Welcome to St Anne's Church
Holy Week
Palm Sunday 29th March 10.45am
Palm Procession & Sung Mass
gather at St Anne’s Shop on Swain’s Lane – all welcome
Mass in C (Battmann)
Tuesday 31st March
Confessions 6.00pm
Low Mass 7.00pm
‘Spy’ Wednesday 1st April 8.00pm
Sung Compline by candlelight
Maundy Thursday 2nd April 7.30pm
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
with foot washing & vigil of the watch
Mass for four voices (Byrd)
Good Friday 3rd April 1.30pm
Solemn Liturgy with veneration of the Cross
Agnus Dei from the Mass in B minor (J.S. Bach)
The Good Friday Recital 6.00pm
An hour of beautiful, reflective music by candlelight,
including art songs and sacred arias – admission free, retiring collection
Holy Saturday 4th April 8.00pm
The Easter Liturgy
‘Little Organ Mass’ (Haydn)
Dum transisset sabbatum (Taverner)
Easter Sunday 5th April 11.00am
Mass of the Resurrection
followed by children’s Easter egg hunt
Messe pour deux voix (Durand)
‘Sound the Trumpet’ (Purcell)
Vicar’s message
This morning, we gather outside of the Church Shop to recall and celebrate Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The crowds lay palm branches before Him and shout, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!’
Yet, Jesus rides quietly on a donkey through the crowds, through their shouts and through their adulation. They celebrate a moment of triumph which, indeed it is, but this is only a foretaste; Jesus knows that ultimate triumph will only come after a week of betrayal, isolation, suffering and death. Then, and only then, will the real triumph be realised and revealed.
On Good Friday, we hear Psalm 22 which is also often used on this Palm Sunday. The Psalm was written by King David during a time of persecution, isolation and suffering and it begins with the words,
‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ Words which we recognise from Jesus on the Cross.
David laments that God does not hear him, laments his suffering but then he recalls, ‘You brought me out of the womb; made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast.’
David laments his suffering further but then writes, ‘But you, O Lord, do not be far from me; come quickly to help me.’
When David remembers the trust he had, his heart turns once again to God and the Psalm turns to praise. He knows that even in his suffering, God will rescue him and bring him to triumph.
So, when Jesus quotes the first line of the Psalm from the Cross it is not a cry of abandonment; Jesus is recalling the Psalm for his listeners who have seen the fleeting triumph of Palm Sunday disappear and think that all is lost. He is telling them to reach out beyond their own understanding and perception and trust in God; and know that He will bring a triumph they haven’t imagined. And, we must do the same!
Andrew+
Every week at St. Anne’s
Sundays
Sunday Mass – 11am
Wednesdays
Wednesday Mass – 11am
Sunday 10th November
10:55am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial
Two Minutes’ Silence with the Last Post, Reveille followed by Parish Eucharist
Advent Sunday
11am Parish Eucharist.
6pm A Service of Choral Music and readings for Advent.
Nativity
Rehearsals begin in December. Calling all children who want to take part.
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival
Monday 2nd December to Sunday 8th December.
Lent Study Groups
Our Lent book this year offers daily readings and reflections through Lent and into Easter week.
There will be three discussion groups at the Vicarage, following on from the Wednesday Mass:
Wednesday 28th February.
Wednesday 20th March.
Wednesday 3rd April.
Each will be followed by lunch.
St. Anne’s is open for baptisms, weddings, funerals, concerts and other events.
Contact us to discuss
Pilgrimage to Walsingham
Friday 10th March – Sunday 12th March
Mothering Sunday
11am – Parish Eucharist
Palm Sunday – 2nd April
10.45am Procession from the Church Shop on Swain’s Lane, followed by Mass of Palm Sunday.
Concert by the Fleet Singers
Sunday 2nd April
‘Come and Sing’ – starts at 1.45pm
Concert at 7pm.
Getting married at St. Anne’s
If you wish to get married at St. Anne’s there are three ways to do this:
1) You live in the Parish. Enter your postcode into this website to see if you qualify this way: A Church Near You
2) You are a regular worshipper at St. Anne’s and are on the Electoral Roll of the Church. You need to have been a worshipper for most Sundays for, at least six months, to qualify in this way.
3) You can establish a ‘significant’ previous connection with the Parish, such as having been baptized or confirmed here.
If you do not meet any of the above but have questions, contact us through the website.
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