2025 Holy Week and Easter at St. Paul's
MAUNDY THURSDAY – April 17, Sung Holy Eucharist at 7:00 p.m. followed by Night Watch ’til Midnight.
GOOD FRIDAY – April 18, Stations of the Cross, Noon; Good Friday Service, 7 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL – April 19, The Great Vigil of Easter, 8:00 p.m.
EASTER DAY – April 20, The Day of the Resurrection, 8 a.m. (said); Festival Choral Eucharist, 10:15 a.m.
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Volunteers Needed: Easter Setup This Saturday at 9:15 AM
While we keep the solemnity of Holy Week, there are a few things that need to be done to prepare for the celebration of the Resurrection. If you are available on Saturday, please come to the Cathedral at 9:15 to help prepare the church for Easter. We have several "sit down jobs" that need to be completed. We hope that a few volunteers can come and help out. Should you have any questions, please contact me at bonz5647@yahoo.com.
Michel Bonilla, Warden.
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NIGHT WATCH AND PRAYER VIGIL ON MAUNDY THURSDAY
Maundy Thursday is the first of the three great days of Holy Week, also known as the Triduum. Maundy Thursday (April 17, 2025) begins joyously as we remember and celebrate Jesus’ institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper with his disciples. Likewise, following the narrative of the Gospel of John, we participate in a foot-washing as a way of entering fully into Jesus’ ministry of servanthood. The service of Maundy Thursday concludes on a solemn tone. Members of the altar guild assist the clergy in stripping the altar and removing all adornment from the church. The removal of the elements of celebration from the church suggests the emptiness that follows in Christ’s crucifixion. The reserved sacrament is removed from the ambry and altar and taken to an altar of repose located in the Richmond Chapel. The altar of repose provides a place for the faithful to watch and pray with Christ, keeping vigil with him as His disciples did in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before he died. Traditionally, Christians from ancient times kept watch through the night at the altar of repose. The silence of night offers space for us to contemplate the great love that walked the Way of the Cross. We invite you to watch and pray for one hour at the altar of repose, from the conclusion of the Maundy Thursday Liturgy, on April 17th, until midnight. For the safety and well-being of all, a steward will be present throughout the night watch for assistance and safety. Please locate the chart in Israel Lounge and sign up in the spaces provided at a time that best fits your need for personal devotion. You may also call the church office at 716-855-0900 to reserve your time slot.
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Easter Sunday Tradition
Submitted by Michael Bonilla, Warden
It has been a tradition now for several years, that you are invited to take a plant or two from the high altar to bring to a shut-in or someone who you think might be delighted to have a little Easter joy. I will be available after the service to help anyone wishing to do so. You can even take one home for yourself. The flowers will not be watered during the week and will die, so let's make someone's life a little cheerier by your thoughtfulness.
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Easter Brass Quintet
This year’s Easter music will feature a brass quintet musicians from the Eastman School of Music, along with organ and timpani. Contributions to defray the cost of our special Easter music will be gratefully accepted, and can be placed in the alms basin at church or mailed to the Cathedral office at 4 Cathedral Park Buffalo, NY 14202. Checks should be made payable to St. Paul’s Cathedral with “Easter Brass” noted on the memo line. You may choose instead to donate online at www.spcbuffalo.org. Select “Special Music” in the drop-down menu. Thank you!
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Good Friday Offering
The Good Friday Offering supports the ministry of The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. This Lent, the need is almost unfathomable, and we ask you to join in making a generous gift. There are Good Friday envelopes at the back of the church. If donating by check, make the check payable to St. Paul’s Cathedral with DFMS in the memo line. Place your donation in the alms basin. St. Paul’s will send one check for the total contribution. Please see today's bulletin insert for more information about the Good Friday Offering.
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Easter Brass Quintet
This year’s Easter music will feature brass quintet musicians from the Eastman School of Music, along with organ and timpani. Contributions to defray the cost of our special Easter music will be gratefully accepted, and can be placed in the alms basin at church or mailed to the Cathedral office at 4 Cathedral Park Buffalo, NY 14202. Checks should be made payable to St. Paul’s Cathedral with “Easter Brass” noted on the memo line. You may choose instead to donate online at www.spcbuffalo.org. Select “Special Music” in the drop-down menu. Thank you!
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Join us in The Annual Earth Day Spring Sweep Clean Up!
Saturday April 26th, 10am – 12:00, Peter Street Park, 10 Peter St., Buffalo.
Every April the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers hosts one of the largest cleanup events in the Western New York region – the Spring Sweep. The Annual Earth Day Spring Sweep clean up is part of the annual Great Lakes CleanUP, where volunteers from across the Great Lakes region join in to remove litter from our shorelines and protect our waterways. The Spring Sweep gets over 1,000 volunteers together around Earth Day to remove thousands of pounds of trash from our shorelines and communities.
The Great Lakes is the drinking water resource for over 40 million people and we are excited to participate in this region-wide stewardship event. Come join with members of the St. Paul's Social Justice Action Team (SJAT) for this important event.. Wear comfortable footwear. Equipment, gloves & bags supplied. Lunch to follow. For more information, please see Kim O'Connell or email her at 2881fix@gmail.com
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Garden of Love Sorting Saturday
We don't have enough clothing to have a quarterly sorting day this quarter, but save the last Saturday of June to join us for a beginning of Summer sorting Saturday. And, speaking of Summer, we could REALLY use some good clean summer clothing for men. Shorts, tees, etc. all clean and wearable. You can bring the clothing to church on Sunday or drop it off at the FMC during the week. Thanks.
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Prayer and Pastoral Care
We lift up the following in prayer: Karl, Shauna, Barbara, Larry and Diane, Byron, Chris, Tabatha, Joe, Nick, Wayne, Carl, Lori, Brandy and family, Larry Carol, Renee, Sharon, Elaine, Don, Anne, Jim, Judy, and Shirley.We also remember all those who have died, especially Tim, the victims of the Myanmar earthquake, and those whose anniversary of death we mark this week. We pray for them and their loved ones who remember them.
• If you have requests to add to the weekly Prayers of the People or a name to add for the prayers of clergy and the Pastoral Care Team, please email prayerrequests@spcbuffalo.org.
• If you know someone in need of pastoral care, please contact Judy Elliott or Canon Barbara Price.
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Submitting Announcements for the eLetter and Bulletin
In an effort to streamline the process for eLetter and bulletin announcements, please submit articles by Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. Receiving announcements earlier in the week gives more time to prepare for the weekly eLetter, which goes out on Thursdays. The Wednesday deadline isn’t allowing enough time for the Thursday publication. Please call or email the office with questions: office@spcbuffalo.org, 716-855-0900 x222
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If you are with a group meeting on Zoom,
use the following link, unless specified otherwise:
Meeting ID: 716 855 0900 Password: 4cathedral
By Phone: 929-205-6099 Access code: 716 855 0900 Password: 535 007 8352
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