These are Lent & Easter events this year.

Towpath Easter activities

Occurring
for 1 day, 6 hours, 30 mins
Venue
Canal towpath
Address
Canal towpath, Beside bridge over Newcastle Road, Market Drayton

Join us for free Easter activities and hot cross buns on the canal towpath beside the Newcastle Road bridge over teh Shropshire Union Canal.

Palm Sunday Procession and service

Occurring
for 1 hour, 45 mins
Venue
St. Mary's, Market Drayton
Address
Church Street Market Drayton, TF9 1AD, United Kingdom

Join us as we begin Holy Week and the journey to Easter Day. Services at 9.00am and 10.30am, with a procession after the 10.30am service from the church to the Cheshire Street War Memorial.

Maundy Thursday Communion

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St. Mary's, Market Drayton
Address
St. Mary's, Market Drayton, Church Street Market Drayton, TF9 1AD, United Kingdom

A Maundy Thursday service is a time when people meet together to re-enact the things that Jesus did at the Last Supper.

Broken bread and wine are shared in Holy Communion to remember the meal that Jesus shared with his disciples.

Good Friday Walk of Witness and morning services

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St. Mary's, Market Drayton
Address
Church Street Market Drayton, TF9 1AD, United Kingdom

Do join us on Good Friday as we remember how Jesus died on the cross, so that we might know God's complete forgiveness. Christians from around the town will gather at Market Drayton Methodist Church for a short service at 10.00am, before we walk together through town and hold a service outside the Town Hall at 10.40am. At 2.00pm there will be a quiet, reflective service at St Mary's, as we mark the Last Hour at The Cross, with readings from the Bible. In the evening there is a Tenebrae Service - a service of darkness and shadows, reflecting on the events of Jesus death - as we look forward in anticipation and hope to Easter day.

Good Friday Reflection - Last Hour at the Cross

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St. Mary's, Market Drayton
Address
Church Street Market Drayton, TF9 1AD, United Kingdom

Do join us on Good Friday as we remember how Jesus died on the cross, so that we might know God's complete forgiveness. At 2.00pm there will be a quiet, reflective service at St Mary's, as we mark the Last Hour at The Cross, with readings from the Bible.

Good Friday - Tenebrae Service

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St. Mary's, Market Drayton
Address
Church Street Market Drayton, TF9 1AD, United Kingdom

Do join us on Good Friday as we remember how Jesus died on the cross, so that we might know God's complete forgiveness. In the evening there is a Tenebrae Service - a service of darkness and shadows, reflecting on the events of Jesus death - as we look forward in anticipation and hope to Easter day.

Easter Sunrise Service

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St. Mary's, Market Drayton
Address
Church Street Market Drayton, TF9 1AD, United Kingdom

All our Easter services are posted below, culminating in our celebrations on Easter morning, as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. For early birds there is a Sunrise service in the churchyard at 6.15am! Then a traditional Book of Common Prayer Communion service at 9.00am and a more contemporary Communion Service, with some activities for children, at 10.30am. All are welcome.