Detailed Schedule for Holy Week

(Parish Cleanup and Rehearsals)

NOTE: Monday, April 15 (after 9am Mass) – Wednesday, April 17 (1pm) – Fr. Richard in Charlotte for Chrism Mass with Bishop and Priests of the Charlotte Diocese.

Wednesday, April 17

3pm – 5pm: Nail It To The Cross Street Mission with Fr. Richard – on the corner of Miller St. and Main St. downtown Waynesville.  Meet at St. John the Evangelist at 2:30pm for Rosary, Missionary Blessing and Prayer, then walk up the street with Fr. Richard Carrying the Mission Cross.

5:30pm – Mass at St. John the Evangelist

6:00pm – Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

(7:00pm – Spanish Emmaus Program Adoration at SJE)

7:00pm – Join Fr. Richard for Ecumenical Prayer Service (Grace Episcopal)

(8:00pm – Benediction for Emmaus Program and Parish at SJE)

Holy Thursday, April 18

9:00am – Prepare the Altar of Repose Parish Hall (Emmaus Prayer Group and Fr. Richard)

9:00am – 4:00pm – Parish wide cleanup for all who wish to attend.

10:30am – Altar Server Training with Fr. Richard (SJE Main Church)

11:30am – Holy Thursday and Good Friday Reader Practice with Fr. Richard

12:30pm – Lunch (Parish Hall)

1:30pm – BiLingual Choir Practice with Fr. Richard (may be limited with choir members due to work, but plan is to review parts of choir for Holy Thursday)

7:00pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood)

8:15pm – Procession to Altar of Repose (Parish Hall)

8:30pm – All Night Silent Vigil Prayer with Jesus (Parish Hall) – until 8:30am Good Friday (Organizers for hour shifts is Emmaus Prayer Group).  Entire Parish may participate.  Minimum of four guardians per hour.

Good Friday, April 19

8:30am – Blessed Sacrament removed from Altar of Repose

8:30am – 10:30am Clean-up of Parish Hall – remove altar of repose and prepare hall for 11:45am Fish Fry (Day of Fasting and Abstinence – FAST = One full meal and two meals that do not equal one full meal; Abstinence = no meat)

10:45am – Join Fr. Richard for Ecumenical Cross Walk begins at First Presbyterian Church – 305 N. Main St. Waynesville.

11:45am – KoC Fish Fry for Ecumenical Cross Walk Participants and Parishioner of St. John offering Campus Volunteer Work or Practicing for Live Via Crucis.

12:45pm – Ecumenical Reflection on The Seven Last Words of Jesus

1:45pm – End of Ecumenical Program – all are invited to 5pm Live Stations

5:00pm – Live Stations of the Cross in Spanish (Entire Parish Invited to Participate)

7:00pm – BiLingual Good Friday Service with veneration of the Cross

Holy Saturday, April 20

9:00am – Parish wide campus clean up and preparation for Easter Vigil

10:30am- Altar Service Training with Fr. Richard (Main Church)

11:30am – Rosary with Fr. Richard (Marian Grotto outside Parish Hall)

12:30pm – Lunch (Parish Hall)

(1:30pm – 5:30pm – Parish wide campus clean up continues)

1:30pm – Rehearsal for RCIA Catechumens and Candidates with Fr. Richard

2:30pm – Rehearsal for Easter Vigil Readers with Fr. Richard

3:30pm – BiLingual Choir Practice with Fr. Richard

5:30pm – Parish wide cleanup and rehearsal end – all depart SJE.

8:00pm – Gather for Holy Saturday Vigil begins outside church on patio with blessing of fire and paschal candle.  (Service begins with sun sets)

Easter Sunday, April 21

8:30am – Easter Sunday Mass with Baptism at Immaculate Conception (Canton)

11:00am – Easter Sunday Mass (St. John the Evangelist)

1:00pm – Easter Sunday Mass in Spanish (St. John the Evangelist)

Easter Monday, April 22 – Easter Friday, April 26 – No Daily Mass