Please read the latest Dispatch note with information regarding our beloved sanctuary.

Please read below for updated locations for our Holy Week services.

Holy Week at St. Joseph’s

Please note Morning Prayer will gather in the upstairs during Holy Week, Monday-Saturday at 8:15 AM in the upstairs room of the parish house.

Palm Sunday, Sunday, March 29, 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM, Beth El Synagogue, 1004 Watts St. - with bagpiping!

Intergenerational Service: Wednesday, April 1, 5:00 PM, parish house

Tenebrae: Wednesday, April 1, 6:00 PM, parish house

Maundy Thursday: Thursday, April 2, 6:00 PM, parish house

Night Watch: Thursday, April 2-Friday, April 3, parish house

The Night Watch begins concluding the Maundy Thursday service and ends when morning prayer begins on Friday, April 3rd. Sign up for an hour-long slot here.

Silent Prayer: Friday, April 3, 12:00 PM, parish house

Good Friday Liturgy: Friday, April 3, 6:00 PM, parish house

Holy Saturday: Saturday, April 4,10:30 AM, Holy Saturday liturgy, parish house

The Great Vigil of Easter: Saturday, April 4, 9:00 PM, parish house

Dessert social in the parish house following the Easter Vigil. If you would like to help by baking or bringing a dessert (not required, but most welcome!) please email Jan Krause.

Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 5, 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM, Beth El Synagogue, 1004 Watts St.

After the morning service, children of all ages are welcome to participate in a festive egg hunt. Bring a basket if you have one; bags will be provided if you don’t have one.


1902 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27705

Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church is located on Main Street between Ninth and Iredell Streets in Durham, NC, across from Duke University’s East Campus. Our community life is rooted in the sacraments, daily prayer, study of the Scriptures, and fellowship with members, friends and neighbors inside and outside our walls. Following the example of our patron Saint Joseph, we make our church a place of warm hospitality grounded in God’s love, and we take that love out into the world.