HOLY WEEK
March 29: Palm Sunday
8 a.m. • Palm Sunday Liturgy
Liturgy of the Palms, Passion Gospel, and Holy Eucharist; in person only in Thomsen Chapel
9 a.m. • Palm Sunday Liturgy
Liturgy of the Palms, Procession, Reading of the Passion, Holy Eucharist; in person only in the cathedral nave with an extended Children’s Chapel during the Passion reading
11 a.m. • Palm Sunday Liturgy [livestreamed]
Liturgy of the Palms, Procession, Reading of the Passion, Holy Eucharist; in person in the cathedral nave and livestreamed
12:30 p.m. • Communal Stations of the Cross Liturgy
Inspired by a liturgy used by Saint Mark’s pilgrims in Jerusalem in the spring of 2023. Adapted with special intentions for our siblings in the Holy Land who are enduring continued violence. Come pray and reflect together during this Holy Week of Jesus’ journey to the cross.
7 p.m. • Contemplative Eucharist
in person in Thomsen Chapel
9:30 p.m. • Compline on Palm Sunday
In the cathedral nave and broadcast on King FM
March 30: Monday in Holy Week
7 p.m. • Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing
An intimate service of Holy Eucharist with the option to participate in the ancient practice of anointing and laying on of hands by a priest.
NOTE: Cathedral Yoga is cancelled on Monday, March 30.
7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer will continue to be offered through Holy Week, but 6 p.m. Evening Prayer will not be offered.
March 31: Tuesday in Holy Week
7 p.m. • Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
A special version of the liturgy of silence and stillness usually offered Sunday evenings. In person in Thomsen Chapel.
NOTE: Tuesday Noon Bible Study and Contemplative Prayer are canceled on Tuesday, March 31.
April 1: Wednesday in Holy Week
7 p.m. • Tenebrae
Tenebrae is, for many, a highlight of the liturgical year at Saint Mark's, with psalms and lamentations chanted as the cathedral is gradually engulfed in darkness. In the cathedral nave; livestreamed and in person.
NOTE: No in person Evening Prayer, Community Dinner, or Cathedral Commons program on Wednesday in Holy Week.
TRIDUUM: THE SACRED THREE DAYS
The Liturgies of the Triduum—that is, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Holy Week—are considered to be a single liturgy stretched over three days. They trace Jesus' journey to the tomb, gradually increasing in intensity, until the proclamation of the Resurrection at the climax of the Easter Vigil, late Saturday night.
April 2: Maundy Thursday
7:30 a.m. • Holy Eucharist
in Thomsen Chapel; in person only
7 p.m. • Maundy Thursday Liturgy
In person in the cathedral nave and livestreamed. We remember the Last Supper and Jesus' final teachings to his friends. Liturgy of The Word; Washing of Feet; Holy Eucharist. The service concludes with the Stripping of the Altar.
Vigil at the Altar of Repose • begins at the conclusion the Maundy Thursday Service, ends Friday morning
Bread and wine consecrated at the Maundy Thursday liturgy are left on the altar in McCaw Chapel until sunrise on Friday, and all are invited to spend an hour or more in prayer, inspired by Jesus' words in the Garden of Gethsemane, "Could you not stay awake with me one hour?"
April 3: Good Friday
11 a.m. • Stations of the Cross Liturgy
In person in the cathedral nave. This liturgy will use the familiar order of service used in previous years.
12 p.m. • Good Friday Liturgy
in person in the cathedral nave
7 p.m. • Good Friday Liturgy
in person in the cathedral nave and livestreamed.
Recalling the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, the Good Friday liturgy is out-of-joint. The liturgy includes the complete story of Jesus' trials, crucifixion, and entombment (read at noon, chanted at 7 p.m.). There is no Eucharist. The service ends with the Contemplation of the Cross.
April 4: Holy Saturday
12 p.m. • Holy Saturday Liturgy
A short but moving liturgy from The Book of Common Prayer, offered in an unfamiliar corner of the cathedral nave. This liturgy begins with 15 minutes of silent meditation; the spoken service begins at 12:15.
8:30 p.m. • The Great Vigil of Easter [livestreamed]
This is most solemn night of the Christian year. It begins in the cathedral nave with the kindling of the New Fire, the chanting of the Exsultet (the Church's ancient proclamation of Easter), lessons from the Hebrew Bible, and baptisms by candlelight. Then the Bishop gives the Proclamation of the Resurrection, the great doors of the nave open, and we celebrate the first Eucharist of Easter.