Be Prepared

These next 8 days make up the holiest time in the yearly cycle of the Church. During this time I will be following a rule of devotion, fasting and a daily celebration of the Lord’s Supper (refraining on Good Friday), included is of course much pastoral opportunity.

“Be prepared” is a phrase from Advent but it is equally appropriate for Holy Week as we uncomfortably wait and watch with Christ in the Garden for the painfully “Good” day, and then the Glorious day, when all are born anew though the Resurrection.

In St. Clement's East the Holy Week schedule is as follows:

Sunday 10:00 AM St. Paul’s Palm/Passion Sunday Eucharist

Sunday 7:00 PM St. Peter’s Palm/Passion Sunday Eucharist

Monday 7:00 PM St. Christopher’s Palm/Passion Sunday Eucharist

Tuesday 12:00 Noon St. Paul’s Eucharist

Wednesday 12:00 Noon St. Peter’s Eucharist

MAUNDY THURSDAY:

5:00 PM St. Peter’s OFB: Diner, Foot-washing, Eucharist, and Stripping of the Altar
Please bring a non-red meat casserole; nothing fancy; no desert.

7:00 PM St. Paul’s Eucharist followed by the Stripping of the Altar

8:00 PM to 8:00 AM The VIGIL: St. Paul’s:

A Sign-Up list is provided this week for you to take on 1 hour of prayer in the middle of the night between those 12 hours. Every hour was prayed last year by at least two.

GOOD FRIDAY:

8:00 AM St. Paul’s Stations

10:00 AM St. Peter’s

2:00 PM St. Christopher’s

St. Paul’s 7:00 PM Tenebrae

HOLY SATURDAY 7:00 PM The Great Vigil: 1st EASTER Celebration; St. Paul’s

EASTER SUNDAY 10:00 AM St. Peter’s Old Fort

EASTER MONDAY 7:00 PM: St. Christopher’s Brador