Saints and Commemorations in April
Now you know
how to set the date of Easter
Annual Parochial
Church Meeting
Beat the
credit crunch - book a church wedding, says bishop
Services and
Events in Holy Week
As those of you who have
read the magazine regularly
will know I’m a far from good gardener. But we have been trying with the rectory
garden. Last year we spent what seemed
to be a fortune putting plants into the new flowerbed, and to start to create
what I am optimistically calling the ’hot bed’ full of oranges, blues and
purples. Most of the plants were perennials, the theory being that they would
last and last. But I wasn’t convinced. I
am sure that I’d manage to kill them first time round.
So imagine my surprise when
I discovered on a recent wander round the garden that they’d all come back
again. So far I have seen what I think
are the right plants everywhere I expected to see them, and I’m absolutely
thrilled and feeling a bit proud.
Of course I know that, in
reality I had almost nothing to do with it, that it was simply nature taking
its course. But doesn’t it feel amazing
every spring to watch the garden and the park come back to life, to see new
life where everything looked dead, as if life had seeped out forever.
That’s why in the Church’s
year I look forward so much to the Easter Vigil service at 5:30 on Easter
morning. After the long drag through
Lent, when the church building has looked so bare without flowers, the stark
unbleached linen hangings and robes, when it seems as if we’re never going to
get out of feeling low—suddenly the joy of Easter fills the air. The church is full of the sight and smell of
flowers, candles are burning filling the church with new light, the choir sings
joyful anthems, we rejoice to say, sing and shout the word Alleluia! As often as possible.
The hangings are white and gold, even the service sheets are bright
yellow. New life has really come back
into the church, we are filled with new passion, new
hope, new joy.
And that’s what it should be
like, because we are celebrating the life that is the power of God and the
power of God’s love. We are celebrating
the hope and the joy of the Resurrection, resurrection to new life that doesn't
depend on our abilities, our worthiness, our
goodness. New life that is ours this
year and every year, that allows us to blossom and
grow into God’s image as we grow closer to Jesus.
Now that’s a real source of
perennial hope.
1 Frederick
Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1872
9 Dietrich
Bonheoffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945
10 William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer,
1761
10 William of Ockham,
Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347
11 George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of
New Zealand, 1878
16 Isabella Gilmore, Deaconess, 1923
19 Alphege,
Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
21 Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec,
Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1109
23 George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304
24 Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop
at St Paul's, 624
25 Mark the Evangelist
27 Christina Rossetti,
Poet, 1894
28 Peter Chanel,
Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841
29 Catherine of Siena, Teacher of the Faith,
1380
30 Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922
Another Springfield Ding-dong
The Ringers' Quiz Night was
once more an enjoyable occasion. The Augmented 4ths - the
Rector's team - tried really hard to gain the Trophy and nearly made it.
But once again, the team from Springfield emerged the winners. Well done,
everyone who came along, especially the newcomers, and we'll hope to see you
all again next year.
£226 was raised for Zimbabwe and the heating.
New Neighbours?
Do you have new neighbours
in your road or in your block of flats?
If so, please put one of the
‘Welcome to the Neighbourhood’ cards through their letter box. These can be
found on the table under the tower in the church. Thank you.
Mothering
Sunday
‘Bon Bons
Por Maman’ or, as it is
translated, Sweet Treats for Mothering Sunday – was indeed a treat. Guy Middlemiss on the piano and David Tabbat with his cello entertained us for an hour with music
by Schumann, Fauve, Ravel and Cassado. And for their
encore, because it was Mothering Sunday, what else but ‘Are you Sitting Comfortably…?’ Then followed the other
Sweet Treats; tea with scones, jam and cream, cake, and a platter of fresh
fruit. The audience showed their
appreciation by asking for more, not only tea but music. The Fundraising Committee took note and
consulted their diaries. Watch this
space.
Every Sunday we pray for
people living and working in two or three roads in the parish.
5 April
Bond Gardens & The Holt
12 April
Berkeley Court & Bampfylde Close
19 April
Paston Close & Bloxworth Close
26 April
Croydon Road & West
Lodge
5th April (Palm Sunday)
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Philippians 2:5-11
The Passion Narrative
12th April Easter Day
Isaiah 25:6-9
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
John 20:1-18
19th April
Acts 4:32-35
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
26th April
Acts 3:12-19
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48
In any organisation it is
easy to see only our own small part. It
is always good to meet with members of other branches and indeed countries to
be reminded of all the work done in the name of Mothers’ Union worldwide.
At Mary Sumner House this
month, we were told of a new book, ‘A Good Childhood’ which is a report on
childhood today which was very disturbing.
A few days later, we were at a Roadshow at Croydon Parish Church. Here, we heard about the Social Policy, the
report of which is printed in ‘Policy Watch’.
Three Mothers’ Union members are in New York discussing the Status of
women and gender equality in families.
We are encouraging to write to our MP about new bills.
Next we heard about the
beginning of parenting courses. They
were originally based on a scheme based in Surbiton, together with Barnardos. The
course of facilitators is comparable with an A-Level course with written work
to complete between classes. They are
based on ‘London Open College Network’ and are in three age groups.
Southwark Mothers’ Union has
trained, qualified people to run courses. Training courses cost about £350. A course is in progress at the moment at Holy
Trinity Church, Redhill. All details learned about the families
involved is totally confidential. The leader needs to be aware of anybody
feeling uncomfortable. She does not tell
parents how to run their families but encourages them to discuss together,
sharing information as to how each has coped with various problems. They are
taught to appreciate the importance of encouragement, listening with eye
contact, talking with children and spending quality time together, maybe round
the meal table. Each parent needs to
make time for him/herself as well.
After the coffee break, we
were each given a coloured bead, red, green or blue and asked to stand in a
straight line. The reds could read and were therefore aware of training programmes, numerate so could earn money for projects. They finally had a stand pipe for water. As each advantage was announced, they stepped
forward. The greens were not far behind
but we poor blues, being illiterate did not know of courses. They were miles from where we lived and the
men were unable to leave their lands and the women their children. At each stage, we took a step backwards. It was a visual example of the gaps in the
haves and have nots in the world.
There is a programme with a
DVD illustrating these facts, called ‘Home’.
The Relief Fund deals with emergency needs and in January alone, £20,000
was sent to Sudan, Uganda and Congo.
Many branches have links
with others abroad with whom they correspond.
A recent letter from Aba was read, the first
of a very long time. Our link is now
with the Congo thanks to Judy and details are on our board.
Zimbabwe
Paul Goodridge has been
asked and has accepted to serve on the Croydon Area Zimbabwe Link Group. Paul visited Zimbabwe with the Area Group in
2007 and has kept in constant contact since.
Wedding
Lewis Whitehall and Zoe Tegg
28th March 2009
Easter is perhaps nowadays
seen as a mostly Christian festival but in fact its origins lie in three
religious faiths - Pagan, Hebrew and Christian.
Pagan tradition suggests
that the name Easter is derived from Ostara or Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring to whom the month
of April was dedicated.
Another Pagan tradition that
can coincide with Easter is the vernal equinox or the Festival of Spring in
March, which symbolises the rebirth of nature following the cold days of
winter.
Even today Pagan symbols
live on in the celebration of Easter with the hare, a symbol of fertility,
becoming the Easter Bunny and brightly decorated eggs which were originally
used to represent the colours of the new spring. Eggs were also an important
fertility symbol.
Easter is also connected to
the Hebrew "pesach" (Passover) festival
that is an important date in the Jewish calendar commemorating the flight and
freedom of the Israelites from Egypt and slavery when the angel of death
"passed over" their dwellings offering them protection.
Passover is celebrated over
eight days and many of the early Christians, who were of Jewish origin,
regarded Easter as a new feature of the Passover festival.
According to Christian
tradition Easter is a major celebration marking the crucifixion and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. He was crucified on what is known to Christians
as Good Friday and was resurrected three days later on Easter Sunday. Rolling
decorated Easter Eggs is seen to represent the rolling away of the rock from
the tomb of Jesus.
Easter marks the end of the
period of Lent that begins on Ash Wednesday and is a time of penitence in
preparation for the highest festival of the church. Although there are 46 days
from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday Lent itself
only lasts 40 days as Sundays are excluded.
The last week of Lent is
celebrated as Holy Week and begins with Palm Sunday that marks the triumphant
entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as the crowds laid palms at his feet. Maundy
Thursday marks the Last Supper before the anniversary of the crucifixion on
Good Friday., and the Resurrection on Easter Sunday
You may recall the recent
mysterious notices about shower gel and fund raising, with Paul encouraging you
to pass on any unwanted bottles of the stuff to me, Jane Gates.
I have been asked by more
than one or two, (not surprisingly!) “What are you going to do with them?” So please allow me to clarify!
It’s not shower gel in
particular that I need; that was just an example. I need donations of all manner of things,
from unwanted gifts (I think that’s where the shower gel came in) to things
such as ornaments, gadgets, DVD's. glass, in fact anything you can think of that you don’t need
or want but that somebody else might.
The items are needed for a
‘Silent Auction’ which we will be holding in church during May. The items will
be displayed in the Centre during coffee time over a number
of Sunday mornings, so you will all have a chance to browse and bid on
anything that takes your fancy. In order to bid, you will enter your name and
the amount you are willing to pay for that item, on a sheet. Others may then
come along and outbid you! I have seen a pair of iconic ‘Coronation Street’
socks raise about ten quid in this way, with two parties in good-natured
rivalry trying to outbid one another!
On the last morning of the
auction, the person who has placed the last bid on the sheet is the successful
purchaser and takes the items away.
So, thank you to all those
who have already given things to me and I look forward to receiving more items.
Please be having a think about whether you have anything at home that may be
useful, have a sort-out and place anything you have, in the labelled plastic
container under the table at the back of church. Anything we do not use this
time WILL be recycled for use at a later time in order to raise funds for St.
Mary’s, so nothing will be wasted.
One other request – as well
as items, it would also be lovely to include some offers of service to others (
often referred to as ‘Promises’) This might include an offer of a trip to the
airport, driving someone to Sainsbury’s, a trip round a garden centre, baking a
cake, cooking a meal, an hour’s housework !! -
You get the idea. If anyone has an idea for offering a service, please
have a chat to myself or Justine about it.
Jane Gates.
A reliable source close to
the Editorial Panel has confirmed that it was the grandmother, not the
grandfather, who was saved by the actions of the family dog during the
war. This is memorialised in our South
Window. Please look for the Corgi. All correspondence in this matter is now at
an end. Thank you to all who took part.
There’s more to Christian
Aid than the annual May house to house collection
Last year Christian Aid
supporters joined the campaign for a Stronger UK Climate Change Bill. In October 2008, the government accepted
virtually all of the campaigner’s demands for the Bill. These included cutting UK carbon emissions by
80% by 2050 and requiring FTSE listed British companies to report their
emissions, so helping the poorest of the poor who suffer the worst effects of
climate change.
Christian Aid campaigners
have supported Fairtrade products, campaigned for
trade justice and were among the many behind the ‘Make Poverty History’
movement.
The house to house
collections throughout Christian Aid week every May are an important part of
Christian Aid’s publicity as well as an efficient way of bringing in money for
Christian Aid projects.
Last year only eight people
from St Mary’s congregation helped collected from roads in the Parish. Please do think NOW whether you can help next
month to increase this number to 16 or even 32.
We could then make a significant contribution to this really worthwhile
charity whose aim is to help the poorest of the poor in the world.
The Council of Nicea in 325 AD set the date of Easter as the first Sunday
after Passover. That is, if Passover was on a Sunday, then Easter was delayed by
seven days. Thus, it was observed on a date between the fifteenth and
twenty-first day of the Jewish month of Nisan.
Eventually, the date of Easter was set as the first Sunday after the
first full moon (the Paschal Moon) on or after the nominal date of the vernal
(spring) equinox.
- April
1989
A good many interesting
articles in the 1989 April magazine, means some rich pickings for 20 years
later.
Not all the articles were
credited and one of those was a comment on the BBC 2 Sunday evening series
"Sword or Spirit". Charles Elliott, one time Director of Christian
Aid, had been visiting various countries to see how Christianity was received
and its impact on daily life. It's rather a long time ago for any of us to
remember the programme.
There was a write-up from
Hazel West about the Sunday School and Junior Church
party. It had been held in the Rectory Lane Hall and had apparently gone with a
swing. Anyone remember being there?
The MU was advertising a
Barn Dance to be held in May. Among their activities for April was a talk on
the History of Carshalton to be given by Doug Cluett.
The Boys' Brigade had been
busy and were preparing for a Display at Carew Manor on April 22. There was a
waiting list for the Anchor Section, which was obviously good news. Company
Section had had a local policeman teaching them First Aid and they had also
developed some skills in "string art". Their Cross Country runners had
taken both Junior and Intermediate trophies. Their drummers and buglers were
progressing well - a reassuring piece of news!
There was a page about the
change of ownership for the Church Times. The Council of the Canterbury Press
were to take over in the autumn.
A letter to the Church Times
had been reproduced. It was stating that readers of the lessons in churches
should ensure they make sense of what they are reading. There could be those
listening for whom it was all new.
An article headed
"Mince Pies" was a comment on Radio 4's Sunday night "Open
Mind" programme. It had contained a discussion on the church's role in
politics. Opposite that was a personal view from Dudley Taylor on the Official
Secrets Bill. He deplored the invasion of privacy and the so-called rights and
freedoms of various groups in society. Oh dear - things seem to have only got
worse!
In Stewart Kimber's 20 years ago, he had spotted that Harold Hore was the Parish Personality for April 1969. (We note
that Harold has been unwell lately and we wish him a speedy recovery)
Following on from the 20
years ago, was a piece entitled "Halfway There". It was a
congratulatory article on Chris Kimber's 10 years in
the choir. Reading back over it, I can't help but be amazed at all the things he
did in those days - I would never have believed he had the energy! (See page xx
for the continuing story)
Carousel reminded us that,
just like March 15th this year, England were impressing France at Twickenham at
the same time as the Handbell ringers - just a little
further along the road - were impressing the judges at the Richmond Music
Festival. They received Highly Commended!
Nicholas Kimber had just
been elected Ringing Master of the Southampton University Guild. Although not
doing as much ringing as he used to, Nick still rings with the City Centre
ringers, many of whom are past students too.
Thirty years ago on Easter
Day, Chris Kimber, aged 7 years and one month, processed up the aisle for the
first time as a member of St Mary's choir. The article in the 1989 magazine
described his early years and how choral singing had so influenced his life that
he was aiming for a career in music.
For anyone who doesn't know,
Chris graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in 1993, where he had
studied mainly percussion but also composing, conducting and Music Technology.
He runs an impressive recording studio, writes music for magazines, teaches at
some local schools (including his mother's old school - Croydon High), tutors
in Sutton borough bands, runs the Cantate Rhythm
Group, accompanies the Cantate Voices and assists his
wife with the Cantate Theatre School.
He does, also, do a lot of freelance playing
and has played at many well-known venues around the country. He has backed
Cliff Richard (once on TV!), played before royalty and been seen with the
Collingwood School choir on GMTV at Christmas!
During the past 30 years,
Chris has served on the PCC and Halls Committee, helped run the choir during a
difficult choirmaster interregnum, been known to play the organ at the 9.30
service, acted as Choir Treasurer, helped organise choir trips.
Although he says he's lucky
to have a job he so enjoys, it's very hard work being mainly self-employed.
Very often his only day off is Monday, as musicians are required to entertain
at weekends. Unfortunately this means he can rarely get to choir on Sundays at
the moment. Work and family commitments (he has a two-year-old son) eat into
his time. He still loves his singing and if life quietens down a bit, he'll be
back more regularly.
Chris's father and brother
were both St Mary's choristers, so who knows, five years from now, another
little 7-year-old Kimber might be taking his place among the Trebles!
Wednesday 3rd June at St
John's Belmont "Regeneration in the Diocese of
Southwark" Terry Drummond
Thursday 12th November at Christchurch, Worcester Park "Publicity &
Press"
(Probably unless there is a more pressing topic by then Canon Wendy Robins
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 St Alban's Cheam "Understanding Islam"Rev'd
Younis Francis
A few ideas that might be
useful in your prayers in April as we think about our community, our World and
our church
On Palm Sunday, 5th April,
we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal arrival into Jerusalem. He was greeted with
smiles, cheers and the waving of palms. Let us pray that we welcome visitors to
Beddington with enthusiasm and friendship.
On Maundy Thursday, 9th
April, we remember Jesus’ last supper with his friends. He cared for them and
he served them as he washed their feet. Let us pray that we share food with our
friends and neighbours and with people across the world. May we offer friendship
and help where we can.
The next day is Good Friday,
the day we remember how Jesus was hanged on a cross. His disciples scattered,
confused, scared and feeling sad and lost. They then gathered together in a
room away from the crowd, let us pray that we are
alongside others who are confused, scared and sad and lost.
On Easter Sunday the
disciples and friends of Jesus find an empty tomb, they realise that something
very special has happened. They did not fully understand that morning but in
time they realised that Jesus had risen. They rejoiced and began to spread the
word. Let us give thanks for the many people who have spread The Word and let
us pray that we may continue to use our special gifts to spread The Word in our
individual ways.
On the 23rd April we
celebrate St George’s Day, the patron saint of England. Let us give thanks to
God for our beautiful country and may we care for it and all the people who
have built up our society. May we seek to let it be a country of friendship, of
tolerance, of justice and of peace.
Let us pray that God is with
us, walking and dancing along our path.
The Annual Parochial Church
Meeting will be held in St Mary’s Church Centre
on the Nineteenth day of April, 2009 at around 11 am.
For the election of Parochial representatives of the laity as follows:
The Election of 1
Churchwarden
To the
Parochial Church Council 6 representatives.
For the
appointment of Sidesmen and the Independent Examiner
or Auditor.
For the consideration of:
a) A Report on changes in
the roll since the annual parochial church meeting;
b) An Annual Report of the
proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of the parish
generally;
c) The Financial Statements
of the Council for the year ending on the 31st December immediately preceding
the meeting audited or independently examined;
d) A Report on the fabric,
goods and ornaments of the church or churches of the parish;
e) A Report on the
proceedings of the Deanery Synod;
and other matters of
parochial or general Church interest.
You may now vote by post for
the PCC members and Churchwarden, please contact Pam Akhurst PCC Secretary for
details.
Mark is traditionally believed
to be the author of St Mark's Gospel and to have accompanied Paul and Barnabas
on the first missionary journey. He is also believed to be the founder of the
church in Alexandria and therefore of Christianity in North Africa, round which
the Coptic church grew.
According to the Coptic church, Mark was born in North Africa, possibly Libya, and
was a cousin of Bartholomew. Many traditions have grown up round him. It is
suggested he was one of the servants at the marriage at Cana,
who poured out the water that Jesus turned into wine. He is also considered to
be the young man who ran away naked when Jesus was arrested. It is also
probable that it was in Mark's house that Jesus appeared to the assembled
disciples after his resurrection.
When Mark returned to Alexandria,
the people there are said to have resented his efforts to turn them away from
worshipping their gods to follow Christianity. In AD 68 they tied him to
several horses and dragged him through the streets until he was dead.
He is commemorated on the
day he died and his symbol is a lion. This is because his Gospel starts with
the story of John the Baptist in the wilderness, roaring like a lion in the
desert.
A prayer for St Mark's day:
Almighty God, who by the
hand of Mark the evangelist has given to your Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ
the Son of God: we thank you for this witness, and pray that we may be firmly
grounded in its truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
There will be a Eucharist at
St Mary’s on 25/4/2009, 12 Noon, to celebrate St Mark. All welcome
– 1805 – 1872
F. D. Maurice was born into
a large Unitarian family living in Suffolk.
His relationship with ‘organised religion’ got off to a shaky start when
after the early death of two of his cousins, the family was divided in its
views and members dispersed to different churches and different denominations.
Maurice’s second brush with
the church establishment came when he refused to subscribe to the Thirty Nine
Articles. As a student at Cambridge,
where he was at the time, this precluded him from graduating, though he later
changed his mind, went to Oxford and prepared for ordination.
After a short spell as
Chaplain to Guy’s Hospital where he lectured to the medical students on moral
philosophy, Maurice went back to Cambridge.
There, at Kings College, he was Professor of English Literature and
Modern History and of Divinity. While at
Kings, he published the ‘Kingdom of Christ’, a book which enhanced his
reputation as a writer but also led to another brush with the
‘establishment’. His view that the
church is a united body which transcends the diversity of individual men,
factions and sects was regarded with suspicion by orthodox Anglicans, though
now it is seen as sowing the seeds of the twentieth century ecumenical
movement.
Worse was to come when
Maurice revealed his disbelief in the eternity of Hell (still a subject of
speculation as members of Mary’s Theology Book Club will have discovered). This lost him his job at Cambridge.
It is Maurice’s next two
ventures which have earned him his fame.
He planned and became principal of the Working Men’s College, a serious
contribution to education. He also
became one of the founder members of the Christian Socialist Movement. It was the idealist preaching of the
Christian Socialists which alongside the practical activities of the
cooperative movement contributed to understanding the need, in the late nineteenth
century, to eliminate excessive retail profit at the expense of the consumer
and enabled the consensus to have a democratic interest in the management of
the companies from whom they buy. No
small achievement for a man reputed to be both shy and retiring – and in its
day – quite simply revolutionary.
The Bishop of Birmingham, Rt Revd David Urquhart, said engaged couples could slice a huge chunk
off the cost of their wedding, at the National Wedding Show in Birmingham (NEC,
March 13th-15th), when he introduced them to the 'three V's' for choosing a
church wedding: venue, vicar and vows.
With regard to venue, Bishop
David explained that all you need for a
legal church wedding - in one of the Church of England's 16,000 places of
worship - costs as little as £350, and revealed that couples can save even more
by holding their reception at a church.
The other two V's, vicar and
vows, refer to how the Church is in a unique position to offer support up to
and beyond the big day, and give couples the meaningful vows ("for richer
for poorer...") that are the ideal way to begin married life.
"The credit crunch has
left us all reassessing our values and priorities, not just our financial
situation," said Rt Revd David Urquhart. "A church wedding reminds us that love is a
priceless gift from God. That's why I'm encouraging people to 'think church'
when they are planning their wedding."
Bishop David joined the team the Church of England
stand, on the afternoon of Sunday, March 15th, where the show's visitors were able
to plan their wedding online using the interactive website www.yourchurchwedding.org. Around
1,000 couples a month are using the website, which contains 25 choices of
popular hymns for weddings and 12 readings from the Bible; the planner merges
the names of the bride and groom into the marriage service, which can be used
as a discussion-starter when meeting the vicar to plan a church wedding.
The Church of England's
Marriage Measure gives couples a greater choice of marrying churches. For more
details, visit www.yourchurchwedding.org or www.cofe.anglican.org/marriagemeasure.
Easter
Nests
You will need
Shredded Wheat (or similar
cereal)
Cooking chocolate
Mini eggs
Combine crushed Shredded
Wheat with melted chocolate and shape into nest shapes in bun cases. Once the
chocolate has set, place 2-3 mini eggs into your chocolate nests.
A recipe
for Easter
At Easter, it is traditional
to serve biscuits tied in threes to represent the Trinity.
Here is a traditional
recipe: that’s why the ingredients are measured in ounces.
3 oz butter
1½ oz currants
2 ½ oz caster sugar ½ oz cut mixed peel
1 egg, separated 1 – 2 tablespoons of milk
6 oz self-raising flour
a sprinkling of
caster sugar for the top of the biscuits
a pinch of salt
Oven temperature – moderate
350 F, 180 C, Mark 4
Cream the butter and sugar
and beat in the egg yolk
Soft the flour with the
salt, and fold into the creamed mixture
Add the currants and peel
Add enough milk to give a soft dough
Kneed lightly and roll out
to about ½ inch thick
Cut into circles about 2 ½
inches diameter
Bake on greased baking tray
for 10 minutes
Then brush the biscuits with
the egg white, sprinkle with sugar and bake for another 10 minutes
Cool on a wire rack
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5 April |
Palm Sunday |
8 am Eucharist9.30 am
Eucharist with procession6.30pm Passover Supper |
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6 April |
Holy Monday |
9 am Eucharist9.30 pm
Meditation7.30 pm Meditation followed by Compline |
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7 April |
Holy Tuesday |
9 am Eucharist9.30 pm
Meditation7.30 pm Meditation followed by Compline |
|
8 April |
Holy Wednesday |
9.30 am Station of the
Cross10 am Eucharist7.30 Stations of the Cross |
|
9 April |
Maundy Thursday |
9 am Morning Prayer7.30 pm
Eucharist of the Last Supper followed by Vigil through the night |
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10 April |
Good Friday |
9 am Morning Prayer10.30am Children’s WorkshopNoon Churches Together Walk of |
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11 April |
Holy Saturday |
8.30 am Morning Prayer |
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12 April |
Easter Day |
5.30 am Vigil followed by
First Eucharist 8 am Eucharist 9.30 am Parish Eucharist 6.30 pm Choral Evensong |
1: At Christ's crucifixion
what did the soldiers place on his head?
2: For what of Christ's did
the soldiers cast lots?
3: For how many pieces of
silver did Judas betray Christ?
4: How did Judas betray
Christ?
5: Christ was led away to
which high priest first?
6: What was inscribed above
the cross?
7: When Jesus died, for how
long was there darkness over the land?
8: What was the name of the
man who requested Jesus' body for burial?
9: Who of these was first on
the scene after resurrection of Christ?
10: Pilate offered to
release one prisoner - which prisoner did the Jews request to be released?
11: What was the colour of
the robe placed on Jesus?
12: After Pilate found no
guilt in Christ, for what reason did the Jews say that Jesus should die?
13: With what was Jesus'
side pierced?
14: In what was Jesus
wrapped before he was buried?
15: Which disciple wanted to
see the imprint of the nails before he would believe?
16: Jesus appeared to his
disciples after the resurrection beside which sea?
17: Who did Pilate send
Jesus to after he had interrogated him?
18: Who carried the cross
for Christ?
19: Who rolled away the tomb
stone?
20: For how long did Jesus
remain after his resurrection before he ascended into heaven?
Fancy something different
for dinner? Have you ever tasted the genetically modified whistling carrot?
Specially engineered to grow with air-holes in their side, the carrots begin to
whistle when they are fully cooked. They
will be in the shops particularly branches of Folpariol, a
new Italian organic store.