Holy Week
at the Church of Saint Clement
Welcome to our Holy Week page! We look forward to you joining us during this time of reflection, followed by joyous celebration. Below you can find information about our services. We will meet virtually over Zoom; details will be sent via email. Please contact the Church Office (703.998.6166 or office@saintclement.org) to be added to our distribution list.
A Prayer for Holy Week
God, as we walk through Holy Week toward the Cross,
may we remember the wonder of who You are.
Beyond sin. Your love is inexhaustible.
Beyond brokenness. Your forgiveness is incomprehensible.
Beyond betrayal. Your grace is poured out eternally.
Beyond death. Your life is unimaginable.
Beyond human understanding. Your ways are always higher than ours.
-Christine Sine
Palm Sunday:
Sunday of the Passion
Please join us Sunday, April 5th at 10:00 AM for Morning Prayer and the Liturgy of the Palms.
Palm Sunday Worship materials may be found HERE.
Music For Palm Sunday
At the conclusion of Morning Prayer, the following hymns can contribute to your personal prayer and reflection on today's readings from Scripture.
Joining Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
1982 Hymnal - 154: All glory, laud, and honor
Preparing to Hear the Passion Narrative
1982 Hymnal - 167: There is a green hill far away
Contemplating Christ's Atonement for Our Sins
1982 Hymnal - 169: O sacred head, sore wounded
Closing Meditation
"...and darkness covered the face of the earth ..."
Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)
Holy Week
Maundy Thursday
You are invited on Thursday, April 9th at 5:30 PM to share a (virtual) agape meal and Evening Prayer with us in preparation for the Passion.
Maundy Thursday Worship materials may be found HERE.
Music for Maundy Thursday
Ave Verum - Camille Saint Saens
Lux Aeterna: "O Nata Lux" - Morten Lauridsen
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston
Good Friday
Please join us on Friday, April 10th at 11:30 AM to participate in the Stations of the Cross and a Solemn Veneration of the Cross.
Good Friday Worship materials may be found HERE.
Music For Good Friday
Miserere Mei - Gregorio Allegri
1982 Hymnal - 715: When Jesus Wept
1982 Hymnal - 169: O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded
1982 Hymnal - 172: Were You There?