The ancient office of Compline derives its name from a Latin word meaning ‘completion’ (completorium).
It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day. At the end of the service, those present depart in silence.

The day of the Last Supper, Christ's betrayal and arrest. This service conveys both the solemnity of the day and the joyful celebration of the institution of Holy Communion. as the service ends, the mood shifts as Jesus goes out from the upper room to be deserted, betrayed and arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. the service ends with the altar being stripped bare and the invitation to remain in silent prayer as we recall Jesus' words tohis disciples, 'Could you not watch with me for one hour?'

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In a bare church, the tone is set by the words of Jesus, 'Weep not for me but yourselves and your children' as we reflect on the love displayed by Jesus on the cross in the weight of human sin which afflicts us all.
Beginning with reflection and prayer, ending with a service from 2-3pm as we are confronted with Christ's death for us on the cross, and our own sin and shame that required such a sacrifice.

The greatest of all Christian festivals. The church is beautifully decorated with flowers and the risen Christ is known to us in the breaking of bread.

The greatest of all Christian festivals. The church is beautifully decorated with flowers and the risen Christ is known to us in the breaking of bread.