Good Friday
- Occurring
- for 3 hours
- Venue
- St Michael and All Angels, Stonebridge
- Address Hillside Stonebridge London, NW10 8LB, United Kingdom
On Good Friday we plan to hold Three Hours Devotions in the church, and also partly online and via phone. There will be three one-hour services from 12:00 midday to 1:00, 1:00 to 2:00 and 2:00 to 3:00, with a brief gap between services to allow people to come and go. The format is as follows:
12:00 midday: a Service of the Word with Bible readings from Luke's Gospel account of the Passion, and reflections. This service will include hymn singing. The Service will also be livestreamed on Zoom for audio and video and can be dialled in via the Church on the Phone line for audio only.
1:00 pm: Stations of the Cross. We process around the church visiting all the "stations" marking events in Jesus' journey to the cross and praying at each one. This will also be livestreamed on Zoom.
2:00 pm: Service of Meditations and Reflections: in addition to our Bible readings of the Passion we shall be reflecting on aspects of Jesus' story and writings and preaching about the events of Easter. This will be a quiet and static service - also available on Zoom and Church on the Phone.
2:00 pm: Activities for children on the Theme of Good Friday. There will be a craft table with guidance on making cards and craft items to celebrate Easter. (All three of our services today will be suitable for children and we shall do our best to accommodate people of all ages throughout).
There will be tea, coffee and soft drinks available and hot cross buns will be served at the beginning of the 2 pm service in church.