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St.Mary The Virgin Ewell Parish Church

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What's on in Holy Week 2012

All the principal services for Holy Week are shown below, and all are welcome to attend.

Sunday, 1 April 2012
Palm Sunday

0800 Holy Communion with blessing of palms
0930 Procession and Sung Eucharist with blessing of palms
1100 Holy Communion (1662) with blessing of palms

 

Tuesday, 3 April

1000 Holy Communion (in the parish room)

 

Wednesday, 4 April

1140 The Litany (1662)
1200 Holy Communion (1662)

 

Maundy Thursday
Thursday, 5 April

2000 Sung Eucharist of the Lord's Supper (with the Reception of the Holy Oils, footwashing for those who choose to come forward, and the Procession to the Altar of Repose.)
The service is followed by the Watch of the Passion, a period for silent prayer. Please come and go during this time as you please. The Watch finishes at 11pm.

 

Good Friday
Friday, 6 April

1115 Children's Stations of the Cross
1200 An hour at the Cross -- a meditative service of hymns, prayers, and addresses
1900 Sung Liturgy of Good Friday

 

Holy Saturday
Saturday, 7 April

2030 Easter Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter
The new fire is kindled, the vigil readings are heard, and the resurrection of Christ is celebrated. We renew our baptismal vows and celebrate Holy Communion. This joyful occasion is the principal service in the Christian year.

 

EASTER DAY
Saturday, 8 April

0800 Holy Communion
0930 PROCESSION AND SOLEMN EUCHARIST with Blessing of the Easter Garden
1100 "Cracking open Easter": an all-age service.
This is a new venture this year, and is a short family service which will end with an Easter Egg hunt.