ST MARY’S LAPWORTH – SCHEDULE OF SERVICE – April 2025
6th Apr – Fifth Sunday of Lent – Purple
11.00am Family Service (John 12.1-8)
Anthem: The Tree of Life – Peter Nardone
Organ: Fantasia on Let us then with Jesu suffer – Sigfrid Karg-Elert
13th Apr – Palm Sunday – Red
9.30am Together@930 (Luke 19.28-40)
11.00am Palm Sunday Matins (Matins because HC on 3rd Sunday)
(Luke 19.28-40, Ps 118.19-29, Luke 23.1-49)
Anthem: A Palm Sunday Antiphon – David Morgan
Organ: Chorale prelude on All glory, laud and honour – J S Bach
17th Apr – Maundy Thursday – White
7.30pm Choral Eucharist with foot washing and stripping of altar
(Exodus 12.1-14, 1 Corinthians 11.23-26, John 13.1-17, 31b-38, Ps 88)
Anthem: Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord – Ron Binnie
18th Apr – Good Friday – Red with hangings removed
10.30am Hot Cross Bun Family Service (John 19.13-30)
The 7.30pm Choral service is at Packwood.
19th Apr – Easter Eve – White
8.30pm Easter Vigil with new fire and blessing of pascal candle
20th Apr – Easter Day – White
11.00am Festival Holy Communion (Acts 10.34-43, John 20.1-18)
Followed by Easter Egg Hunt
Anthem: Risen Today! – Dan Forrest
Organ: Et Resurrexit – Ron Binnie
27th Apr – Second Sunday of Easter – White
9.30am Together@930 (John 20.19-34)
11.00am Holy Communion (Acts 5.27-32, John 20.19-34)
Anthem: Blessed be the God and Father – S S Wesley
Organ: Chorale prelude The Glorious Day has Come BWV 629 – J S Bach