Illinois Valley churches announce Holy Week schedules

Many native church buildings in Bureau, Putnam and La Salle counties have introduced upcoming Holy Week schedules and companies:

Dalzell/Cherry/Arlington

Mass of the Final Supper will happen at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at St. Thomas Extra at 302 Chestnut St. in Dalzell.

Good Friday companies might be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Holy Trinity at 212 S. Important St. in Cherry.

Easter Vigil might be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at St. Thomas Extra in Dalzell.

Easter Sunday companies at 8:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity in Cherry and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s at 106 Church St. in Arlington.

There might be no 5 p.m. Sunday mass in Dalzell.

La Salle

A Festal Eucharist will start at 10:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 9, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, La Salle. Celebrant would be the Rev. Jim Nixon. Organist is Jane Hart.

The La Salle Catholic Parishes will maintain Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in St. Patrick Church and seven p.m. in St. Hyacinth Church in Spanish. Good Friday Communion companies might be at 3 p.m. in St. Patrick and St. Hyacinth church buildings with a 7 p.m. service in Spanish at St. Hyacinth. Easter Vigil Mass might be at 8 p.m. Holy Saturday in St. Patrick. Easter Sunday Plenty might be at 7 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in St. Patrick; 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. (Spanish) in St. Hyacinth; and 10 a.m. (Latin) and 5:30 p.m. in Shrine of Queen of the Holy Rosary.

Lostant

United Methodist Church will maintain Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunday service might be at 8:30 a.m. in United Methodist Church.

Oglesby

Holy Household Parish in Oglesby will conduct Holy Thursday companies at 7 p.m. Good Friday service might be at 3 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass might be at 8 p.m. Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday Plenty might be at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Peru

The Peru Catholic Church buildings will have fun Holy Thursday at 7 p.m. April 6 in St. Valentine Church, adopted by Adoration till midnight. Good Friday companies might be at 3 p.m. in St. Mary Church. Holy Saturday Mass might be at 8 p.m. in St. Joseph Church. Easter Sunday Plenty might be at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in St. Valentine Church; at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Church; and at 9:15 a.m. in St. Mary Church.

Princeton

Christ Group Church, Princeton, will maintain a Good Friday service at 6 p.m. Friday, April 7. Easter Sunday service might be at 10 a.m. April 9.

The First United Methodist Church in Princeton will have fun Palm Sunday at 9 a.m. April 2 and Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. on April 6. Good Friday companies might be held at midday April 7 with the sanctuary open for prayer from 12:30 to three p.m. Easter Sunday companies will start with a half hour dawn service at 6:30 a.m. on April 9 adopted by a continental breakfast. The 9 a.m. Easter service will embrace music, choir and extra. The church is situated at 316 S. Church St.

Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton will maintain Maundy Thursday companies at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6. Good Friday companies might be at 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunday companies might be at 8:30 a.m. (simulcast on Fb at ECC Princeton and YouTube at ECC Princeton) and at 10:30 a.m. (simulcast on WZOE 1490 AM).

Utica

St. Mary Church in Utica will conduct Holy Thursday companies at 7 p.m. Good Friday service might be at 3 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass might be at 8 p.m. Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday Plenty might be at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.