Easter at hope
We have a variety of different events taking place throughout Holy Week on the lead up to Easter.
Whether you’ve been to a service here before or not, you’re so welcome to join us at Hope this April.
24 hours of prayer, 17 april
From 3pm on Thursday 17th April to Friday 18th April at 3pm, St Mary Magdalene will be open for 24 hours of prayer. There will be different activities, stations and spaces on the theme of “From Slavery to Freedom”, in line with what Jesus would have been commemorating with Passover before his arrest.
For more details click here.
Come and join in for a part, or the whole, we’d love to see you there.
Good Friday meditations, 18 april
On Friday 18th April, the church will be open for personal prayer and reflection from 8am until 3pm.
At midday, Good Friday Meditations will begin, where on the hour and half hour, short reflections will be offered alongside scripture and music, to facilitate space and reflection in the window of time that the gospels tell us Jesus endured the cross and died. Good Friday Meditations are a drop in gentle space, where you are welcome to pop in for ten minutes, one half hour cycle, or stay for the full three hours, it is entirely up to you..
Easter fun day, 19 april
On Easter Saturday Join us in St Mary Magdalene Church Gardens anytime between 1pm - 4pm for an Easter fun day. The event will include our annual trail, a bouncy castle and more.
Refreshments can be purchased and we will have a raffle for Chocolate Hamper too!
Bring a picnic, and join in with the fun!
Easter Sunday, 20 april
On Easter Day we will gather at 11am for our Hope Together service St Mary Magdalene Church to celebrate that Jesus is risen!
Hope Kids, Godly Play and Youth will be running.
This service will have Communion and BSL.