BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Vigil Eucharist for Easter Eve with confirmations
DTSTART:20250419T190000Z
DTEND:20250419T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20260507T001448Z
UID:11883242025-04-19 19:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:The Easter Vigil is the first service of Easter\, held on the 
 evening before.\n\nIt begins with a symbolic expectant waiting (outdoors a
 round a fire) for the resurrection of Jesus on Easter morning\, and this i
 s represented visually by a large Easter candle\, which is lit from the fi
 re and brought into a darkened church. This depiction of new life and ligh
 t represents Jesus’ resurrection on the first Easter morning. The congre
 gation then light their own candles from the Easter candle\, representing 
 their own new life as followers of Jesus. The service will contain a numbe
 r of readings from the Bible\, and also an opportunity for all the partici
 pants to renew the promises made at their baptism\, along with candidates 
 for baptism and confirmation.\n\nPresident and preacher: The Bishop of Sto
 ckport\n\nEntrance for this service is through Southwest porch
GEO:-2.890743;53.191367
LOCATION:Chester Cathedral
URL:https://chestercathedral.com/events/event/eucharist-for-easter-eve-wit
 h-vigil-baptism-and-confirmations/2025/04/19
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR