Lenten Services
The Season of Lent and Holy Week
Daily Lenten Meditations
There are many different sources for Lenten devotional reading. Forward Day by Day (available at the Cathedral), your local bookstore, online sources, etc. To supplement what you may already by reading, or to provide you with food for thought if you haven’t settled on something for Lent, Dean Goodman is preparing daily meditations throughout the season of Lent. Using the scripture readings for the day, seasonal prayers or Lenten themes as inspiration, the Dean’s hope is to give direction and encouragement to the members of the Cathedral, their friends and families. The daily meditations may be found on the Dean’s blog, “From the Dean,” the address of which is: www.fromthedean.wordpress.com. You may also go to the Cathedral’s website, www.stjohnsabq.org, and find the link there under “News & Events,” and then “Meditations.”
Stations of the Cross
Will be led every Friday during Lent at 11:15 am by members of the Society of Mary. This is an opportunity to mediate on our Lord’s sorrowful journey to Calvary and the Cross and to reflect on His awesome gift of redemption.
March 28–Palm Sunday: There is no Dean’s Forum today.
April 4–Easter: There is no Dean’s Forum today. Instead, join the “Resurrection Party” in the Cathedral courtyard.
Palm Sunday, March 28
8:00 am Blessing of Palms and Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 am Procession with bagpiper and Holy Eucharist, Rite II
11:00 am Blessing of Palms, Procession, and Sung Eucharist, Rite II, music of Tchaikovsky
and Pablo Casals.
Palm Sunday Nosh
All who are attending the 9:00 am liturgy on Palm Sunday, March 28, are encouraged to wear RED, bring hand instruments or streamers to make noise, contribute to our Mediterranean breakfast spread: fruit, cheeses, olives, breads, hummus, baba ganoush, etc. This feast helps keep the worship of Palm Sunday alive, awake and attentive.
Tenebrae March 31
7:00 pm Tenebrae Service moving from Light into Darkness, featuring Chant and music of Palestrina
and Purcell.
Maundy Thursday, April 1
7:00 pm Sung Eucharist with Procession to the Altar of Repose, Stripping of the Altar
(followed by the Vigil at the Altar of Repose)
Good Friday, April 2
9:00 am Deanery Children’s Activity Day
12:00 pm Stations of the Cross and Meditations
7:00 pm The Good Friday Liturgy with music of Victoria and Tallis
Good Friday Activity Day, April 2:
All children of the Cathedral and their friends are invited on Friday, April 2, from 9:00 am–12:00 pm to a morning of crafts, worship, storytelling and activities that focus on the images and ideas of Holy Week: tomb rolls, palm windows, family Stations of the Cross and more!. The cost is $3.00 per child. We look forward to seeing you here!
The Great Vigil of Easter, April 3
9:30 pm The Great Vigil of Easter with Baptisms
Easter Day, April 4
8:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 am Festival Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:00 am Resurrection Party
11:00 am Procession and Solemn Eucharist, Rite II.
Easter Resurrection Party, April 4
Formerly known as an Easter Egg Hunt, the party follows the 9:00 am on Sunday, April 4. All families with children are encouraged to contribute a bag of candy (preferably not chocolate and definitely no peanuts), or stickers. If you have plastic eggs to recycle, please bring them in promptly! Children and teens over age 11 will be volunteers on the ‘Egg Team’.