Tenebrae (/ˈtɛnəbreɪ, -bri/—Latin for ‘darkness’) is a service held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a “strepitus” or “loud noise” taking place in total darkness near the end of the service.
Iain Clarke and Ellie Kershaw – Piano and Clarinet. We are delighted to welcome Iain and Ellie to play a Piano and Clarinet Duo concert. Their programme at St Mary’s…
Join us for our Family Eucharist for Mothering Sunday on 30th March at 10am.
This service is alternatively called the Ordinance of Foot-Washing or the Ordinance of Humility. Its primary purpose is to renew the cleansing that only comes from Christ, but secondarily to…
The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross or Via Crucis, commemorate Jesus’s passion and death on the cross. There are 14 stations that each…
There is biblical symbolism in the Easter worship of the early risers. In the New Testament’s four Gospels, the resurrection story varies, but all tell of the four women followers…
Join us for our Easter Eucharist, with the church decorated especially and featuring music from the Church Choir and the Norbury Singers to celebrate Easter Morning.