St. Peter’s Holy Week, Easter services and activities
ROCKLAND — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church invites everyone to its services during Holy Week and Easter.
Sunday, April 14: Palm Sunday, services at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., liturgy of the palms and reading of the Passion Narrative
Wednesday, April 17: Tenebrae, service at 7 p.m., a Choral Meditation on Christ’s passion with readings and music.
This is a dramatic service. As with each section, a candle is extinguished and the lights dim until, representing Jesus’ death. The church will be in complete darkness. (Tenebrae means “shadows” or “darkening”).
Maundy Thursday, April 18: service at 7 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Foot-Washing, Stripping of the Altar, and Veneration of the Sacrament in The Garden of Repose.
Good Friday, April 19:
All Day – Self-Directed Stations of the Cross
7 p.m. – Good Friday Liturgy with Choral and Instrumental accompaniment. Eucharist from the reserved sacrament
Holy Saturday, April 20: The Great Vigil of Easter, service at 7:45 p.m., at Nativity Lutheran. This service of Holy Eucharist is celebrated with the Lutheran and the Episcopal Churches of the Midcoast area.
Easter Day, April 21: service at 9 a.m. – Choral Festival Eucharist, followed by the parish Easter Brunch; Easter Egg Hunt at 12 Noon and the Easter Community Dinner at 12:30 p.m.
Easter Community Dinner, April 21: Begins at 12:30 p.m., in the Parish Hall and Parlor, hosted by members and friends of Adas Yoshuron Synagogue.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is the red-shingled building at 11 White St., in Rockland, near the Public Library, playground, and the Rockland Recreation Center.