Christ Church Tunstall
The Church of England Parish Church of Goldenhill & Tunstall
Lent, Holy Week & Easter at Christ Church 2025
Lent - 40 Days of Preparation
The holy season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and prepares us to celebrate the great feast of Easter.
Lent Services and Events
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Ash Wednesday (5th March 2025)
Mass will be celebrated at 7pm and will include the imposition of ashes.
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Stations of the Cross (Fridays of Lent at 7pm)
The Stations of the Cross is a devotion which involves pausing 14 times as we walk the way of The Cross and reflecting on the events of Jesus' Passion and Death.​
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Lent Study Group (Wednesdays of Lent starting with 10am Mass)
We will be looking at the The Nicene Creed as this year is 1700 yrs since The Council of Nicaea.
If you can't make a session of the Lent Group, the videos and notes can be found here.
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Holy Week
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and continues through this most holy of weeks in the Church's liturgical year which culminates with the great feast of Easter.
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Palm Sunday (13th April 2025)
10am Mass and the Blessing of Palms
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Fig Monday
11am Chrism Festival at Lichfield Cathedral
6pm Confessions
7pm Mass and Stations of the Cross
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Temple Tuesday
6pm Confessions
7pm Mass and Stations of the Cross
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Spy Wednesday
6pm Confessions
7pm Mass and Stations of the Cross
The Sacred Triduum
The three days that begin with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday and ends with Mass on Easter Sunday. It recalls the Passion, Death, Burial
and Resurrection of Jesus as portrayed in the Gospels.
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Maundy Thursday
7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper & Watch before the Blessed Sacrament
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Good Friday
10am Stations of the Cross, Children's Craft Activities and Hot Cross Buns
2pm The Liturgy of the Day
7pm The Maria Desolata
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Holy Saturday
8.30pm Easter Vigil & First Mass of Easter, followed by refreshments.
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Easter Sunday
10am Sung Mass
