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Holy Week Services Are Ongoing Through Sunday

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 15:30
The East Hampton Presbyterian Church's clock tower.
Durell Godfrey

East Hampton

Holy Week services continue today at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, where there will be morning prayer for Holy Thursday at 9 a.m. and a bilingual Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. Tomorrow, for Good Friday, morning prayer is at 9 a.m. at the church and Stations of the Cross is at noon at the cemetery on Cedar Street. At 3 p.m. tomorrow there will be a celebration of the Lord's Passion in English, and a Spanish-language version of the service at 8 p.m. For Saturday, morning prayer and a blessing of Easter food will be at 9 a.m., followed by confession at 10 a.m. Easter Vigil in English is at 7 p.m. and in Spanish at 9 p.m. On Easter Sunday, Mass times are 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. in English and 7 p.m. in Spanish. Services are in person.

The First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton will have online services for Maundy Thursday at 5 p.m. today, for Good Friday tomorrow at 5 p.m., and for Easter Sunday at 10 a.m. Online services can be accessed via links posted at fpceh.org/new-events. The church's only in-person event will be an Easter Sunday sunrise service at 6:20 a.m. at Main Beach.

At St. Luke's Episcopal Church, services for Holy Week continue both in person and online, though reservations must be made for in-person attendance. Morning prayer for Maundy Thursday is today at 8 a.m., and at 7:30 p.m. there will be Holy Eucharist and washing of feet. Tomorrow, for Good Friday, morning prayer is at 8 a.m. and the service of the Lord's Passion is at noon, followed by private meditation from 1 to 2 p.m. The Remembering the Cross service is at 3 p.m. Morning prayer is at 8 a.m. on Holy Saturday, and later, the Great Vigil of Easter is at 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday will be observed with Holy Eucharist and Hymns at 8 a.m. and Solemn Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m., both of which will be outdoors under a tent. Zoom links and more information are online at stlukeseasthampton.org.

Montauk

Holy Week at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church continues with a Mass of the Lord's Supper tonight at 7. The Lord's Passion, Veneration of the Cross, and Holy Communion will be on Good Friday at 3 p.m. Confessions will be held on Holy Saturday from 4 to 4:30 p.m. and a bi-lingual Easter Vigil happens at 8 p.m. There will be no 5 p.m. Saturday Mass. Easter Sunday Masses will be at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Sag Harbor

As part of its Holy Week services, St. Andrew Church will have a Mass of the Lord's Supper service at 7:30 p.m. today. Services for Stations of the Cross and for the liturgy of the passion and death of Christ will be tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The Great Easter Vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. on Holy Saturday, and on Easter Sunday, Mass will be at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. and noon. Services are in person.

Holy Week will also be observed at Christ Episcopal Church in a combination of online, indoor, and outdoor formats. Today there will be a Maundy Thursday prayer service posted on YouTube, and there will be an in-person Holy Eucharist service at 7 p.m. Overnight, the church's Cooper Chapel will be open for those who wish to go and pray. Stations of the Cross is at noon tomorrow and a children's version of the service will be at 4 p.m., both in person. Good Friday will be observed tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the main sanctuary, and on Holy Saturday there will be an online prayer service available at 9 a.m.

The Old Whalers Church in Sag Harbor will have an online evening celebration of Jesus' last supper, for which the church suggests having bread and juice ready at home. On Good Friday there will be 20-minute self-guided tours of Stations of the Cross between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. On Easter Sunday, there will be a celebration at Havens Beach at 11 a.m., with an online presentation available as an alternative.

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