‘If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved’. Romans 10:9
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter Sunday – the celebration of Jesus dying for our sins and then rising again.
Here’s a roundup of some of the services that took place across the diocese – in the order of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday processions to Resurrection Sunday.
Palm Sunday
Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem greeted by crowds waving palm branches and cheers.
Bishop Rosemarie joins Revd Ruth Chapman at St Matthews, Croydon (Photo Zoe Chapman)
Holy Trinity Richmond
Maundy Thursday
Services commemorate Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper on the night before his arrest.
Mandy Thursday at Christ Church Brixton Road
Saint Michael & All Angels, Barnes
Good Friday
A sombre day remembering Jesus’ death on the cross. Many churches took part in walks of witness in their communities.
Roehampton’s ecumenical Good Friday event
St. George’s Church Waddon
Easter Vigil (Holy Saturday)
New life and light symbolised through lighting the Easter Candle.
Holy Saturday Craft Morning; Parish of Shirley, Croydon
Easter Vigil with Bishop Christopher at Southwark Cathedral
Easter Sunday
God sacrificed His one and only son so that we may have salvation.
He is risen! On Easter Sunday, services celebrate Jesus who died for our sins and then rose again.
Easter cakes at St Mary Magdalene, Richmond Team Ministry
Saint Michael & All Angels, Barnes
Bishop Christopher presiding at Easter Sunday service in Southwark Cathedral
