Holy Week: Maundy Thursday to Easter

By DIOPA

Thursday, April 9th, 2020

Easter 2020 Online Services

The following is a list of services happening online for Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday.  (Services outside of Holy Week can be found here.) In addition, Bishop Gutiérrez will be leading service from The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral at 10 a.m. on Easter.  This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page.  You can also catch an early service with the Bishop on CBS/Channel 3 in Philadelphia at 5:30 a.m. EST.

 

Updated 4/9 at 8:05 a.m.

The African Episcopal Church of St Thomas. Virtual services listed here. 

  • Maundy Thursday, 7 a.m. Music Ministry, 7 p.m. Compline
  • Good Friday, 7 a.m. Music Ministry, Noon Stations of the Cross
  • Saturday, 7 a.m. Music Ministry, Noon Stations of the Cross
  • Easter, 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist

 

All Hallows Episcopal Church, Wyncote. Services on Facebook.

  • Maundy Thursday - Live Stream 7 p.m.
  • Good Friday - Live Stream 7 p.m.
  • Holy Saturday - Live Stream 8:30 a.m.
  • Easter - Live Stream 10:00 a.m.

 

All Saints’ Episcopal Church (Torresdale)

Services on their web site and Facebook.

  • Stripping of the Altar 5:30 p.m. Thursday night
  • Altar of Repose 6 p.m. - 8 a.m. Facebook and web site
  • Good Friday, noon on Facebook and web site
  • Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. on Facebook and web site

 

Christ Episcopal Church, Ridley Park. Services via call in and Facebook.

  • Shadows: A Tenebrae Service – April 8 – Recorded video available online.
  • Maundy Thursday – April 9- Recorded Video available online.
  • Good Friday– April 10, 7pm – Streaming on Facebook and Call in Service.
  • Easter Sunday– April 12- Streaming at 9am on Facebook and Call in Service

 

Christ Episcopal Church, Media. Services via Facebook.

  • Wednesday, 8:30am Morning Prayer; 8pm Compline
  • Maundy Thursday, 7pm Evening Prayer and Stripping of the Altar
  • Good Friday, 8:30am Morning Prayer; 12pm The Way of the Cross; 8pm Compline
  • Holy Saturday, 8:30am Morning Prayer
  • Easter Sunday. 10am Rite II Eucharist Celebration with Music

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Christ Episcopal Church, Pottstown. Services via Facebook.

  • Wednesday, 9:00 AM Morning Prayer, Rite II with Homily from the Church 
  • Maundy Thursday, 9:00 AM Morning Prayer, Rite I with Homily from the Church; 7:00 PM Holy Eucharist; 8:30 PM All-night Vigil from the Altar of Repose ( sign-up online here ) 
  • Good Friday, 12:00 PM Liturgy of the Day with Holy Communion
  • Holy Saturday, there will be no live-streaming offerings from Christ Church, Pottstown. Instead, the congregation is encouraged to view one or more of the following: 5:30 PM The Great Vigil & First Eucharist of Easter from St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue; 8:00 PM The Great Vigil of Easter from St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia
  • Easter Day. There will be no live-streaming offerings from Christ Church, Pottstown. Instead, the congregation is encouraged to view one or more of the following: 5:30 AM Bishop Gutiérrez from St. John’s, Norristown on CBS 3; 10:00 AM Sunday Mass from St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia; 11:00 AM Solemn Eucharist from St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue; 11:15 AM Holy Eucharist from The National Cathedral, The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry preaching

 

Church of St. Alban, Roxborough. Information on their web site, including service bulletins. Services on Facebook.  

  • Maundy Thursday at 7:00 p.m.  Service bulletin here.
  • Good Friday at 12:00 p.m. Service bulletin here.
  • Saturday Great Vigil, morning prayer at 8:30 a.m. ( bulletin here.) Service live-streamed at 8:00 p.m.
  • Easter Mass at 10:00 a.m. 

 

Church of St Luke and the Epiphany, Phila. Service on Facebook.

  • Easter Sunday,  11:00 a.m.  

 

Church of St. Martin in the Fields, Chestnut Hill. Services are on YouTube, Facebook, and the web site. Details here.

  • Holy Week for the Whole Family
  • Holy Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Digital Stations of the Cross. Watch on YouTube | Watch on Facebook
  •  Maundy Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Digital Eucharist
  • Good Friday, 12:00 p.m., Good Friday Sung Passion and Prayers
  • Easter Vigil, Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
  • Easter, 9:30 a.m., the Rev. Kerbel, two bagpipers, and a drummer will form a small - properly physically distanced - parade up Willow Grove Avenue in Chestnut Hill. Other Easter services are at 6:27 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m on YouTube, Facebook, and St. Martin's website. 

 

Church of the Advent, Hatboro. Services are on Facebook.

  • Maundy Thursday, 7:30 pm  
  • Good Friday, noon
  • Easter Day, 9:00 am 

 

Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square. Services on YouTube, Facebook and Zoom (depending)

  • Wednesday, 6:30 pm (Facebook and YouTube). The Service of
  • Maundy Thursday: 6:30 pm (Zoom Meeting/Facebook Live), a gathering of the community to share a meal and pray together – just like Jesus and his friends did the night before he died. 
  • Good Friday: Stations of the Cross, 12:00 pm (Facebook and YouTube) and 3:00 pm (Facebook and YouTube), 
  • Holy Saturday: 9:00 am (Zoom and Facebook Live)
  • The Great Vigil of Easter 8:00 pm
  • Easter Day: Daybreak (Facebook Live)
  • Easter Day 10:00 am (Facebook Watch Party, Easter with the Diocese @The Episcopal Cathedral at 10 a.m. This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page. 

 

Church of the Holy Trinity, West Chester. Services on their web site.

  • Good Friday
  • Easter

 

Church of the Good Samaritan, Paoli. Services on YouTube.

  • Maundy Thursday, watch our interactive Maundy Thursday service on YouTube at www.youtube.com/goodsampaoli
  • Good Friday, tune in as a family to our “Good Friday for Families” video on YouTube at www.youtube.com/goodsampaoli
  • Sunday, Tune into our livestream service at 10:30am at www.goodsamaritan.org/live

 

Church of the Holy Nativity, Rockledge. Events are on Facebook

  • Materials to go with this week’s services are here. 
  • Good Friday, noon
  • Maundy Thursday, Hymns at Noon, on Zoom, will have three Maundy Thursday Hymns; Hand Washing and/or Foot Washing at home; Maundy Thursday Virtual Watch (check our Facebook page for details) or spend time at your created Sacred Space in prayer.
  • Good Friday. Listen to the The Passion recording on our Holy Nativity Facebook page. Or hear it on Zoom at 10 a.m. Computer link: https://zoom.us/j/5567860897 Phone: 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 556 786 0897 • Watch Stations of the Cross at 7:30 p.m. on Holy Nativity’s Facebook page.
  • Easter Sunday. Easter with the Diocese @The Episcopal Cathedral at 10 a.m. This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page. 
  • We will be hosting a community gathering during the 10 a.m. broadcast on Zoom. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/5567860897 Phone: 646-558-8656. Meeting ID: 556 786 0897 • Virtual Easter egg hunt: there is a link on our website for this tool (www.HolyNativityRockledge.org)

 

Church of the Holy Spirit, Harleysville. All services are on Facebook.

  • Maundy Thursday, 7:30 on Facebook. Prepare your Agape Meal, then join us at our COHS Facebook page a few minutes before 7:30 PM to watch the live feed. 
  • Good Friday, 7:30 p.m., Facebook
  • Saturday, There are two ways for you to celebrate this mysterious and glorious service using either the “Three Days at Home” or the Easter Vigil at Home leaflet. This service will be on your own at your home – no live feed this evening.
  • Easter with the Diocese @The Episcopal Cathedral at 10 a.m. This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page. 

 

Incarnation Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church, Drexel Hill

 

Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral

  • Easter with Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez, 10 a.m. This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page.  

 

Redemption Episcopal Church, Southampton

  • Maundy Thursday – April 9 @ 7:30 pm; Liturgical Colors: Purple

PHONE:                 929 205 6099, 253 215 8782

LINK:                      https://zoom.us/j/456841383 

MEETING ID:          456 841 383

 

  • Good Friday – April 10 @ 7:30 pm; Liturgical Colors: Purple

PHONE:                 929 205 6099, 253 215 8782

LINK:                      https://zoom.us/j/572431746 

MEETING ID:          572 431 746

 

St. Andrews Church Episcopal, Yardley. Services are on Zoom and Facebook. Contact church directly for Zoom credentials. 

  • Maundy Thursday, Last Supper and Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. (via zoom, contact directly for details)
  • Good Friday Stations of the Cross, 1 p.m. (via Zoom, contact directly for details.)
  • The Great Vigil, 7 p.m. (via Zoom, contact directly for details.)
  • Easter with the Diocese @The Episcopal Cathedral at 10 a.m. This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page. 

 

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Abington. Services are on Facebook.

  • Maundy Thursday, 7:30 simplified service with Holy Eucharist
  • Good Friday, Virtual veneration of the cross at 2 p.m., Stations of the Cross at 6 p.m.
  • Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with special music.

 

St. Christopher’s Church, Gladwyne

https://saintchristophers.org/worship/holy-week-easter/

Many at-home activities listed with each day. 

  • Holy Wednesday, join us for our annual gospel reading and dinner, this time by video! We’ll eat dinner “together” while we listen to the Gospel of Mark. You can sign up to read one of the chapters here. Zoom link can be found here.
  • Maundy Thursday, at 7 pm, we will re-broadcast our Maundy Thursday service recorded at St. Christopher’s in 2018, along with brand new catechetical teaching from The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining and sermon by the Rev. Callie Swanlund. This service will be available on The Episcopal Church’s website and on our Facebook page.
  • Good Friday, at 12 pm, we will re-broadcast our Good Friday service recorded at St. Christopher’s in 2018, along with brand new catechetical teaching from The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining and sermon by our bishop, The Rt. Rev. Daniel Gutiérrez. This service will be available on The Episcopal Church’s website as well as our Facebook page.
  • Holy Saturday, at 9 am, we will re-broadcast our brief Holy Saturday service recorded at St. Christopher’s in 2018. At 7:30 pm, we will re-broadcast our Easter Vigil service recorded at St. Christopher’s in 2018, along with brand new catechetical teaching from The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining. Both of these services will be available on The Episcopal Church’s website as well as our Facebook page.
  • Easter Sunday, April 12, at 10 am, we will re-broadcast our Easter Sunday service recorded at St. Christopher’s in 2018, along with brand new sermon by The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining. This service will be available on our Facebook page. We will also have an Easter Evening meditation found on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page . The Diocese will also be airing a service from the cathedral at 5:30 am on CBS, Channel 3.

 

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Oxford. Services are on the Facebook page. 

 

Saint Mark’s Church, Locust Street

All services livestreamed on Facebook and available later for viewing on YouTube.

  • Wednesday in Holy Week: Sung Tenebrae at 5:30 p.m.
  • Maundy Thursday: Sung Mass at 6 p.m.
  • Good Friday: Solemn Liturgy at 12 noon
  • Easter Eve: The Great Vigil of Easter at 8 p.m.
  • Easter Day: Sung Mass at 10 a.m.

 

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church - Cathedral Road, Philadelphia.  On YouTube

https://stmaryscathedralroad.blogspot.com/2020/04/our-holy-week-services-on-youtube.html

 

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Doylestown. Services on Facebook and YouTube. Service scheduled listed here. 

 

St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley, Malvern

Services are on Facebook. 

  • April 9, Maundy Thursday Liturgy, 7:30 p.m. (live-streamed via Facebook). Virtual watch will follow, through noon on Good Friday.
  • April 10, Good Friday Liturgy, noon (live-streamed via Facebook)
  • April 10, Stations of the Cross, 7:30 p.m. (live-streamed via Facebook)
  • April 12, Easter Day Worship (live-streamed via Facebook). Zoom Coffee Hour and Virtual Egg Hunt following.

 

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Glenside. Most events are via Zoom. Contact the church for information. 

  • Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer and Healing Service through the Zoom Audio/Video Conferencing platform. 5:30 p.m. Live-streaming Evening Prayer Service led by Rev. Laura’s friend, the Rev. Buddy Stallings, former rector of St. Bartholomew’s in New York City.
  • Maundy Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Meal and Service: We will gather around our own dinner tables, share in a simple meal (we’ve each prepared) and participate in this service. A special hand-washing ritual will take the place of the foot-washing, an agape feast, and Holy Communion. We will use the Zoom Video/Audio conferencing platform.
  • Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Stripping of the Altar ~ videotaped and shown on our Facebook page and website beginning on Thursday evening.
  • Good Friday: 12 p.m. Garden of Repose: Prayers and music in our chapel adorned will flowers and palms. This brief service will be videotaped and shown on our Facebook page and website.
  • Good Friday, Tenebrae Service: 7:30 p.m. Live-streamed Service of Shadows in the sanctuary.
  • Easter Sunday: 10 a.m. Live-streaming Festive Holy Eucharist. The service will conclude with the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus and a virtual Easter Egg Hunt for children.

 

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia. Services are on Facebook and zoom.

 

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, New Hope. Services are on their Facebook page.  

 

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh. Services are on Facebook

  • Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. foot washing, communion and stripping of the altar
  • Good Friday, noon and 7 p.m. (this is a bedtime story for children)
  • Holy Saturday, 8 a.m.
  • Easter, 10 a.m. communion with music


St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Roxborough. Services on web site and Facebook.

 

Trinity Episcopal Church, Ambler. Information on their web site.

  • Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday Compline at 8p.m. Join via zoom. 
  • Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at noon; The Last Seven Words of Christ at 5 p.m. (join via zoom)
  • Easter Sunday, 10 a.m., join via zoom

 

Trinity Episcopal Church, Buckingham. Services are on Facebook. 

  • Wednesday, Tenebrae — A Service of Shadows, 7:00 pm on Facebook Live
  • Maundy Thursday Foot & Hand Washing, 7 pm, Live on Facebook
  • Good Friday, Live on Facebook at 12 noon and 7 pm 
  • Great Easter Vigil, 7-9 pm, Live on Facebook
  • Easter with the Diocese @The Episcopal Cathedral at 10 a.m. This service can be viewed live on the diocese's YouTube page and Facebook page. 
  • Booklet for children during Holy Week

 

Trinity Episcopal Church, Solebury. Information on their web site.

  •  Maundy Thursday, 6 p.m., meditation on the commandment to love one another given by the rector with a devotional on handwashing. 
  • Good Friday, noon, the Rev. Emory Byrum will lead the Good Friday liturgy. Another version of the Stations of Cross posted on Good Friday.
  • Holy Saturday, evening, there will be a meditation reflecting the themes of The Great Vigil of Easter.
  •  Easter Sunday, there will be a liturgy of prayers and meditations.  The homily will take the form of a Letter from Mary Magdalene, written by the Rev. Dr. Ginny Sheay.

 

Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge. Services are on Facebook.   Links to the livestream and to download worship available at www.wmchapel.org

  • Maundy Thursday Liturgy with Eucharist, 7 p.m.
    • Good Friday Liturgy, at noon
    • Saturday, Great Vigil of Easter at 5 p.m.
    • Easter Day, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.