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Holy Week and Easter

Sunday 24 March
Palm Sunday		 0900 – Plainsong Eucharist
1100 – Sung Eucharist
1700 – Choral Evensong
Monday 25 March 0930 – Morning Prayer
Tuesday 26 March 0930 – Morning Prayer

1100 – Said Eucharist
Wednesday 27 March 0930 – Morning Prayer
Thursday 28 March
Maundy Thursday		 0930 – Morning Prayer

1930 – Choral Eucharist with washing of feet, stripping of the church and vigil
Friday 29 March
Good Friday		 0930 – Veneration of the Cross
1200 – 1500 Three Hour Devotions
1930 – Choral Devotions for Good Friday
with music from the Cathedral Choir and ending with Compline.
Saturday 30 March
Holy Saturday		 0930 – Morning Prayer followed by ‘Clean and Polish’ until 1300 (Jobs for everyone!)
Sunday 31 March
Easter Day		 0700 – Easter Vigil with Easter Fire, Confirmations and Baptisms, followed by breakfast

0900 – Plainsong Eucharist
1100 – Choral Eucharist
1700 – Festal Choral Evensong

Holy Week and Easter 2023

Palm Sunday – 2 April 2023
Palms will be blessed at the 9 am and 11 am services – processions at the 9 am and 11 am services. Palms also avaiable at Choral Evensong at 5 pm

Maundy Thursday – 7.30 pm – Choral Eucharist with footwashing, stripping of the altar and watch until midnight.

Good Friday – 9.30 am – Good Friday Liturgy at the Cross. 12 – 3 pm Three Hour Devotions with sermons and music from the cathedral musicians. 7.30 Compline at the Foot of the Cross. (Watch the reflections from the Three Hour Devotions here.)

Holy Saturday – 9.30 am – 1 pm Clean and Polish the cathedral – jobs for everyone.

Easter Day – 9 April 2023 – 7 am Easter Fire Vigil. 9 am Plainsong Eucharist. 11 am Festival High Mass. 5 pm Festival Choral Evensong.