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Graveside to Garden: Celebrating the Great Fifty Days

If the solemnity of Holy Week was a journey through the shadows, Eastertide represents our arrival in the light—a transition from the graveside to the garden. While the secular world often treats Easter as a single day of celebration, at Holy Trinity, we observe the full fifty days of Eastertide. This "Great Week of Weeks" stretches from the victory of the empty tomb to the transformative fire of Pentecost.

This season invites us to move beyond the mourning of Good Friday and into the joy of the Resurrection. As the scriptures remind us, "We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4). This "newness of life" is not a distant promise but a present reality that we see reflected in the budding beauty of Ashford in the Water. From the banks of the Wye to the quiet strength of our ancient stones, we see the signs of a God who is constantly making things new.

Throughout these fifty days, we follow the risen Christ from the garden to the lakeside, through his Ascension, and finally to the birth of the Church at Pentecost. It is a time of profound hope and a reminder that death does not have the final word. Whether you are a regular member of our congregation or a visitor to our village, you are warmly invited to join us at Holy Trinity. We welcome you to share in this season of grace as we celebrate the truth that the garden has replaced the grave, and new life is available to all