Holy Week and Easter 2024 Join with us, as we follow the journey from Palm Sunday to the Resurrection. Holy Week is the most important week of the year, in which we go with Jesus on the road to the Cross and Resurrection. The emphasis is on participation and doing - being part of the drama as it is told and enacted through the week. Doing helps deepen our understanding of what Jesus did for us. Palm Sunday 24th March 8:30 Holy Communion at Heckfield 10:00 Holy Communion Service at St John's, Hook (also via Zoom) 11:00 Morning Worship at Heckfield 18:00 Holy Communion at St John's, Hook Monday 25th March - start of Holy Week 20:00 Stations of the Cross at St John's, Hook Tuesday 26th March 19:00 Passover Supper at St John's, Hook - this will be a bring & share meal. Wednesday 27th March The Lady Chapel at St John's, Hook is open all day with an all day Reflective space Maundy Thursday 28th March 11:00 Chrism Eucharist in Winchester Cathedral with renewal of the Ministers vows 16:00 Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at Mattingley 20:00 Holy Communion at St John's, Hook Good Friday 29th March 8:30 Stations of the Cross at St John's, Hook 9:30 - 11:45 Children's Activity Morning at St John's, Hook 10:00 Good Friday Service at St John's, Hook 12:00 Hook Churches Together Walk of Witness leaving from St John's 14:00 Towards the Cross - A meditation for Good Friday at Mattingley There is also an online Meditation - spoken word & music which you can listen to from your home Easter Sunday 31st March 6:30 Sunrise Outdoor Holy Communion at St John's, Hook, followed by breakfast 8:30 Easter Communion in Mattingley 10.00 Festival Easter Communion & egg hunt at St John's, Hook (also via Zoom) with Junior Church 11:00 Festival Easter Communion & egg hunt at Heckfield 18:00 Holy Communion at St John's, Hook 18:30 Evensong at Rotherwick Church
In the Benefice there are a variety of different groups which meet for fellowship, discussion, prayer and Bible study at a variety of different locations. Some groups are more social and are just a place where we can meet, and talk about issues which matter, others make more of an effort to study topics which relate back to the readings and sermons being used seasonally in church. Whilst its nice to meet in person over coffee or even breakfast, sometimes meeting remotely using a tool such a zoom makes it easier to join in. You can see a list of groups on our website: https://www.whitewaterchurches.co.uk/whatson/small-groups/Sometimes all the groups share the same theme (and the theme may also be used in our sermons in our church services), and at other times each group is following a different series of topics. Previous themes have included Nehemiah - and you can find some of the study materials on our website under resources: https://www.whitewaterchurches.co.uk/resources/teaching/Not all groups meet every week, if there is a time/place you are interested please contact the group leader or the Benefice Office to check the next date.