Passover Seder

We are hosting a large group Passover Seder here at SHIFT church! Invite your friends and family to come and enjoy a special night of telling the story of the Passover!

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Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 5:00p

Passover is a powerful story to tell in the life of the Church today. Our Passover Seder here at SHIFT is Christ-Centered through the grace of Jesus as He became our Passover Lamb, bearing our sin and shame, and conquered over death and the grave by the power of His own death, burial, and resurrection. We celebrate Passover to celebrate His sacrifice for us and to tell the powerful stories of the Bible in a dinner format. We do not subscribe to Mosaic Law or to a legalistic interpretation of this festival observance. We celebrate the Passover freely, under no obligation, with fullness of joy and gladness; not under religious obligation or compulsion.

“Seder” means “order or service” and “Haggadah” (the booklet we use to guide us through the Passover Seder) means “the Telling.” Passover Seders are powerful opportunities to tell the story of the first Passover as the Hebrews were led out of the land of the Egyptians and to tell about the crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and victorious return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Please bring a large side item and/or dessert to share. We at SHIFT will be providing smoked brisket for the dinner portion, as well as matzah (unleavened bread) and grape juice for the seder as well as during the dinner portion of our gathering. You are welcome to bring your own wine if you would like for the ceremony portion of our seder. It requires filling a cup (we have 5 oz cups for this portion) 4 times per person, so figure about 20 oz per person over the course of our 3 hour seder, or you may partake of the grape juice provided in place of wine.

*If you have an issue with alcohol, we would kindly request that you either abstain from drinking wine, and instead drink the grape juice with us, or please feel free not to attend our Seder.

Here is some information about what you can expect to see and experience at our Passover Seder:

Haggadah

  • “Haggadah” means “The Telling”. It is a booklet you will receive of the readings that the leaders and readers, as well as the entire congregation will join in to read together. It is the order of our gathering and guide for telling the Passover Story.

Seder Plate

  • You will see a plate in the middle of the table with several items on it; Egg, Shank bone, Parsley, Salt Water, Horseradish, and Charoset (a sweet mixture of apples, cinnamon, and wine) used in the telling of the Passover story.

Dinner

We at SHIFT are providing the Brisket main entree, Matzah, and grape juice, but here are some traditional and not so traditional sides options to make for the dinner portion of our seder.

  1. Matzo Ball Soup

  2. Any variety of potatoes, carrots, roasted brussel sprouts, etc… 

  3. Simple Potato Kugel

  4. Charoset! - this is partaken of during the seder, but if you find a good recipe, it can be a great dipper with matzah or just enjoyed by itself with the dinner.

  5. Baked Apples & Coconut Macaroons - Bearing in mind that dessert is traditionally not served as Matzah is mainly eaten in place of dessert.

      ** You can do an internet search and find TONS of ideas as well.

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