Palm Sunday - 29th March

Saint Thomas Delph
9:30am - Service of the Word

Christ Church Denshaw
9:30am - Eucharist (Book of Common Prayer)

Holy Trinity Dobcross
9:30am - Procession of Palms, Holy Communion with Dramatic Reading of the Passion

Christ Church Friezland
9:30am - Procession of palms, Passion Gospel and Holy Communion

Saint Mary Greenfield
9:30am - Early Church
11:00am - Holy Communion

Saint Anne Lydgate
11:00am - Holy Communion

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Parish Church
11:00am - Procession of palms from the Parish Hall followed by Holy Communion

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Kilngreen
9:30am - Holy Communion

Monday 30th March

Christ Church Friezland
7:30pm - Benefice Taizé Service

Tuesday 31st March

Saint Thomas Delph
11:30am - Holy Communion

Wednesday 1st April

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Parish Centre
9:30am - Holy Communion
6:00pm - Worship on Wednesday

Saint Anne Lydgate
6:00pm - Mid-week family service

Saint Mary Greenfield
11:30am - Holy Communion

Maundy Thursday - 2nd April

Christ Church Denshaw
7:00pm - Solemn Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar

Holy Trinity Dobcross
7:00pm - Agape Meal (Bring and Share) and Communion
Led by The Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.
This is a BRING and SHARE meal so we don’t need the Bishop to do a ‘loaves and fishes’ reenactment.

Christ Church Friezland
7:00pm - Solemn Eucharist, foot washing, stripping of the Altar, followed by a short Vigil.

Saint Mary Greenfield
7:30pm - Holy Communion with foot washing

Saint Anne Lydgate
7:30pm - Instructed Eucharist

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Parish Centre
7:00pm - Last Supper: meal and service of Holy Communion

Good Friday - 3rd April

Saint Thomas Delph
10:30am - Joint Service with Delph Methodist Church

Christ Church Denshaw
10:00am - Reflections, prayers and meditations

Holy Trinity Dobcross
10:30am - Reflections service

Christ Church Friezland
9:30am - Workshop in the Church Hall for children
(below school age need an accompanying adult)
10:00am - Devotion, Meditation and Veneration of the Cross

Saint Mary Greenfield
11:00am - Service of Hymns, Prayers, Readings and Meditations

Saint Anne Lydgate
10:00am - Stations of the cross, followed by hot drinks and hot cross buns

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Parish Centre
9:30am - Prayer Walk to Parish Church

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Kilngreen
9:30am - Craft workshop with a short family service
11:30am - Readings, reflections and music

Uppermill Methodist Church
2:00pm - CTiS Walk of Witness
with The Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.

Easter Eve - Saturday 4th April

Saint Anne Lydgate
7:00pm - Benefice Easter Vigil with lighting of Paschal Candles
led by The Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.

Easter Day - Sunday 5th April

The Roebuck, Strinesdale
6:00am - Benefice Dawn Eucharist

Saint Thomas Delph
9:30am - Easter Day Eucharist

Christ Church Denshaw
10:30am - Family Easter Service followed by Simnel Cake and Chocolate Nests

Holy Trinity Dobcross
9:30am - Easter Brunch
10:00am - Easter Day Eucharist

Christ Church Friezland
9:30am - Easter Day Eucharist

Saint Mary Greenfield
10:30am - Easter Day Eucharist

Saint Anne Lydgate
11:00am - Easter Day Eucharist

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Parish Church
11:00am - Family Easter Day Eucharist

Saint Chad Saddleworth - Kilngreen
9:30am - Family Communion celebration
accompamied by Diggle Community Brass