LENT 2024
The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. This season of Lent provided a time in which converts to the faith were prepared for Holy Baptism. It was also a time when those who, because of notorious sins, had been separated from the body of the faithful were reconciled by penitence and forgiveness, and restored to the fellowship of the Church. Thereby the whole congregation was put in mind of the message of pardon and absolution set forth in the Gospel of our Savior, and of the need which all Christians continually have to renew their repentance and faith.
- The Book of Common Prayer p. 265
Holy Week Services
March 24 | Palm Sunday
8 AM Virtual Service on Zoom
10:45 AM Hybrid Service at St. Thomas Church
March 27 | Holy Wednesday
10:30 AM Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph's Rectory
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March 28 | Maundy Thursday
7:30 PM Foot Washing Service at St. Thomas Church
Celebrant: The Rev. Christopher Sigamoney
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Dr. Fred Vergara
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March 29 | Good Friday
12 Noon to 3 PM Seven Last Words at St. Thomas Church
Speakers: Eden Brown, Romy John Abraham, Justin Sinclair, Carlton Mitchell, Pauline DeBourg-Parris, Sandra Simpson, The Rev. Canon Dr. Fred Vergara
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March 30 | Holy Saturday
7:30 PM Easter Vigil & Baptism at St. Thomas Church
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March 31 | Easter Sunday
8 AM Virtual Service on Zoom
10:45 AM Hybrid Service at St. Thomas Church
Ash Wednesday
February 14, 2024
10:30 AM | Mass and Imposition of Ashes
St. Joseph's Rectory
99-10 217th Lane, Queens Village, NY 11429
2 PM to 3:30 PM | Visits to Homebound
4 PM to 6 PM | Imposition of Ashes
St. Joseph's Rectory
This is the first day of Lent. According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke; Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this 40-day liturgical period of prayer and fasting or abstinence. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a celebration and reminder of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God.
Stations of the Cross
Fridays at 7:30 PM
Join us for Virtual Stations of the Cross every Friday from February 16 to March 22, 2024
Meeting ID: 835 3248 0200
Passcode: 135930
The Stations of the Cross refer to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus. This Lent, you are invited to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer as we journey through the chief scenes of Christ's suffering and death on his way to Calvary.
Deanery Services
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
Join the churches of the Jamaica Deanery for weekly Lenten Services every Wednesday from February 21 to March 20 at 7:30 PM. This year's theme is Being Hopeful in Anxious Times. I say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong, fear not." -Isaiah 35:4
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Wednesday, February 21
Host | Grace Jamaica
Preacher | The Rev. Canon Dr. Winfred Vergara
Wednesday, March 13
Host | St. Stephen's, Jamaica
Preacher | The Rev. Keith Voets
Wednesday, February 28
Host | St. Alban the Martyr
Preacher | The Rev. Canon Dr. Frederick Walker
Wednesday, March 20
Host | St. Gabriel's, Hollis
Preacher | The Rev. Dr. Rudolph Anthony
Wednesday, March 6
Host | St. David's, Cambria Heights
Preacher | The Very Rev. Steve Foster
Wednesday, March 27
Host | St. Peter's, Rosedale
Preacher | The Very Rev. Steve Foster