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Easter, Good Friday Celebrations Around Miami And South Florida

This year's Easter celebration will undoubtedly be different but the sense of community and underlying religious message has not been lost.

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MIAMI, FL — This year's Easter celebration will undoubtedly be different from years past, but the sense of community and underlying religious message hasn't been lost amid the coronavirus crisis.

Catholic churches and other Christian houses of worship in South Florida plan to livestream religious observances. If you are in a position to help your local church, please remember to give a donation.

Many parishes are also livestreaming or showing recordings of the Stations of the Cross, Divine Mercy chaplets, rosaries and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Here’s the list of Christian religious observances that you can find online around South Florida:

St. Mary Cathedral, Miami

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All Saints, Sunrise

  • Palm Sunday, 11 a.m. (English) & 12:30 p.m. (español)
  • Holy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 7:30 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 11 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsCatholicChurch

Basilica of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Key West

Blessed Trinity, Miami Springs

Christ the King, Perrine

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. (español, English, Kreyol)
  • Good Friday, 7:30 p.m. (español, English, Kreyol)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (español, English, Kreyol)
  • Easter Sunday, vigil, 7 p.m. (español); 10:15 a.m. (English) & 12 p.m. (Kreyol)
  • Go to: https://ctkcatholicmiami.com/

Corpus Christi, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 5 p.m. (English) & 7 p.m. (español)
  • Good Friday, 5 p.m. (English) & 7 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. (English), 11 a.m. (español) & 1 p.m. (português)
  • Go to: https://www.corpuschristimiami.org/live-broadcasting

Good Shepherd, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 6 p.m. (English) & 8 p.m. (español)
  • Good Friday, 7 p.m. (English) & 8:30 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 9 (español) & 10:30 a.m. (English)
  • Go to: www.gscatholic.orgor www.youtube.com/gscatholic

Heart of Jesus Maronite Catholic, Fort Lauderdale

Little Flower, Coral Gables

Little Flower, Hollywood

Mother of Our Redeemer, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 6 p.m. (English) & 7 p.m. (español)
  • Good Friday, 6 p.m. (English) & 7 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 7 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. (español) & 10:30 a.m. (English)
  • Go to: https://www.bit.ly/MOOR_youtube

Nativity, Hollywood

Our Lady of Charity National Shrine (Ermita de la Caridad)

  • Jueves Santo, 6 p.m. (español)
  • Viernes Santo, 4 p.m. (español)
  • Vigilia Pascual, 8 p.m. (español)
  • Domingo de Resurrección, 3 p.m. (español)
  • Ir a: https://ermita.org/livestream/ o Canal 235-Comcast (JCN / Maria Vision-Jesus Christ Network)

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Doral

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard, Palmetto Bay

Our Lady of the Lakes, Miami Lakes

San Isidro, Pompano Beach

St. Agnes, Key Biscayne

St. Andrew, Coral Springs

  • Holy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 12 p.m. (English) & 6 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 11:30 a.m. (English) & 1:30 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: http://www.facebook.com/StAndrewCC/

St. Benedict, Hialeah

St. Bernard, Sunrise

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. (English) & 8 p.m. (español)
  • Good Friday, 7 p.m. (English) & 8 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 11 a.m. (English) & 12:30 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: https://facebook.com/stbernardsunrise

St. Boniface, Pembroke Pines

St. Catherine of Siena, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 11 a.m. (English) & 1 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: https://www.scsmiami.org/

St. Clement, Wilton Manors

St. Coleman, Pompano Beach

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. (English)
  • Good Friday, 5 p.m. (English)
  • Holy Saturday, 11 p.m. (English)
  • Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. (English)
  • Go to: https://www.saintcoleman.org

St. David, Davie

St. Edward, Pembroke Pines

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 3 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday: 10 a.m. (English), 12 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: https://www.facebook.com/StEdwardPines

St. Gregory, Plantation

St. Helen, Fort Lauderdale

St. Hugh, Coconut Grove

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 5:30 p.m. (English) & 7 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 10:30 a.m. (English) & 12:30 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: http://sthughmiami.org/church/television/

St. John Bosco, Miami

St. John Neumann, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 6 p.m. (English) & 7:30 p.m. (español)
  • Good Friday, 6 p.m. (English) & 7:30 p.m (español)
  • Easter Vigil: 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 7:30 a.m. (English) & 9 a.m. (español)
  • Go to: https://www.facebook.com/sjnmiami/

St. John the Apostle, Hialeah

  • Jueves Santo, 12 p.m. (español)
  • Viernes Santo, 12 p.m. (español)
  • Vigilia Pascual, 8 p.m. (bilingüe)
  • Domingo de Resurrección, 12 p.m. (bilingüe)
  • Ir a: https://www.facebook.com/sjahialeah/

St. Joseph, Miami Beach

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 7 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Vigil, 7:30 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. (bilingual)
  • Go to: www.stjosephmiamibeach.com

St. Katharine Drexel, Weston

St. Kieran, Coconut Grove

St. Louis, Pinecrest

  • Holy Thursday, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 6 p.m. (español) & 8 p.m. (English)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 9:30 a.m. (español) & 11 a.m. (English)
  • Go to: https://stlcatholic.org/live-feed/

St. Mary Magdalen, Sunny Isles

St. Maximilian Kolbe, Pembroke Pines

St. Michael, Miami

St. Patrick, Miami Beach

St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 6 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 12 p.m. (English) & 1:30 p.m. (español)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 11 a.m. (English) & 12:30 p.m. (español)
  • Go to:https://www.stamiami.org

St. Timothy, Miami

  • Holy Thursday, 5 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Good Friday, 3 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Vigil, 8 p.m. (bilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. (bilingual)
  • Go to: bit.ly/sttim_youtube

St. Vincent, Margate

  • Holy Thursday, 4:30 p.m. (English), 6 p.m. (español) & 7:30 p.m. (português)
  • Good Friday, 4:30 p.m. (English), 6 p.m. (español) & 7:30 p.m. (português)
  • Easter Vigil, 7:30 p.m. (trilingual)
  • Easter Sunday, 8 a.m. (English), 9:30 a.m. (português), 11:15 a.m. (English), & 1 p.m. (español)
  • Go to: http://www.stvincentcatholicchurchmargate.org/

St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach

Other Christian Celebrations Around Miami

For years, Plymouth Church and its West Grove sister church, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, have jointly celebrated Good Friday by sharing brunch and then conducting a joint noon worship service in Plymouth’s Sanctuary.

Good Friday, observed on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus, is one of the most important dates on the Christian calendar and is a solemn contrast to the joyful Easter Sunday celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the plans, but these historic Grove churches have found a new way to continue the tradition while maintaining “social distancing.” This year, the worship service will include members from both churches reading in succession the Passion story from the Gospel of Matthew in front of an old wooden cross in Plymouth’s outdoor chapel.

Plymouth’s pastors and choir members will do their parts in Plymouth’s main sanctuary, while Macedonia’s pastor and choir members will do their part in Macedonia’s sanctuary. Then, the work will be spliced together and posted online at Plymouth’s website at noon on Good Friday, April 10.

“Good Friday fellowship and worship with our brothers and sisters from Macedonia have been an important part of our preparation for Easter for many years,” said Plymouth Senior Pastor Rev. Al Bunis. “It hearkens back to the days when the people who would eventually form each church worshipped together in the late 1800s.”

Like most churches worldwide, Plymouth and Macedonia have closed their sanctuaries to in-person worship in an effort to “flatten the curve.” But by utilizing technology like Zoom and Facebook live, and making creative use of video, these historic churches continue to meet the needs of parishioners through on-line worship, study of the Bible and fellowship during this time of “social distancing.”

For example, Plymouth Church has moved its four weekly Bible study groups onto the Zoom platform, and conducts multiple weekly fellowship Zoom meetups for adults, young adults, and parents with young children. In addition, Sunday school for kids is posted online on Friday, and Sunday worship is broadcast at 10 a.m. on Sundays at www.plymouthmiami.org/.

Historic Plymouth Congregational Church, which has been serving the Grove community since 1897, is located at 3400 Devon Road off of Main Highway. Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, founded even earlier, in 1895, is located at 3515 Douglas Road, and is the oldest African-American Baptist church in Miami-Dade County.

More info is available on facebook at @plymouthmiami. Here is the schedule for holiday observances:

  • Holy Thursday, 7 p.m.
  • Good Friday, 12 p.m.
  • Easter, 6:30 a.m.

All services will be broadcast on www.plymouthmiami.org.

Patch contributor David Winker wrote part of this article.

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