Maundy Thursday is the day that commemorates the Washing of the Feet and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.

Please join us on Good Friday this year for some hymns , readings and a gentle walk with the cross around the town centre to witness to our faith in Jesus Christ.

We will start at St Mary the virgin Church , Church square HP20 2JJ at 10 am and do the same walk around the town as we did last year. We aim to finish up back at St Mary’s around 11.00/11.15 where there will be refreshments of tea / coffee and hot cross buns.
Everyone very welcome, including dogs on leads ! We take a gentle pace for anyone who can only walk at a slower rate so we can all keep together.

Please forward and spread the word amongst your congregations so all can be involved.
We also welcome anyone who would like to take a turn in carrying the heavy wooden cross.

Any questions please just ask.

If you would like to come please be at the church promptly at 10am so we can start on time or just a few minutes before.

The Stations of the Cross are a narration of the final hours in the life of Jesus Christ on earth. Learn the biblical and traditional accounts of the 14 stations and what they teach us about obedience, temptation, and humility. The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, are a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers.

The Good Friday liturgy marks the day of Christ’s suffering, crucifixion, and death and is a continuation of the Maundy Thursday liturgy. We begin in silence as we ended last night. On this most solemn of days, we fix our gaze on the cross at Golgotha. The cross serves as a sign of God’s never failing love for us even in the midst of death.

The Easter Vigil, also called the Paschal Vigil, the Great Vigil of Easter, or Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil on the Holy Night of Easter is a liturgy held in traditional Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Historically, it is during this liturgy that people are baptized and that adult catechumens are received into full communion with the Church. It is held in the hours of darkness between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day – most commonly in the evening of Holy Saturday or midnight – and is the first celebration of Easter, days traditionally being considered to begin at sunset.