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Services in Holy Week and Easter 2011
 Holy
Week is the most important week of the Christian year – do try to attend
the four major services, as well as the other services which are taking place.
Please ask a member of the clergy, a churchwarden or one of the Ministry Team if
you would like transport to any of the services.
Four acts, one drama. It is the drama of our
salvation.
Don’t miss it!
| Palm Sunday
17th April |
| 8.00am |
Said Eucharist + Blessing of Palms |
St Marys’ |
| 8.00am |
Said Eucharist + Blessing of Palms |
St Nicolas’ |
| 9.30am |
Procession from St Nicolas’ to Capel Court |
| c 10.15am |
Liturgy of the Palms |
Capel Court |
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followed by Procession to St Mary's |
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| 11.00am |
Sung Eucharist |
St Mary’s |
| The first ‘act’ of the drama draws us to
Jerusalem as we recall, perhaps by taking part in a short procession, Jesus’
triumphal entry into the city where, within just a week, he would be put to
death. |
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| Maundy Thursday
21st April |
| 7.30pm |
Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper |
St Nicolas’ |
| Jesus’ command, ‘love one another’ is
powerfully symbolised in the washing of feet. The simple Eucharistic celebration
draws us to the Upper Room where Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his
disciples. As the church is stripped bare, the vigil of prayer begins in both
churches as we respond to Jesus’ words; ‘could you not watch with me one hour?’
Sign up to take part in the vigil of prayer in both churches until midnight. |
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| Good Friday
22nd April |
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| 10.30am |
Devotional Service |
St Nicolas’ |
| 10.30am |
Family service hosted by the Celebrate! congregation |
St Mary’s |
| 2.00pm |
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion |
St Mary’s |
| In great solemnity we celebrate Christ’s
victory over death. The service is simple and stark because the feeling of
Christ’s suffering and death is intense, yet at the same time we know that
triumph is near. Again we hear the account of the Passion, we revere the cross
as the throne of victory and we share simply in Christ’s gift of his body. |
| 7.00pm |
Wakefield Mystery Play |
The Plough Inn, Mill Street |
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| Holy Saturday
23rd April |
| 9.00pm |
The Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord |
St Mary’s |
| This is the night of all nights in the
year. The ceremonies of the new fire and Easter candle unite us with the
earliest Christians, waiting for Christ to break forth from the tomb. We hear
the history of our salvation from the Old Testament, renew our own baptismal
commitment and share in the new life of Easter by receiving the sacrament of Our
Lord’s risen body and blood. |
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| Regular services resume on Easter Sunday: |
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| Easter Sunday
24th April |
| 8.00am |
Said Eucharist |
St Mary’s |
| 9.30am |
Celebrate! - family service |
St Mary’s |
| 9.30am |
Parish Eucharist |
St Nicolas' |
| 11.00am |
Parish Eucharist |
St Mary’s |
| 6.30pm |
Evening Prayer |
St Mary's |
Draw closer to Jesus by accompanying him through the events of
Holy Week to their joyful climax at Easter!
| Monday in Holy Week
18th April |
| 9.30am |
Eucharist |
St Mary’s |
| 7.30pm |
Eucharist and Stations of the Cross |
St Nicolas’ |
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| Tuesday in Holy Week
19th April |
| 10.00am |
Eucharist |
St Nicolas’ |
| 7.30pm |
Eucharist and Stations of the Cross |
All Saints’ |
| 9.00pm |
Compline |
St Mary’s |
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| Wednesday in Holy Week
20th April |
| 7.30pm |
Eucharist and Stations of the Cross |
St Mary’s |
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| Thursday in Holy Week
21st April |
| 10.30am |
A Service of the Word |
St Mary’s |
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There is no provision for a Eucharist on the
morning of Maundy Thursday,
except the one held in the Cathedral. |
| 11.00am |
Chrism Mass |
Cathedral |
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Anyone is welcome to attend this service
during which the clergy of the Diocese renew their ordination vows and the
Bishop blesses the oils which are taken back to the parishes. These oils are
used at baptism, marriage, for anointing those in need of strengthening at
difficult times and for anointing the dying. |
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