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March 22, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY
1- Holy Week and Easter Celebrations with Ottawa Archbishop Marcel Gervais presiding
2- Schedule of Holy Week Services and Easter Masses in the Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa
3- The Archbishops Easter Message
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Holy Week and Easter Celebrations with Ottawa Archbishop Marcel Gervais presiding
| April 1st |
Passion Sunday |
Noon (English) The Archbishop is presiding. |
| April 3 |
Chrism Mass (Bilingual) |
7:30 pm The Archbishop is presiding and preaching |
| April 5 |
Mass of the Lords Supper (Bilingual)
followed by an evening of adoration in the Chapel |
8:00 pm The Archbishop is presiding |
| April 6 |
Celebration of the Lords Passion (Bilingual) |
3:00 pm The Archbishop is presiding and preaching. |
| April 7 |
Easter Vigil (Bilingual) |
8:00 pm The Archbishop is presiding and preaching. |
| April 8 |
Easter |
10:30 (French) The Archbishop is presiding. |
All these celebrations will be held at Notre Dame Cathedral (Sussex and St-Patrick)
Schedule of Holy Week Services and Easter Masses
in the Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa
The schedule of Holy Week Services and of Easter Masses in all the parishes of the Archdiocese is available on our web site at www.CatholicOttawa.ca as of March 24. If you wish to receive a paper copy by fax, do not hesitate to call our offices.
The Archbishops Easter Message
The Archbishops Easter Message is annexed to this press release.
Reminder concerning the closure of the Diocesan Centre for Easter:
The Diocesan Centre will close on Thursday, April 5, at noon and reopen on Tuesday, April 10 at 8:30 a.m. If you are planning on doing special Easter coverage and need information from the Archdiocese, we would be grateful if you could contact us as soon as possible.
For further information:
Gilles Ouellette, 738-5025, ext. 238
Director of Communications
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