The week leading up to Easter Day began on Sunday with Palm Sunday and the celebration of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, signifying that he came not as a conquering warrior but as a servant who offered a new way of changing the world – that of love, compassion and care for all.
This week we have meditations on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at St John’s at 7.30pm, a time to reflect and pray and remember the way the crowds turned against Jesus, the same crowds who welcomed him into Jerusalem.
On Maundy Thursday at 7.30pm there will be a Holy Eucharist, stripping of the altar and vigil at both St John’s and St George’s, with foot-washing at St John’s, recalling Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.
On Good Friday there will be a somber service at St John’s at 9.30am and at St Mark’s at 9.30am there will be craft for primary-age children to explore the Easter story, followed by a service for all ages at 11am when we look at what the children have done and reflect on the message of Easter. This will be followed by hot cross buns for all.
On Sunday there will be Easter services in all three churches in the morning:
9.30am St John’s
10.30am St George’s
11am St Mark’s
There will be Easter egg hunts at each church.
On Sunday afternoon there will be a Trinity Easter service at 3pm at St George’s, also with an Easter egg hunt.
Please join us where and when you can.
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The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 