Maundy Thursday Evening Service
- Occuring
- for 1 hour
- Venue
- Royston Parish Church (Herts)
- Address Royston Parish Church Melbourn Street Royston Herts, SG8 9LG, United Kingdom
Maundy Thursday – 6th April @ 8pm
On the Thursday before Jesus died, he celebrated the Jewish festival of the Passover with his twelve disciples. As they shared bread and wine, Jesus gave them a command to break bread and drink wine together in his memory. He also shocked his disciples by washing their feet, an act usually done by a slave; by doing this Jesus demonstrated that we must serve one another.
The term ‘Maundy’ comes from the Latin, “mandatum”, meaning command, and on that special evening we will follow Jesus’ command by re-enacting the Last Supper with a sung Eucharist. The service will begin at 8pm and will be followed by a silent vigil in the Church as we remember Jesus when he prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. All are most welcome.