Good Friday and Easter Weekend Events 2024
MEDIA ALERT – Archdiocese of Chicago Clergy and Parishes to Participate in Good Friday and Easter Weekend Events 2024
Various Archdiocese of Chicago clergy and parishes will participate in or host events to observe Good Friday and Easter weekend.
Below is a sampling of events happening this weekend open to media.
Good Friday, March 29:
WHAT: The Archdiocese of Chicago will live-stream the 2024 Living Stations of the Cross from Little Village (Via Crucis Viviente 2024 desde La Villita) starting at 9 a.m. from Epiphany Parish located at 2524 S. Keeler Ave. in Chicago. The two-hour procession will continue east on 26th Street and conclude at La Villita Park.
Participating Catholic parishes, and their pastors, include: Cristo Rey with Rev. Sergio Rivas Tamayo, St. Agnes of Bohemia with Rev. Marco Antonio Franco Luna and Mother of the Americas with Rev. Thomas J. Boharic.
Link to livestream: https://youtube.com/live/TDZpYiwtCPQ?feature=share
If media are interested in covering additional Living Stations of the Cross or Via Crucis throughout the archdiocese, a sampling of those can be found here:
https://pvm.archchicago.org/events/lenten-resources/via-crucis
WHAT: Way of the Cross: Organized by the Lay Ecclesial Movement Communion and Liberation and supported by the Lay Ecclesial Movements of the Archdiocese of Chicago, the annual Way of the Cross will take place through downtown Chicago. Bishop Jeffrey Grob and Bishop Mark Bartosic, auxiliary bishops of Chicago, will lead the procession.
WHEN AND WHERE:
8:30 a.m.: Gather and introductions at Daley Plaza, Dearborn Street and Washington Street
9 a.m.: The walk begins.
TENTATIVE ROUTE: Veterans Memorial (Riverwalk at State Street and Wacker Drive), Wrigley Building (Michigan Avenue at the Chicago River), Water Tower Plaza (Michigan Avenue and Chicago Avenue)
11:40 a.m.: The walk ends at Holy Name Cathedral (State Street and Superior Street)
12 p.m.: Conclusion
More information can be found at http://wayofthecrosschicago.org/index.html
Easter Basket Blessings starting on Saturday, March 30:
WHAT: Various archdiocesan parishes will host Easter basket blessings for children and families. A sampling of those can be found at this link:
https://pvm.archchicago.org/events/lenten-resources/easter-basket-blessings
Below is a sampling of events happening this weekend open to media.
Good Friday, March 29:
WHAT: The Archdiocese of Chicago will live-stream the 2024 Living Stations of the Cross from Little Village (Via Crucis Viviente 2024 desde La Villita) starting at 9 a.m. from Epiphany Parish located at 2524 S. Keeler Ave. in Chicago. The two-hour procession will continue east on 26th Street and conclude at La Villita Park.
Participating Catholic parishes, and their pastors, include: Cristo Rey with Rev. Sergio Rivas Tamayo, St. Agnes of Bohemia with Rev. Marco Antonio Franco Luna and Mother of the Americas with Rev. Thomas J. Boharic.
Link to livestream: https://youtube.com/live/TDZpYiwtCPQ?feature=share
If media are interested in covering additional Living Stations of the Cross or Via Crucis throughout the archdiocese, a sampling of those can be found here:
https://pvm.archchicago.org/events/lenten-resources/via-crucis
WHAT: Way of the Cross: Organized by the Lay Ecclesial Movement Communion and Liberation and supported by the Lay Ecclesial Movements of the Archdiocese of Chicago, the annual Way of the Cross will take place through downtown Chicago. Bishop Jeffrey Grob and Bishop Mark Bartosic, auxiliary bishops of Chicago, will lead the procession.
WHEN AND WHERE:
8:30 a.m.: Gather and introductions at Daley Plaza, Dearborn Street and Washington Street
9 a.m.: The walk begins.
TENTATIVE ROUTE: Veterans Memorial (Riverwalk at State Street and Wacker Drive), Wrigley Building (Michigan Avenue at the Chicago River), Water Tower Plaza (Michigan Avenue and Chicago Avenue)
11:40 a.m.: The walk ends at Holy Name Cathedral (State Street and Superior Street)
12 p.m.: Conclusion
More information can be found at http://wayofthecrosschicago.org/index.html
Easter Basket Blessings starting on Saturday, March 30:
WHAT: Various archdiocesan parishes will host Easter basket blessings for children and families. A sampling of those can be found at this link:
https://pvm.archchicago.org/events/lenten-resources/easter-basket-blessings
Contact: Media Relations Office, 312-534-8227.