During this penitential season of Lent we have Stations of the Cross every other week on a Friday at 12.30pm. Below is the full list of services from March to Easter Sunday. You are more than welcome to join us.
Sunday 1st March 10.30am Second Sunday of Lent – St David’s Day – Sung Mass Sunday 8th March 10.30am Third Sunday of Lent – Sung Mass Friday 13th March 12.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 15th March Fourth Sunday of Lent – MOTHERING SUNDAY- Sung Mass Sunday 22nd March 10.30am Fifth Sunday of Lent – Sung Mass Friday 27th March 12.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 29th March 10.30AM PALM SUNDAY – Sung Mass Thursday 2nd April MAUNDY THURSDAY – 7.30pm Mass with footwashing followed by Watch & Meditation until 9.30pm Friday 3rd April GOOD FRIDAY – 1pm Stations of the Cross 2pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion Sunday 5th April EASTER SUNDAY – 10.30am Sung Mass
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is to lead a national broadcast as the Church of England responds to the challenge of becoming a “different sort of church” in the face of the challenge of coronavirus.
The service, including prayers, hymns and a short sermon, will be broadcast online by the Church of England and broadcast on 39 local BBC radio stations and BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship his Sunday as congregations across the country find new ways of sharing worship together after public church services were put on hold. The service will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship at 0810and all local radio stations in England at 8am and will premier online at 9am on Sunday.
Churches of all major denominations will also be marking a national day of prayer and action this Sunday – Mothering Sunday – particularly remembering those who are sick or anxious and all involved in health and emergency services.
Meanwhile local churches across the country are streaming acts of worship or sharing reflections online as part of an expansion of digital resources to meet the need for spiritual guidance and support. You can join in Chester Cathedral’s service here.
It comes after the Archbishops of Canterbury and York wrote to clergy on Tuesday advising them to put public services on hold until further notice in response to Government advice to restrict public gatherings to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
But they made clear that, far from having to “shut up shop”, the Church of England will face the challenge by becoming a radically different kind of church rooted in prayer and serving others. This service, recorded in the crypt chapel at Lambeth Palace in London includes hymns sung by St Martin’s Voices, one of the choirs of St Martin-in-the-Fields
In his address the Archbishop will say: “In all of the current troubles, and they are very serious troubles, looking inwards will only reveal the limits of our own resources, and lead to deeper fear and selfishness.
“Acting in love found from God in Jesus Christ will do the exact reverse. As we look out from ourselves in love, we can enable people to find the place of their nurture, not their historic place but a new place where they meet God and find his consolation.
“As we share our consolation the mother love of God will enfold them. As we love the poor, go and give to a foodbank, call on someone who is isolated, do their shopping, pray with and for them from a distance, we will find that we are deeply consoled by our own gift of consolation.”
