Holy Week Services
04/13/2014Church of the Holy Spirit
28 Church St
West Haven, CT 06516
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(Sunday-Sunday April 13-20)
Saturday/Sunday Palm Sunday Services 5pm (Sat) 8 & 10 am (Sun)
Wednesday Regular Wednesday Eucharist 6 pm
Tenebrae 7 pm
(The gradual extinguishing of candles and darkening of the Church
while a series of scripture passages are read. This service reminds us of the sad abandonment that Jesus experienced in his last days)
Thursday Maundy Thursday Eucharist 7 pm
(Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar)
This service commemorates Jesus’ last night, his final two commandments – “do this in remembrance of me” and serve one another – as well as the next day when
his body was prepared for burial)
Friday Stations of the Cross Noon
(45-minute service with walking meditations on the 14 Stations)
Good Friday Liturgy 7 pm
(45-minute service with homily, solemn prayers and
Eucharist from the Reserved Sacraments)
Saturday Easter Vigil 7 pm
(Candlelight Vigil-turned-Easter celebration with Eucharist)
Sunday Ecumenical Sunrise Service 6:30 am
(Bradley Point , Captain Thomas Blvd, West Haven)
Easter Services at Holy Spirit 8am and 10 am
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