Holy Week & Easter with St Mary’s

The Heart of the Christian Year
Holy Week and Easter sit at the heart of the Christian year. These days draw us into the story of Christ’s final journey: from the tenderness of Palm Sunday, through the shadows of the Triduum, to the dawn of resurrection joy. At St Mary’s we keep this sacred week with beauty, prayer, and quiet depth, walking with Jesus toward the cross and into the hope that transforms the world. Whether you are returning to faith, exploring it for the first time, or simply seeking peace, you are warmly invited to share this journey with us.

Holy Week & Easter Services

  • Palm Sunday

    29th March

    8am BCP Holy Communion

    9.45 Procession of the Palms
    & Passion Gospel
    (we begin in the Old Parsonage)

    12.15 BCP Holy Communion

    6pm Choral Evensong

  • Maundy Thursday

    2nd April

    10.30am Daytime Eucharist

    7pm The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday
    we commemorate the Last Supper,
    the institution of the Eucharist,
    and the washing of feet.

    followed by the Vigil at Gethsemane
    (Vigil kept until midnight)

  • Good Friday

    3rd April

    10.30am Ecumenical Walk of Witness
    beginning at St Gregory’s

    1.30pm The Liturgy of Good Friday
    with ante-communion and the Veneration of the Cross

  • Easter Eve

    4th April

    9am - Morning Prayer

    8pm - The Easter Vigil
    with the lighting of the Easter Fire,
    the procession of the light,
    renewal of Baptismal promises
    and the first Eucharist of Easter

  • Easter Sunday

    5th April

    8am BCP Holy Communion

    9.45 All Age Family Eucharist
    with the blessing of the Easter Garden, admission of children
    to their first Holy Communion
    followed by an Egg Hunt in the churchyard

    12.15 BCP Holy Communion