Resurrection – WEST END ABBEY

New Easter Song: My Lord and My God

We are an Easter People and Ours is an Easter Faith!

Easter is one of the best times in the Church calendar. At its heart, of course, is the Resurrection of Jesus and his victory over the powers of Sin, Death, and the Enemy.

In our community here in Winnipeg, we liken the good news of Easter to the first goose in the spring sky: a sign that the season is changing, that something new has begun. In the same way, the Resurrection marks the beginning of new creation. Just as God raised Jesus, we too shall be raised, and one day all things will be made new and right.

“My Lord and My God,” our first ever release, was written in celebration of the Resurrection. It reflects some of Jesus’ beautiful, mysterious, and surprising Resurrection appearances—moments that are not just part of a historic story, but part of our present story and life as Christians living in the light of Easter.

This recording came to life through the creativity and care of people in our community, both in our worship gatherings and in the recording process.

We hope this song gives you space to listen, worship, and encounter the Risen Lord.

My Lord and My God

You can also listen/download/purchase the song and read the lyrics and credits at the Bandcamp Page.

Easter Homily: How Does the Risen Lord Relate to Us?

Suhail gives the Easter homily from John 21:1-17.

We are an Easter people and ours is an Easter faith!

Listen to this homily and all our homilies/teachings via our West End Abbey podcast.

Holy Week Services

We welcome you to join us for our Holy Week services, all intended to increase our faith, hope, and love. “Truly, this is the Son of God.”

Homily: Ideas and Questions about Resurrection

Ideas and Questions about Resurrection

Suhail gives the homily from ⁠Luke 20:27-38⁠.

Listen to all our homilies/teachings via our West End Abbey podcast:

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts

Spotify

Homily: Resurrection in the Meantime

Resurrection in the Meantime

Suhail gives the Easter homily from John 20:1-18.

Listen to all our homilies/teachings via our West End Abbey podcast:

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts

Spotify

Holy Week Services

Both/And

And so we enter the most sacred week in the Church calendar: Holy Week. We accompany Jesus in his Passion and celebrate his Resurrection. In large part, the entire Gospel hinges on these two days.

Our Good Friday and Easter Sunday services are meant to be complements; a pairing. The idea, as St. Paul puts it, is to encourage us to enter into (“fellowship” with) Jesus’ suffering and to know him in the power of Resurrection. Christian faith reminds us that we cannot have one without the other, and it is often the former that precedes the latter. We invite you to join us and, if possible, to join us in both services to experience their arc.

Good Friday

Good Friday is understandably sombre – we encourage everyone to wear black (or dark colours) and enter the service in silence. The service features a few pieces of music, listening to the Passion narrative (this year, from the Gospel of Mark), and several embodied actions and creative expressions as part of the liturgy (e.g. saluting at one point in the narrative where Jesus is saluted by the soldiers who mock him; light and shadow around a cross that is painted with various colours during the service etc.). Our hope is not only to “hear” the story but to experience it with Jesus. The service will end abruptly, seemingly without conclusion, and everyone leaves in silence just as they entered.

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is the opposite in tone and feel. We encourage everyone to wear white (or light colours), we will give ample time to singing together (with a full band!), hear an Easter homily, celebrate communion, and conclude with a catered lunch (and Easter chocolates!).

If you would like to attend, we would love to have you; if you don’t mind letting us know, that would help with food preparation. 🙂