The Vigil & First Mass of Easter

for 1 hour, 45 mins
St Ives: All Saints
Church Street St Ives Cambridge / Peterborough, PE27 6DG, United Kingdom

In this Holy Saturday service, we start by lighting a new fire and preparing the year's Pascal candle as a symbol of God's light, even in dark times. As we watch, as if by the tomb of Jesus, we read scripture together by candlelight, reminding us of all the history of God's people leading us to the moment of his resurrection. Finally we celebrate Christ bursting from the tomb with music, light and the first Eucharist of Easter - living full of the Holy Spirit and the joy of Christ's Resurrection.

St Ives: All Saints

Everyone is welcome to our services, activities and events.


The services of the Church, are available for anyone in St Ives regardless of faith or belief. 

We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, straight, gay, confused, well-heeled or down at heel. We especially welcome wailing babies and excited toddlers. We welcome you whether you can sing like Pavarotti or just growl quietly to yourself. You’re welcome here if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woken up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haven’t been to church since Christmas ten years ago. We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grownup yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit mums, football dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems, are down in the dumps or don’t like ‘organised religion.’ (We’re not that keen on it either!) We offer a welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or are here because granny is visiting and wanted to get out and walk along the river. We welcome those who are inked, pierced, both or neither. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down their throat as kids or got lost on the ring road and wound up here by mistake. We welcome pilgrims, tourists, seekers, doubters… and you!

(Wording adapted from Coventry Cathedral)

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Callum Dickerson (Churchwarden)

Unit 10
Stephenson Road
St. Ives

PE27 3WJ

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The Vigil & First Mass of Easter

for 1 hour, 45 mins
St Ives: All Saints
Church Street St Ives Cambridge / Peterborough, PE27 6DG, United Kingdom

In this Holy Saturday service, we start by lighting a new fire and preparing the year's Pascal candle as a symbol of God's light, even in dark times. As we watch, as if by the tomb of Jesus, we read scripture together by candlelight, reminding us of all the history of God's people leading us to the moment of his resurrection. Finally we celebrate Christ bursting from the tomb with music, light and the first Eucharist of Easter - living full of the Holy Spirit and the joy of Christ's Resurrection.

Safeguarding

Our parish of St Ives: All Saints is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm.

We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Ely’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO, Peter Smith on [email protected], or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

All Saints' webpage Safeguarding page

St Ives: All Saints Charity No. 1188642