Holy Week News - 15 April 2025

Dear friends,

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Mark 11:9

If you missed Palm Sunday's service and Gavin’s excellent talk on Mark 11:1-11, you can watch it on our YouTube channel.

We have a number of services taking place this week and they are all great opportunities to invite friends, family and neighbours to hear the good news of Easter. Please pray for these services as we proclaim Jesus, the lamb of God who died for us and the one who has conquered death.

On Thursday evening at 7:30pm, there will be an atmospheric Tenebrae Service (with the Lord's Supper). Tenebrae is Latin for shadows and, during this moving service, candles will be extinguished one by one as we hear readings from Luke’s account of Maundy Thursday/Good Friday. The aim is to dramatise the increasing darkness as Jesus goes from the Last Supper to face betrayal, abandonment, trial and execution.

The Christians Together In Elmswell Good Friday Service will be on the Green (by the station) at 10:00am on Friday 18 April. Hot cross buns will be distributed at the end.

The annual church meetings will be held during the service on 27 April, during which we will hear a review of the past year and look ahead to the future. We will also elect church wardens and people to fill PCC vacancies. If you have been on the church electoral roll for at least 6 months and wish to stand on the PCC, please download and complete this form

Finally, you are very welcome to join the online weekly church prayer meeting, which is on Zoom on Saturday at 9:00am for 40 minutes. You do not need to pray out loud – we'd love to see you. Join us by clicking here or, load Zoom and use Meeting ID: 685 295 1296 and Password: 816262.

In Christ,

Peter
Tue 15 Apr 2025