Holy Week & Easter

The liturgies of Holy Week and Easter are a time to recall and celebrate the events at the very heart of Christianity — Jesus' trial, execution, and resurrection. Join us online and in-person as we mark this holiest time of year. 

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From 29 March, our church buildings will be open for certain worship services, but otherwise remain closed.

Please remember that if you are attending worship in the church that face coverings (masks) are required at all times, that households may not mix, and that there will be no hymns, or choir. Test & Trace check-in is in place, as are hand sanitizer stations, and the eucharist (communion) will be "in one kind" (that is, only the conscecrated bread). These COVID-safe restrictions apply even if you have been vaccinated. 

Easter Sunday

Tickets for Easter Sunday are available at easter2021.eventbrite.co.uk 

YouTube links below will take you to the specific video livestream at youtube.com/c/greatstmarys

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• 5.30am. Dawn Easter Vigil (ticketed, and livestreamed to YouTube). Order of service here.

• 8am BCP Eucharist (not ticketed nor livestreamed)

• 10am Easter Music Online (with pre-recorded hymns) streaming to YouTube

• 10.30am Eucharist (ticketed, and livestreamed to YouTube). Order of service here.

• 12pm Eucharist (ticketed). Order of service here.

• 3pm Easter Tea (Zoom — check your eMag for link details)

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Holy Week 2021

Stations of the Cross (All Week)

• Walk the Way of the Cross, with stations and prayers posted around the Great St Mary's churchyard fence. You can download the prayers and images at this link. 

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Palm Sunday (28 March)

• 9.30am Online-only Eucharist with Passion reading, choral music and hymns, and a “virtual” Palm Sunday Procession. Streaming to Facebook & YouTube. Order of Service

Holy Monday  (29 March)

• Way of the Cross, a spoken service of readings and silence from church 4pm, open to congregation and livestreamed to Facebook. Order of service at this link.

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Spy Wednesday (31 March)

• 12.30pm Holy Eucharist in Church and livestreamed to Facebook (rebroadcast after to YouTube). Order of service at this link.

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Maundy Thursday (1 April)

• 12.30pm Holy Eucharist in Church and livestreamed to YouTube. Order of service at this link.

• 7.30pm Livestreamed Online-only Eucharist from Home, streaming to Facebook.Order of service at this link.

• Online-only vigil from the St Andrew’s Chapel, 9pm to midnight, streaming to Facebook. Order of service at this link

Good Friday (2 April)

• 10am Multisensory Good Friday Service online only (Youtube & Facebook), espeically but not only for children.

• 12pm Preaching the Cross, online only, with the Revd Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop (The Episcopal Church). Streaming to Facebook and YouTube

• 2.30 to 3pm spoken Good Friday Service in Church, streaming to YouTube

Download the order of service here.

Lent 2021

Renew. Reflect. Refresh

The season of Lent doesn't need to be a time of despair. Come discover how our Christian spirituality provides Refreshment in a time of hardship, Reflection in a time of anxiety, Renewal in a time of uncertainty.  This Lent, come Renew, Reflect, and Refresh.