Lent 2021
Dear Friends,
The old, old story will be told yet again this year. ("Tell me the old, old story") We who have walked the way of the Cross before will hear familiar words ... "Hosanna to the Son of David! ... Father, take this cup from me ... my God, my God why have you forsaken ... it is finished ... He is risen!"
Holy Week and Easter is a roller coaster of emotion. Lent, the journey from Ashes to Easter, now turns to the shorter one from the Sunday of Palms to the Day of Resurrection. The highs and lows are all part of the story of the redemption of humanity. Easter assures us that even though we die, God gives life. Even though we don't always make the choices best for ourselves and others, God and his mercy endures. Even though the shadows fall and darkness settles, the sun rises again and dawn breaks anew.
It is not by accident that the Church celebrates the mystery of Resurrection near the end of the longest, most trying season of the year. Perhaps Easter celebration this year will have been influenced by what has been an entire year of trying times! The Church year serves to illustrate the seasons of our life. Following a long harsh winter comes spring and the budding of the new. Christians are reminded that the dimming eye and the aged hand are not signs of the end, rather only the nearing of a fantastic transformation from this life into the next. In worship the promise of eternal life rang clearly through prayerful Lenten days this year. Soon, we celebrate the outcome of our trials in bright sunshine and the warming days of Easter.
Join this year in walking the way of the Cross in worship events that have been important to Christian believers throughout the world and through the ages. A schedule is below. If you’re not yet comfortable or unable to join us in person, visit The Cathedral YouTube Channel as we try to provide as many opportunities there as possible. If you wish to make Easter Communion at home, please contact the Cathedral Office.
Wishes for a blessed Easter to you and those whom you love.
Sincerely yours,
Geoffrey Hall (The Very Rev'd)
Dean of Fredericton
Holy Week and Easter 2021
Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton NB
Monday - Thursday: 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer and 4:45 p.m. Evening Prayer
The Holy Eucharist on 03 April is the first of Easter
Passion/Palm Sunday (28 March 2021)
8:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Palms, Dramatic Passion and Holy Eucharist
Monday
5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Tuesday
5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Wednesday
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Maundy Thursday
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Ministry Vows and Blessing of Oils
7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Sanctuary
Good Friday
10:00 a.m. Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Easter Eve (03 April 2021)
8:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter, Renewal of Baptism and Eucharist
Easter Day (04 April 2021)
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
11:45 a.m. Come Worship Eucharist
