Holy Week and Easter 2025 at St. James'
Holy Week and Easter Worship
Palm Sunday - April 13, 2025
8:00 a.m. - Spoken Eucharist Rite I with Passion Narrative
10: 00 a.m. - Choral Eucharist Rite I with Passion Narrative
Maundy Thursday - April 17, 2025
7:00 p.m. - Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday - April 18, 2025
12 noon & 7:00 p.m. -Good Friday Liturgy and Passion Narrative
Holy Saturday - April 19, 2025
10:00 a.m. - Liturgy for Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday - April 20, 2025
6:00 a.m. Easter Sunrise Vigil
Watch the sunrise on Easter morning during the beautiful Easter Vigil.
The service begins in the Parish Hall with the lighting of the Paschal fire and then moves into the church.
9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II
Experience a beautiful Easter worship service with Choir, Brass, Children’s Sermon, and Children’s Chapel.
The whole family will enjoy these traditional Easter services.
12:15 p.m. Family Easter Egg Hunt
All children are invited to join us outside for an Easter egg hunt directly following the 11 a.m. service.
Lenten Offerings and Resources
Ash Wednesday Services
12 noon & 7:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes
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Sunday Morning Lenten Forum Series
"What Is Holy Week?"
Sundays, March 9-April 6: 9:00 AM – 9:45 a.m.
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Led by The Rev. Marybeth Sanders-Wilson, and The Rev. Dr. Chad Martin in the Parish Hall
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Come for one or more forums! No registration needed.
Lenten Book Study
"24 Hours That Changed the World"
Wednesdays, March 12-April 9: 10 a.m.
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Led by The Rev. Dr. Chad Martin in Janney Parlor
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Come for one or more forums! No registration needed.
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Get the book here (not required to participate)
Morning Prayer Service
Monday and Friday Mornings During Lent
Beginning Monday, March 10 | 9 AM
The Church
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Stations of the Cross
Wednesday Afternoons During Lent
Beginning Wednesday, March 12-April 9 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The Church
Parishioners and guests may make their own pilgrimage along the Via Dolorosa, or “Way of Sorrows,” during Lent 2025.
The Stations of the Cross depict the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The Way of the Cross booklets will be available in the narthex for self-guided pilgrimages.
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The Stations of the Cross can be experienced in a corporate worship setting on Wednesday, April 16, at 11:30 a.m.
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Additional Lenten Resources
Episcopal Relief and Development Lenten Meditations
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