The Cookhams: Holy Trinity Church Cookham / St John the Baptist Church Cookham Dean

Christmas in the Cookhams: 2009 Service Times

December 24th Christmas Eve

1800 Children’s Crib Service – HTC

1800 Children’s Crib Service - SJB

2330 Midnight Mass - HTC

2330 Midnight Mass - SJB

December 25th Christmas Day

0800 Holy Communion - HTC

0915 Festival Parish Eucharist - SJB

11.00 Festival Parish Eucharist - HTC

1830 Carols by Candlelight - HTC

Saturday 26th December St Stephen’s Day

1000 Holy Communion - SJB

December 27th St John the Apostle

0800 Holy Communion – SJB

0915 Parish Eucharist - SJB

1100 Parish Eucharist - HTC

1830 Evening Prayer - HTC

December 28th The Holy Innocents

1000 Holy Communion - HTC

January 3rd 2010 2nd Sunday of Christmas

0800 Holy Communion - HTC  

0915 Parish Eucharist – SJB

1100 Parish Eucharist - HTC 

1100 Matins - SJB

1830 Evening Prayer - HTC

Christmas Services at Holy Trinity and St John the Baptist, 2008

Dec 24.Christmas Eve  

10.00 No Service at SJB

18.00 Children’s Crib Service-HTC

23.30 Midnight Mass HTC

Dec 25 Christmas Day

08.00 Holy Communion (BCP) – HTC

09.15 Parish Eucharist – SJB

11.00 Parish Eucharist – HTC

18.30 Carol Service by Candlelight - HTC

Dec 26 St Stephen’s Day            

10.00 Holy Communion - SJB

Dec 27 St John the Evangelist

10.00 Holy Communion – HTC

Dec 28 The Holy Innocents

08.00 Holy Communion – SJB

09.15 Parish Eucharist – SJB

11.00 Parish Eucharist – HTC

18.30 Evening Prayer – HTC

Jan 11 2009 Epiphany

18.30 Epiphany Carol Service - HTC

Farewell, Terrie

During our 1830hs Eucharist Service on 27th January we said farewell to Terrie, who will soon be taking up her role as non-stipendiary priest in the parish of St Luke’s, Maidenhead.

This was an opportunity to give thanks for all that Terrie has given us over many years and to send her off with our love and blessings.

You can see photos of this service here.

Service times for Christmas 2007

Christmas Eve
Holy Trinity
1800 Children’s Crib Service
2330 Midnight Mass

St John the Baptist
1800 Children’s Crib Service
2330 Midnight Mass

Christmas Day
Holy Trinity
0830 Holy Communion
1000 Christmas Parish Eucharist
1830 Candlelit Carol Service

St John the Baptist
0800 Holy Communion
0930 Christmas Parish Eucharist

Holy Week and Easter

Holy Week is the last week of Lent and begins today. From the earliest years of the Church this special week has been used by Christians to re-enact, relive, and participate in the passion of Jesus Christ.

At Holy Trinity and St John Baptist we are marking the week with services and times of prayer and reflection to help us be part of this.

The Watch of Prayeron Maundy Thursday evening is split into 30-minute sections. If you would like to share in the Watch, please sign the list at the back of church so that we know the vigil will be kept until midnight.

Diary for Holy Week
Monday
1100hrs Funeral, Brian Hopkins
1930hrs Healing Eucharist
2015hrs Service of Reflection & Prayer
Tuesday
2000hrs Bell-ringing practice
2015hrs Service of Reflection & Prayer at SJB
Wednesday
1000hrs Holy Communion at SJB
1830hrs Prayers in church
1845hrs Choir Practice (Boys)
1945hrs Choir Practice (Men)
2000hrs Being a Christian, Vicarage
2015hrs Service of Reflection & Prayer in the Parish Centre, followed by
2100hrs Compline HTC
Maundy Thursday
0730hrs  Holy Communion at HTC
2000hrs Parish Eucharist & Watch of Prayer until midnight at HTC
2100hrs Watch of Prayer until midnight at SJB
Good Friday
0930hrs Children’s Service at SJB
1100hrs Stations of the Cross starting at St Elizabeth’s, Cookham Rise
1400hrs Good Friday Liturgy at HTC
1700hrs Choir Practice (All)
1830hrs Music for Good Friday from Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary
Holy Saturday
1600hrs Rehearsal for Easter Day at HTC
1730hrs Rehearsal for the Dawn Eucharist at SJB
Easter Sunday (16 April)
0600hrs Dawn Eucharist at SJB
0800hrs Holy Communion at SJB
0800hrs Holy Communion at HTC
0930hrs Festival Eucharist & Confirmation with Bishop Stephen at HTC
1830hrs Carol Service for Easter Day at HTC
1830hrs Festival Choral Evensong at SJB

Holy Week and Easter

Holy Week is the last week of Lent. From the earliest years of the Church this special week has been used by Christians to re-enact, relive, and participate in the passion of Jesus Christ. At Holy Trinity and St John Baptist we will be marking the week with services and times of prayer and reflection to help us be part of this.

Palm Sunday 9 April

Accompanied by his disciples, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, while crowds of people covered the streets ahead of him with their cloaks and with palm branches.

0800hrs SJB            Holy Communion

0930hrs HTC & SJB Parish Eucharist

1830hrs HTC            Service of Reflection for Palm Sunday

Monday 10 April

Jesus chased the money-changers out of the Temple.

1930hrs HTC            Healing Eucharist

2015hrs HTC            Service of Reflection and Prayer

Tuesday and Wednesday

Jesus preached and taught in Jerusalem.

Tuesday 11 April

2015hrs SJB            Service of Reflection and Prayer

Wednesday 12 April

1000hrs SJB            Holy Communion

2015hrs                    Service of Reflection and Prayer in the Parish Centre

2100hrs HTC            Compline by Candlelight

Maundy Thursday 13 April

After washing the feet of the disciples, Jesus celebrated Passover, instituting the Sacrament of Holy Communion. He went to Gethsemane to pray, where he was arrested by the Temple guard and taken to an illegal night session of the Jewish court, the Sanhedrin.

0730hrs HTC            Holy Communion

2000hrs HTC            Parish Eucharist & Watch of Prayer until midnight

2100hrs SJB            Watch of Prayer until midnight

Good Friday 14 April

Jesus was taken into the Roman courts, before Pontius Pilate and Herod Antipas, who sent him back to the Jewish court. Roman soldiers took him to Golgotha, the place of the skull, where he was crucified.

0930hrs SJB            Children’s Service

1100hrs                     Stations of the Cross in the High Street (meet at St Elizabeth’s)

1400hrs HTC            The Good Friday Liturgy

1830hrs HTC            Service for Good Friday with music from Maunder's Olivet to Calvary

Holy Saturday 15 April

Jesus lay in the tomb while his disciples observed the Sabbath.

Easter Sunday 16 April

An angel met Mary Magdalene and “the other Mary” at the tomb to tell them that Jesus was risen from the dead, “He is not here; for he has risen”.

0600hrs SJB            Dawn Eucharist

0800hrs SJB            Holy Communion

0800hrs HTC            Holy Communion

0930hrs HTC            Easter & Confirmation Service with Bishop Stephen

1830hrs HTC            Carol Service for Easter Day

1830hrs SJB            Choral Evensong

Ash Wednesday this week

1000hrs   Holy Communion and Ashing at St John the Baptist, Cookham Dean

2000hrs   Sung Eucharist and Ashing at Holy Trinity

Ash Wednesday marks the threshold of Lent and is one of the most important days in the Church’s calendar. At special Services, worshippers are marked on their foreheads with ashes as a symbol of mortality and sorrow for sin. The ashes are made by burning palm crosses from last year’s Palm Sunday processions. Why not set some time aside to come and share this special time.

If you are at work on Wednesday, most city and town centre churches will have lunchtime services. Lent is a good time to think of a discipline for ourselves – perhaps giving something up or doing something new and positive and taking some time to reflect. Let’s all use this season of Lent to assess how we are doing in our calling to be disciples of Jesus.

Healing Eucharist

A Healing Eucharist will be held on Monday 11th April at 7.30 pm. Further details are available from any member of the ministry team.

Our new Pattern of Services

From Advent Sunday (28 November) our new pattern of Services at St John the Baptist and Holy Trinity will begin. The revised range of Services will offer a variety of opportunities to worship God and will make good use of our two churches and our ministry resources. A leaflet setting out this new pattern is now available for you to stick to your fridge door. You can pick one up at the back of either church or download one (Word document, 73kb) by clicking here.

Cookham says 'Yes' to Trade Justice

45 members of Holy Trinity voted with their feet at a Trade Justice demonstration in Brighton on Sunday. Click here to see pictures of the event, or click 'continue reading' to find out more about our Harvest appeal for this year.