Sunday Services at St Mary’s Lapworth

Every Sunday, a recorded service is available online. Usually this is a recording of the 11.00am service at St Mary’s. Search YouTube for “Lapworth and Baddesley Clinton Parish Churches”

April 2025

6^th Apr – Fifth Sunday of Lent – Purple

11.00am Family Service (John 12.1-8)

Anthem: The Tree of Life – Peter Nardone

Organ: Fantasia on Let us then with Jesu suffer

– Sigfrid Karg-Elert

13^th Apr – Palm Sunday – Red

9.30am Together@930 (Luke 19.28-40)

11.00am Palm Sunday Matins (Matins because HC on 3^rd Sunday)

(Luke 19.28-40, Ps 118.19-29, Luke 23.1-49)

Anthem: A Palm Sunday Antiphon – David Morgan

Organ: Chorale prelude on All glory, laud and honour – J S Bach

17^th Apr – Maundy Thursday – White

7.30pm Choral Eucharist with foot washing and stripping of altar

(Exodus 12.1-14, 1 Corinthians 11.23-26, John 13.1-17, 31b-38, Ps 88)

Anthem: Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord – Ron Binnie

18^th Apr – Good Friday – Red with hangings removed

10.30am Hot Cross Bun Family Service (John 19.13-30)

The 7.30pm Choral service is at Packwood.

19^th Apr – Easter Eve – White

8.30pm Easter Vigil with new fire and blessing of pascal candle

20^th Apr – Easter Day – White

11.00am Festival Holy Communion (Acts 10.34-43, John 20.1-18)

Followed by Easter Egg Hunt

Anthem: Risen Today! – Dan Forrest

Organ: Et Resurrexit – Ron Binnie

27^th Apr – Second Sunday of Easter – White

9.30am Together@930 (John 20.19-34)

11.00am Holy Communion (Acts 5.27-32, John 20.19-34)

Anthem: Blessed be the God and Father – S S Wesley

Organ: Chorale prelude The Glorious Day has Come

BWV 629 – J S Bach

WEDNESDAY MORNING EUCHARISTS AT ST MARY’S LAPWORTH, LADY CHAPEL

The 10 am Wednesday Eucharist will only take place on four of the five Wednesdays in April, but not on 23^rd April. At the Wednesday Eucharists we pray particularly for our families, friends and the local community.

MIDWEEK MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

The Rector says Morning and Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at St Mary’s Lapworth, Monday to Thursday. All are welcome. After Morning or Evening Prayer is a good time to catch the Rector in church.

8.30am Morning Prayer, ends 8.45am (Mon-Thurs), NOT 21^st-24^th April

5.00pm Evening Prayer, ends 5.15pm (Mon-Thurs), NOT 21^st-24^th April

May 2025

4^th May – Third Sunday of Easter – White

11.00am Family Service with Baptism (John 21.1-14)

Anthem: Ave verum corpus – Mozart

Organ: Toccatino – Robert Jones

11^th May – Fourth Sunday of Easter – White

9.30am Together@9.30 (Acts 9.36-43)

11.00am Parish Eucharist (Acts 9.36-43, John 10.22-30)

Anthem: Now the green blade riseth – Trad. Arr. Binnie

Organ: Fugue on a theme of Correli BWV 579 – J S Bach

18^th May – Fifth Sunday of Easter – White

11.00am Matins (Ps 148, Acts 11.1-18, John 13.31-35)

Anthem: Let all the world in every corner sing – R V Williams

Organ: La réjouisance (from Fireworks Music) – Handel

25^th May – Sixth Sunday of Easter – White

9.30am Together@9.30 (John 5.1-9)

11.00am Parish Eucharist (Acts 16.9-15, John 14.23-29)

Anthem: Save us O Lord – Bairstow

Organ: Fantasia in C minor BWV 562 – J S Bach

29^th May – Ascension Day (Thursday) – White/Gold

7.30pm Choral Eucharist for local cluster churches

(Acts 1.1-11, Ephesians 1.15-23, Luke 24.44-53)

WEDNESDAY MORNING EUCHARISTS AT ST MARY’S LAPWORTH

The 10 am Wednesday Eucharist will take place on all four Wednesdays in May. Wednesday 14^th May will be observed as a festival for St Matthias. At the Wednesday Eucharists we pray particularly for our families, friends and the local community.

MIDWEEK MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

The Rector says Morning and Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel at St Mary’s Lapworth, Monday to Thursday. All are welcome. After Morning or Evening Prayer is a good time to catch the Rector in church.

8.30am Morning Prayer, ends 8.45am (Mon-Thurs), NOT 5^th, 6^th or 26^thMay.

5.00pm Evening Prayer, ends 5.15pm (Mon-Thurs), NOT 5^th or 26^th May.

Visitors are welcome at all of our services