Holy Week and Easter Services at Cathedral International – Celebrating Christianity’s Most Significant Season
PERTH AMBOY – “Holy Week and Easter Sunday are pivotal to Christianity, both reminding us that Jesus Christ conquered the violence of the cross. And his resurrection reminds us that ‘we too can rise up’ from situations that threatens our peace, joy and hope for a better tomorrow,” said Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr., Senior Pastor at Cathedral International church. Everyone is welcome to attend Holy Week and Easter services held at The Cathedral, 277 Madison Ave., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861.
Thursday, April 13
7:00 p.m., Maundy Thursday Service – Last Supper and Footwashing
Good Friday, Friday, April 14
6:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross, at 7 p.m., Baptism and the Seven Last Sayings of
Christ.
Easter Sunday, April 16
6 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Worship Services
For more information call the church at 732.826-5293 or visit the website at www.cathedralinternational.org.
Blessing of the First Food of Easter
PERTH AMBOY – Saturday, April 15 at 11 a.m. – [St. John Paul II Parish] St. Stephen Church, 490 State Street, Perth Amboy. A long standing Polish tradition is to bring baskets containing a sampling of Easter foods to church to be blessed on Holy Saturday. When the faithful eat the blessed food on Easter Sunday, they recall that Christ is the source of their true nourishment. St. Stephen was established as a Polish national parish, with roots dating back to the late-1800s.
Way of the Cross with the Catholic Community of Perth Amboy
PERTH AMBOY – Friday, April 14 at 11 a.m. – Sadowski Park, Perth Amboy. On this morning, the faithful will gather to meditate and contemplate the Way of the Cross, which is the way of our life, as followers of Christ. Walking procession will meet/begin at end of 1st Street by Robert N. Wilentz School and end at 3rd Street.
Easter Day Services
PERTH AMBOY – Easter Day Services at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church – Please join us Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. for our Easter day Services. St. Peter’s,188 Rector Street, Perth Amboy. For information on additional Holy Week Services please call the office 732-826-1594.
