COME, PRAY WITH US

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

April 5-April 8, 2007

 

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            The member churches of the Williamstown Ecumenical Association welcome you to Williamstown and extend a warm invitation for you to join in scheduled devotions and events during Holy Week and Easter. This listing supplements the booklet of church services, and we encourage you to contact the sponsoring church for further details on any event. We pray that your time in our area will give refreshment for our mind, body, and spirit.

 

 

 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

731 Main Street, Williamstown

Rev. Peter Daniels

458-4811

 

Maundy Thursday:         Maundy Thursday service                                                                            7:00 p.m.

Good Friday:                     Joint Good Friday service at First Baptist Church of North Adams       7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday:                 Easter Worship Service                                                                               10:00 a.m.

 

 

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

777 Main Street, Williamstown

Rev. Dr. Pat MacHugh

458-3183

 

Maundy Thursday:         Maundy Thursday Seder supper and Communion                                   6:00 p.m.

Good Friday:                     Joint Good Friday service at St. John’s, Williamstown                 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday:                 Sunrise Service at Petersburg Pass w/ Williams College                         6:00 a.m.

                                                Easter Breakfast by the Youth Group                                                        7:00 a.m.

                                                Resurrection Celebration, Family Worship                                              10:00 a.m.

 

 

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

906 Main Street, Williamstown

Rev. Carrie Bail

458-4273

 

Maundy Thursday:         Service of Tenebrae and Communion                                                         7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday:                 Sunrise Service at Galusha Camp                                                                6:30 a.m.

                                                Easter Worship Service                                                                               10:30 a.m.

 

 

SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

81 Hancock Road, Williamstown

Rev. Penny Rich Smith

458-3467

 

Easter Sunday:                 Sunrise Service on Mt. Hope                                                                        7:00 a.m.

(Join automobile procession at front of the church at 6:45 AM to proceed to the site.)

                                                Easter Breakfast   (Reservations requested)                                             8:00 a.m.           

                                                Easter Worship Celebration                                                                          9:00 a.m.

 

 

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH

160 Bridges Road, Williamstown

Rev. Douglas Duncan

458-5556

 

Good Friday:                     Service with Communion                                                                              7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday:                 Sunrise breakfast/devotions                                                                        7:30 a.m.

                        Sunday School classes for all                                                                         9:00 a.m.

                                                Easter Worship Service                                                                               10:30 a.m.

 

 

WHITE OAKS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

480 White Oaks Road, Williamstown

Rev. Constance Ekback

458-4633 or 518-733-0027

 

Good Friday:                     Communion Service                                                                                       5:30 p.m.

            (includes a supper of soup and bread with communion served around the tables)

Easter Sunday:                 Easter Worship Service                                                                               11:00 a.m.

 

 

SAINT JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

35 Park Street, Williamstown

Rev. Peter T. Elvin, Rector

458-8144

 

Wednesday, April 4:      View the documentary Dying to Live, followed by an opportunity to reflect with Borderlinks travelers on humane border policies and time to walk the liberation theology Stations of the Cross.

Maundy Thursday:         Supper (soups and breads, lower room)                                                    5:30 p.m.

                                                (up to church for washing of feet and hands, Holy Eucharist, at approx. 6:15 p.m.)

Good Friday:                     Preaching of the Passion of Christ, Joint service with United Methodist Church, at St. John’s

                                                (service in 35-minute segments, come and go as you need to)                   12:00 – 3:00 p.m.                              

                                                “Meditation on the Passion of Christ” with music                                    7:00 p.m.

Holy Saturday:                 Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter                                                    7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday:                 Festal Holy Eucharist                                                                                   8:00 a.m.

                                                Festal Holy Eucharist                                                                                  10:00 a.m.

                                                (Great Easter Challenge for children after later service)

 

 

WILLIAMS COLLEGE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Williams College, Williamstown

Rev. Rick Spalding, Chaplain

597-2483

 

Easter Sunday:                 Sunrise Service at Petersburgh Pass                                                          6:45 a.m.

                                                (meet at Paresky Center 6:00 a.m)

                                                followed by breakfast at the “Old Stone Church," 1213 Green River Road

 

 

SAINTS PATRICK AND RAPHAEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

St. Patrick Church:  63 Southworth Street, Williamstown

(St. Raphael Church:  201 Cole Avenue, Williamstown)

Rev. Mark J. Burke, Administrator

458-4946

 

Holy Thursday:                Morning Prayer                                St. Patrick Center                             8:30 a.m.

                                                Soup Supper                                      St. Patrick Center                             6:00 p.m.

                                                Mass of the Last Supper                 St. Patrick Church                            7:30 p.m.

                                                Eucharistic Adoration                      St. Patrick Church                            following the

                                                                                                                                                        7:30 p.m. Mass until Midnight

Good Friday:                     Morning Prayer                                St. Raphael Church                          8:30 a.m.

                                                Service of the Lord’s Passion          St. Raphael Church                          3:00 p.m.

Holy Saturday:                 Morning Prayer                                St. Raphael Church                          8:30 a.m.

                                                Easter Vigil                                        St. Patrick Church                            8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday:                 Easter Sunday Masses                    St. Raphael Church                          8:30 a.m.

                                                                                                            St. Patrick Church                          10:30 a.m.

 

MAY THE JOY OF THE RESURRECTION FILL YOU THIS EASTER SEASON!

 

Alleluia!