Procession of Palms

for 1 hour, 30 mins
Bristol Cathedral
College Green Bristol, BS1 5TJ, United Kingdom

Join us for Palm Sunday as we commemorate Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of the Holy Week.

On Palm Sunday, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to crowds and cheers. His triumphant entry into Jerusalem has been celebrated on the Sunday before Easter since the first centuries of Christianity. The crowds waved palm branches and covered his path with them. This service remembers Jesus’ experience with a procession around College Green, holding crosses and palm leaves led by a donkey.

The procession continues inside the cathedral with a dramatised reading of the Passion Gospel and celebration of the Eucharist.

John 12:12-13 (NIV):

“The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

‘Hosanna!’ ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ‘Blessed is the king of Israel!'”

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Procession of Palms

for 1 hour, 30 mins
Bristol Cathedral
College Green Bristol, BS1 5TJ, United Kingdom

Join us for Palm Sunday as we commemorate Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of the Holy Week.

On Palm Sunday, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to crowds and cheers. His triumphant entry into Jerusalem has been celebrated on the Sunday before Easter since the first centuries of Christianity. The crowds waved palm branches and covered his path with them. This service remembers Jesus’ experience with a procession around College Green, holding crosses and palm leaves led by a donkey.

The procession continues inside the cathedral with a dramatised reading of the Passion Gospel and celebration of the Eucharist.

John 12:12-13 (NIV):

“The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

‘Hosanna!’ ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ‘Blessed is the king of Israel!'”

More info

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Bristol Cathedral has a duty of care to all the children, young peope and adults who engage with our life and work. We take the responsibility very seriously and work closely with our partners to ensure that there is a safe and secure culture within the Cathedral.

If you have any questions about safeguarding in the Cathedral, please contact Ben Silvey (Chief Operating Officer and Cathedral Safeguarding Officer), or Chrissie Graham (Operations Officer for Safeguarding and Finance and Deputy Cathedral Safeguarding Officer) on 0117 926 4879

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