St. Helen's Church, Cliffe

Easter 2026

Easter Services/Events:

 
Palm Sunday - 29th March
8.30am Holy Communion
10am Family Service
6pm Palm Sunday Praise led by the Music Jam
 
Holy Monday - 30th March
7pm Taize Service - This is a traditional Taize service with quiet reflective music, readings and prayers, set out with countless candles and images to lead us into the light of Jesus as we walk the week to Good Friday.
 
Holy Tuesday - 31st March
7pm Celtic Bread Sharing Service - with a Celtic feel, this earthy based service will enable us to break bread together as the light from Holy Monday starts to diminish.
 
Holy Wednesday - 1st April
9pm Compline (Night Prayer) - this is a traditional, very short service and a way of ending the day in prayer.
 
Maundy Thursday - 2nd April
7pm Seder Meal: Requires sign-up by emailing Clifford or completing the sign-up sheet at back of church; all welcome to come and experience the Last Supper in a way that Jesus delivered it 2000 years ago as a Passover meal.  
 
Good Friday - 3rd April
10.30am - 12noon Messy Church
12noon - 2pm Open church - for two hours the church will be open for personal prayer and you can dip in and out as you like.  During this time, extracts of Jesus' last moments on earth will be read out at set intervals and a prayer said.  At the end of the two hours, we move into the last hour service.
2pm The Final Hour Service - A more traditional service with hymns, readings, reflections and prayers leading to the final act and cry from Jesus as we extinguish the last candle and leave the church empty and bare until the dawn of Easter.
 
Easter Day - 5th April
6am Dawn Service - A communion gathered around the fire in silence, then we enter the church in celebration that he is risen.
10am Family Agape and celebration of Easter
 
 
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