2026 Lent and Easter Prayer & Worship Schedule
(Our Sunday, 10:30 am services on Sundays (10:00 am on Easter) will be live-streamed at Cathedral of Saint James on Facebook and St. James Cathedral on YouTube.)
All events and services are held at The Episcopal Cathedral of St. James unless otherwise annotated.
Lent Madness
Ash Wednesday (February 18):
Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 7:30 am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mishawaka
Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 12:00 pm at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in South Bend
Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 7:00 pm
SundayS (February 22 - March 22):
Holy Eucharist at 8:00 (Spoken Holy Eucharist, Rite I) am & 10:30 am (Rite II)
9:15 a.m. Faith Formation (Meets in the Conference Room from 9:15 - 10:15 am on Sundays)
FridayS (February 27 - March 27):
Holy Eucharist at 12:05 pm
Liturgy of the Palms & Holy Eucharist (March 29):
The Sunday of the Passion (Rite I) at 8:00 am
Liturgy of the Palms, The Passion Gospel, Holy Eucharist
Through the Years: Palm Cross Making at 9:15 am
The Sunday of the Passion (Rite II) at 10:30 am
Liturgy of the Palms, The Passion Gospel, Holy Eucharist
Love Rules Palm Sunday Action (Howard Park)
Holy Monday (March 30):
Interfaith Service of Lament at 6:00 pm
Holy Tuesday (March 31):
Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm
Holy Wednesday (April 1):
Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm
Maundy Thursday (April 2):
Proper Liturgy for Maundy Thursday at 7:00 pm
Foot Washing, Holy Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday (April 3):
Stations of the Cross through Downtown South Bend (First Presbyterian Church)
Proper Liturgy for Good Friday at 12:00 pm
Veneration of the Cross, Solemn Collects, Communion from Reserve
Stations of the Cross at 3:00 pm
Holy Saturday (APRIL 4):
The Great Vigil of Easter at 8:30 pm (St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church)
Easter (April 5):
Festal Easter Eucharist at 10:00 am (only one Sunday service this day)
Lent 2026.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday: February 18. Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes will be offered here, at The Cathedral of St. James, at 7 pm (choral, Rite Two). There will also be Ash Wednesday services at St. Paul’s in Mishawaka at 7:30 am and St. Michael and All Angels at 12 pm. Just a reminder that Ash Wednesday is appointed as a day of fasting.
Lent is 40-day season in which the faithful are encouraged to disciplines of special acts of devotion and self-denial intended to draw us nearer in faith to God. We are once again offering several opportunities for personal and corporate observance of a holy Lent.
40 Days through Isaiah & Luke. A daily discipline of Scripture reading through the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth and the Gospel according to Matthew. Click here for the reading schedule.
A Lenten Century. Exercise is a great opportunity for contemplation and prayer. The Lenten Century is both an invitation and challenge to keep moving. 100 miles, 100 kilometers, or whatever number is right for you, let's get up and get going walking, running, cycling, swimming, or anything else. Click here for a Lenten Century log sheet.
Living Matthew 25 is a series coordinated by First Presbyterian Church of Downtown South Bend, in cooperation with many community partners, and offered to the people of the Michiana area as an opportunity to engage in learning and serving, especially focusing on the six themes of the passage – hungry, thirsty, stranger, poor, sick, and imprisoned. All are welcome. For additional information or to submit events, contact: Phyllis Wezeman, Coordinator Living Matthew 25, First Presbyterian Church of South Bend, 574-234-4159 or info@fpcsouthbend.org
Lent Madness. Learn saints whose faith has been an example and inspiration for generations of Christians in this wonderful, whimsical March Madness-style bracket featuring 32 notable faithful followers of Jesus as they vie for the "Golden Halo." Click here for the Lent Madness website.