Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Holy Week Schedule

April 18-24, 2011

April 18^th – Monday of the Holy Week

Daily Mass at 8:00am; diocesan clergy are at the Cathedral at 7:30pm to receive the Holy Oil for the next year.

April 19^th – Tuesday of the Holy Week

Daily Mass at 8:00am (No CCD)

April 20^th – Wednesday of the Holy Week

Daily Mass at 8:00am

Combined St. Mary’s County-wide Penance Service at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Lexington Park – 7:00pm. (No evening services at St. John’s.)

April 21^st – Holy Thursday

No morning Mass, however a 9:00am Para-Liturgy of Foot Washing with the St. John’s School children.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00pm at St. John’s Church, procession to the Msgr Harris Center for Adoration and Confessions, which will continue until Night Prayer at Midnight.

April 22^nd –Good Friday

Morning Prayer – 8:00am

Stations of the Cross – 3:00pm; followed by Chaplet of Mercy & Confessions.

Veneration of the Cross Liturgy – 7:00pm

Confessions will follow the evening service; this will be the last opportunity for confessions before Easter.

April 23^rd – Holy Saturday

Morning Prayer – 8:00am with the Blessing of Easter Baskets directly following

EASTER VIGIL 8:30pm. (This Mass is always about two hours long.)

April 24^th – Easter Sunday

Masses at 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am and 11:30am.

There will be an Easter egg hunt starting around 12:45pm.

(No CCD)