Easter 2011

Easter 2011 – The Rev Dr Richard Buxton, retired assistant Warden of St Deniol’s
Library, Hawarden, Wales (Gladstone’s Library) will be with us during Holy Week this year. The Bishop has requested that we celebrate Holy Week and Easter in a special way Easter is the most important Festival of the Church Year – without Easter we would have no Christian faith

I hope as many of you as possible will take part in as much of this celebration of Easter as possible. I also hope that parents will bring their children to as much as possible. It is important that they experience the life & worship of the Church into which they have been baptised as possible.
Easter is the time of Baptism and the Baptism of an adult or child at the Easter Vigil would give true meaning to our celebrations.

Palm Sunday, 17th April – The Way of the Cross – in Old St Mary’s Churchyard @
11.00am – Children & Adults will make banners representing the
14 points in the story of Jesus’ Passion, Death & Resurrection
during Lent.

This series of readings & prayers will be followed by a Celebration of Holy Communion in the church – in the event of inclement weather the complete Service will take place indoors.

Monday, 18th April – Service of Compline in St. Paul’s, Cahir @ 8.00pm

Tuesday, 19th April – Service of Evening Prayer in Holy Trinity, Fethard @ 8.00pm

Wednesday, 20th April – Service for Spy Wednesday in Tullaghmeelan Church at 8pm

Thursday, 21st April – Celebration of Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday in Old St
Mary’s @ 8.00pm – this will include the washing of feet –
volunteers, pleasr!

Friday, 22nd April – Good Friday – Liturgy in St Paul’s, Cahir @ 9.30am

Liturgy in Old St Mary’s @ 12.00noon - “The Seven Last Words” – this series of readings, prayer & music lasts 3 hours & people are welcome to attend for the duration or to come & go during that time – this liturgy represents the 3 hours Jesus was on the cross.

Liturgy in Holy Trinity, Fethard @ 8.00pm
Saturday, 23rd April – Easter Eve – Ecumenical lighting of the Paschal Candle at Old St Mary’s followed by the Easter Vigil with renewal of Baptismal Vows & Holy Communion and Night Watch – the latter part lasts until the last person goes home!


Sunday, 24th April – Easter Day – 8.30am – HC – Old St Mary’s, Clonmel
9.30am – HC – St Paul’s, Cahir
9.30 am- HC - Holy Trinity, Fethard
11.00am –HC – Old St Mary’s, Clonmel