Lent and Easter
In addition to our usual Sunday services, join us for our special events during Lent and Easter:
Wednesday 18 February, Ash Wednesday
8pm Sung Eucharist with ashing
8pm Sung Eucharist with ashing
Sunday 29 March, Sung Eucharist for Palm Sunday: We mark the last week of Jesus’ life with this special service with procession, and dramatic retelling of the story of Holy Week.
Holy Week: Monday 30 March – Wednesday 1 April
7.30pm Stations of the Cross; 8pm Said Eucharist
The Easter Triduum:
These services mark the three days from the Last Supper and arrest of Jesus, to the celebration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. Join us as we journey from death to life, from despair to hope.
Thursday 2 April, Maundy Thursday: 8pm Sung Eucharist. We remember the Last Supper and the arrest of Jesus, with footwashing, stripping of the altars, and (optional) keeping a vigil of prayer until 10pm.
Friday 3 April, Good Friday: Children’s Worship at 10am, we retell the story of Easter in an age-appropriate way
Meditation on the Passion: 12noon: we hold a reflective service to enter into the meaning of Good Friday, with Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
The Passion Service:1.45-3pm, we mark the crucifixion of Jesus with this choral retelling of the passion of Christ.
Sunday 5 April, Easter Day:
Dawn Mass & Easter Breakfast, 6am: we bring the first light of Easter into church in this special celebration of the resurrection, followed by simple breakfast
Easter Festival Eucharist: 10am, Join us for this sung service to celebrate Easter, followed by Easter Egg Hunt!
All are welcome!