LENT, HOLY WEEK, and EASTER 2017

You are warmly invited to your parish church of St John’s this Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. We would be delighted to welcome you to any of our services and events, or just pop in—the building is open from 8.45am to 5.30pm every day. Fr John Pritchard Priest-in-Charge johnapritchard@hotmail.co.uk 020 8771 6686

Fr Daniel Trott Assistant Curate

sjuncurate@gmail.com 020 8771 5307

sjun.org.uk

LENT

Lent is the 46 days before Easter, when we consider again what it means to follow Jesus.

• ASH WEDNESDAY (1 March)

We begin Lent by receiving ash on our foreheads to remind us of our frailty and weakness: ‘Dust you are, and to dust you shall return.’ Low Mass at 9.30am – High Mass at 8pm Preacher at the High Mass: the Revd Hilary Fife, Senior Chaplain at Croydon University Hospital

• STATIONS OF THE CROSS (Fridays 3 March – 7 April) Walk the path of Jesus to the Cross every Friday in Lent (5.30pm), accompanied by music and reflections.

• DESERT ISLAND FAITH (Sundays 5 March – 9 April) Every Sunday afternoon (5–6pm, refreshments from 4.30) we will hear from members of St John’s about their faith journeys and what inspires them. (See the sign-up sheet on the right-hand page.) Choral Evening Prayer follows.

• SPIRITUAL ACCOMPANIMENT

You are invited to take the opportunity this Lent to have regular conversations with a member of our pastoral team. As a prompt to discussion, we recommend trying the free ‘Pray As You Go’ app.

DESERT ISLAND FAITH Sundays 5 March – 9 April Our own faith and spiritual life is often hidden from others—we each pursue our own private relationship with God, as if we were on a desert island.

This Lent we are adapting the format of the radio show Desert Island Discs to enable us to hear from other Christians about their journeys of faith and what inspires them, with the aim of growing spiritually both as individuals and as a community.

For those who are able, we are requesting a £2 donation per session in aid of the Refugee Support Network. If you are interested in joining the Lent course, please fill in, detach, and return this form:

Name: _______________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________

Phone: _______________________________________________

If you are able to donate £2 per session to the Refugee Support Network, please include a cheque (payable to ‘Upper Norwood St John’s PCC’) for up to £12.

Send to: 2 Sylvan Road LONDON SE19 2RX

or email details to: sjunoffice@gmail.com

SPIRITUAL ACCOMPANIMENT Lent is an opportunity to consider our own spiritual life and our own journeys as disciples of Christ.

Members of our pastoral team are available this Lent for conver-sations about life, faith, and spirituality. We recommend you try the free app ‘Pray As You Go’, which may prompt some quest-ions for discussion, but we would be happy to meet to talk with you whether you are using the app or not.

Fr John and Fr Daniel would be particularly happy to meet with you, but there is a wide team of clergy and lay people who would also be willing to see you, including Fr Andrew, Fr Tom, Rob Barber (Reader), and Berni Excell (Pastoral Assistant). If you are interested in being ‘spiritually accompanied’ during Lent, please fill in, detach, and return this form:

Name: _______________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________

Phone: _______________________________________________

If you would prefer to talk to anyone in particular, please write

their name here: _________________________________________

Send to: 2 Sylvan Road LONDON SE19 2RX

or email these details to: sjunoffice@gmail.com

HOLY WEEK

The last week of Lent is called Holy Week, when we remember the events of the last week of Jesus’s life.

• PALM SUNDAY (9 April)

Commemorating Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, the High Mass (10am) begins with a procession with palms. At 6pm there is a service of music and readings for Passiontide.

• MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK (10 April)

Mass at 8pm, followed by a Healing Service.

• TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK (11 April) Mass at 8pm, followed by Stations of the Cross.

• WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK (12 April)

Mass at 8pm, followed by Tenebrae (music & reflection).

• MAUNDY THURSDAY (13 April) We welcome our guest preacher, Fr

Hugh Wybrew, and remember the Last Supper with High Mass at 8pm, after which the church stays open for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament until midnight.

• GOOD FRIDAY (14 April)

The Liturgy of the Passion at 12 noon, marking Jesus’s death on the cross. If you would like to come to lunch afterwards, please register (sjunoffice@gmail.com).

EASTER

Easter is the 50 days when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus and the new life God gives to his people.

• EASTER EVE (Saturday 15 April)

Jesus was raised during the night, and so we begin celebrating at 8pm on Saturday. The Easter candle is lit from the new fire, and the story of salvation is proclaimed.

• EASTER DAY (Sunday 16 April)

High Mass is celebrated at 10am, followed by a community lunch in the hall, to which all are welcome (please register: sjunoffice@gmail.com). Evensong at 6pm.

• CHILDREN’S EASTER WORKSHOP (Tuesday 18 April)

Bring your children to celebrate Easter with games, crafts, and activities from 9.30 to 12.30, concluding with lunch. Please let us know (sjunoffice@gmail.com) if you plan to come. If you are able, we would appreciate a donation of £1.50 per child.

• EASTER TUESDAY TO SATURDAY (18–22 April)

To celebrate the Resurrection, there is a mass every day at 10am (9.30am on Wednesday) with a short homily.

Normal services continue throughout Lent and Easter: • on Sundays o Morning Prayer at 9.15am o High Mass at 10am, with Diddy Disciples for children o Choral Evensong at 6pm (in Lent, Choral Evening Prayer)

• on weekdays o Morning Prayer at 9am (except Easter Monday) o Evening Prayer at 5pm (except Easter Monday) o Mass on Wednesday at 9.30am o Mass on Saturday at 10am (except Easter Eve)

You would be most welcome at any of these services, at our regular meditation sessions, at the Upper Norwood Hive on Wednesdays, or at anything else we run. See our website (sjun.org.uk) for more details.

We mark the end of Easter with two special celebrations: • ASCENSION DAY (Thursday 25 May)

To celebrate Jesus’s return to his Father after 40 days, there is a High Mass at 8pm.

• DAY OF PENTECOST (Sunday 4 June)

Easter concludes with a celebration of the sending of the Holy Spirit on the Church: High Mass at 10am and Evensong at 6pm.

LENT, HOLY WEEK, AND EASTER CALENDAR

Wednesday 1 March ASH WEDNESDAY

9.30am 8pm

Low Mass High Mass

Friday 3 March 5.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 5 March 5pm Desert Island Faith Friday 10 March 5.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 12 March 5pm Desert Island Faith Friday 17 March 5.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 19 March 5pm Desert Island Faith Friday 24 March 5.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 26 March 5pm Desert Island Faith Friday 31 March 5.30pm Stations of the Cross Sunday 2 April 5pm Desert Island Faith Friday 7 April 5.30pm Stations of the Cross

Sunday 9 April PALM SUNDAY

10am 5pm 6pm

High Mass Desert Island Faith Passiontide Service

Monday 10 April 8pm Mass and Healing Service Tuesday 11 April 8pm Mass and Stations Wednesday 12 April 8pm Mass and Tenebrae Thursday 13 April MAUNDY THURSDAY

8pm High Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Friday 14 April GOOD FRIDAY

12 noon Liturgy of the Passion and lunch

Saturday 15 April 8pm Easter Vigil Sunday 16 April EASTER DAY

10am 6pm

High Mass and lunch Choral Evensong

Tuesday 18 April 9.30–12.30 10am

Children’s Workshop Mass with homily

Wednesday 19 April 9.30am Mass with homily Thursday 20 April 10am Mass with homily Friday 21 April 10am Mass with homily Saturday 22 April 10am Mass with homily Thursday 25 May ASCENSION DAY

8pm High Mass

Sunday 4 June DAY OF PENTECOST

10am 6pm

High Mass Choral Evensong