Easter - Lent and Holy Week

Occurring
for 46 days, 5 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St Peter & St Paul
Address
Church Road Flitwick Bedford, MK45 1AE, United Kingdom

ASH WEDNESDAY
Wednesday 18th February 2028
10am Said Service & 7.30pm Choral Service
Traditional Ash Wednesday Eucharist service with Imposition of Ashes (optional signing of the cross with ashes on forehead)

PALM SUNDAY
10.30am - 29th March 2026
10.30am Sunday Eucharist Service (starting 10,20am from car park)
Our Palm Sunday Procession begins in the cemetery car park at 10.30am. Pre-blessed crosses will be in church for those unable to process with us

HOLY MONDAY
Home Communion Service
Gathering at 7pm, to take communion in someone's home, as the very first Christian followers did.
Please contact the Church Office for the address.

HOLY TUESDAY
Compline Service
7.30pm. - Quiet, reflective service of night prayer as we journey through Holy Week together

HOLY WEDNESDAY
10am Mid-Week Eucharist Service
More informal, said communion service, incorporating the Stations of the Cross. Refreshments served after the service.

MAUNDY THURSDAY

7.30pm - Thurs 17th April 2025 (with Vigil until midnight)
Traditional choral service with foot washing (optional), as we remember the evening of the Last Supper.
Directly following this service will be a candlelit vigil. A time of quiet and stillness, interspersed with Taize music.

GOOD FRIDAY
2pm - Friday 3rd April 2026 'At the Foot of the Cross"
A service of reflection recalling the last hour at the cross, as Jesus died.

EASTER SATURDAY
Messy Easter 3.30pm - Sat 4th April 2026
Our wonderful Messy Easter event for families. Activities, fun. craft and food for everyone (and probably a lot of chocolate!)
Please sign up at our Messy Church page. Booking is essential
https://www.flitwickchurch.org/holy-week-easter

EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt
10.30am - Sunday 5th April 2026
Join us as we celebrate Easter Day together with our "All Together Eucharist Service'. A wonderful , joyful celebration for all ages and stages of life and faith.
After our service will be an egg hunt in the churchyard and hot cross buns in the Chapter House!

St Peter & St Paul

St Peter and St Paul's is an inclusive community of some 200 people of all ages, committed to journeying together with God.

The Church building is open every day between 9 am and dusk for private prayer.

At Flitwick Church we take the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults seriously. Please find our policy on our website www.flitwickchurch.org. If you have any concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer at [email protected] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor at [email protected]

Get in touch

Revd Claire Harald

Flitwick Parish Church
Church Road
Flitwick

MK45 1AE

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Easter - Lent and Holy Week

Occurring
for 46 days, 5 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St Peter & St Paul
Address
Church Road Flitwick Bedford, MK45 1AE, United Kingdom

ASH WEDNESDAY
Wednesday 18th February 2028
10am Said Service & 7.30pm Choral Service
Traditional Ash Wednesday Eucharist service with Imposition of Ashes (optional signing of the cross with ashes on forehead)

PALM SUNDAY
10.30am - 29th March 2026
10.30am Sunday Eucharist Service (starting 10,20am from car park)
Our Palm Sunday Procession begins in the cemetery car park at 10.30am. Pre-blessed crosses will be in church for those unable to process with us

HOLY MONDAY
Home Communion Service
Gathering at 7pm, to take communion in someone's home, as the very first Christian followers did.
Please contact the Church Office for the address.

HOLY TUESDAY
Compline Service
7.30pm. - Quiet, reflective service of night prayer as we journey through Holy Week together

HOLY WEDNESDAY
10am Mid-Week Eucharist Service
More informal, said communion service, incorporating the Stations of the Cross. Refreshments served after the service.

MAUNDY THURSDAY

7.30pm - Thurs 17th April 2025 (with Vigil until midnight)
Traditional choral service with foot washing (optional), as we remember the evening of the Last Supper.
Directly following this service will be a candlelit vigil. A time of quiet and stillness, interspersed with Taize music.

GOOD FRIDAY
2pm - Friday 3rd April 2026 'At the Foot of the Cross"
A service of reflection recalling the last hour at the cross, as Jesus died.

EASTER SATURDAY
Messy Easter 3.30pm - Sat 4th April 2026
Our wonderful Messy Easter event for families. Activities, fun. craft and food for everyone (and probably a lot of chocolate!)
Please sign up at our Messy Church page. Booking is essential
https://www.flitwickchurch.org/holy-week-easter

EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt
10.30am - Sunday 5th April 2026
Join us as we celebrate Easter Day together with our "All Together Eucharist Service'. A wonderful , joyful celebration for all ages and stages of life and faith.
After our service will be an egg hunt in the churchyard and hot cross buns in the Chapter House!

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