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February 2016
Ash Wednesday – Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the "Forty days and forty nights", a time of preparation for the celebration of Easter, the resurrection of Jesus. Throughout the seven weeks the Church walks with Christ through darkness into light. The Ash Wednesday services includes receiving the sign of the cross on the forehead. More on this observance in this (older) article: Link
Find out more »Holden Evening Prayer
Just as Choral Evensongs are celebrated with treasures of English choral music in big Anglican cathedrals there is a contemporary music setting of an evening liturgy by the American composer Marty Haugen - just for the congregation with piano accompaniment. It is called "Holden Evening Prayer" since Marty Haugen composed it while living and working at Holden Village, an ecumenical retreat centre in the Lutheran tradition. This year the community of St Thomas Becket is celebrating this simple and short (20…
Find out more »March 2016
5th Sunday of Lent – Holy Communion
Passiontide begins.
Find out more »Palm Sunday – Holy Communion
Palm Sunday at St Thomas Becket also means that for the Gospel reading we are doing a very noisy procession altogether inside the church. So everyone - not only the kids: Bring your drums and other noisy devices for the hymn "All glory, laud and honour"!
Find out more »Good Friday – Veneration of the Cross
Part of the Good Friday liturgy is the Veneration of the Cross: The women of our African community sing an African funeral chant and the cross is carried to the Altar steps in a procession. Everyone is invited to come to the front and find a gesture of prayer - whatever feels right to you. Some kiss the cross, others bow or touch it. There is nothing you could do wrong here.
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