This special edition of our Newsletter is a guide to all the services being offered throughout the Diocese as we prepare for Holy Week.  Our thanks goes out to all the parishes who responded to a call-out for this information. It is our prayer that as we enter these most holy of days, that you will be edified and blessed by the videos either live or recorded, or, for some fortunate ones, by attending an in-person service.

Thursday, March 25 - A Zoom Service will be held, commemorating The Annunciation of the Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to be broadcast on our Diocesan Facebook Page - livestreaming of the Service will start at 7:30 pm.

Friday, March 26 - A Day of Prayer and Fasting

We ask that on Friday, March 26, the people of the Diocese of Calgary take time to fast and pray – an hour or many hours; alone, with a spouse or family, via Zoom or whatever means that inspires you, in honest, heartfelt communication with our Lord, in looking into His word, in meditating upon Him and slowing down to listen to Him.

Archbishop Greg has set up a Zoom link for prayer from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and will have AFP members standing by to pray in breakoff rooms for those who wish to pray with someone.  Please request the link here.

Easter Sunday - online at 10:00 am, using the Church Online Platform, pre-recorded.  The link is here.

Good Friday - 10:00 am Zoom service.  

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am Zoom Service.  Click here to request either Zoom link.

Palm Sunday - 10:30 am Liturgy of the Palms, Procession and A Service of the Word (sermon by the Dean and music by the Cathedral Choir)

Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday - 9:00 am Morning Prayer with Meditation

Maundy Thursday - 7:30 pm "Into the Hands of Sinners" (sermon by the Dean and music by the Cathedral Choir)

Good Friday - 12:00 noon The Solemn Liturgy of our Lord's Passion (sermon by the Dean and music by the Cathedral Choir)

Holy Saturday - 9:00 pm Candlelight Vespers for the Great Vigil

Easter Sunday - 10:30 am A Festal Service of the Resurrection (sermon by the Dean and music by the Cathedral Choir)

All services are available on the Cathedral's YouTube channel, which can be accessed from our website.

Recorded services on our YouTube Channel: 

Palm Sunday - 7:30 pm A Service of Lessons and Anthems for Holy Week

Holy Tuesday, March 30 - 7:30 pm A Service with Prayers for Healing

Maundy Thursday - 7:30 pm 

Good Friday - 12:00 pm

Holy Saturday - 7:30 pm

Easter Sunday - 8:00 am

Palm Sunday - 10:00 am, livestreamed on the Holy Cross YouTube channel.

Beginning Holy Monday, Stations of the Cross will be available along the exterior of the church building; a booklet of prayers/readings can be found in the church mailbox.

Prayer Vigil - Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Maundy Thursday - Holy Eucharist service 7:00 pm via Zoom.  Click here to obtain the Zoom link.

Good Friday - 10:00 am. Pre-recorded service of 7 Lessons and Musical Meditations can be found on the Holy Cross YouTube Channel (link found above).  

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am Livestream service on the Holy Cross YouTube Channel (link found above).

Palm Sunday - 8:00 am Holy Communion and the Blessing of the Palms; 10:00 am Eucharist and Blessing of the Palms

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm Celebration of the Institution of the Lord's Supper and Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday - 1:00 pm Liturgy of the Day

Easter Sunday - 8:00 am Holy Communion; 10:00 am Eucharist

Please call the office (403) 278-0001 or email us, beginning March 30, to book a seat at the church (limit of 25 people per service).

All services will be livestreamed through the Holy Nativity Facebook page.

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm

Good Friday - 10:00 am

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am with a Child-Friendly Easter message 

All services will be live-streamed on our Facebook page, or for those who prefer not to go through Facebook, the service can be accessed from our Webpage, and then clicking on the livestream link at the top of the page.

Maundy Thursday - 8:00 pm

Good Friday - 11:00 am

Easter Sunday - 9:30 am

All services will be via Zoom.  Please contact the office here to receive the link.

Palm Sunday - Liturgy of the Palms on our YouTube channel, available at 8:00 am; Reading of the Passion at 4:00 pm via Zoom.  Contact the office for the link.

Stations of the Cross will be posted on the windows of the passageway between the church and the parish hall, visible from outside, during Holy Week.

Maundy Thursday - Celebration of the Last Supper on our YouTube channel, available at 3:00 pm.

Good Friday - Children's activity on Zoom at 9:30 am.  Good Friday Liturgy on Zoom at 11:00 am.  Contact the office for the Zoom link.

Easter Sunday - Holy Communion on our YouTube channel, available at 8:00 am.  Curbside Communion from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm; come to the church and park on 7 Avenue NW, remain in your car, and a priest will bring communion to you.

Maundy Thursday - Zoom service at 7:00 pm.  Please contact the office for the Zoom link.

Good Friday - Zoom service at 11:00 am.

Easter Vigil - Zoom service at 8:00 pm.

Easter Sunday - Zoom Service at 9:00 am.

Palm Sunday - Morning Prayer at 8:00 am & 10:00 am

Maundy Thursday - Holy Communion & Foot Washing at 7:30 pm

Good Friday - Liturgy of the Cross, 10:00 am

Holy Saturday - Campfire Tenebrae Service, 7:30 pm

Easter Sunday - Holy Communion at 8:00 am & 10:00 am

Please visit our Website this Holy Week and Easter to join us in worship from the comfort of your home.

To register to attend in-person, please click here.

Please note, there is NO Morning Prayer on Wednesday, March 31.  During Holy Week, stop by the church during office hours to pick up individually packaged consecrated elements in order to participate in Holy Communion services from home.  

Maundy Thursday - 8:00 pm

Good Friday - 12:00 noon

Holy Saturday/Easter Eve - 8:00 pm

Easter Sunday - 10:30 am

All services of Holy Communion will livestreamed on the Parish Facebook page.

Palm Sunday - 10:00 am

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm.  Holy Eucharist Service (Easter Sunday Eucharistic elements will be consecrated at this service)

Good Friday - 11:00 am.  The Passion will be read dramatically.

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am.  Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson will celebrate Holy Eucharist, assisted by The Ven. Dr. Pilar Gateman and The Rev. Dr. Carmen Maier.  St. Martin's church building will be consecrated during the Liturgy.

All services will be via Zoom.  The links will be posted on the church website.  If you wish to participate in Easter Sunday Holy Communion, please call the church office at (403) 249-3014 to make arrangements to pick up bread and wine.

Palm Sunday - 9:30 am, Spiritual Communion (including the Presentation of the Passion) livestreamed on Facebook, and then posted on the Website and YouTube Channel.

Maundy Thursday - 7:30 pm, Spiritual Communion, recorded via Zoom and then posted on Facebook and YouTube.

Good Friday - 9:00 am, Stations of the Cross, posted on our Website, Facebook and YouTube.

Easter Sunday - 9:30 am, Spiritual Communion, livestreamed on Facebook

Maundy Thursday - Service available on our Website.

Good Friday - Service available on our Website and Facebook page.

Easter Sunday - Service available on our Website and Facebook page.

Services are usually posted the day before or the morning of.

Palm Sunday - 10:30 am, Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, Blessing of the Palms.

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm, The Last Supper and the Stripping of the Altar.

Good Friday - 11:00 am, The Crucifixion, a dramatic reading.

Easter Sunday - 10:30 am, The Resurrection & Renewal of Baptismal Vows.  Archbishop Greg will be preaching and presiding.

All services are recorded and then livestreamed at the times stated.  They can be found on our Facebook page or on our Website, under the subsection Worship.

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am service on our Church Online Platform and on our YouTube channel.

Good Friday - please contact Rev. Chandra for more information

Good Friday - service available on our Website and on our Facebook page, posted a day or two in advance.

Easter Sunday - service available on our Website and on our Facebook page.

Easter Sunday - 10:30 am Holy Communion Service via Zoom.  Please contact Rev. Andy for the Zoom link.

Palm Sunday - 10:00 am, Holy Eucharist.

Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - 7:00 pm, Holy Eucharist.

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm, Eucharist and Solemn Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday - 11:00 am, Meditation on the Cross

Easter Eve - 8:00 pm, The Great Vigil of Easter

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am, Easter Sunday

All services will be livestreamed.

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm

Good Friday - 10:30 am

Easter Sunday - 10:30 am

Services can be found on our Facebook page or YouTube channel, on our Website.

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am.  Available for in-person service and via Zoom.  Please contact the office to join in-person or to receive the Zoom link.

Palm Sunday - 11:00 am

Good Friday - 11:00 am

Easter Sunday - 11:00

In-person worship (max. 25 people) is planned at All Saints, Oyen.  To attend, please email the church or call (403) 664-2094.  Services can be found on the New Brigden Facebook or the Oyen Facebook, or on the "Big Sky Anglicans" Vimeo.

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm

Good Friday - 10:00 am

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am

All services can be found here.

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm via Zoom 

Good Friday - 10:00 am via Zoom

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am via Zoom

Please contact the church office for the Zoom link.

In addition to this, Central Alberta's PLURA Team will have a Noon Day Holy Week Scripture and Reflections on their YouTube channel:  Monday, March 29 led by Gaetz United Church; Tuesday, March 30 led by Good Shepherd Lutheran; Wednesday, March 31 led by St. Leonard's Rev. Chris Roth; Thursday, April 1 led by Deer Park Alliance Church.

Palm Sunday - 10:00 am.  A Service of the Word (including the Liturgy of the Palms).

Maundy Thursday - 5:00 pm.  A Service of Holy Eucharist (including foot washing).

Easter Sunday - 10:00 am.  A Service of Holy Eucharist.

Services will be available at or after the service times on our Facebook page; a little earlier on our Website, and as archives on our YouTube channel.

Palm Sunday - 11:00 am

Holy Wednesday - 7:00 pm

Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm

Good Friday - 11:00 am

Easter Sunday - 11:00 am

All services are live in the church and posted to our YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Maundy Thursday - 7:30 pm

Good Friday - 11:00 am

Easter Vigil (Saturday) - 8:30 pm

These services will be broadcast from Archbishop Greg's home on our Facebook page.

Easter Sunday - a Celebration of the Eucharist, officiated by Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson and featuring clergy and lay participants from around the Diocese, will be pre-recorded and available on the Home page of our Website at 8:30 am.

We offer the link to the Easter Message from our Primate Linda Nicholls and ELCIC National Bishop Susan Johnson, on the Full Communion website.

We are interested in what is happening in your parish and would love to highlight those events and news in our newsfeed.

We look forward to your contributions - feel free to forward your event announcements, your parish news, your stories.  Send in your details and pictures to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca.

Please remember in your prayers:

- our clergy and churches as we find our way forward in these strange days;

- those who are sick, suffering, fearful or in need, remembering those suffering from the Coronavirus and their caregivers, those feeling isolated and those who are vulnerable;  

- for Michelle, Paige, Monica, Amelia and Eric, and Tim;

- those who have died and those who mourn;

- the victims of violence and natural disasters;   

- our Companion Diocese of the Windward Islands, and their Bishop Leopold Friday.

Request a prayer:

Send prayer requests to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca to let us know how we can pray for you.  We will only use first names which will be removed after two or three weeks.  We will also pray for you during our regular Chapel services each week.  Please ensure that you have permission from those whose names you are submitting for prayer, and that they understand their name will be made public to all who subscribe to the Newsletter.