Holy Week happens on the last week of the season of Lent and is the most important week of the year. It begins on Palm Sunday and is a time for prayer and preparation for Easter. It marks the final stretch before Easter Sunday, the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection. Join us!

March 24: Palm Sunday – Mass at 8AM, 10AM, noon and 5:30PM
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. During Palm Sunday Mass, palms are distributed to parishioners as they enter Church before they are blessed. The Passion, the gospel passage that describes the suffering and death of Jesus in his last days, is read and we celebrate the Eucharist.

After 8AM, 10AM and noon Masses, children 12 and under, bring your Easter basket to the soccer field to help the Easter Bunny hunt for the plastic eggs filled with candy, toys, and prize slips.

March 28, 29 & 30: Morning Prayer at 8AM in the Chapel
Join us as we gather together for a special time of adoration in the Chapel on the morning of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

March 28: Holy Thursday – Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7PM in the Church
The Triduum (Latin for “the Great Three Days”) begins on Holy Thursday with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7PM in the Church. During Mass, we celebrate the institution of the Holy Eucharist and Christ’s example of humility and charity as we reenact Jesus washing the feet of his apostles. At the end of Mass, the Eucharist is taken in solemn procession to the Altar of Repose in the Chapel. At the Altar of Repose, parishioners keep vigil in silent prayer and Eucharistic Adoration in our Chapel until midnight.

March 29: Good Friday – Life Teen Walk the Way Stations of the Cross at 3PM and Good Friday Service at 7PM in the Church
Good Friday reflects on Jesus’ death by crucifixion. Remember with us the sacrifice Jesus made as we have the reading of the Passion and the veneration of the cross at this Communion service at 7PM in the Church.

Earlier in the day at 3PM, experience the Stations of the Cross from the perspective of Jesus through this experiential prayer service put on by our Life Teen Ministry. Sit in the Church and observe or be blindfolded while going through the motions.  

March 30: Holy Saturday Easter Vigil – Mass at 8PM in the Church
On this holy night, the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the sacraments and awaiting his return in glory. The celebration begins with the Easter fire outside, and makes its way back inside as the faithful light candles to illuminate the Church. This evening we renew our baptismal promises and celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation with those who have been preparing as we witness their Baptisms, entry into the Church, Confirmations and their First Communions.

March 31: Easter Sunday – Mass at 8AM, 10AM and noon in the Church, and 8:15AM and 10:15AM in the Chapel
The season of Easter is the most important of all liturgical times, which Catholics celebrate as the Lord's resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. It celebrates the most important teaching in Catholic faith – Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead so that we could share eternal life with him in heaven.