Holy Week and Easter Services 2018
On Sunday 25 March 2018, we enter the most significant eight days of the Christian year: Holy Week & Easter.
Holy Week, from Palm Sunday to the Easter, is the heart of the Christian year. It is the journey we make together entering into the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection. We do this through Holy Scripture, music, prayer and preaching. Services include times of reflection to help us to enter spiritually into those mighty acts whereby God in Christ has reconciled the world to himself. These events – the last supper; Jesus’ arrest, trial and passion; his death and burial; and his resurrection on the third day- make up what is called the paschal mystery. The word paschal means Passover, and here refers not only to the exodus of God’s people Israel from bondage in Egypt, but also to the Lord’s Passover from death to life and, moreover, to the deliverance of believers from the deadly bondage of sin into freedom and eternal life. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
We are all encouraged to do everything we can to ensure we attend as many of the services and acts worship during Holy Week and Easter. Ideally we should attend something every day. The services below are the ones being held at St Thomas The Martyr; however, there are services at Christ the Servant and St Michael's Dalton at different times and these are indicated with CTS and SMD where appropriate.
Holy Week, from Palm Sunday to the Easter, is the heart of the Christian year. It is the journey we make together entering into the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection. We do this through Holy Scripture, music, prayer and preaching. Services include times of reflection to help us to enter spiritually into those mighty acts whereby God in Christ has reconciled the world to himself. These events – the last supper; Jesus’ arrest, trial and passion; his death and burial; and his resurrection on the third day- make up what is called the paschal mystery. The word paschal means Passover, and here refers not only to the exodus of God’s people Israel from bondage in Egypt, but also to the Lord’s Passover from death to life and, moreover, to the deliverance of believers from the deadly bondage of sin into freedom and eternal life. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
We are all encouraged to do everything we can to ensure we attend as many of the services and acts worship during Holy Week and Easter. Ideally we should attend something every day. The services below are the ones being held at St Thomas The Martyr; however, there are services at Christ the Servant and St Michael's Dalton at different times and these are indicated with CTS and SMD where appropriate.
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Sunday 25 March: Palm Sunday
8.00am Said Eucharist 9.30am Joint Sung Eucharist with Bishop Richard 6.00pm Eucharist (SMD) Holy Monday 26 March 10.00am Eucharist for Peace and Unity 7.30pm Eucharist for Peace and Unity (CTS) Holy Tuesday 27 March 10.00am Eucharist of Reconciliation (SMD) 7.30pm Eucharist of Reconciliation Holy Wednesday 28 March 10.00am Eucharist of Healing (CTS) 7.30pm Eucharist of Healing (SMD) Thursday 29 March: Maundy Thursday 10.00am Eucharist 7.00pm Agape (CTS) 7.30pm Sung Eucharist of The Last Supper (SMD) Good Friday 30 March 10am The Way Of the Cross (STM) 10am The Way Of the Cross (CTS) 12.30pm Ecumenical Service of The Cross: Up Holland War Memorial 2.00pm Solemn Liturgy 2.00pm Solemn Liturgy (SMD) Holy Saturday 31 March 9.00am Morning Prayer 6.00pm Evening Prayer Easter Sunday 1 April 8.00am Eucharist 9.30am Celebration Eucharist 9.30am Celebration Eucharist (CTS) 11.00am Celebration Eucharist (SMD) 11.30am Eucharist Each celebration on Easter Sunday will include the distribution of Easter eggs for children and young people. |
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