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As we journey through the sacred season of Lent and anticipate the profound journey of Holy Week, we would like to share some of our schedule of events and services.  Mark your calendars, or save the date through our Event Page and invite friends and family to share in the joy and solemnity of Holy Week. Let us come together to deepen our faith, express gratitude for the gift of salvation, and rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord.

May this Holy Week be a time of spiritual renewal and blessings for all.

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HOLY WEEK 2024

Saturday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 31st

QUIET DAY: PRAYING OUR UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 AT 9:30AM TO 1:30PM

A morning of quiet to prepare for Holy Week. We gather for prayer in the stillness of the church sanctuary. Several Spiritual Practice stations, including a labyrinth and prayer beads will be available for use during this time. Hosted by the Spiritual Practice Group. Bring your own bagged lunch.

PALMS AND PASSION

SUNDAY, MARCH 24 AT 10AM 

We begin Holy Week with the triumph, contusion and chaos of Palm Sunday. A traditional service at 10 am with a processional and retelling of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem followed by a dramatic reading of Christ's Passion. Palm crosses will be available.

HOLY DAYS FOR REFLECTION

MONDAY MARCH 25, TUESDAY MARCH 26, WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 AT 7PM

Evening prayer times on Zoom at 7 pm. We will be praying together and retlecting on the scriptures.

Have a candle with you at home to light as we enter into the presence of the Holy. The reflection time on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. will be hosted by the Spiritual Practice Group with guest Rev. Sharon Salomons.

MAUNDY THURSDAY

MARCH 28, 6PM

A simple supper in the church at 6pm with a communion service where we, through liturgy and action, enter into Christ's experience of betrayal and death. The service includes foot washing, the stripping of the Altar, a memorial to the crucifixion, and a time of silence in the Garden of Repose.

GOOD FRIDAY: SERVICE AT 10AM

ART EXHIBIT: AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY OF JUSTICE TO EASTER AT 11AM TO 5PM

The tone is solemn as we draw parallels between the suffering of Jesus and suffering in the world around us, and we ask how we might live differently. The service will transition to a time of contemplation on Adolfo Pérez Esquivel’s Stations of the Cross.

The art exhibit of Argentinian sculptor and architect Adolfo Pérez Esquivel will guide our walk of the stations of the cross this year. The paintings incorporated the Stations of the Cross and Liberation Theology. Liberation theology is a Christian theological approach to the Gospel emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed. It engages in socio-economic analyses, with social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples, and addresses other forms of inequality, such as race or caste. The prints of the original art will be on display at the church from 11 am to 5pm. Event by donation.

HOLY SATURDAY

MARCH 30, 7PM TO 8PM

Join us outdoors on St. Catherine's grounds, for a fireside gathering from 7pm to 8pm.

Traditionally, the church kindles a fire in the darkness of Holy Saturday as a sign of hope and light in dark times. From the New Fire the Resurrection candle is lit. At 7:30 pm we will light our candle and offer a prayer. Hot chocolate will be served.

EASTER SUNDAY

MARCH 31, 10AM

On Easter Sunday, we gether for a traditional service at 10 am with trumpet and organ to celebrate Christ's resurrection, new life and hope. There will be an Easter egg hunt and hot cross buns will be served in the lobby at the close of the service.