“Triumphant in his glory now, his sceptre ruleth all.

Earth, heaven and hell before him bow, and at his footstool fall.”

Before we can sing this verse of the well-known hymn, we must accompany Jesus in to Jerusalem and witness the saga of Holy Week as it unfolds.

On Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, the priest’s vestments are red – the colour of triumph and victory.

On that day Jesus rode into the city on a donkey and was met by a crowd who hailed him as a King, a Messiah, who they thought was going to lead them into battle and overthrow the cruel and oppressive Roman rule. They cheered, chanted “Hosanna to the Son of David” and waved palm branches.

However, Jesus does not work that way, he came to bring a kingdom of peace and assurance of a place with him in heaven.

The people soon realized their mistake and quickly turned against him.

So many of us, when Jesus does not answer our prayers in the way we want, turn our backs on him. Judas, when he turned away from the Lord betrayed him for thirty pieces of silver.

Holy Week, that starts with the excitement of Palm Sunday, then takes us through the more sombre events that lead up to Our Lord’s Death and Resurrection

All the statues and crucifixes in church are draped in purple.

On Maundy Thursday we relive the story of the Last Supper when Jesus gave us the Blessed Sacrament of his Body and Blood.

On Good Friday we remember the momentous events of the day on which Jesus, the Son of God, was crucified.

I love these services; they are very solemn but are a lead into the glorious event on Easter Sunday when the sound of the bells and choir announce that the Lord is Risen!

If you can, please come and join us and take communion on each of these days.

May the loving Christ give us all a wonderful Holy Week and a blessed and happy Easter.     

“Triumphant in his glory now,

His sceptre ruleth all.

Earth, heaven and hell before him bow

And at his footstool fall.”

Before we can sing this verse of the well-known hymn, we must accompany Jesus in to Jerusalem and witness the saga of Holy Week as it unfolds.

On Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, the priest’s vestments are red – the colour of triumph and victory.

On that day Jesus rode into the city on a donkey and was met by a crowd who hailed him as a King, a Messiah, who they thought was going to lead them into battle and overthrow the cruel and oppressive Roman rule. They cheered, chanted “Hosanna to the Son of David” and waved palm branches.

However, Jesus does not work that way, he came to bring a kingdom of peace and assurance of a place with him in heaven.

The people soon realized their mistake and quickly turned against him.

So many of us, when Jesus does not answer our prayers in the way we want, turn our backs on him. Judas, when he turned away from the Lord betrayed him for thirty pieces of silver.

Holy Week, that starts with the excitement of Palm Sunday, then takes us through the more sombre events that lead up to Our Lord’s Death and Resurrection

All the statues and crucifixes in church are draped in purple.

On Maundy Thursday we relive the story of the Last Supper when Jesus gave us the Blessed Sacrament of his Body and Blood.

On Good Friday we remember the momentous events of the day on which Jesus, the Son of God, was crucified.

I love these services; they are very solemn but are a lead into the glorious event on Easter Sunday when the sound of the bells and choir announce that the Lord is Risen!

If you can, please come and join us and take communion on each of these days.

May the loving Christ give us all a wonderful Holy Week and a blessed and happy Easter.