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Holy Week Service Schedules in Woonsocket

Local churches will be hosting Good Friday services, Saturday vigils and Easter Sunday services this weekend.

 

The following is a schedule for some of this weekend's services for Woonsocket. If your church services are not listed, please share the schedule in the comments section below:

 

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St. Agatha's Parish 34 Joffre Ave., Woonsocket, RI, 401-767-2950.

Precious Blood Parish 94 Carrington Ave., 401-762-0326. 

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Holy Thursday:

  • Joint service St. Agatha's/Precious Blood, 7 p.m., Precious Blood, Bishop Robert Evans presiding.

Good Friday:

  • Living Stations of the Cross, 3 p.m., St. Agatha's
  • Good Friday services 7 p.m. at both St. Agatha's and Precious Blood  

Holy Saturday:

  • Easter Vigil, joint service for both parishes, 8 p.m., St. Agatha's

Easter Sunday:

  • Precious Blood: Mass at 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
  • St. Agatha's: Mass at 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

 

St. Joseph's Church 1200 Mendon Road, 401-766-8233

Holy Saturday:

  • 8 p.m. Easter Vigil - This week the sanctuary lamp burns in memory of Orient Robert
  • This week the altar candles at all Masses burn in memory of Arthur St. Laurent Jr.

EASTER SUNDAY:

8:30 a.m. David J. Boisseau, Birthday Rembrance By His Wife & Family

10:00 a.m. PRO POPULO

11:30 a.m. Maria AmaralBy Carlos Bica 

 

St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church 394 Blackstone St, 401-762-2733.

Holy Thursday:
 

  • 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at Woonsocket 
  • 6 p.m. Service of the Passion (Strasty Isusa): Twelve Gospels

 Good Friday: (Strict Fast: No meat or dairy) 

  • 1 p.m. Vespers & Burial Service (Nadhrobne) at Fall River
  • 5 p.m. Vespers & Burial Service (Nadhrobne) at Woonsocket
  • Confessions heard after the services

Holy Saturday: No meat may be eaten

  • 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 
  • 3 p.m. Blessing of Paska (Food baskets) at Woonsocket
  • Confessions will be heard after the blessings

Easter Sunday: Pascha Christ is Risen! XPUCTOC BOCKPEC!

  • 7 a.m. Nadhrobne, Utrenya, Liturgy, Blessing of Arthos, Myrovia at Woonsocket

 

 

 

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