Holy Week and Easter 2026

Holy Week and Easter:
29^th March to 12^th April 2026

Theme: JOURNEYING NEAR

Prayer Station open all week at Withersfield: WORD MADE FLESH

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Palm Sunday

9.30am Procession of Palms and Eucharist (service begins outside)

Monday of Holy Week

10.30am Songs and Prayers at the Meadows Care Home
7pm Meditative Address and Compline

Tuesday of Holy Week

7pm Stations of the Cross

Wednesday of Holy Week

9.30am Eucharist
10.30am Stations of the Cross
12pm Soup and Discussion
6pm Songs and Prayers at Shearman Court

Maundy Thursday

11am Chrism Eucharist at St Edmundsbury Cathedral (all are welcome to join this diocesan affirmation of ministry)
7pm Eucharist and Watch*

Good Friday

10am Walk of Witness from the Old Independent Church (with Churches Together; followed by refreshments at St Mary’s)
1pm Liturgy of Good Friday*
6pm Choral Devotion: Stainer’s Crucifixion

Holy Saturday

9.30am Morning Prayer
10am Community Café
2pm Messy Church
8pm Easter Vigil and first Eucharist of Easter*

*These services form the liturgy of the sacred Triduum

Easter Day

9.30am Eucharist
11.15am Eucharist at Withersfield
4pm Healing Service

Easter Wednesday

9.30am Eucharist
11am Holy Communion at Cleves Place Care Home

Easter Friday

9.30am Morning Prayer
10am Community Café
12pm Café Church

Easter Saturday

9.30am Morning Prayer
10am Community Café

Second Sunday of Easter

9.30am Eucharist