Easter
Easter is a special time for our church family. We would love if you could share with us as we reflect this holy week.
Ash Wednesday
- Wednesday 5 March
- 7:30 pm – 8.30 pm
- St Paul's Church
A reflective service to mark that start of Lent. With The Imposition of Ashes. "You are dust, and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19).
Come and join us for Messy Easter. We will start at 4.30pm in the Church hall where we'll do some craft before moving into the Church to have visit the interactive Easter Story. We will then return to the hall for a dinner of spaghetti bolognese together before finishing at 6pm.
This is a free event that we love to put on for all families to be able to explore God together. (Donations very gratefully received)
Come and join us!
Maundy Thursday
- Thursday 17 April
- 7:30 pm – 8.30 pm
- St Paul's Church
A reflective service marking the last supper and the night of Jesus' arrest with Communion.
Good Friday - for families
- Friday 18 April
- 10:00 am – 11.00 am
- St Paul's Church Hall
There will be a space for families to walk through Holy Week and hear more about the story of Good Friday in an age appropriate way. Children over 4 may be dropped off, under 4s parents are asked to stay.
Good Friday
- Friday 18 April
- 10:00 am – 11.00 am
- St Paul's Church
A reflective services of readings, music and images marking the
journey of Jesus to his crucifixion and death.
Dawn Easter Service
- Sunday 20 April
- 6:30 am – 9.15 am
- St. Paul's Church
Easter Dawn Service - contemplative service with Holy Communion.
Family Communion Service for Easter Sunday
- Sunday 20 April
- 10:00 am – 11.30 am
- St Paul's Church
Come and celebrate the risen Jesus, death is defeated! Join us on this special day, gathering the 10am and SIX:30 congregations as one church family, for our Altogether Communion Service for Easter Sunday to celebrate together.
The SIX:30 at St.Paul's
- This event has been cancelled.
Join us for our informal, contemporary SIX:30 service.
The format of services will mean that Holy Communion is available on the 1st and 3rd Sunday's of the month at this service.
Easter Pilgrimage
Every Easter churches from all over the Diocese walk from their home church to St Albans Abbey. We would love all of you to join us for some or all of our pilgrimage.
The full distance is 23 miles. It’s a great time of community walking together, enjoying the beautiful countryside and talking. 23 Miles is quite the distance so we have lots of options for how you can get involved. Please let us know you’re coming by signing up or contact Claire, our youth worker claire.mcdonnell@stpaulsletchworth.co.uk or 07518 369261 for more info
The Options
OPTION 1 – Walk ALL the way (23 miles)
OPTION 2 – Walk HALF of the way – Either Sunday (10.5 miles) or Monday (11.5 Miles)
OPTION 3 – Walk SOME of the way – Meet us at Sandridge Village Hall and walk the last 3 miles – suitable for pushchairs and dogs too!
OPTION 4 – The ABBEY – meet us at the Abbey for a family picnic and to greet those with tired feet!
OPTION 5 – Event SUPPORT – Depending on numbers, we will need lots of support in many different ways – a support car to meet walkers at key points, a cook, cars to take sleeping stuff to the hall (Sun) and home again (Mon), cars to take the walkers home from the Abbey.
The Route
Walk from St Paul’s to Whitwell – 10.5 miles
Leaving St Paul’s at 2.15pm on Easter Sunday.
We will have rest stops at Great Wymondley, Chapelfoot and Hitchwood Lane.
We will arrive at Whitwell Village hall around 7pm and share dinner together.
We will stay overnight at the village hall. Don’t let sleeping over put you off, if you would prefer you can go home and re-join us in the morning.
Walk from Whitwell to the Sandridge – 9.5 miles
We plan to set off from Whitwell village hall at 8.15am on Easter Monday.
We will have rest stops at Kimpton Rd, Bibbs Hill Lane and Hitchwood Lane.
We will arrive at Sandrigde village hall around 12:30pm where we hope to be joined by those wanting to walk the last 3 miles into St Albans.
Walk from Sandridge to the Abbey – 3 miles
We plan to set off from Sandridge village hall at 12.40pm
The last stretch should be suitable for most walkers, including pushchairs and dogs.
We hope to arrive at the abbey at 1.30pm.
The Abbey
From 1.30pm we will join together in the abbey grounds for a picnic. If walking isn’t for you why not join us for lunch!
The procession into the abbey begins at 2.30pm.
The service starts at 3pm.
Help Needed
Can you help with any of the following?
Wave us off
Meet us at St Paul’s at 2.15pm on Easter Sunday and wave us off. Encourage us and most importantly pray for us!
Rest Stops
There are many rest stops along our route. If you could help by being a support car, you will be provided with everything you might need – flasks of hot water for tea and coffee, cake and snacks, water and plasters!
Easter Sunday rest stops are in the afternoon and Easter Monday are in the morning.
Meals
Dinner – When our weary walkers arrive at Whitwell at 7pm on Easter Sunday we want them to be greeted with a hot meal, but we need someone to cook it.
Breakfast – Our walkers need a hearty breakfast. Could you cook for us at 7am on Easter Monday?
Lunch – We want our walkers to enjoy a refreshing picnic that hasn’t been lost in the bottom of their backpacks since they left St Paul’s. Can you help?
Transport
Moving kit – Could you transport the sleepers overnight kit form St Paul’s to Whitwell? This would tie in nicely with someone offering support car or cooking also.
Moving people – Whether our walkers join us from St Paul’s Whitwell or Sandridge we’re not expecting them to walk back again! Could you offer a lift to some weary walkers.
Welcome Party
Walking 23 miles is a big achievement and we would love to have a welcome party to whoop and cheer when we make it to be abbey at 1.30pm on Easter Monday
Hall Hire
We are hiring a hall to sleep over on Easter Sunday. We need someone to collect the key and open up for us. We also need someone to clear up after us, lock up and return the keys.