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Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches, Lancaster, PA (2026)

04/17/2025

🌿 Holy Week at St. James: A Sacred Journey Through Holy Love 🌿

This Holy Week, St. James Episcopal Church in the heart of Lancaster invites you to walk with Christ in stillness, in song, and in sacred community. Through contemplative prayer, ancient rituals, shared meals, and meaningful liturgy, we step into the mystery of Holy Love—a love that kneels to serve, keeps watch in the dark, and rises again in radiant joy.

Come, keep watch with us. Come, be changed.

🕊️ Maundy Thursday | April 17

🍽 Bible Foods Dinner | 5:00–6:30 PM
Our Holy Week tradition returns! Join St. James’ Top Chefs, Hoffer & Mackey, as they prepare lamb and fish. Bring a biblically-inspired side to share (hummus, olives, falafel, dates, bread, etc.). Fellowship and faith nourish us together.

🦶 Children, Youth, and Families Foot-Washing Mass | 6:00 PM (Chapel)
A family-centered, hands-on Maundy Thursday observance. Bring a towel from home as we embody Jesus’ call to serve one another in love.

🕯 Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot-Washing | 7:30 PM (Church)
Enter the sacred night of the Last Supper, with the washing of feet, Holy Communion, and the Stripping of the Altar. We remember the commandment to “love one another as I have loved you.”

🌌 All-Night Prayer Vigil | 8:30 PM – 6:45 AM (Chapel)
Following the 7:30 liturgy, we keep watch with Jesus in the garden. Sign up for an hour of silent prayer and meditation in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Online participation is also available. Bring prayer beads, reflections, or simply your stillness.

✝️ Good Friday | April 18

🌄 Silent Meditation and Reception of the Blessed Sacrament | 6:45 AM (Chapel)
Begin the day in reverent stillness as the overnight vigil concludes.

🚶 Walk of Witness: Stations of the Cross | 9:30–11:00 AM
An intergenerational contemplative prayer walk through the city. We pause at each station to reflect and pray for Lancaster and its people.

🎨 Reflections on Art, Climate Change & the Last Words of Christ | 12:00–1:30 PM (Sanctuary)
Join Fr. David Peck and Artist-in-Residence Scott Wright for a moving dialogue on how Christ’s final words echo through creation and culture.

🙏 Veneration of the Cross | 7:30 PM (Church)
This solemn liturgy invites us to behold the wood of the cross—not as an instrument of death, but as the gateway of salvation. By the cross, Holy Love enters the world.

❤️ Holy Saturday | April 19

🔥 Easter Vigil | Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 PM
The central liturgy of Easter begins in darkness and ends in radiant light. We kindle the Easter fire, proclaim salvation history, and shout Alleluia as Christ rises in glory!

🌅 Easter Sunday | April 20

🌞 6:30 AM Sunrise Service (Churchyard)
Greet the Risen Son with praise as the sun rises over Lancaster.

🎺 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM Festival Masses (Church)
Celebrate Easter with Epiphany Brass, organ, timpani, and triumphant hymns. The Paschal Light burns brightly as we proclaim: “He is Risen, indeed!”

🐣 9:30 AM CYF Eggstravaganza (Churchyard)
Children and families gather for a brief resurrection reflection, song, and an Easter egg hunt. A color-coded system ensures joy for all ages—please bring your own basket!

📍 St. James Episcopal Church | 119 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA
🎥 Select services will be livestreamed. Visit: www.saintjameslancaster.org

Let this Holy Week be your sacred invitation into Holy Love.
A love that breaks bread, breaks silence, and breaks open the tomb.

04/16/2025

🌿 Holy Week at Historic Bangor Church: A Journey Through Holy Love 🌿

For over 300 years, Bangor Episcopal Church has stood as a beacon of faith in Churchtown, PA. Founded in 1722 by Welsh settlers, our congregation has witnessed generations walking the sacred path from the Last Supper to the empty tomb. This Holy Week, we invite you to join us in commemorating the profound love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Maundy Thursday – April 17 🍽 6:00 PM – Lamb Dinner (Church House) Gather with us for our traditional Lamb Dinner. Bring a dish to share—vegetable, salad, or bread—as we begin this sacred evening in fellowship.

🦶 7:00 PM – Maundy Thursday Eucharist, Rite II (Church) Experience the humility and service of Christ through the Foot Washing ceremony, where Fr. Mark will wash the feet of three designated congregants. The service concludes with the solemn Stripping and Washing of the Altar, symbolizing Jesus' journey to the cross.

Good Friday – April 18 ✝️ 7:00 PM – Stations of the Cross (Church) Walk with us through the 14 stations, reflecting on the Passion of Christ with scripture readings and prayers at each station. This solemn observance honors the day of our Lord's crucifixion.

Easter Sunday – April 20 🌅 10:00 AM – Solemn Festival Eucharist, Rite II Celebrate the Resurrection with a joyous service featuring incense, a sung psalm, and beloved Easter hymns. The Paschal Candle will shine brightly, symbolizing Christ's risen presence among us.

👧 Children’s Corner (Church House) A fully staffed space for our youngest members. During the Passing of the Peace, children will join the congregation, processing with a new handcrafted Children's Cross, symbolizing new life and faith.

Let us come together to experience the transforming power of the Gospel, as we remember, reflect, and rejoice in the Holy Love that leads us from the cross to the resurrection.

📍 Bangor Episcopal Church 2099 Main St, Narvon, PA 17555 💻 www.bangorepiscopal.org

04/16/2025

🍞 They Gave What They Had, and No One Went Hungry 🍞

Beginning with our Lancaster Convocation Ash Wednesday service, we set our hearts on a shared goal: to support the largest Episcopal feeding ministry in our convocation—St. John’s Food Pantry in Lancaster. What began as a single offering that evening became a movement of shared generosity and holy love.

Thanks to a matching gift from Hope Episcopal Church, we combined the generous resources of St. Thomas with St. John’s and our congregations pooled their gifts throughout the holy season of Lent.

TOGETHER, the offering totaled $827—a faithful sign of how much more we can do when we walk together in the Spirit.

This is more than a number. This is the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ made visible.

Jesus didn’t just teach from the mountaintop—he sat down on the grass and fed thousands. “You give them something to eat,” he said (Luke 9:13), calling us to action. His ministry has always included feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, and offering bread as both nourishment and sign of grace.

The early Church heard that call and responded in kind:
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers... All who believed were together and had all things in common.” (Acts 2:42–44)

In that same spirit, St. John’s Food Pantry served over 9,000 people last year. Already in 2025, they’ve served 1,879 individuals, offering food, dignity, and care to neighbors in need.

Their work continues with a nearly $30,000 annual budget—a testimony to how deeply needed this ministry is and how powerfully it reveals the love of God.

🕊️ This is Holy Love. This is the Gospel at work. This is hope with hands and feet.

🙏 Want to support this sacred ministry? Every gift helps. Every meal matters. Every act of love multiplies.

💰 Give directly to St. John’s Food Pantry:
🔗 St. John’s Online Giving https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/ #/tithely/give-one-time/1282394?widget=1

Let’s keep feeding the hungry. Let’s keep proclaiming the gospel. Let’s keep showing the world what Holy Love really looks like.

. Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania St John's Episcopal Church St. Thomas Episcopal, Lancaster, PA Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches Hope Episcopal Church

04/16/2025

🌿 An Invitation to Holy Week — An Invitation into Holy Love 🌿

Join St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster in a sacred pilgrimage of the heart. We walk together through stillness and song, through shadows and light, into the radiant hope of Easter.

This is the story of God’s unfailing love—a love that serves, suffers, and rises again.

You are warmly invited to join us in prayer, reflection, and joyful celebration. Come, and enter into Holy Love.

Holy Week & Easter Services at St. Edward’s:

🕯️ Wednesday, April 16
• 12:00 PM – Contemplative Eucharist with Meditation
A quiet, reflective midday service designed to still the soul and center the heart as we begin the journey of the Triduum. Rest in silence. Listen for the whisper of grace.

• 5:30 PM – Tenebrae Service (at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Columbia)
340 Locust Street, Columbia, PA
A hauntingly beautiful service of shadows, led by The Rev. Martha Harris, with Fr. Rick as guest musician and cantor.

🦶 Thursday, April 17 – Maundy Thursday at 7:00 PM
Holy Eucharist with foot washing, remembering the commandment to love and the night Jesus shared his last meal.

✝️ Friday, April 18 – Good Friday at 7:00 PM
Veneration of the Cross. A solemn service of scripture, prayer, and reverence for the passion of Christ.

🔥 Saturday, April 19 – Easter Vigil at 7:00 PM
The most ancient service of the Church. We begin in darkness and end in Alleluia-light, proclaiming the resurrection with fire, word, and water.

🌸 Easter Sunday, April 20
• 8:00 AM – Holy Eucharist, Rite I (Traditional & Quiet)
• 10:00 AM – Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Joyful & Festive)
🐣 Children’s Easter Egg Hunt immediately follows the 10:00 AM service!

📍 St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
2453 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA
💻 https://sainteds.org/

Come. Be still. Be moved. Be transformed.

04/16/2025

🌿 Holy Week at St. John's Marietta: An Invitation into Holy Love 🌿

The cross bears witness on the front lawn of St. John's, Marietta. In these sacred days, we walk the ancient path of Holy Week—the path of service, sacrifice, and astonishing resurrection. At St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marietta, you are invited to step into the beauty and depth of this story. It is a story of holy love—a love that kneels to wash feet, carries the cross through town, breaks open tombs, and fills the world with joy.

Come walk with us, from quiet morning prayer to the firelit Vigil. Come rejoice with us as we proclaim together: Christ is Risen!

🦶 Thursday, April 17 – Maundy Thursday
• 8:30 AM – Morning Prayer
A simple, grounding way to enter into the sacred days ahead.
• 7:00 PM – Maundy Thursday Liturgy
Washing of Feet, the Lord’s Supper, and the Stripping & Washing of the Altar

✝️ Friday, April 18 – Good Friday
• 12:00 Noon – Good Friday Liturgy
With an outdoor procession of the cross (weather permitting) as we reflect on the passion and death of Jesus

🔥 Saturday, April 19 – The Great Vigil of Easter at 7:00 PM
Gather outdoors (weather permitting) around fire and story as we hear the full arc of God's redeeming love and proclaim the Resurrection of Christ.

🎶 Sunday, April 20 – Easter Morning at 10:30 AM
A festive celebration of Christ’s Resurrection with joyful music, vibrant community, and lots of singing!
🐣 Children's Easter Egg Hunt to follow the service!

📍 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marietta, PA

04/16/2025

🕯️ The Paschal Candle Stands Tall at St. Paul’s Manheim 🌅
On Easter morning, the Paschal Candle is lit from the new fire of the Resurrection and stands tall as a radiant symbol of Christ’s victory over death. It shines throughout the Easter season—reminding us that the Light of Christ has broken through every shadow.

You’re invited to gather around that Light with us.

🌸 Easter Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Manheim
📅 April 20 at 9:30 AM
✝️ Holy Eucharist with Rev. Dolores Smith
A joyful celebration of resurrection, hope, and new life!

📍 90 S. Charlotte St., Manheim, PA
💻 www.stpaulsmanheim.org

Come, celebrate the risen Christ. Come, be filled with Easter joy.

04/15/2025

❤️ An Invitation to a Holy Week, An Invitation to a Holy Love ❤️

We are so deeply blessed by our neighbors in Lebanon—St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, one of the 11 parishes in the convocation. St. Luke’s is a parish rooted in rich history, bold community outreach, and a beautiful, full expression of Holy Week liturgies.

To enter Holy Week is to step into the heart of holy love—the love that bends low to wash feet, that breaks bread among friends, that stays through suffering, and rises again with joy. At St. Luke’s, that sacred journey is lived out fully in the ancient rhythm of the Triduum, beginning at sundown on Maundy Thursday and culminating in the joy of Easter Day.

These services are one continuous act of worship—a single story of God’s deep and abiding love.

You are warmly invited to join for any or all of the following services, in person or online, as we move from death to life with Christ:

🕯️ Palm Sunday Weekend
• Saturday at 5:00 PM – Vigil of the Passion (Lady Chapel)
• Sunday at 8:00 AM – Recited Eucharist
• Sunday at 10:30 AM – Choral Eucharist with Procession of Palms (In-person & livestream)
• 4:00 PM – Contemplative Evensong (Auditorium)

📿 Monday–Wednesday in Holy Week (12:05 PM Daily)
• Holy Eucharist (Monday & Tuesday)
• Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayers (Wednesday)
All services in Trinity Chapel and livestreamed

🦶 Maundy Thursday, April 17
• 5:30 PM – Agape Meal (Auditorium)
• 7:00 PM – Solemn Eucharist with Footwashing & Procession to the Chapel of Repose (In-person & livestreamed)

✝️ Good Friday, April 18
• 12:00 PM – Church open for private prayer
• 2:15 PM – Stations of the Cross
• 7:00 PM – Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (In-person & livestreamed)

🌌 Holy Saturday, April 19
• Quiet reflection throughout the day in Trinity Chapel

🔥 The Great Vigil of Easter, Saturday at 7:30 PM
Begin in darkness. Watch as flame becomes fire, silence becomes song, death becomes life. This is the night we pass over with Christ.

🌅 Easter Sunday, April 20
• 8:00 AM – Festal Eucharist
• 10:30 AM – Choral Eucharist (In-person & livestreamed)
• Easter Egg Hunt to follow for all children!

💒 Services in the nave unless otherwise noted.
🎥 Livestream available on YouTube: St. Luke’s Lebanon Channel https://youtube.com/?si=pjfMxkJ_e6Op6qq0

📍 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
22 S 6th St, Lebanon, PA
💻 www.stlukeslebanon.org

Come and walk this Holy Week. Come and encounter Holy Love.

Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Lebanon PA Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania Diocese of Bethlehem

04/15/2025

🌸 Holy Week at St. John’s Lancaster — A Journey Through Love, Light, and New Life 🌸

At St. John’s Episcopal Church, Holy Week is a sacred passage from shadows to sunrise, from solemn prayer to joyful brass.

This is your invitation to walk with Jesus through healing, service, sacrifice, and resurrection.

Come be part of the story. Come experience the love that never lets go.

Holy Week & Easter at St. John’s Lancaster:

🕯️ Holy Wednesday, April 16 at 12PM – Healing Prayers with Holy Eucharist

🦶 Maundy Thursday, April 17
• 7:00PM – Foot Washing, Holy Eucharist, and Stripping of the Altar
• 9:00PM – Maundy Thursday Vigil

✝️ Good Friday, April 18
• 12:00PM – Stations of the Cross
• 7:00PM – The Passion, Prayers, and Holy Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament

🌅 Easter Morning, April 20
• 6:30AM – Easter Sunrise Service in the Betty Finney AIDS Memorial Garden
• 8:30AM – Festive Choral Eucharist with Renewal of Baptismal Vows
• 9:30AM – Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch
• 11:00AM – Holy Baptism with Festive Choral Eucharist and Brass

There’s a place for you in the story of resurrection.

Come and see where love breaks open the tomb and where joy rises with the dawn.

📍 321 W Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA
💻 https://stjohns-lancaster.org/

St John's Episcopal Church Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

04/15/2025

🌿✨ Love Abounds Here. Come Walk the Way of Holy Week. ✨🌿

At St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Lancaster, love is not just a message—it’s a movement. From the washing of feet to the breaking of bread, from solemn silence to the joyful blast of Easter brass, every step of this Holy Week invites you deeper into the love that conquers death and welcomes all.

Holy Week & Easter at St. Thomas:
🕊️ Maundy Thursday, April 17 at 7PM
Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Footwashing and Stripping of the Altar

✝️ Good Friday, April 18
• 10:00AM – Children’s Stations of the Cross
• 12:00PM – The Passion with Veneration of the Cross
• 7:00PM – Stations of the Cross

🌅 Easter Morning, April 20
• 8:00AM – Festive Choral Holy Eucharist, Rite I
• 9:30AM – Brass Prelude with Organ
• 10:00AM – Holy Baptism with Festive Choral Eucharist and Brass
• 11:30AM – Easter Egg Hunt and Reception

Come walk with us through the shadows and into the joy. Come and see where love lives—because love abounds here.

📍 301 Saint Thomas Rd, Lancaster, PA
💻 www.stthomaslancaster.org

St. Thomas Episcopal, Lancaster, PA Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

04/15/2025

❤️ Hope Church Holy Week Services ❤️

🕊️ Maundy Thursday | April 17 | 6PM
Agapé Meal + Worship in the Parish House
A cozy, candle-lit gathering with dinner, foot washing, and Holy Communion—come as you are.

✝️ Good Friday | April 18

10AM – Children’s Stations of the Cross
@ St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Rd, Lancaster
Touch, see, and experience the journey with Jesus—these stations are actual sculptures!
12 Noon – Joint Good Friday Liturgy
Also at St. Thomas. Thankful for their friendship and recent visits to Hope!

🧹🎨 Holy Saturday | April 19 | Starting 9AM

Church Work Day + Egg Dyeing at Hope
Roll up your sleeves and join the fun! At the end of our morning, we’ll pause for 10 minutes of Holy Saturday prayer.
✨ PLUS – Stay tuned for a Family Easter Vigil you can do at home!

🔥 Looking for a full Easter Vigil experience?
St. Luke’s Lebanon | April 19 | 7:30PM
22 S. 6th St., Lebanon – Easy parking across the street! http://stlukeslebanon.org/

🌸 Easter Sunday | April 20 | 10AM

Festival Holy Eucharist at Hope Church
He is risen! Celebrate with joy, song, and a festive egg hunt after worship. No lunch served—spend the afternoon with family, friends, and the Good News that never ends.

Hope Episcopal Church Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

04/15/2025

❤️ An Invitation to Holy Week — An Invitation to Holy Love ❤️

At St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Columbia, we step into the mystery of Holy Week with reverence, reflection, and expectant hope. This is the week that carries us from the shadows of the cross to the dawn of resurrection—and you are invited to walk every step with us.

Come experience the sacred rhythm of worship, community, silence, and song. Come be part of a story that still transforms hearts.

Holy Week & Easter Services at St. Paul’s:

🕯️ Holy Wednesday, April 16 at 5:30PM – Tenebrae in the Chapel of Holy Communion

🍽️ Maundy Thursday, April 17
• 5:30PM – Foot Washing
• 6PM – Bible Foods Supper
• Followed by a solemn Eucharist and the Stripping of the Altar

✝️ Good Friday, April 18 from 12–2PM – Stations of the Cross, beginning at St. Paul’s
🕊️ Holy Saturday, April 19 at 7PM – Easter Vigil

🌸 Easter Sunday, April 20 at 9AM – Festival Eucharist & Easter Egg Hunt

There’s room for you in this story.
Come walk with us from the quiet of Holy Wednesday to the joy of Easter morning—and discover again the holy love of Jesus.

📍 340 Locust Street, Columbia, PA
💻 www.saintpaulcolumbia.org
📞 717-684-8496

Saint Paul Columbia PA Lancaster Convocation Of Episcopal Churches Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

04/14/2025

🌿 An Invitation to Holy Week, An Invitation to Holy Love 🌿
At St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Mount Joy, we enter this most sacred week with open hearts and expectant hope. From the palms of Sunday to the alleluias of Easter, we walk with Jesus through sorrow, sacrifice, and astonishing love.

This is your invitation—to come as you are, to step into the story, and to discover again the holy love that holds us all.

Holy Week Services at St. Luke’s:
📖 Holy Wednesday, April 16 at 10AM – Morning Prayer in the St. Francis Room
🍞 Maundy Thursday, April 17 – 12 Noon Bible & Food Potluck Luncheon, followed by 1PM Holy Eucharist & Foot Washing
✝️ Good Friday, April 18 from 4–6PM – Self-guided tour of the sanctuary and silent prayer. Rev. Martha Harris will be available for individual prayer
🌸 Easter Sunday, April 20 at 11AM – Festival Eucharist with “Bonnets and Bowties.” Easter eggs available for parishioners to take home.

Come walk with us through the shadows into the light. Come witness the holy love that changes everything.

✨ For details and directions: https://saintlukemountjoy.org/

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