Saint Joseph Church
Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
Lent, Holy Week & Easter Schedules
2024
Stations of the Cross
Friday Evenings at 7:00 PM
March 7th through April 11th
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the morning Mass on Fridays, with the church open for private adoration throughout the day. Benediction will conclude at Stations on Friday evenings.
Stations of the Cross for Children
with St. Michael the Archangel School
Monday Mornings - 9AM
March 10th through April 7th
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be after the 8:00 A.M. Daily Mass as well, with Benediction at the conclusion of Stations.
Palm Sunday
Regular Mass Schedule
April 12th - Saturday Vigil - 5:15 PM
April 13th - 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Holy Week Confession Schedule
Saturday, April 12th 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Monday, April 14th 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 15th 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Holy Week Schedule
Please note: No 8:00 AM Daily Mass on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of Holy Week.
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 17th - 7:00 PM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Church open until 9:00 PM for private adoration.
Good Friday
Friday, April 18th
Living Stations of the Cross
presented by the students of
St. Michael the Archangel School
3:00 PM
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - 7:00PM
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 19th - 11:00 AM
Blessing of Easter Food
Easter Vigil Saturday, April 19th - 8:00 PM
Satisfies Easter Mass Obligation.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20th
8:00 AM Mass
9:30 AM Mass - Children's Mass
Blessing of Children’s Easter Baskets
11:00 AM Mass
Parish Lenten & Easter Celebrations
JOIN US! Peter Cottontail will once again be gracing our fields with hundreds of eggs for Fr. Buckley's Annual Egg Hunt! All parishioners ages 0-13 are encouraged to attend! Bring your basket & meet us on Saturday, April 12th. The egg hunt will begin at 11:00AM (and probably be over by 11:15AM!). Hunt is held rain, snow or sunshine - so dress for the weather! Boots & coats always encouraged. See you there!
Blessing of the Easter Foods
Saturday, April 19th
11:00AM in the church.
The custom of blessing food for Easter arose from the discipline of fasting throughout Lent and the special Easter fast during the Easter Triduum. Easter was the first
day when meat, eggs, and other foods could be eaten. Although not of obligation, the special fast during the Triduum may still be observed as well as the tradition of blessing food for the first meal
of Easter. According to custom, food may be blessed before the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, as is practiced in our parish.
Participants arrange their Easter foods in a basket or other container and bring the container to the church to be blessed. Food items can include: meat, bread, cheese, wine, herbs, vegetables, eggs,
chocolates, and more. Baskets/containers should be place on the bottom steps of the altar, and participants should be seated in the pews.
Blessings can also take place in the home, performed by the laity - a copy of the blessing is available below.
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Public Mass Times
Daily Morning Mass: 8:00AM
Monday through Saturday
Saturday
Evening Vigil
5:15 PM
Sunday Morning
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
Saturday Confessions are held from 4:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The Rosary is said after 8AM weekday morning Masses throughout the year.
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