Newsletter and Order of Service for Good Friday

To commemorate Good Friday, please join us online, via Zoom, at noon. The rector writes: "We invite you to bring a cross with you to the service. This may be a cross that you already use for prayer, or one that you make, paint or draw for this day. This past year has been so full of extraordinary occasions that show us the cross: agonized suffering, cruel injustice, helpless vigils, unspeakable courage, self-giving sacrifice. As we contemplate all that we have lived through in the shadow of Jesus' Passion, may the crosses we bring remind us of the depth of God's love for us and for the whole world."

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Drawing of Jesus on the Cross
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