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Journey through Lent and Holy Week with us at St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne

MAUNDY THURSDAY | 18th April 2019

6pm Choral Eucharist with washing of feet
An evocative service remembering the Last Supper, at which Jesus washed the feet of his friends, followed by a silent vigil of prayer
Preacher: The Right Reverend Alison Taylor

*Please note: Security Checks will be in place for services on Good Friday & Easter Day. Entry will be via Swanston Street.

GOOD FRIDAY | 19th April 2019

9am Choral Liturgy of the Cross and Communion
A solemn telling of the Passion story in music and commemoration of the death of Jesus on the Cross with opportunity for personal prayers under the Cross
Preacher: The Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, Dean of Melbourne

12.30pm Devotions under the Cross
A meditative service of readings, addresses, Passion hymns and prayers, marking the final three hours of Jesus’ life and his death on the Cross
Preacher: The Right Revd Alison Taylor

7pm The Crucifixion – John Stainer
A telling of the Passion story through the music of John Stainer, performed by the Cathedral Choir of boys and men. Free admission: a donation of $25 per person will help cover the costs of this Good Friday tradition
Preacher: The Revd Emily Fraser

EASTER DAY | 21st April 2019

6am Easter Vigil with Baptism and Confirmation
A dramatic dawn service from darkness to light, with lighting of the new fire and Easter candle, Baptism and Confirmation and first Eucharist of Easter
Preacher: The Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, Dean of Melbourne

8am Traditional Language Service
Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer 1662 with Easter hymns
Preacher: The Revd Canon Heather Patacca, Precentor

9am Family-style service
A celebratory Eucharist with Easter hymns, children’s activities and Easter eggs
Preacher: The Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, Dean of Melbourne

10.30am Choral Eucharist
A festive Choral Eucharist with Blessing of the Easter Garden, led by the Archbishop of Melbourne.

下午二时正  复活节华语圣餐崇拜 | 2pm Easter Service in Mandarin
复活节主日下午二时正  A celebration of the Easter story with Communion, led in Mandarin Language

6pm Choral Evensong with ANZAC commemoration
Preacher: The Dean

Join a global wave of prayer right here in Melbourne and Geelong
30 May-9 June 2019
praying for more people to come
to know Jesus Christ

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement which the Archbishop of Canterbury is inviting people around the world to join. The wave of prayer will start in May and run for 10 days between the Christian festivals of Ascension and Pentecost.

For the past two years, Archbishops of Canterbury and York invited people to join a wave of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost. This is traditionally a time when the church focuses on prayer, just as the first disciples gathered after they had watched Jesus ascend into heaven, it says in Acts 1.14 “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus…” The response last year was overwhelming as hundreds of thousands joined in from churches of many denominations and different traditions around the UK and across the world.

In praying “Thy Kingdom Come” we all commit to playing our part in the renewal of the nations and the transformation of communities.

ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN WELBY

It’s not complicated – we’re simply asking people to pray in whatever way they want and with whoever they want for others to come to know Jesus Christ.

Our aims are:

• For people to pray with God’s world-wide family from 30 May-9 June: individually, as a family or as part of a church, and together as a diocesan family at a Beacon Event at St Paul’s Cathedral on the eve of Pentecost, Saturday 8 June at 5pm
• For prayer events to be held across churches in Melbourne and Geelong alongside churches the world over. View our Resource Section for ideas
• For people to be transformed through prayer by the Holy Spirit, finding new confidence to be witnesses for Jesus Christ. View our Resource Section for ideas