Maundy Thursday - The Watch
Maundy Thursday is the day when Christians remember the Last Supper when Jesus
celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples in the Upper Room before being
betrayed and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. Traditionally a silent watch is
kept after the Maundy Thursday evening service recalling Jesus’ words to his
disciples in the garden, “Could you not watch with me for one hour?”. We will be
keeping an hour long silent watch at St Peter’s after the Maundy Thursday service
this year. All are welcome to join in the watch if they wish but please don’t feel
obliged to stay for the whole sixty minutes. It is fine to just dip your toe into the
waters of silence and soak in the peace for a few minutes to think of our Lord before
quietly leaving the church.

Good Friday – Quiet Reflection
During the service we place pieces of broken wood on the outline of a large cross
on the floor of the chancel. So, together, we acknowledge each other’s sufferings,
and thank God for the gift of his Son Jesus, and thank Jesus for the gift of his
suffering, death and resurrection – for love of us.

A dawn service to greet the resurrection, in the churchyard (unless the weather is very bad), followed by BBQ breakfast

With singing, and perhaps with Easter eggs