Holy Week and Easter Celebration at St Michael’s Bramcote
Holy Week at St Michael’s Bramcote was a rich journey of worship, reflection, and celebration, as the church community moved from Palm Sunday through to the joy of Easter Day. The week began on Palm Sunday, remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Services across the day explored themes of welcome, expectation, and Jesus’ path of servanthood and sacrifice, with worship, teaching, drama, and choral evensong bringing the story to life. On Maundy Thursday, the church gathered for Holy Communion in the morning and an evening Agapé
Lent, Paschal Triduum and Easter at All Saints Radford
The congregation of All Saints Church Radford enjoyed a well-attended Lent study group, following Lent Wise: Spiritual Essentials for Real Life by Paula Gooder. The course focused on finding direction, keeping going, gaining wisdom, finding security, and enjoying refreshment in the journey of Christian discipleship. Each session concluded with a celebration of the Eucharist, and relationships with Jesus and with one another were strengthened and deepened. Everyone expressed a desire to continue meeting as a regular study group after Easter. The church has also
A Powerful Easter Sunday at Lady Bay Church, All Hallows
'Easter Sunday in Lady Bay felt like a taste of heaven.' It was such a joyful service, rejoicing in the resurrection of Jesus and celebrating six baptisms. The church witnessed two children, one of our wedding couples and three young adults take this step of faith. Below are a few highlights of their testimonies: A 7-year old girl: 'I want to be baptised because I want to live with God for the rest of my life - and it says in the
Easter Stories Across Our Diocese
It was such a wonderful Holy Week and Easter across our Diocese. Read below for some stories and highlights! All Saints Nottingham's Pre-Easter in Taizé In the week before Holy Week a group of parishioners from All Saints Church in Nottingham made a retreat and pilgrimage to the Community of Taizé in France. During the week they participated fully in the life of the community, praying with the brothers three times a day, receiving communion each morning, studying the Bible in groups
Easter at St Mary the Virgin & All Souls, Bulwell
Easter was a busy and joyful time at St Mary the Virgin & All Souls, Bulwell! On Good Friday, St Mary’s 87th Nottingham Guides were fundraising at Bulwell Tesco as part of the church’s Lent Appeal, raising money for new equipment. Rev Bob Stephens, Associate Priest, and members of the congregation joined the Bulwell Churches Together Walk of Witness through the town. The church’s Flower Ladies also created a stunning Garden of Repose. Around 100 children and adults also took part in
All Saints Radford’s Pre-Easter in Taizé
In the week before Holy Week a group of parishioners from All Saints Church in Radford made a retreat and pilgrimage to the Community of Taizé in France. During the week they participated fully in the life of the community, praying with the brothers three times a day, receiving communion each morning, studying the Bible in groups and taking responsibility for allocated chores. They had some inspiring and humbling encounters, not least with a group of Russian women, one of whom
Good Friday Celebrations at St Helen, Thorney (East Trent Group)
St Helen Church in Thorney (East Trent Group) welcomed families for a special Good Friday event in its newly reordered nave. The redesigned space allowed tables for activities and easy movement, a big improvement over crafting on pews with boards! Around 20 children, accompanied by mums and grandmas, took part in an interactive retelling of the Entry into Jerusalem and the Last Supper, bringing the Easter story to life. The group sang “We have a king who rode on a donkey,”
St Wilfrid’s Wilford Kids Church’s Journey to Easter
This year at St Wilfrid’s Kids Church, the children explored the four key events leading up to and including Easter Sunday in a hands-on and meaningful way. The aim was to give them a physical reminder of the Easter story — something they could build, reflect on, and return to each week. Each child was given a diorama, which they added to week by week as they journeyed with Jesus. Together, they followed the story from Palm Sunday, through Maundy Thursday and
St Saviour’s Easter Baptism Service
It was such a joyful and special time celebrating Easter at St Saviour’s, rejoicing in the risen Jesus and joining with heaven as they celebrated seven baptisms and one reaffirmation of baptismal vows. The church witnessed three children, four young people, and one adult take this powerful step of faith, sharing how encountering Jesus has changed their lives and filled them with hope. One child even shared her testimony through a poem: “Before I knew you, I felt confused, like I was all alone.But now I
St Mary’s East Leake Good Friday Walk
Every Easter, people from across the East Leake Benefice join together for the Good Friday Walk: an all day ramble through the South Notts countryside, visiting each of our village churches to worship, pray and tell the story of the Cross of Christ. This year saw around 100 people joined in for at least part of the day, with around 20 walkers (and 3 dogs!) completing the entire route. At each stop, vicar, Rev Tim Parker, led them through a part of Mathew's Gospels, unpacking the message of