Festivals

In addition to the usual weekly pattern of worship, we mark the Christian festivals.

Advent and Christmas

Advent Sunday: 

Advent 2: 

Advent 3: 

Advent 4: Traditional service of Lessons and Carols by candle light with St Marks Singer followed by refreshments
 

Christmas Eve: St Marks

Christmas Worship for the whole family at 4.00pm 

Nearly Midnight Communion at 10.00pm and is by candle light

Christmas Day:  Family Eucharist at 9.00am - All Saints followed by mulled wine & mince pies

Lent, Holy Week and Easter

Our worship pattern during this season is planned afresh every year, but always includes

Ash Wednesday: 10.00am St Marks - Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes

Palm Sunday:  10.00am Procession of palms around boundary of St Marks followed by enactment of the Passion
  6.00pm St Marks Singers - Devotional music

Maundy Thursday: 7.30pm St Marks - A Eucharist of the Last Supper with washing of feet

Good Friday: 9.00am 1½ mile Procession of the Cross from All Saints to St Marks. This is followed by the Good Friday Liturgy starting at 11.00am

Easter Sunday: 6.00am Ceremony of Light at dawn in the churchyard at All Saints followed by the Eucharist
                        10.00am Family Eucharist at St Mark
                           6.00pm All Saints - Evensong

Ascension Day: 7.30pm St Marks - The Eucharist

Harvest Festival (1st Sunday in October) : 10.00 am St Marks followed by Harvest Lunch in hall

All Souls (1st Sunday in November) : 4.00pm St Marks 'For those we love but see no longer' . A Service of Commemoration followed by refreshments in the hall