Lent, Holy week & Easter Services
Everyone is welcome to all of our Lent, Holy Week and Easter services and events.
Come and celebrate the joy of a Holy Lent and Easter!
The services below are in addition to our normal pattern of services.
St Mary's, Church Road, ALDINGBOURNE, PO20 3TT
St Mary's, Church Lane, BARNHAM, PO22 0BP
St George's, Church Lane, EASTERGATE, PO20 3UX
Lent and Confirmation Groups:
There are two courses running though the season which we are encouraged to join:
1 - C.S. Lewis at St Mary's, Barnham - Tuesdays in Lent at 7pm
C.S. Lewis was one of the greatest apologist of the Christian faith in the twentieth century, and his many books still remain classics to this day. A man who knew what it was to be an atheist and then to be captured by the living God, Lewis is able to speak to many about the journey of faith, and to use arguments that are compelling and inspiring. During the weeks of Lent, the group will at key aspects of Lewis's writings and with the purpose of "going further up and further in" as Lewis once put it, in our relationship with God.
2 - Our journey through Lenten Scripture - Check 'Contact' for dates, times and location
Each week the Revd. Sheila will lead discussions around the readings for the day (on Ash Wednesday) and for the previous Sunday (subsequently). Why have the compilers of the lectionary decided that these are the readings that will help us to mark the season of Lent? Why those readings paired together? What do they say to us? How do they help us make a better journey through Lents?
During LENT:
Ash Wednesday 2nd March 2022
9.30am St Mary's, Barnham - Said Mass with Imposition of Ashes
10am St George's, Eastergate - Said Communion with Imposition of Ashes
7pm St Mary's, Barnham - Sung Mass with Imposition of Ashes
Stations of the Cross - Every Friday at 6.30pm at St Mary's, Barnham
During HOLY WEEK:
Palm Sunday 10th April 2022
8.30am St George's, Eastergate - said Communion with Blessing of Palms
9.30am St Mary's, Barnham - BCP Mass with Blessing of Palms
10am St Mary's, Aldingbourne - Parish Communion with Blessing of Palms
10am St George's, Eastergate - Holy Communion with Blessing of Palms
11.15am St Mary's, Barnham - Sung Mass with Blessing of Palms
Holy Monday 11th April 2022
6.30pm Said Mass with Stations of the Cross at St Mary's, Barnham
Holy Tuesday 12th April 2022
6.30pm Said Mass with Stations of the Cross at St Mary's, Barnham
Holy Wednesday 13th April 2022
10am St George's, Eastergate - Said Communion
6.30pm Said Mass with Stations of the Cross at St Mary's, Barnham
Maundy Thursday 14th April 2022
7.30pm St George's, Eastergate - Contemplative Eucharist
7.30pm St Mary's, Barnham - Sung Mass of the Last Supper with foot washing and the Watch until 10pm
Good Friday 15th April 2022
10am St George's, Eastergate - Easter Garden Family Service
10am St Mary's, Barnham - Easter Garden Family Service
12noon Open Air Ecumenical Service at the Parish Office (35 Barnham Road)
2pm St Mary's, Barnham - The Liturgy of Good Friday
6.30pm St Mary's, Barnham - Maria Desolata
Easter Day 17th April 2022
5.30am St Mary's, Barnham - Dawn Mass of the Resurrection
8.30am St George's, Eastergate - Said Eucharist of the Resurrection
9.30am St Mary's, Barnham - BCP Mass of the Resurrection
10am St George's, Eastergate - Eucharist of the Resurrection
10am St Mary's, Aldingbourne - Eucharist of the Resurrection
11.15am St Mary's, Barnham - Mass of the Resurrection
6pm St Mary's, Barnham - Evensong & Benediction
Easter Week - Monday to Friday
6.30pm Said Mass of the Resurrection at St Mary, Barnham
10am Eucharist of the Resurrection (Wednesday only) at St George's, Eastergate
Easter Week - Saturday
9.30am Said Mass of the Resurrection at St Mary, Barnham