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
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The Conclusion of the Passion Gospel
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The Solemn Collects
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The Solemn Collects
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The Altar of Repose
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Hot Cross Buns
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April 23: The Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter and Holy Baptism
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Blessing the New Fire
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Lighting the Triple Candle
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The Deacon chants Exsultet
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The Deacon censes the Paschal Candle
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The Deacon places the wax nails with the grains of incense in the Paschal Candle
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The Deacon takes the New Fire ...
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... and lights the Paschal Candle
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The Collect after the tract, Sicut cervus
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The Presentation of the Candidate for Baptism
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The Prayers for the Candidate
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The Procession to the Font
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At the First Mass of Easter:Censing the altar
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The Gloria: “Sucipe deprecationem nostram”
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The Great Alleluia
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The Gospel
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The Easter Homily of Saint John Chrysostom
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The Invitation to Communion
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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
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The Station at the Font
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The Collect of the Day
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The Gospel
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