2008
Holy Week and Easter Services at SsAM
Free weekday parking at the church after 5:30 p.m. For additional details, call 656-6628.
PALM SUNDAY, March 16
- 8:00 a.m. Blessing of the Palms and Holy Eucharist
- 10:30 a.m. Sunday School
- 10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Palms, Procession, and Holy Eucharist
TUESDAY, March 18
- 12:00 noon - Lenten Concert - David Christopher, Organ and Men of the Choir. Selections from the "St. Augustine Organbook" by Gerald Near with Gregorian Chants
WEDNESDAY, March 19
- 12:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist, with Service of Healing
MAUNDY THURSDAY, March 20
- 6:00 p.m. Agape Supper: Simple meal of soup, bread, and fruit in Auditorium
- 6:45 p.m. Holy Eucharist: Informal family-friendly serviice in Auditorium. All join in Stripping of the Altar in the Church following the service.
GOOD FRIDAY, March, 21
- 12:00 noon - Liturgy for Good Friday, with Communion from the Reserved Sacrament
- Church will remain open until 3:00 for meditation and prayer.
- Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available until 3:00.
- 8:00 p.m. - Music for Good Friday by the SsAM Choir and Choral Scholars with members of the Delaware Valley Chorale, David Christopher, Director. DuBois, "The Seven Last Words of Christ" and selected motets.
EASTER SUNDAY, March 23
- 8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, with hymns
- 10:30 a.m. Festival Holy Eucharist
- Sunday School will not meet, but child care provided for infants and young children
- Easter Egg Hunt for children follows the service.
For more information, contact the church office at 302-656-6628.
Almighty
God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy
but first he suffered pain, and entered not
into glory before he was crucified: mercifully
grant that we, walking in the way of the
cross, may find it none other than the way
of life and peace.”
--from
the Collect for Holy Week
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The
Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew
719 North Shipley Street, Wilmington,
DE 19801
Voice: (302) 656-6628
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Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew
Website by Danny Schweers
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