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Thursday 2 April - Maundy Thursday service 10:30am
Friday 3 April - Good Friday service 9:00am
Sunday 5 April - Easter Sunday service 8:30am
Wednesday 29 April - Young at Heart (10:30am)
Friday 3 April - Good Friday service 9:00am
Sunday 5 April - Easter Sunday service 8:30am
Wednesday 29 April - Young at Heart (10:30am)
maundy thursday (2 april)
On this Maundy Thursday we gather at the table where Jesus sat with his betrayers. One of the Twelve had already sold him for thirty pieces of silver, and the rest would soon scatter in fear. Yet it is precisely “in the night in which he was betrayed” that our Lord instituted his Supper. This is no gentle story of friendship; it is the shocking reality that Christ gives himself to sinners at their very worst.
Many will hear Maundy Thursday and think first of foot-washing and a “new commandment.” But Jesus did not give us a new religious ritual or a fresh burden of law. He gave us his own body and blood. The Lord’s Supper is not something we do for God – it is what God does for us: a living promise, not a sacrifice we repeat or a memory we recall.
Here is the provocation: you and I belong at this table. Not because we are faithful or worthy, but because we are betrayers too. We have sold out our Lord in a thousand small ways. We have failed him, doubted him, and run from him. Yet Jesus looks straight at us and says the words we most need to hear. The holy One gives himself to the unholy so that we might be made his own.
So come. Take and eat. “This is my body, given for you. This is my blood of the new testament, poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins.” Here Christ himself meets you tonight, forgives you completely, and makes even betrayers into beloved children of God.
Many will hear Maundy Thursday and think first of foot-washing and a “new commandment.” But Jesus did not give us a new religious ritual or a fresh burden of law. He gave us his own body and blood. The Lord’s Supper is not something we do for God – it is what God does for us: a living promise, not a sacrifice we repeat or a memory we recall.
Here is the provocation: you and I belong at this table. Not because we are faithful or worthy, but because we are betrayers too. We have sold out our Lord in a thousand small ways. We have failed him, doubted him, and run from him. Yet Jesus looks straight at us and says the words we most need to hear. The holy One gives himself to the unholy so that we might be made his own.
So come. Take and eat. “This is my body, given for you. This is my blood of the new testament, poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins.” Here Christ himself meets you tonight, forgives you completely, and makes even betrayers into beloved children of God.
good friday (3 april)
On this Good Friday we do not look upon a tragic hero or a fine moral example. We behold a man crucified. Outside the city gate, at the place of the skull, the sinless Son of God suffers what we deserve – not as a noble deed, but as the willing bearer of the world’s sin.
This is the great exchange. Between two guilty thieves Jesus hangs, taking upon himself every one of your failures, rebellions and secret shames. The curse of the law, the wrath of God and the devil’s vicious accusations have all been poured out on him. What looks like utter defeat is in fact the decisive moment of salvation.
When Jesus finally cries “It is finished,” something extraordinary is completed. Your sin is finished. The law has nothing left to accuse you of, the devil is silenced, and death has met its conqueror.
So hear this promise today, right at the foot of the cross: I forgive you all your sin. In this crucified man your guilt has been swallowed up forever. You are free. Rest here, for his death is your life.
This is the great exchange. Between two guilty thieves Jesus hangs, taking upon himself every one of your failures, rebellions and secret shames. The curse of the law, the wrath of God and the devil’s vicious accusations have all been poured out on him. What looks like utter defeat is in fact the decisive moment of salvation.
When Jesus finally cries “It is finished,” something extraordinary is completed. Your sin is finished. The law has nothing left to accuse you of, the devil is silenced, and death has met its conqueror.
So hear this promise today, right at the foot of the cross: I forgive you all your sin. In this crucified man your guilt has been swallowed up forever. You are free. Rest here, for his death is your life.
easter sunday (5 april)
Many of us turn up on Easter Sunday expecting a pleasant story about an empty tomb and a bit of hope to get us through the week. But the risen Christ is far more dangerous and wonderful than that. He doesn’t simply prove he’s alive so we can feel a little more hopeful, he comes to raise the dead right here, right now.
You and I are just like those women trudging to the tomb, hearts heavy with grief and guilt. Deep down we’re still staring at our sins, our failures, our fears, the very places where the law, death and the devil have buried us. Yet suddenly the earth shakes, the stone is rolled away, and the angel’s word thunders: “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.”
Then the living Jesus meets you on the road with two simple words that change everything: “Do not be afraid.” He takes hold of your life and declares that your sins have been swallowed up in his victory. The tomb is empty because your guilt is finished.
So hear this promise today: Christ is risen, and he is risen for you. Your old life is dead and buried with him. Your new life has already begun, hidden with Christ in God. Be free.
We Pray For:
† The light of Christ to shine in our community, so that our friends and neighbours may know with us the joy of new life.
† Those in mental anguish and racked by doubt in themselves or in God.
† Those who hunger for understanding, that God's word may be revealed to them.
† All who rule and govern, that they may be shepherds to their people.
† Those who have become lost on the path of life.
You and I are just like those women trudging to the tomb, hearts heavy with grief and guilt. Deep down we’re still staring at our sins, our failures, our fears, the very places where the law, death and the devil have buried us. Yet suddenly the earth shakes, the stone is rolled away, and the angel’s word thunders: “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.”
Then the living Jesus meets you on the road with two simple words that change everything: “Do not be afraid.” He takes hold of your life and declares that your sins have been swallowed up in his victory. The tomb is empty because your guilt is finished.
So hear this promise today: Christ is risen, and he is risen for you. Your old life is dead and buried with him. Your new life has already begun, hidden with Christ in God. Be free.
We Pray For:
† The light of Christ to shine in our community, so that our friends and neighbours may know with us the joy of new life.
† Those in mental anguish and racked by doubt in themselves or in God.
† Those who hunger for understanding, that God's word may be revealed to them.
† All who rule and govern, that they may be shepherds to their people.
† Those who have become lost on the path of life.
second sunday of easter (12 april)
This Sunday after Easter we find the disciples, and often ourselves, locked behind closed doors, paralysed by fear. Fear of others, fear of failure, and most of all fear of the risen Christ who knows our betrayal. We build our own prisons thinking we can protect ourselves, yet the law only tightens the lock.
Suddenly Jesus stands among them. “Peace be with you,” he declares, real absolution, not polite words. He shows his pierced hands and side, inviting them to see that their sin is no longer theirs but his, nailed and defeated. This is incarnate, finger-stickable grace.
Thomas, far from the poster-boy for doubt we so often hear about, becomes believing Thomas. He touches the wounds, feels his sin conquered in Christ’s body, and confesses with certainty, “My Lord and my God!” Faith is not half-doubt; it is the sure gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus then bestows the Office of the Keys upon his Church.
Hear this promise today, dear friends: Peace be with you. Your sins are completely forgiven for Christ’s sake. The risen Lord has come through every locked door. Live free.
Suddenly Jesus stands among them. “Peace be with you,” he declares, real absolution, not polite words. He shows his pierced hands and side, inviting them to see that their sin is no longer theirs but his, nailed and defeated. This is incarnate, finger-stickable grace.
Thomas, far from the poster-boy for doubt we so often hear about, becomes believing Thomas. He touches the wounds, feels his sin conquered in Christ’s body, and confesses with certainty, “My Lord and my God!” Faith is not half-doubt; it is the sure gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus then bestows the Office of the Keys upon his Church.
Hear this promise today, dear friends: Peace be with you. Your sins are completely forgiven for Christ’s sake. The risen Lord has come through every locked door. Live free.