April 5, 2026 – Easter Sunday – “Who Do You Want?”
Overview
The Easter Sunday Festival of the Resurrection at First Presbyterian Church in Green Bay was a joyful and hope-filled celebration of Christ’s rising, beginning with festive music, a warm welcome, and a responsive call to worship that invited the congregation to meet Jesus in new life and peace.
The service included prayers, the singing of beloved hymns, a children’s time, the reading of John 20:1-18, a choral anthem, and a sermon that reflected on the meaning of the resurrection, before the congregation shared in the Lord’s Supper, gave thanks for God’s blessing, and was sent out with a final hymn and benediction to proclaim the good news of Easter.
April 3, 2026 – Good Friday – Tenebrae Worship
Overview
On April 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church in Green Bay, WI, held a Good Friday worship service. Led by Pastor Katie Estes, the evening began with gathering music, a welcome, and a prelude of “Nearer My God to Thee” before the lighting of the candles.
The congregation participated in responsive and unison readings, including a Call to Worship, an Opening Prayer questioning the suffering of the day, a Prayer of Confession, Words of Assurance, and Sharing the Peace.
The heart of the service was a Tenebrae ceremony featuring seven candles, interspersed with scripture readings from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and hymns such as “Go To Dark Gethsemane” and “O Lord, Hear My Prayer”. After the Pastoral Prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and a postlude titled “Organ Motet for Holy Week,” the congregation departed in silence once the sanctuary lights came up.