Holy Week and Easter, 2011

This year we are fortunate to have photos of all the principal Holy Week and Easter Services!

April 17: Palm Sunday

The Blessing and Distribution of Palms and Solemn Mass at 9 o’clock

The Blessing and Distribution of Palms and Solemn Mass at 11 o’clock

Today we used for the first time our new festal red frontal and tabernacle veil for the high altar, a most generous gift of Ms Constance Vidor in memory of her parents, John and Eileen Higham. The frontal was designed and executed by Watts and Co. of London and reuses the now restored three principal embroideries from the parish’s old red frontal, originally executed in the late 1920s. We are all most grateful to Ms Vidor for her gift and the opportunity she has given us to refurbish and preserve our important collection of vestments and embroideries.

April 21: Maundy Thursday

Solemn Mass, The Washing of Feet, the Procession of the Sacrament to the Altar of Repose, and the Stripping of the Altars

April 22: Good Friday

The Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday, the Passion according to John, the Veneration of the Cross, and Holy Communion

The Conclusion of the Passion Gospel
The Solemn Collects	The Solemn Collects
The Altar of Repose	Hot Cross Buns

April 23: The Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter and Holy Baptism

	Blessing the New Fire
	Lighting the Triple Candle
The Deacon chants Exsultet
The Deacon censes the Paschal Candle	The Deacon places the wax nails with the grains of incense in the Paschal Candle
The Deacon takes the New Fire ...	... and lights the Paschal Candle
	The Collect after the tract, Sicut cervus
	The Presentation of the Candidate for Baptism
The Prayers for the Candidate	The Procession to the Font
At the First Mass of Easter:Censing the altar	The Gloria: “Sucipe deprecationem nostram”
The Great Alleluia	The Gospel
The Easter Homily of Saint John Chrysostom	The Invitation to Communion

April 24: The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day

Procession and Solemn Mass at 9 o’clock

At the Easter Egg Hunt

Procession and Solemn Mass at 11 o’clock

The Station at the Font	The Station at the Font
The Collect of the Day	The Gospel