Here you can find resources for our liturgy to pray at home or wherever you are.
The readings for today and some of the prayers of our liturgy are on the downloadable pew sheet.
Downloads (PDF)
Address for Holy Week
Address (The Rector)
Organ reflection
Glory be to Jesus,
who in bitter pains
poured for me the life-blood
from his sacred veins.
Grace and life eternal
in that blood I find:
blest be his compassion,
infinitely kind.
Kitchen Maid & Road to Emmaus
c.1617-1618, National Gallery of Ireland
Night Prayer
Night Prayer
You can listen to a recording at this link :
Notices
Holy Week and Easter
Tuesday 12th April
7.30 pm Music and readings for Passiontide
unfortunately, this has had to be cancelled, due to a case of Covid
Wednesday 13th April
- 7.30 pm Stations of the Cross
We walk the set of stations of the cross we have on our church walls, featuring readings and reflections on the Passion
Thursday 14th April Maundy Thursday
- 7.30 pm Sung Eucharist and Watch
We recall the Last Supper and the Washing of the Disciples’ Feet and watch with Christ in the Garden
Friday 15th April Good Friday
- 7.30 p.m. The Liturgy of Good Friday
We hear the Passion Gospel and meditate on the cross as we hear the Reproaches and pray the ancient solemn intercessions for Good Friday
Saturday 16th April Holy Saturday
- 9 p.m. Easter Vigil
We start with the Easter fire & Blessing of the Paschal Candle as we hear the story of salvation and journey from darkness to light
With the renewal of Baptismal Vows and the first Eucharist of Easter
Sunday 17th April Easter Day
- 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
- 10.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist
online resources will be available on this website
Lent collection
We have decided to support the work of Start Up Stirling for our Lent Collection this year.
We do collect items for Start Up all year round, but we thought to give it a special focus as, sadly, the need for food banks and other kinds of support is rising in our area. Items can be dropped off at HT, but we’ll also collect cash donations.
See Start Up for more details: startupstirling.org.uk/how-to-help
Helping Ukraine
You might also be interested in how best to help people in crisis in Ukraine. The College of Bishops have highlighted these two organisations:
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal:
https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
Among the DEC partners are Christian Aid, the British Red Cross, and Tearfund. The UK Government has pledged to match donations from the public to the DEC fund, pound-for-pound, up to £20 million.
The UK for UNHCR:
https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/where-help-is-needed/ukraine-situation/
Lent Book
Our Lent Book this year is Saying Yes to Life by Dr Ruth Valerio, who is an environmentalist and theologian working at Tearfund.
This is the blurb:
As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what has been created: to share in God’s joy and ingenuity in making a difference for good.
Ruth Valerio imaginatively draws on the Days of Creation (Genesis 1), as she relates themes of light, water, land, the seasons, other creatures, humankind, Sabbath rest and resurrection hope to matters of environmental, ethical and social concern.