These are Lent & Easter events this year.
Compline/Night Prayer
Sung Holy Communion -With optional foot washing and stripping of the altar. Maundy Thursday is the day when Christians remember the Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before he was betrayed and arrested. It takes its name from the Latin word ‘mandatum’ meaning ‘commandment’. During the supper Jesus told his disciples: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” (John 13.34). We remember this evening every week when we share The Lord’s Supper also called Holy Communion or the Eucharist.
Good Friday is the most sombre day of the Christian calendar when the crucifixion and death of Jesus is commemorated in churches so it can be difficult at first glance to see what is ‘good’ about it. Some sources suggest that it may be a corruption of ‘God’s Friday’ which has evolved over time; more importantly Christians see the death of Jesus as the means by which God’s people are invited to share in new life
A reflective service, finishing in silence at 3pm. Good Friday is the most sombre day of the Christian calendar when the crucifixion and death of Jesus is commemorated in churches so it can be difficult at first glance to see what is ‘good’ about it. Some sources suggest that it may be a corruption of ‘God’s Friday’ which has evolved over time; more importantly Christians see the death of Jesus as the means by which God’s people are invited to share in new life.
Easter is very important to Christians as it is the celebration of Jesus dying for our sins and then rising again. In so doing, he offers us new life in him. On the third day after his crucifixion, Jesus's tomb was found to be empty. He had risen from the dead. Life triumphs over death! The joy of resurrection is possible only because Christ endured death and conquered it.
It would be great to see you as we celebrate together Jesus' alive. Easter is very important to Christians as it is the celebration of Jesus dying for our sins and then rising again. In so doing, he offers us new life in him. On the third day after his crucifixion, Jesus's tomb was found to be empty. He had risen from the dead. Life triumphs over death! The joy of resurrection is possible only because Christ endured death and conquered it.