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Holy Week and Easter

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Holy Week & The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord

Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, 
April 17, 2011
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist
9:00 & 11:15 am: Choral Eucharist and Liturgy of the Palms
The congregation bearing palms, the service begins with acolytes, choir, lay assistants, and clergy processing with palms to commemorate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Suddenly, the tone of the liturgy changes and we meditate upon Jesus' passion and death. 

Monday and Tuesday in Holy Week, April 18 - 19
6:00 pm: Holy Eucharist, in the chapel 

Wednesday in Holy Week, April 20
10:00 am: Holy Eucharist, in the chapel
  6:00 pm: Holy Eucharist, in the chapel

Maundy Thursday, April 21
6:30 pm: Maundy Thursday Supper, Saint Francis Hall
7:30 pm: Maundy Thursday Liturgy: Holy Eucharist
As night falls, our Lenten observance comes to an end and we gather as the Church does throughout the world to mark the 'Triduum', the Sacred Three Days.

Good Friday, April 22
Noon to 3 pm: The Good Friday Liturgy
The tolling of the bell 33 times. Hymns, music, prayers, and homilies. Come when you can; leave when you must. When the service ends, the church will remain open for prayer until 3:00pm.

Holy Saturday, April 23
9:15 am: Holy Saturday Office

Easter Eve, April 23
4:00 pm: The Service of Holy Baptism (no Eucharist) 

EASTER DAY, Sunday, April 24
7:30 am: Traditional Eucharist 
  [Note the time is not the normal 8:00 am.]
9:00 & 11:15 am: Festival Choral Eucharist with brass and timpani.














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When the hour had come for him to be glorified by you, his
heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the
world, he loved them to the end.
Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life . . .
Rejoice now, heavenly hosts and choirs of angels, and let your trumpets shout Salvation for the victory of our mighty King. Rejoice and sing now, all the round earth, bright with a glorious splendor, for darkness has been vanquished by our eternal King.