Happy Easter to you too.
We went to service Thursday eve. It was very sombering. Every year, our church holds a service thursday eve to mark the beginning of the crucifixion, death, and resurection. A black cloth is placed over every cross in the church to remind everyone that the next few days marks a period of mourning as well as giving people a sense of what it would be like if Jesus had never been. Yesterday morning we were back at the church at 9am for a small service which is more or less a play in which all of the objects involved in the crucifixion are described. Our church also does a silent vigil in which someone is there infront of the cross at all times from thursday to saturday at 2pm. I didn't take part in the silent vigil. Paritioners all take turns in silent prayer for an hour each.
I'm also part of the men's club at the church. We get together every 3rd saturday and have breakfast at the church and have a presentation. Our men's group hosted a huge fish fry tonight at the church. We had over 200 people come. All the proceeds raised from the entry fees are donated. Not a single cent is kept by the church. So I spent the afternoon today helping get the fish fry ready then helped serve the tables for the first sitting. At 6pm, I headed upstairs to finish getting setup as I'm part of the saturday music team at the church. At 7:30, we had a candlelight service(which I played guitar at and sang) along with a double baptism. I play guitar and sing every weekend. Just got home at 9pm. We will be back at the church in the morning again for the regular service.