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Easter Vigil 8pm Saturday Service

Saturday, April 8, 2023
8:00 PM 9:00 PM

Transitional Cathedral 234 Hereford Street Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011 New Zealand (map)

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Join the Diocese at the Transitional Cathedral for the Great Vigil of Easter

Holy Week at Saint Mark’s Opawa:

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Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, with crowds waving palm branches and shouting “hosanna”

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Cleansing

Holy Monday

Cleansing

Holy Monday services commemorate Jesus’s cleansing of the temple

Cleansing

Reflection

Holy Tuesday

Reflection

Holy Tuesday services commemorate service and redemption

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Betrayal

Holy Wednesday

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Holy Wednesday services commemorate the betrayal of Jesus

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Communion

Maundy Thursday

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Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) services commemorate the Last Supper

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Suffering

Good Friday

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Good Friday services commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross

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Waiting

Easter Vigil

Waiting

The Easter Vigil begins after sunset on Holy Saturday

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Joy

Easter Sunday

Joy

Services on Easter Sunday celebrate the resurrection of Jesus

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Services held in the last 7 days

Apr 27

April 27, 2025

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM10:00 – 11:1510:00 AM – 11:15 AM

St Marks Opawa - Celebrating 160 Years

April 27, 2025

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM10:00 – 11:1510:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Celebrating the 160th year of our church

April 27, 2025

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM10:00 – 11:1510:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Mar 11

March 11, 2025

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Evening Communion

March 11, 2025

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Evening Communion

March 11, 2025

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM19:00 – 20:157:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Mar 10

March 10, 2025 – April 11, 2025

9:00 PM21:009:00 PM

Online Night Prayer during Lent

March 10, 2025 – April 11, 2025

9:00 PM21:009:00 PM

Nightly Online Prayer is a great way to connect with our parish during this season of Lent

March 10, 2025 – April 11, 2025

9:00 PM21:009:00 PM

Mar 5

March 5, 2025

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Ash Wednesday

March 5, 2025

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

7.pm service

March 5, 2025

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM19:00 – 20:007:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Dec 25

December 25, 2024

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Christmas Day Service

December 25, 2024

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Family Eucharist Service with Holy Communion

December 25, 2024

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Dec 24

December 24, 2024 – December 25, 2024

11:00 PM23:0011:00 PM

Christmas Eve Service

December 24, 2024 – December 25, 2024

11:00 PM23:0011:00 PM

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

December 24, 2024 – December 25, 2024

11:00 PM23:0011:00 PM

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