Occurring
for 1 hour
Join us in the Cathedral for Ascension Day Choral Eucharist, on Thursday 18 May
EASTERTIDE
The Great Fifty Days of Eastertide form a single festival period in which the tone of joy created at the Easter Vigil is sustained through the following seven weeks, and the Church celebrates the gloriously risen Christ. Early Christians gave the name Pentecost to this whole fifty-day span of rejoicing. In those places where the custom of lighting the Easter Candle at the beginning of Easter is followed, the lit Candle stands prominently in church for all the Eastertide services.
ASCENSION DAY
The Ascension of Jesus is the departure of the risen Jesus from the earth. The narrative in the first Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles takes place 40 days after Easter Day. Jesus is taken up in the sight of the disciples after telling them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit; as he ascends a cloud hides him from their view and they saw two men in white who told them that Jesus will return ‘in the same way you have seen him go into heaven’ In the Christian tradition, the ascension is connected with the exaltation of Jesus, meaning that because of his ascension Jesus continues alive, at the right hand of God and he lives to pray for his people. The risen Jesus departs, and his people await the coming of God the Holy Spirit.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Your support makes a real difference to the ministry and mission of Guildford Cathedral. Thanks to your gifts of time and money we’re proud to open our doors for free, 365 days a year, meeting the needs of both pilgrim and visitor. If you would like to support our work, if you are a member of one of our congregations and have not already done so, please consider joining our Planned Giving Scheme via the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) and set up a regular donation by direct debit. This is very easy to do over the phone (03330 021 271), using our unique identifier, 170617001. Or via this link https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/support/congregational-giving . Alternatively one off donations can be made via https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/support
EASTERTIDE
The Great Fifty Days of Eastertide form a single festival period in which the tone of joy created at the Easter Vigil is sustained through the following seven weeks, and the Church celebrates the gloriously risen Christ. Early Christians gave the name Pentecost to this whole fifty-day span of rejoicing. In those places where the custom of lighting the Easter Candle at the beginning of Easter is followed, the lit Candle stands prominently in church for all the Eastertide services.
ASCENSION DAY
The Ascension of Jesus is the departure of the risen Jesus from the earth. The narrative in the first Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles takes place 40 days after Easter Day. Jesus is taken up in the sight of the disciples after telling them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit; as he ascends a cloud hides him from their view and they saw two men in white who told them that Jesus will return ‘in the same way you have seen him go into heaven’ In the Christian tradition, the ascension is connected with the exaltation of Jesus, meaning that because of his ascension Jesus continues alive, at the right hand of God and he lives to pray for his people. The risen Jesus departs, and his people await the coming of God the Holy Spirit.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Your support makes a real difference to the ministry and mission of Guildford Cathedral. Thanks to your gifts of time and money we’re proud to open our doors for free, 365 days a year, meeting the needs of both pilgrim and visitor. If you would like to support our work, if you are a member of one of our congregations and have not already done so, please consider joining our Planned Giving Scheme via the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) and set up a regular donation by direct debit. This is very easy to do over the phone (03330 021 271), using our unique identifier, 170617001. Or via this link https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/support/congregational-giving . Alternatively one off donations can be made via https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/support
Choral Eucharist, Ascension Day, Thursday 18 May 2023, 7pm
18 May 2023, 7 p.m. for 1 hour
Choral Eucharist, Ascension Day, Thursday 18 May 2023, 7pm
18 May 2023, 7 p.m. for 1 hour