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!

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The services below are in addition to our normal pattern of services.

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St Mary's, Church Road, ALDINGBOURNE, PO20 3TT

St Mary's, Church Lane, BARNHAM, PO22 0BP

St George's, Church Lane, EASTERGATE, PO20 3UX

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Lent Course:

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Lent Group 1 - Tuesdays at 7pm at St Mary's, Barnham. 

                          Fr Graham will be leading us in the Diocesan Lent course for the Year of the       New Testament.   

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Lent Group 2 - Wednesdays at 12noon at Westergate Methodist Church. 

                          Rev Sheila amongst others will lead a joint Anglican Methodist discussion group with a soup lunch about the journey to the cross.

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LENT begins:

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Ash Wednesday 14th February 2024

9.30am   St Mary's, Barnham - Said Mass with Imposition of Ashes

10am      St George's, Eastergate - Said Communion with Imposition of Ashes

6.30pm   St Mary's, Barnham - Sung Mass with Imposition of  Ashes

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Stations of Cross during LENT:

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Stations of the Cross - Every Friday at 6.30pm at St Mary's, Barnham

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During HOLY WEEK:

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Palm Sunday 24th March 2024

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, meeting at Easter                 School and processing to the Church

11.15am St Mary's, Barnham - Sung Mass with Blessing of Palms 

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Holy Monday 25th March 2024 

6.30pm   Said Mass with Stations of the Cross at St Mary's, Barnham

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Holy Tuesday 26th March 2024

6.30pm   Said Mass with Stations of the Cross at St Mary's, Barnham

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Holy Wednesday 27th March 2024 

10am      St George's, Eastergate - Said Communion

6.30pm   Said Mass with Stations of the Cross at St Mary's, Barnham

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Maundy Thursday 28th March 2024

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

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Good Friday 29th March 2024

10am      St George's, Eastergate - Easter Garden Family Service

10am      St Mary's, Barnham - Mattins and Litany

12noon  Open Air Ecumenical Service at the Parish Office (35 Barnham Road)

2pm       St Mary's, Barnham - The Liturgy of Good Friday

6pm       St Mary's, Barnham - Evensong & Maria Desolata

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Easter Day 31st March 2024 (NB: Clocks change to British Summer Time at 1am)

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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

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Easter Week:

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Easter Week - Monday to Friday

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6.30pm   Said Mass of the Resurrection at St Mary, Barnham (Not Wednesday)

10am      Eucharist of the Resurrection (Wednesday only) at St George's, Eastergate 

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Easter Week - Saturday

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9.30am    Said Mass of the Resurrection at St Mary, Barnham

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