HOLY WEEK & EASTER
April 19, 2025
HOLY SATURDAY
11:00 a.m. SOLEMN LITURGY (Spoken)
We gather for brief prayers as we await the hope of resurrection. Rehearsal for the Easter Vigil will follow.
Image : The Empty Aumbry on Holy Saturday at Christ & Saint Stephen’s.
Photo by Gwendolyn R. Chambrun.
The Empty Aumbry symbolizes the Empty Tomb.
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THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER
7:00 p.m. THE FIRST EUCHARIST OF EASTER (Organ & Choir)
This is the principal service of the Christian year! We light and bless the new fire from which the Paschal Candle is lit, symbolizing the light of Christ as the Exsultet is chanted. We bless the waters of our baptism, renewing our faith and making the proclamation of Easter as we celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter. A champagne toast will follow.
Image : Lighting the Paschal Candle from the New Fire at Christ & Saint Stephen’s.
Photo by Gwendolyn R. Chambrun.
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April 20, 2025
EASTER SUNDAY
8:30 am HOLY EUCHARIST (Spoken)
11:00 am HOLY EUCHARIST (Organ & Choir), followed by Coffee Hour & Brown Bag Packing.
Every Sunday is Easter and Easter is one big Sunday! Our celebrations this day are a continuation of the Easter Vigil as we proclaim, “Alleluia, Christ is risen!” An Easter egg hunt in the garden will follow.
Image : The Resurrection Window in the east wall above the Chancel at Christ & Saint Stephen’s.
Photo by Gwendolyn R. Chambrun.
