Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife North
PLEASE NOTE: there will not be a Friendship Café in April – the next one will be Wednesday 6th May at 10:45am.
Click here to read the sermon on 29th March, Palm Sunday
The events of Holy Week are the high point in the Church’s calendar, and we attempt to bring these to life with a range of services and experiences. Here’s a bit of background, so you know what to expect.
10:45am Procession of Palms and Sung Eucharist – Celebrant & Preacher Mtr Fiona Jack
We recall Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, singing songs and waving palm crosses. We will start our procession outside the entrance to the Sortija café at 10.45am. Palm crosses will be blessed. For those with mobility issues, please wait in the church and join in as you are able.
6:00pm – Stations of the Cross
The stations of the cross commemorate Jesus’ passion and death on the cross. There are 14 stations that each depict a moment on his journey to Calvary, through art, prayers and reflections. We will be using objects (e.g. nails, hammer) on the stations as well as images, and making a journey in and around the church. This will last about 45 minutes.
11:00am – Stations of the Cross
10:00am – Morning Prayer – led by Adam Hill
6:00pm – Sung Eucharist with Foot Washing – Celebrant & Preacher Mtr Fiona Jack
Maundy Thursday contains rich themes: humble Christian service expressed through Christ’s washing of his disciples’ feet, the institution of the Eucharist, the perfection of Christ’s loving obedience through the agony of Gethsemane. The Holy Thursday liturgy, celebrated in the evening because Passover began at sundown, shows the worth Jesus ascribes to the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water (a symbol of baptism) represented in foot-washing and the stripping of the altar. The action of the Church on this night also witnesses to the Church’s esteem for Christ’s Body present in the consecrated bread. No Eucharist will be celebrated again in the Church until the Resurrection is proclaimed at the Easter Vigil.
11:00pm to 3:00pm – The Good Friday Liturgy – led by Mtr FIona Jack
7:30am – The Solemn Vigil of Easter – Celebrant & Preacher Mtr Fiona Jack
This is an ancient service rich in symbolism. We will begin with the lighting of the first fire of Easter, from which the Paschal candle is lit, and the date traced on it. We begin in darkness, and candles are lit as the Exsultet is sung, symbolising passing from darkness to light. We hear readings from the Hebrew Bible which tell the history of salvation from Creation to the Exodus (commemorated in the Seder meal) through to the New Testament Easter readings. We then move to the font, the Paschal candle is placed in the waters of the font and blessed. We all renew our baptismal vows. There will be incense at this service. A Eucharist then follows, and a much-needed breakfast of bacon sandwiches and Buck’s fizz.
11:00am – Sung Eucharist with Procession – Celebrant & Preacher Mtr Fiona Jack
