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Photos from Holy Week at St Augustine's

 

More to follow:- All of Holy Week will be poster here

 

Easter Day

 

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Flower cross outside the front door on Easter Day

 

 

The flowers for Easter Day were wonderfully creative

 

 

Mary at the Tomb

 

 

Flowers at the statue of Mary

 

 

At the weekday mass altar

 

 

In the sanctuary

 

 

On the high altar

 

 

The Pascal candle

 

 

The high altar

 

 

Easter Day

 

 

Easter Day

 

 

Offertory

 

 

Censing the altar

 

 

Eucharistic prayer

 

 

The children got Easter eggs from a large piņata

 

 

There were 4 Easter day baptisms

 

 

Baby Sasha in her splendid baptism gown

 

 

Ashwini (in the middle) was baptised

 

Dawn Vigil

 

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The dawn vigil started at 5.00am

 

 

The service started in darkness with light spread from the Pascal Candle

 

 

 

The lights came on with the Gloria

 

 

We renewed our baptismal vows

 

 

The homily

 

 

The First Eucharist of Easter

 

 

There was a cooked breakfast afterwards

 

 

Good Friday

 

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On Good Friday there are meditations ....

 

 

... led by members of the congregation ....

 

 

on the theme of the 'the cross'

 

 

At 3.00pm there is the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion

 

 

With veneration of the cross

 

 

Venerating the cross by kissing can be a very moving symbol

 

 

Meanwhile the young people were learning about Holy Week

 

 

At the end of the liturgy the young people placed their prayers and

the symbols they had learnt about in front of the altar

 

Walk of Witness

 

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The eight churches of 'Churches Together in Wembley' took part

in the Walk of Witness

 

 

The walk takes place at 10.45am on Good Friday

 

 

People carry crosses on the walk

 

 

and banners from their churches

 

 

People gather on the green at the beginning of the walk

 

 

Carrying the Cross up Preston Road

 

 

The walk is usually in silence

 

 

But leaflets are given out to passer by explaining what we are doing

 

 

Afterwards there is a short service on the green ...

 

 

 ... with hymns and readings

 

 

Maundy Thursday

 

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The church was candlelit on Maundy Thursday Evening

 

 

Various designs for the altar of repose were considered !

 

 

But this simple altar was used in the end

 

 

The choir sang beautifully

 

 

Feet were washed on obedience to Jesus new commandment

 

 

Although this isn't technically a good picture I like it because it

captures the mystery and drama of the Eucharist, it's me censing

the gifts at the offertory

 

 

The altar of repose

 

 

The prayer vigil at the altar of repose

 

Wednesday in Holy Week

 

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Mass on Wednesday in Holy Week

 

 

Fr Trevor spoke on the Cross of San Damiano

 

Tuesday in Holy Week

 

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Rev'd Hyacinth Young spoke on the 'Celtic Cross'

 

 

 

Tuesday in Holy Week

 

Monday in Holy Week

 

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6pm Mass on Monday in Holy Week

 

 

Celebrating Mass on Monday in Holy Week

 

 

Fr Matthew Catterick spoke on 'Images of the Cross'

 

 

Fr Matthew Catterick

 

Palm Sunday

 

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The Church was full for our celebration of Palm Sunday

 

 

This year we had a donkey (very kindly lent by Tom)

 

 

The children practised shouting Hosanna for the Palm Gospel

 

 

Hannah organised the young people

 

 

Who waited patiently in costume for the procession to begin

 

 

Jean very kindly looked after the donkey

 

 

We gathered outside

 

 

The donkey seemed to enjoy the proceedings

 

 

Palm Crosses were blessed

 

 

The children moved centre stage for the Palm Gospel

 

 

and shouted Hosanna during the reading

 

 

They were dressed appropriately

 

 

The donkey wore the chasuble, symbolic of Jesus

 

 

and the procession set off

 

 

The children followed the donkey

 

 

the congregation sang 'All Glory Laud and Honour'

 

 

We processed along the street

 

 

The donkey resisted coming into church

 

 

Mass continued in church

 

 

We read the dramatic version of the Passion Narrative

 

 

Sharing the peace

 

 

The Offertory

 

 

Censing the gifts and altar

 

 

The Eucharistic Prayer

 

 

Something I never see, myself on the screen

 

 

The children made cards in Sunday School

 

 

The donkey got taken home

 

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