Lent, Holy Week and Easter Services
Please find on this page information on services for Lent, Holy Week and Easter, 2025. Last updated 3/4/2025.
- Office for Religious and Spiritual Life
The ORSL holds ecumenical Christian services at Stanford Memorial Church. Please contact stanfordorsl@stanford.edu for questions about the services. - Catholic Community at Stanford
CCAS holds Catholic services at Stanford Memorial Church and Old Union. Please visit web.stanfordcatholic.org for more information about their services. - Stanford Associated Religions (SAR)
Christian SAR Groups hold services on Stanford campus.
Stanford Associated Religions (SAR) Services
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5, 12:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
Noon Ecumenical Service with Rev. Coryl Lassen, Advisor to the Progressive Christians at Stanford: Episcopal Lutheran Campus Ministry, preaching. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent at Stanford Memorial Church and takes place 46 days before Easter.
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 am, 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
Ash Wednesday Masses, followed by the Imposition of Ashes
Lent Series
First Sunday of Lent: Ecumenical Christian Service
Sunday, March 9, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Rev. Dr. Zandra Jordan, Chaplain Affiliate and Director of Hume Center for Writing and Speaking, Preaching.
Second Sunday of Lent: Ecumenical Christian Service
Sunday, March 16, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Rev. Glen Davis, Chaplain Affiliate and Advisor of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Preaching.
Third Sunday of Lent: Ecumenical Christian Service
Sunday, March 23, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Rev. Floyd Thompkins, Pastor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Marin, CA, Preaching.
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Ecumenical Christian Service
Sunday, March 30, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Rev. Dr. Sakena Young-Scaggs, Senior Associate Dean and Pastor of Memorial Church, Preaching.
Fifth Sunday of Lent: Ecumenical Christian Service
Sunday, April 6, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Daily Mass
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 12:20pm
Daily Mass
Wednesdays, 12:20 pm
First Sunday of Lent
9:00 am Mass (with Confession available at 8:30 a.m.)
3:00 pm Spanish Mass
4:30 pm Mass (with Confession available at 4:00 p.m.)
9:00 pm Mass (with Confession available at 8:40 p.m.)
Second Sunday of Lent
9:00 am Mass
4:30 pm Mass
9:00 pm Mass
Third Sunday of Lent
9:00 am Mass
4:30 pm Mass
Fourth Sunday of Lent
9:00 am Mass
4:30 pm Mass
9:00 pm Mass
Fifth Sunday of Lent
9:00 am Mass
4:30 pm Mass
9:00 pm Mass
Confessions available after all Masses
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 13, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when Jesus entered Jerusalem during the Jewish Passover.
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 13, 8:30 am & 4:30 pm & 9:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
Palm Sunday with the Blessings of Palms & Procession
Good Friday
Friday, April 18, 12:00 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
Good Friday
Friday, April 18
*Location TBD
2:30 pm Stations of the Cross
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
8:00 pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Easter Devotional
Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
Easter
Sunday, April 20, 11:00 am
Stanford Memorial Church
Easter is a holy celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Easter Sunrise Service with Eucharist
Date TBD, 6:30 am
The Dish at Stanford
This Sunrise Easter Service with Eucharist will be an outdoor gathering at The Dish beginning at 6:30am and will include a Christian worship service including Eucharist (with gluten-free and alcohol-free options available). The service should last about an hour.
If you would like to join others in hiking to The Dish, we will depart from University Lutheran Church at 5:30am sharp. If you would like to make your own way there, the service will begin at 6:30am. You may enter from either Stanford Ave gate or Gerona Road Gate, which should both be open by 5:30. The coordinates for where the service takes place are: 37.406724, -122.178566 in decimal, or 37° 24' 24.2058"N, 122° 10' 42.5994"W in degrees/minutes/seconds.
Sunrise Easter Worship
Sunday, April 20, 6:15 - 7:00 am
Old Union Courtyard
The Lord is risen! We invite you to an on-campus celebration before everyone scatters to their respective churches. Sunrise is at 6:27 AM, so we'll start at 6:15 AM and the sun will pop over the horizon as we're worshiping. This won't be a lengthy service - worship songs, a brief devotional, and then donuts.
Easter
Sunday, April 20, 8:30 am & 4:30 pm
Stanford Memorial Church
Easter Sunday Mass