Holy Week and Easter Services

Maundy Thursday​
April 14 at 5:00 pm
Foot Washing and Bread and Wine
NOTE: This service will not be live-streamed

Good Friday Liturgy
April 15 at 12:00 noon
St. Cyprian's YouTube Channel - Live at 12:00 pm

Easter Service
Festival Holy Eucharist
April 17 at 10:00 am
St. Cyprian's YouTube Channel - Live at 10:00 am

The Commons at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church
Corner of MLK Avenue & Lovett Street
Wednesdays
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
 
For Concerned People of Good Hearts & All Faiths 

At the February Mission Board meeting, the Vicar and Mission Board decided to resume in-person worship on Ash Wednesday, March 2.  

Parishioners are expected to be fully vaccinated, wear a mask fully covering their mouth and nose, and are encouraged to remain socially distant if possible.

The Ash Wednesday worship service (5:00 PM), which begins the Church’s season of Lent, will include the distribution of ashes and the Holy Eucharist, with congregants receiving the bread only. In-person worship will continue during the Sundays in Lent and beyond.  

St. Cyprian’s will also continue to live-stream our worship services on YouTube Live.  If you do not wish to attend the Ash Wednesday service, there will be small bags of ashes available at the church beginning Monday, February 21 that you may use as you follow the service on St. Cyprian's YouTube Channel - Live at 10.  (These ashes, at least in part, are from the burning of the palms from Palm Sunday 2021.)

​With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in our area, St. Cyprian’s Vicar and Mission Board have suspended in-person worship until further notice.  The front-page headline in Tuesday’s St. Augustine Record says, “County cases more than tripled over last week.”  And, at least one person who worshiped at St. Cyprian’s on Christmas Eve has since found out that they were exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus, and is showing symptoms.  (This person has not yet received their own test results.)
 
The Washington Post reported, “Healthy, boosted people unlikely to develop severe omicron infections, but jury’s out on older, at-risk populations.”  Since the demographics of St. Cyprian’s tend towards the “older, at risk population,” for the health of all in our congregation the Vicar and Mission Board feels that is better to err on the side of caution by suspending in-person worship until this surge in infections abates.
 
I know I speak for others in saying that I am disheartened by this turn of events.  However, for almost two years the people of St. Cyprian’s have shown an amazing resilience in the face of this pandemic.  This community of faith has responded to our circumstances with care and compassion.  Your faith and prayers have permeated our congregational life.  We have walked this path before, and we can do it again … with hopes that this path is at least a little shorter and smoother.
 
Our Sunday service of Holy Eucharist will continue to be streamed on YouTube Live.  And, the church will once again be open for prayer and meditation every day of the week from 9am until at least 4:30pm.
 
Stay safe and be well.
 
Blessings and peace … Ted+
Vicar

St. Cyprian's YouTube Channel 
The Sunday service will be live streamed at 10:00 am EST
The recording will be available after the service

Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 19 at 5:30 PM

The Feast of the Incarnation
Friday, December 24 at 5:30 PM

NOTE:  For the In-Person Guidelines for both services, please go to the link below:
In-Person Guidelines

To view the live stream go to St. Cyprian's YouTube Channel
The recorded services will be available after live stream.

MAMA BLUE on The Commons on Sunday, May 16 at 7:00 PM

Eloquently dubbed the "Sultry Sister of Soul," Mama Blue is captivating, grounded, and real. Her gifted voice and stage presence are uplifting, unforgettable, and addictive!  

​website at https://www.mamabluesings.com/
 
Join us for an evening of fun and great music with Mama Blue. Enjoy an after-the-lockdown evening with friends and neighbors.

Bring your favorite beverage (NO FOOD), a chair if you have one, and wear a mask for the sake of us all.

St. Cyprian’s will celebrate the Resurrection with two in-person services on Easter Sunday:

• Sunrise Service on the Commons at 7:30am,
• Festival Easter Service at 10am in the Sanctuary with overflow seating on the Commons.

With a reduction in the COVID infection rates, and more people receiving COVID vaccinations, the Vicar and Mission Board have agreed to move to in-person worship with certain restrictions.  In addition to our in-person worship, St. Cyprian’s will continue to live-stream services in the sanctuary on YouTube for those unable to attend.
 
Sunrise Service on the Commons – 7:30am
Early on Easter morning we will celebrate the Resurrection with a special service uniting us to one another and to God through hymns, readings, and the sharing of holy bread and wine.

• Reservations encouraged, and walk-in visitors are welcome
• Family friendly
• Chairs will set up in socially distant groupings
• Masks are required

 Festival Easter Holy Eucharist – 10am
In the Sanctuary with overflow seating on the Commons
We will celebrate Easter with a Festival Holy Eucharist in St. Cyprian’s sanctuary with additional seating on the Commons (with the worship service projected on a screen).

• Reservations for sanctuary seating are full.
• Vaccinations required of all seated in the sanctuary
• Masks are required in the sanctuary and on the Commons
• Walk-in visitors are welcome on the Commons
  
• Chairs on the Commons will be set up in socially distant groupings

 St. Cyprian’s is renting a large tent for the Commons, so both services will be held rain or shine. To make a reservation for either service please call Holly Horahan at 904-829-8828, or email her at StCypriansChurch@att.net.