At the end of the service the church is stripped, in silence, of altar cloths, silverware and other moveable items.

The Stations of the Cross have formed part of Christian devotion for many centuries because they offer a particularly vivid way of following in the steps of Jesus on the way to the Cross.
This will take place in the churchyard, or inside the church if the weather is unsuitable.

On Easter Sunday, churches will celebrate because Jesus died for our sins and then rose again.
'For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.' John 3. 16