Worship
St. Peter's-at-the-Light
Episcopal Church

Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Sunday Services

10:00 AM (September through May)

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Holy Eucharist, Rite II
except during Lent
8:00 AM
(September through August)
and
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Holy Eucharist, Rite I
10:00 AM
 ~
 Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Special Services

Christmas Eve, 5:00 PM
Holy Eucharist:  Our family service with singing of carols, the placing  of baby Jesus in
the Creche and a children's sermon
 
Christmas Day, 10:00 AM
A quieter service; no music
 
Ash Wednesday, noon & 6:00 PM
Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes ~ ashes are imposed before communion.
 
Stations of the Cross, Fridays at noon during Lent
Worshippers gather to reenact Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, each reading a part of one
of the designated stations.
 
This  is the focus of the Christian Church: Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, the last meal with
his disciples, the Garden of Gethsemane, his crucifixion and the Resurrection.
 
Blessing and distribution of the palms, with procession from the Parish House to the church;
Dramatic reading of the Passion, and Holy Communion.
Maundy Thursday
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Jesus has the Last Supper with his disciples then
enters the Garden of Gethsemane to pray
6:00 PM
 Joint potluck supper with Zion Lutheran Church
7:00 PM
 Holy Eucharist with Reservation of the Sacrament and stripping of the altar
8:00 PM
 Watch before the Altar of Repose in the "Garden of Gethsemane" through the  
 night until 8:00 AM
Good Friday
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Jesus is crucified and buried in a tomb
8:00 AM
Mass of the Presanctified
  
Noon
Good Friday Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross
  
6:00 PM
Stations of the Cross
  
Easter Sunday
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Jesus rises from the dead!
8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist (said)
10:00 AM
Solemn High Mass
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
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Jesus enters Jerusalem
Worship in Holy Week