Palm Sunday
- Occurring
- Sunday 29 March 2026, Sunday 21 March 2027 Sunday at for 1 hour
- Venue
- All Saints Kingston
- Address The Market Place Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1JP, United Kingdom
Our 9.30am service on Palm Sunday will begin outside with the Blessing of Palm Crosses.
This will take place on the riverside outside Fusebox/John Lewis which may be accessed via the sloped walkway and tunnel near TK Maxx.
Please meet us there at 9.30am. Service sheets will be given out in situ so no need to go to the church first.
We will then process along the river and up to church for the rest of the service.
The same prayers that are said outside will also be said in church for those who would find the procession difficult and those joining us via livestream.
Palm Sunday, celebrated one week before Easter Day, marks the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, an event that is recorded in all four Gospels. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, while the crowds waved palm branches and shouted "Hosanna!" (an exclamation of praise). To mark this, Palm Sunday is often celebrated with a procession through the streets near a cathedral or church, where congregations carry palm branches.
The palm crosses are then often burned to make ashes for the following year's Ash Wednesday service.
The service includes a dramatized reading of the passion narrative.
Featuring the Choir of All Saints Kingston, one of the best parish choirs in London performing Cathedral quality music.
Yearly Easter Sunday