Palm Sunday and the Beginning of Holy Week was celebrated in traditional fashion by Sue and Robin reading the whole story of Jesus’ Passion from the joyful entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his death and burial on Good Friday/Holy Saturday. It was punctuated by hymns which gradually changed the mood. Joining in with the reading of shouts from the crowd was very moving.
Holy Week Ecumenical Services
Details of ecumenical services at 7.30pm Monday to Friday in the United Free Church, Craigdhu Road are in a separate post.
On Good Friday, 27th March, there is the annual ecumenical Walk of Witness starting at Gavin’s Mill and concluding at St Paul’s where there will be refreshments and activities for children.
St Andrew’s services this week
Tuesday 31st March 10am Ecumenical Prayer Group in St Andrew’s Garden Room
2pm Lent Group at All Saints’ small hall, Drymen Road, Bearsden
See the poster at the bottom of the stairs. Final meeting.
Maundy Thursday 26th March
8.45am Morning Prayer [Scottish Episcopal Church 2024] in St Andrew’s Church.
This is an experimental addition to the regular pattern of St Andrew’s services to support the search for a new Rector with regular prayer. It will last about 20mins.
10am Holy Communion in St Andrew’s Church followed by the traditional stripping of the Altar and Sanctuary in preparation for Good Friday. There will be space to stay a while and meditate and/or meet with others for refreshments in Friendship House.
Good Friday 27th March
2.00pm Service remembering Jesus’ Last Hour in St Andrew’s Church
The church will be prepared for Easter after that service. If you can, please bring greenery etc from your garden and help with the decorations. There will be Hot Cross Buns to sustain us!
NEXT Sunday 5th April—EASTER DAY—the Day of Resurrection
7am Short service at the Preachers’ Brae [with Cairns Kirk folk]
10am Sung Eucharist in St Andrew’s led by Robin.
Readings: Acts 10: 34-43 Colossians 3: 1-4 John 20: 1-18