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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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