Lent and Easter

Ash Wednesday Service 5th March 7.30pm
Churches Together in Leominster Lent Study Course - 7.30pm Wednesdays at St. Ethelbert's Parish Room 
The Prayers of Jesus - Explore the prayers of Jesus to His Father as he moved towards the cross - Amy Boucher Pye

Holy Week and Easter
Please note there will be no morning prayer during Holy Week

Palm Sunday Procession 13th April
Gather at 9.30am and walk from The Grange for 10am Eucharist in Leominster Priory

Holy Week Monday Tenebrae 14th April 7.30pm
The service of Tenebrae (shadows) is a moving and evocative series of traditional meditations on Christ’s Passion dating back to medieval times and accompanied by plainchant. Over the years many folk at the Priory have found the darkness and light of this service a profoundly moving beginning to their keeping of Holy Week.

Holy Week Tuesday Stations of the Cross 15th April 7.30pm
A traditional devotion tracing Jesus' steps to Calvary with Eucharist

Holy Week Wednesday Stations of the Cross 16th April 7.30pm 
A traditional devotion tracing Jesus' steps to Calvary with Eucharist

Maundy Thursday Service 17th April 7.30pm
The washing of feet, the stripping of the Altar and vigil of prayer until midnight: we remember the events of the Last Supper and the Arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. You can leave before midnight if you wish!

Good Friday Walk of Witness 18th April
Begins at Priory 11.15 and ends at Baptist Church 12.30 ending with soup lunch

Good Friday Last Hour of the Cross - 18th April 2pm
A reflective service as we keep vigil for the Last Hour. Please be quiet on entering and leaving the church.

Easter Saturday Vigil - Saturday 19th April 8pm
A reflection on the Resurrection as night falls. Scripture and silence, followed by the traditional ceremony of new fire and the new light of the Resurrection with the renewal of Baptism promises.

Easter Sunday Eucharist - 20th April 10am
Our Easter Eucharist, with Hymns. The Priory Choir lead the singing. Freshly brewed Tea and Coffee are served in the Norman Nave after the service.

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