Easter Services (2025)

Ash Wednesday (5th March)

• Parish Mass, St. Anne's Church, Park Orchards: 9:10 a.m. - to be confirmed
• Parish Mass, Holy Spirit Church: 9:15 a.m. (with Holy Spirit Community School)
• Parish Mass, Holy Spirit Chapel: 7:00 p.m.

Palm Sunday (12th April)

• Holy Spirit Church, 6:00 p.m. (Saturday 12th April)
• Holy Spirit Church, 9:00 a.m. (Sunday 13th April)
• St. Gerard's Church, Warrandyte, 10:30 a.m. (Sunday 13th April)
• Holy Spirit Church, 5:00 p.m. (Sunday 13th April)

Rite of Forgiveness / Individual Reconciliation (Tuesday 15th April)

• Combined Parishes Forgiveness Service, St. Anne's Church, Park Orchards: 7:00 p.m

Christ our living water,
light and life

Booklet Archive

Holy Thursday (17th April)

• Holy Spirit Church: 7:30 p.m. (Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows until 10:30 p.m.)

The Last Supper

Washing of the Disciples Feet

Last Supper - Closing Scene

Mass of the Last Supper, Holy Thursday 2015 04 02 (YouTube)

Good Friday (18th April)

• Stations of the Cross, Holy Spirit Church: 10:00 a.m.

Stations of the Cross

• Ecumenical Stations of the Cross, Stiggants Reserve, Warrandyte: 10:30 a.m. Refer https://www.wcc.org.au/events/stations-of-the-cross--207/2025-04-18 for more details.
• Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Death, Holy Spirit Church: 3:00 p.m.

Church

Cross

Good Friday Mass 2015 04 03 (YouTube)

• Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Passion, St. Gerard's Church, Warrandyte: 3:00 p.m.

Easter Vigil (19th April)

• Vigil Mass, Holy Spirit Church: 7:30 (Includes Lighting of the Easter Fire and Reception into the Church)
         
  
  Blessing of the fire
     
  
  Passing on the light
     
  
  Church alight
     
  All images
   
  
  Easter Saturday Vigil 2015 04 04 (YouTube)

Easter Sunday (20th April)

Altar tapestry

Church foyer

• Easter Mass, St. Anne's Chapel, Park Orchards, 6:30 a.m. (Dawn vigil)
• Easter Mass, Holy Spirit Church, 9:00 a.m.
• Easter Mass, St. Anne's Church, Park Orchards, 10:30 a.m.