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Good Friday  Readings: Isaiah 52:13–end of ch.53  Hebrews 4:14–16, 5:7–9  John 18:1–end of ch. 19  Today’s reading of the Passion encompasses all that is most holy and precious to us. Jesus is arrested, beaten, and crucified.  ‘Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” …it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write,…

Stations of the Cross Good Friday Prayer Stations 1. Government and health advisors: Jesus is condemned to death 2. The Croft & St Mary’s churchyard & Holy Trinity Grounds.: The crown of thorns and the heavy cross 3. St Mary’s CE Primary School 4. Our loved ones and neighbours: Jesus meets his mother 5.The War Memorial : Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his Cross 6. Holtye Hartfield and Coleman’s Hatch: Faith Hope and Love 7. Our Local Hospitals.:…

Saturday Easter Eve  Readings: Job 14:1–14 Matthew 27:57–end The Burial of Jesus:  John 19:38–end  Jesus is taken from the cross, anointed with spices and wrapped in linen cloth.  ‘In the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.  In 1879 in the village of Knock, Co. Mayo, the community witnessed a vision of Mary, Joseph,…

Easter Day  Readings:Acts 10:34–43  Colossians 3:1–4  The Resurrection of Jesus:  John 20:1–18  This is not a vision or a trick of the light. As Mary Magdalene bends to look into the tomb, she sees – no doubt with utter horror – that Jesus is not there. She runs to the disciples, who scramble to the tomb and see that he has gone. Mary remains in the garden, bereft, and is approached by the gardener;  ‘Jesus said to her, “Woman, why…

Come along and visit some of the beautiful gardens in Coleman’s Hatch

July 18th is the new date for the Coleman’s Hatch Flower Show which will open at its new venue, Ashdown House Preparatory School.