Schedule of Major Services for Holy Week

Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday, March 28
11:00 a.m.  Liturgy of the Palms, Palm Procession,
                    Dramatic Reading of the Passion, and Choral Eucharist
                    Music by Guilmant, Gibbons, Hurd, Chilcott, and Byrd
                    With plainsong psalms, antiphons, and hymns (full choir)

Monday in Holy Week, March 29
  6:00 p.m.  Silent Meditation (South Chapel)
  6:15          The Great Litany and Holy Eucharist (South Chapel)

Tuesday in Holy Week, March 30
  6:00 p.m.   Silent Meditation (South Chapel)
  6:15 p.m.   The Great Litany and Holy Eucharist (South Chapel)

Wednesday in Holy Week, March 31
  6:00 p.m.   Silent Meditation (South Chapel)
  6:15           The Great Litany and Holy Eucharist (South Chapel)
  8:00           Tenebrae: A "service of darkness"
                     Music by Gesualdo di Venosa and Gregorio Allegri
                     with plainsong psalms (full choir)

Maundy Thursday, April 1
  7:00 p.m.  The Last Supper of Our Lord
                    With Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar
                    Music by David Hurd with antiphons, and hymns (full choir)
                    All who would like to participate in the foot washing
                    by our parish clergy are invited to come forward
                    at the announced time during the service
THE WATCH
                    will be kept before the Blessed Sacrament
                    from 8:30 p.m. until 11:30 a.m. Good Friday
                    You are invited to sign up for one or more hours
                    Please consider signing up for the middle of the night
                    and very early morning so that these times may be well covered
                    Sign up for a time at the church entrance
                    (Please see Muriel Moore)

Good Friday, April 2
12:00 noon The Solemn Liturgy
                     including Chanting of the Passion According to St. John
                     Veneration of the Cross
                     and Holy Communion (full choir)
                     Music by Victoria, Casals, and Hurd
                     With plainsong antiphons and psalms, and hymns

Holy Saturday, April 3
10:00 a.m.   The Proper Liturgy

Easter Eve, April 3
  8:00 p.m.   The Great Vigil of Easter
                     including Lighting of the New Fire
                     Singing of the Exsultet, Lessons
                     and the First Eucharist of Easter
                     concluding with the congregation singing
                     the Hallelujah Chorus (full choir)
                     Music by Joyce, Hurd, Taverner, Bach, and Handel
                     with plainsong psalms and seasonal hymns
                     Easter Party will follow in the Church.

Sunday of the Resurrection, Easter Day, April 4
10:50 a.m.   Prelude
11:00           Procession and Festival Eucharist
                     Music by Howells, Hurd, Widor, and Bach with seasonal hymns
                     With brass, timpani, full choir, and organ
                     A Festival Party and Easter Egg Hunt will follow in the Church.