At 6:30 p.m. Easter Eve, Saturday, April 3, a few yards southeast of the Hwy. 67/Highland Valley Road/Dye Road intersection, we gather for a soup potluck and brief worship. If you can, bring a favorite soup to share – homemade or a can of Campbell’s are fine.  We light the Vigil Fire at 7:30 p.m. and take turns tending it to keep the fire burning throughout the night. We’ll contemplate the celebration of the resurrection.

His followers watched Jesus as He prayed on the Mount of Olives, as He was betrayed, as He was judged by those unworthy to judge Him, and as He died on the cross.  Unlike those followers, we know what Easter morning brings.  We know that the stone has been rolled away.  So we can wait in great anticipation, in peace and in joy.  We know that Easter morning will resound with the shouts of “He Is Alive!”

If you like, sign-up for a shift around the fire.  Make sure it burns brightly through the night as a testimony to our anticipation. Bring your campers, bring your chairs, or just pull up a log to sit around the fire.  Come for half an hour or all night.

And celebrate with us as the sun rises and we use the flame from the Vigil Fire to light our candles and our way to the Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m.!

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