POCATELLO — Grace Lutheran Church is inviting the community to celebrate the start of Holy Week with a reenactment of the Last Supper on Sunday.

Jonathan Dinger, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, said “A Living Last Supper” will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church at 1350 Baldy Ave. This is the second time the church has held the event. The first was three years ago.

“It’s something that was originally written in the 1950s,” Dinger said. “It’s the idea of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci with Jesus and the disciples.”

Dinger said “A Living Last Supper” depicts the moment in the Biblical story where Jesus tells his disciples that one of them will betray him. Each disciple must then reflect on what that statement means.

“In the Bible, Judas betrays Jesus,” Dinger said. “Jesus knows this, and Judas knows this, but the others are thrown into real turmoil.”

During the show, each disciple gives a one-minute monologue about who they believe the traitor is. There will also be a few musical numbers throughout the performance.

“It’s bringing the Leonardo da Vinci painting to life and acting it out,” Dinger said.

Grace Lutheran Church wanted to do the performance as a way to bring the community together to celebrate the beginning of Holy Week — the week leading up to Easter.

“Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday,” Dinger said. “Thursday is a big deal. Good Friday is a big deal. Easter is a big deal.”

The actors in the performance are members of Grace Lutheran’s congregation, along with some from Faith Lutheran Church, the congregation’s sister church.

“The disciples Peter and Andrew are two of their guys,” Dinger said. “We have some of their folks helping out with other things.”

None of the actors are professionals. Dinger said the best part about putting the production together was watching them grow more confident as they learned the material.

“It’s like in the Bible,” Dinger said. “The disciples were just regular guys. They were ordinary guys doing extraordinary things.”

Dinger looks forward to seeing the Biblical story come to life on stage. He said his goal throughout his ministry has been to make the Bible easier for people to understand.

“When people act it out, it takes on a whole new meaning,” Dinger said. “We want the story of Jesus and his love to become more real for people.”

Dinger encouraged everyone to attend. The performance will last about an hour and is a fitting way to spend Palm Sunday.

“We wanted to introduce the community to Holy Week,” Dinger said.