We’d love to have as many people as possible at church on Sunday to celebrate together the day that gives us strength and hope to come through the pandemic, and face up to all life’s other challenges. However there are government restrictions in place:  the maximum number of people allowed (including those leading worship) is […]

Maundy Thursday Rev Heller Gonzalez A mixed bag of emotions Preparation for a journey can be a double–edged sword. I think about the excitement I used to feel as a child when my mother used to start, methodically, packing the cases a week before we went on summer holiday; the planting of bulbs in the

Wednesday 31 March Today is often known as “Spy Wednesday”.   It is the day that traditionally we remember Judas making a deal to betray Jesus.  As the story of Judas unfolds we ultimately see him take his own life after the shame of what he has done overtakes him.  Shame is such a powerful emotion

Tuesday: Jesus & Prayer in Holy Week “My House will be called a house of prayer for all nations” Mark 11:17 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation” Mark 14:38 From the crowded, bustling Temple to the lonely garden of the olive-press, symbolic of agony-fuelled private prayer, Jesus proclaims the centrality