Vicar's News - Easter 2026
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Tenebrae and the Easter Vigil services will also be available on this link
Brighton Covenant Churches final station on the Walk of Witness - Good Friday
Easter celebrates God’s victory over death through Jesus’ resurrection and the launch of a brand-new creation. But to feel the weight of that morning, you have to walk through the week that led to it. Holy Week slows us down and lets us see what was happening: betrayal, injustice, courage, surrender—and a kingdom taking shape in the dark. Each moment of Holy Week connects with the larger narrative about God blessing and renewing the whole world.
Easter isn’t only about what happened to Jesus.
It’s about what God is doing with everything and everyone.
You can hear our Archbishop's Easter message here.
Music for Holy Week and Easter
FRIDAY 3 APRIL 2026 GOOD FRIDAY
SOLEMN LITURGY AND VENERATION OF THE CROSS @ 2.00 PM
Hymns Gradual O sacred head, sore wounded
Offertory In the cross of Christ I glory
Post Communion O come and mourn with me awhile
Veneration: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß BWV 622 – J.S. Bach 1685-1750
Anthem: Solus ad victimam – Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
Reproaches: The Reproaches – Stephen McManus (b. 1962)
TENEBRAE @ 7.00 PM
First lesson: (Chant, Calvin Bowman) Psalm 71:1-13 (R.1)
Second lesson: (Chant, Calvin Bowman) Psalm 70 (R.2a)
Third lesson: Benedictus from The Armed Man: a Mass for Peace –
Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)
Cello: Diana Wuli
Fourth lesson: (Chant, Timothy Mallis) Psalm 90:9-12 (R.12)
Fifth lesson: (Chant, Timothy Mallis) Psalm 51:1-9 (R.11)
Sixth lesson: (Chant, Timothy Mallis) Psalm 53:1-3 (R.1a)
Seventh lesson: Miserere Mei, Deus – Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
SATURDAY 4 April 2026 EASTER EVE HOLY SATURDAY
NEW FIRE, EASTER VIGIL AND CHORAL EUCHARIST @ 7.00 PM
Exsultet: Plainsong
Psalm: 31.1-8 (RSCM)
Setting: Parish Eucharist – Michael Dudman (1938-1994)
Gradual Hymn: Jesus, my Redeemer, lives
Anthem: Most glorious Lord of life– Sir William Harris (1883-1973)
Offertory Hymn: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
Motet: Come, ye faithful – R.S. Thatcher (1888-1957)
Post Communion Hymn By your kingly power
Postlude: V. Toccata from Symphony No. 5 – Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
SUNDAY 5 April 2026 EASTER DAY
CHORAL EUCHARIST @ 8.00 and 10.00 AM
Prelude: Choral Song and Fugue - S.S. Wesley (1810-1876)
Hymns: Processional Jesus Christ is risen today
Gradual The day of resurrection
Thanksgiving For the fruits of all creation
Post Communion Jesus lives!
Setting: Parish Eucharist – Michael Dudman (1938-1994)
Psalm: 118: 15-25 (NPCW)
Anthem: With a voice of singing – Martin Shaw (1875-1958)
Communion: Ave verum corpus – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Postlude: Fanfare - Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)
Our silent auction continues through the Easter weekend and will finish next Sunday. It has been so successful in bringing forth an array of donations that the Churchwardens have already commissioned the con struction of the new gates across the driveway and path leading the the Parish Office and Garden of Remembrance. Please check on your bids to see if you have been out-bid and consider raising your pledge.
Vicar's holiday
I will be away for 4 weeks from Easter Monday and Mother Xeverie will be in charge. I am available on-line through various apps during this period if you need to contact me on vicar@standrewsbrighton.org.au.
If you are minded to follow my exploits, then my daily travel blog is fatherm.com
Rosters
Happy Easter
Christ is risen
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