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The following church services are scheduled for Holy Week and the Easter holiday.
Arlington, Cherry, Dalzell
- Holy Thursday Mass will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at St. Thomas More, followed by adoration in the Divine Mercy chapel until 10 p.m. (sign-up is required).
- Good Friday service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, April 18, at Holy Trinity.
- Easter Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at St. Thomas More.
- Easter Sunday Mass will be at 8:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity.
Granville
Holy Week services at the Granville United Church of Christ include:
- 10 a.m. Palm Sunday, April 13: The recorded story of Jesus found in the bible (gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) dedicates a significant amount of writing to this one week of Jesus’ life, which begins on Palm Sunday, marking Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem
- 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 17: This service commemorates the Last Supper, where Jesus shared a meal and communion with the disciples
- 10 a.m. to noon, and 2 to 4 p.m. Good Friday: A sacred space to remember Christ’s sacrifice.
- 6:30 p.m. Tenebrae Service: Service includes scripture readings that recount the events of Jesus’ last days, from the Last Supper to his burial. Music and the gradual extinguishing of candles will help symbolize the darkness surrounding Jesus’ death
- 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 20: Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
La Salle
- Grace United Methodist Church will hold a Palm Sunday service at 9 a.m. April 13.
- A Maundy Thursday eucharist service will be at 6:30 p.m. April 17.
- On Good Friday, Stations of the Cross will be at 10:30 a.m. at Baker Lake, followed by evening services at 6:30 p.m.
- Easter Sunday services will be at 9 a.m.
La Salle Catholic parishes
- Holy Thursday services will be at 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick and at 7 p.m. in Spanish at St. Hyacinth Church.
- Good Friday services will be at 3 p.m. at St. Patrick and at 7 p.m. in Spanish at St. Hyacinth.
- Easter Vigil Mass will be at 8 p.m. Holy Saturday at St. Patrick.
- Easter Sunday Masses will be at 8 a.m. at St. Hyacinth, 10 a.m. (Latin) at the Shrine of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, 10 a.m. at St. Patrick, 12:15 p.m. (Spanish) at St. Hyacinth, and 5:30 p.m. at Holy Rosary Shrine.
Trinity United Church of Christ will host Maundy Thursday services at 6 p.m. Good Friday services will be at noon at DePue UCC. Easter Sunday services will be at 10:15 a.m. at Trinity UCC.
Peru
- Holy Thursday services will be at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Church.
- Good Friday services will be at 3 p.m. in St. Valentine Church.
- Easter Vigil Mass will be at 8 p.m. at St. Valentine.
- Easter Sunday Masses will be at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. at St. Valentine, and at 9 and 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph.
Princeton
- Christ Community Church will hold a Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18. An Easter morning service will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 20.
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Princeton, will enter into Holy Week with a dramatic reading of the story of the Passion of Christ from Luke in worship at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 13. There will be a children’s sermon with the procession of palm branches, along with communion by intinction. Worship will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, including Communion at the Rail. The week continues with a service at 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 18, with the bidding prayers and the stripping of the altar. For Easter Sunday, April 20, St. Matthew’s will have one worship service at 9 a.m., with special music from its brass ensemble and choir. Holy Communion will be served by intinction. An Easter egg hunt and Easter breakfast will follow at 10:15 a.m. St. Matthew’s is located at 416 E. Dover Road in Princeton. For information, visit its Facebook page or StMatthewsPrinceton.org, or contact 815-879-6491 or StMatthewsPrinceton@gmail.com.