Lent and Easter 2025
 The Crucifixion from the East
window of St Mary's Church |
Since early days Christians have observed Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Day - the time of our Lord’s Passion and Resurrection - with great devotion. Lent is the season of preparation for this great festival, and is traditionally a season of prayer, study and penitence. In the death of Jesus, we see the seriousness of sin and the cost of our forgiveness. Hearing the call to repentance, we renew our commitment to seek to be faithful disciples.
LENT COURSES
Get Outside In Lent
A gentle 4 week Lenten journey through nature at Wimbish Church on 19th, 26th March & 2nd, 9th April from 10-11am. Contact Pete Gray to book a place or for more information 07901 946440 or email: petewgray@hotmail.co.uk Download a flyer here.
Unanswered Prayer
Provoking honest conversation around the hardest questions we all ask about prayer. At St Peter’s Church & Community Hub, Littlebury Green on Tuesdays, 11th March-8th April at 7.30pm. Findout more about the course here or download a flyer here.
The Bible Course
This course will run during Lent and conclude after Easter on Wednesdays at 2pm starting on 12th March or Thursdays at 7.30pm starting on 13th March. Both courses will be in the Parish Rooms. Please sign up on the list at the back of St Mary's, SW.
(The Diocese are not running any Lent Modules this year)
Special Services at St Mary’s Church in Lent and Holy Week
Ash Wednesday 5th March 2025 - The start of Lent
8.00am Morning Prayer
9.30am Holy Communion with imposition of ashes*
7.30pm Choral Eucharist with imposition of ashes*
*The imposition of ashes involves making a cold ash mark on the forehead as a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God.
Quiet Morning Saturday 8th March
From 9.30am - 12.30pm in St Mary’s Parish Rooms. 'Fasting & Feasting' led by The Ven. Kate Peacock, Archdeacon of Stansted. Open to all churches across the Team. If you would like to stay on afterwards, bring a sandwich - soup will be provided. Let Hazel know if you are coming hazel.colebrooke@gmail.com
Mothering Sunday 30th March
8.00am Holy Communion BCP
10.30am Family Holy Communion. Children particularly welcome at this service. This service will be livestreamed - YouTube link will be available here.
HOLY WEEK 2025
We warmly welcome you to to join us during this most special week of the Christian Year
Palm Sunday 13th April
8.00am Holy Communion BCP. This service will be livestreamed - YouTube link:
10.30am Holy Communion with Passion Reading
6.30pm Devotionbal Offering - The Crucifixion by Stainer
Monday 14th April
9.30am Holy Communion
7.30pm Bible Study and Compline in church
Tuesday 15th April
9.00am Holy Communion
5.00pm Evening Prayer on Zoom
7.30pm Bible Study and Compline in church
Wednesday 16th April
8.00am Morning Prayer
9.30am Holy Communion
7.30pm Bible Study and Compline in church
Maunday Thursday 17th April
9.30am Holy Communion
7.30pm Choral Eucharist
Good Friday 18th April
10.30 am Walk of Witness from Abbey Lane ending with a short service at St Mary’s Church
2.00 pm Hour at the Cross: quiet prayer and structured devotions
Easter Sunday 20th April
6.30am Dawn Holy Communion. Traditionally held outside the church, weather permitting.
8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10.30am Holy Communion. This service will be livestreamed - YouTube link: The downloadable order of service
will be available here and includes the liturgy, the hymns and the relevant musical settings.
6.30 pm Choral Evensong
Christ is Risen - He is Risen Indeed, Hallelujah
Mark Chapter 16
"1.When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 They had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’ 4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.’ 8 So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid."