UUS:E Offers Good Friday Service

Violinist Sharon Gunderson joins UUS:E for its Good Friday service

UUS:E will offer a 7:00 worship service on Good Friday (March 25th). This service will feature New York City-based violinst, Sharon Gunderson performing Arvo Pärt’s Fratres. Ms. Gunderson’s performance will be accompanied by reflections on the execution of Jesus and the persistence of state-sponsored violence in our own time. This service will borrow elements from a traditional Tenebrae service. Tenebrae is the Latin word for ‘darkness’ or ‘shadows.’ It is also an ancient Christian religious service celebrated  in the days leading up to Easter–most typically on Good Friday. Tenebrae is distinctive for its gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms is chanted or recited. UUS:E’s adaptation of Tenebrae will be contemplative, meditative, and truthful about violence in our time. Other musicians include pianist, Mary Bopp; harpist Wilda Wyse; and singer/guitarist, Jenn Richard. For more information about UUS:E’s Good Friday service and its Easter Sunday services, click here.