Holy Week & Easter
Join us this Holy Week & Easter as we mark the most significant part of the Christian story. During this week our services take us through the events that led up to Jesus being accused, tried and crucified, and laid in a tomb. The story does not end with his death, but on the third day Jesus rose from the dead, appearing to his disciples.
Visit the Together in Worship page to view the livestreamed services.
Palm Sunday 13 April
08:00 | Holy Eucharist with Distribution of Palms
10:00 | Palm Sunday Procession
Meet at Speakers’ Corner on Dam Street ready to be led by a donkey through the city, waving palm crosses and singing.
10:30 | Choral Eucharist for Palm Sunday
Following the procession we enter into the Cathedral for our Sunday worship.
15:30 | Choral Evensong for Palm Sunday
Tuesday 15 April
19:30 | Tenebrae
In this service of beautiful and moving music, sung by our Cathedral Chamber Choir, we move slowly from light to darkness and then after the dramatic ‘Strepitus’, light is restored.
Maundy Thursday 17 April
11:00 | The Chrism Eucharist with the Renewal of Commitment to Ministry and Blessing of the Oils
17:30 | Evening Prayer
19:00 | The Eucharist of the Last Supper
We come together to celebrate the Eucharist and recall the first time that Jesus did this with his disciples in the upper room.
20:30-22:00 | The Watch
We are invited to pray and watch with Jesus.
Good Friday 18 April
08:00 | Morning Prayer
12:00-15:00 | The Good Friday Liturgy
Divided into four parts, the Good Friday Liturgy marks the time that Jesus was traditionally thought to have hung on the cross.
17:30 | Evening Prayer
19:30 | Churches Together in Lichfield
Ecumenical Service for Good Friday. We gather at the cross together in unity to give testimony to the love of Christ for the whole world.
Holy Saturday 19 April
09:00 | Preparing the Preparers
A service praying with those who are setting up the Cathedral for the Easter celebrations.
(No 12:30 Eucharist Service. This day recalls the time that Jesus lay in the tomb and it is tradition not to hold a communion service.)
16:00 | Service of Commemoration for the Past Bishops of Lichfield
17:30 | Evening Prayer ‘In Memoriam’
We reflect upon the time when Jesus was in the tomb, and take the opportunity to think about those we know who have died.
20:00 | Easter Vigil with Baptism and Confirmations
This is the first Eucharist of Easter, beginning outside with the lighting of the Paschal Candle and moving inside the Cathedral.
Easter Day Sunday 20 April
08:00 | The Holy Eucharist (Traditional Language)
10:30 | Choral Eucharist for Easter Day
We sing our Easter praises in this joyful Eucharist on this great day.
15:30 | Solemn Choral Evensong with Procession
Our Easter celebrations continue as our Cathedral Choir sings Evensong, and we process around the church with great joy.
Easter Monday 21 April
09:00 | Morning Prayer
12:30 | Eucharist for Monday in Easter Week
17:30 | Choral Evensong
Our Easter praises continue as former choristers of the Cathedral come together to sing Evensong and fill the building with joyful music.