Easter, is a reminder for all that in the darkness of night, God is still at work. This service will begin in the main parking lot of the church and move around the property.

Somewhere during that time between Good Friday and the discovery of that empty tomb on Sunday morning, Jesus was on the loose, preparing the way, changing the world, making all things new. For many Christian traditions, Holy Saturday is the fallow time leading up to the celebration of the Easter Vigil on Saturday night. In the Jewish tradition, the new day began at sundown and, in the early centuries of the Christian church, this tradition was kept with the first worship of Easter happening at the Easter Vigil on Saturday night. The service recounted God’s redemptive acts throughout history—the crossing of the red sea, the story of Passover, and, of course, the resurrection of Christ.

The Easter Vigil has four movements: (1) the Service of Light, a celebration of the light of Christ, (2) the Service of Readings, which includes as many as nine readings from the grand story of the Old and New Testaments interspersed with psalms and canticles, silence and prayers, (3) the Service of Baptism, a time for the reaffirmation of the baptismal covenant and (4) the Service of the Eucharist, a joyous communion in the presence of the risen Christ.

During this time of being separated, living in our own dark moment, what a comfort to know that God is still on the loose, God is still preparing the way, God is still at work in us—making us new. Social Distancing will be practiced and masks are required at the in-person event. Please bring your own chair. This event will also be streamed live. In the event of inclement weather, this event will be canceled. We hope you’ll join our Denton Taizé Community for this special outdoor service, either online or in-person.