Tuesday of Holy Week – March 31, 2026

7:00 p.m.      Stations of the Cross, In person only

Christ Church Sanctuary, Open for Individual Prayer and Meditation

Wednesday - Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross booklets for meditation are available in the sanctuary.

Holy Wednesday - April 1, 2026

7:00 p.m. Tenebrae – A Candlelight Service of Psalms

(Tenebrae, Latin for "darkness" or "shadows," an ancient meditative

service of the church) In Person and Live Streamed

Tenebrae Service Bulletin

Maundy Thursday - April 2, 2026

5:30 p.m. Special Children's Chapel with foot washing

In Person only, Gathering Room on Lower Level

6:00 p.m. Agape Simple Supper in the Parish Hall (see explanations of services in Holy Week. It's sometimes called a "Love Feast" of simple foods.)

7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing, followed by silent preparation of the sanctuary for Good Friday. - In Person and Live Streamed

Maundy Thursday Service Bulletin

Good Friday - April 3, 2026

Noon - Good Friday Service with Stations of the Cross

In person only

7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy with reading of the Passion, Solemn Collects and music.

In person only

Other Good Friday Service Options

12:00 Noon, National Cathedral, Live Streamed



12:00 Noon, St. James Episcopal Church, Potomac

"The Journey Home: A Good Friday Prayer Walk"

Read a description of this interactive service HERE. Drop in between 12 and 3.

Holy Saturday – April 4, 2026

9:15 a.m.        Short Prayer Service for Holy Saturday, in person only

Easter Day - April 5, 2026

8:00 a.m. Celebration of the Resurrection! - Spoken, In person only

9:30 a.m. Children's Easter Crafts - Parish Hall

10:00 a.m. Children's Chapel with Easter Egg Homily, Parish Hall

10:00 a.m. Celebration of the Resurrection! - Festival Eucharist with Choir

In Person and Live Streamed

Easter Reception and Easter Egg Hunt

On the church grounds, following the 10:00 service

A Prayer for Holy Week

Lord Jesus, as we walk beside you in this holiest of weeks, make us mindful of those who are our companions on the road:

As we join the triumphal march of palms, we salute all who march or demonstrate for peace and justice, even at the risk of their own lives and freedom;

As we watch you betrayed and arrested, we place our hearts with all prisoners of conscience;

As you receive the wounds of whips and crown of thorns, we feel the pain of all who are ridiculed, demonized, raped, and tortured;

As you stumble with exhaustion, we acknowledge the weariness of refugees, migrants, and all who long for a place to call home;

As you are comforted by Veronica’s soft cloth, we praise you for all who are moved by the Spirit to comfort the suffering, whether by shelter from the United Nations, food on the road through Mexico, or an accompanying friend in a courtroom;

As you comfort dying thieves with the promise of paradise, open our hearts to child soldiers, unwilling conscripts, and all who feel trapped in violence they neither want nor understand;

As you speak from the cross to comfort Mary and John, teach us to remember, even in our own struggles, there are ways in which we can strengthen others;

As you await your death on the cross, may we be with all who await the great transition, and with those who keep vigil with them;.

And as we, far beyond our deserving and our imagining, share with our companions in your Easter victory, we praise you for ever and ever.

AMEN

by Frederick L. Houghton, of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church of the Sudans