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16 April, 2025
Easter is a time to unite, says Church
See below for all of the Catholic Easter service times in the region.
A small congregation gathered on Sunday to march for peace as Easter Holy Week commemorations began across the region.
The peace walk, which started at Mount Isa Village and concluded on the lawns of the Civic Centre, has been hosted for more than 25 years in the city.
Good Shepherd Catholic Parish priest Father Mick Lowcock said the peace walk was held on Palm Sunday each year in remembrance of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
“We want to be like the people who welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem and not like the people who turned their back a few days later. We want to be people who try to bring peace in all things we do,” he said.
Father Mick said with war, natural disasters and economic troubles across the globe, the Easter period was a time to focus on what can unite the community.
“I think people are looking for something deeper and are travelling on an inward journey. It is a time to remember the cross and the resurrection,” he said.
Catholic Easter Holy Week Mass Times
Mount Isa – Holy Thursday Mass (17th) 7.30pm. Good Friday (18th) Stations of the Cross 10am; Lord’s Passion 3pm; Ecumenical Service at The Cross on the Hill 6pm. Holy Saturday Vigil(19th) 7.30pm; Easter Sunday Mass (20th) 7.30am; 9am and 6pm. Sunrise Service at The Lookout 6.30am.
Cloncurry – Holy Thursday Mass 7pm; Good Friday Lord’s Passion 3pm, Holy Saturday Vigil 6.30pm; Easter Sunday Mass 8.30am.
Julia Creek – Good Friday Stations of the Cross 10am; Easter Sunday Mass 12pm.
Richmond – Good Friday Stations of the Cross 10am; Easter Sunday Mass 9.00am.
Hughenden – Holy Thursday Mass 6.30pm; Good Friday Passion of Jesus 3pm; Holy Saturday Vigil 6.30pm.
Normanton – Holy Saturday Vigil 7pm.
Karumba – Easter Sunday 8am.
Easter services for other denominations can be found on the Mount Isa Council of Christian Churches Facebook page.