Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
St John the Baptist Church, Loughton
2025
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
7pm Lent Compline (Night Prayer) 4/4
Sunday 6th April 2025 – Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday)
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Choral Mass for Passion Sunday (Choral Highlight)
11.30am Family Eucharist
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
Sunday 13th April 2025 – Palm Sunday
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
11.30am Family Eucharist
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
6pm Journeying towards Holy Week (Choral Highlight)
Tuesday 15th April 2025
6pm Stations of the Cross
Thursday 17th April 2025 – Maundy Thursday
8pm Maundy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Followed by Vigil and Compline
Friday 18th April 2025 – Good Friday
10am The Liturgy of Good Friday
11.30am ’Feel Good Friday’ – Exploring the Cross through Art & Craft
2pm An Hour by the Cross (Choral Highlight)
Saturday 19th April 2025 – Holy Saturday
7.30pm Easter Vigil Eucharist at Waltham Abbey
Sunday 20th April 2025 – Easter Day
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Choral Mass for Easter (Choral Highlight)
11.30am Family Eucharist with Baptism
followed by Easter Egg hunt!
Throughout Lent, our regular groups continue including Community Coffee & Chat, Bereavement Group, Mother’s Union, Tree of Hope Mental Health Support, Sunday School, 20s and 30s group, choir, and more. Get in touch, look on our church porch noticeboard, or check out our website and social media for more details.
You are welcome to join us at any of our services this Lent and Easter.
We believe that St John's is a church with a living past, a vibrant present and a hope-filled future. You are welcome to connect with us online or in-person. Join our inclusive community here, of diverse ages and backgrounds, as together we explore the deep meaning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as people have done here in this place for over a hundred years. In our church, everyone is welcome. We open ourselves to God in word and sacrament, enriched by the music of the Anglican choral tradition. The building is also open daily as a place where people can come to pray, sit, rest or just be still.
Church Lane, Loughton IG10 1PD
@StJohnsLoughton on Facebook and Instagram www.loughtonchurch.org.uk
For further information, contact our Parish Operations Manager:
loughton.church@outlook.com or 0208 532 0060
See the details of our regular Sunday services:
Quiet BCP Communion - St John’s, 8.00am
A short and reflective spoken service in traditional language.
Sung Eucharist - St John’s, 9:30am
A traditional service in modern language, with a sermon, choir, and organ.
Family Eucharist - St John’s, 11:30am
An informal and lively service for all-ages with music and a talk. Children often go out for activities in the parish hall during the service.
Other services:
Morning Prayer - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8.00am
Said Eucharist - Saturday, 9.30am
For our Choral Highlight services, including occassional Sunday Evensong, click here.
Seasonal services, including Christmas and Easter, will be posted below.
Keep an eye out on our social media @StJohnsLoughton for other occassional services.
LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2025
Tuesday 4th March 2025 – Shrove Tuesday
4-6pm Pancake Party for all-ages
Wednesday 5th March 2025 – Ash Wednesday
9.30am Said Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
8pm Sung Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes
Sunday 9th March 2025 – First Sunday of Lent
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
11.30am Family Eucharist
Wednesday 12th March 2025
7pm Lent Compline (Night Prayer) 1/4
Sunday 16th March 2025 – Second Sunday of Lent
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Choral Mass (Choral Highlight)
11.30am Family Eucharist
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
Wednesday 19th March 2025
7pm Lent Compline (Night Prayer) 2/4
Sunday 23rd March 2025 – Third Sunday of Lent
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
11.30am Family Eucharist
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
Tuesday 25th March 2025
9.30am Said Eucharist for the Annunciation
Wednesday 26th March 2025
7pm Lent Compline (Night Prayer) 3/4
Sunday 30th March 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Lent
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist for Mothering Sunday
11.30am Family Eucharist for Mothering Sunday
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
6pm Blue Mother’s Day
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
7pm Lent Compline (Night Prayer) 4/4
Sunday 6th April 2025 – Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday)
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Choral Mass for Passion Sunday (Choral Highlight)
11.30am Family Eucharist
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
Sunday 13th April 2025 – Palm Sunday
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
11.30am Family Eucharist
3.30pm Lent Discussion Group (Lady Chapel)
6pm Journeying towards Holy Week (Choral Highlight)
Tuesday 15th April 2025
6pm Stations of the Cross
Thursday 17th April 2025 – Maundy Thursday
8pm Maundy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Followed by Vigil and Compline
Friday 18th April 2025 – Good Friday
10am The Liturgy of Good Friday
11.30am ’Feel Good Friday’ – Exploring the Cross through Art & Craft
2pm An Hour by the Cross (Choral Highlight)
Saturday 19th April 2025 – Holy Saturday
7.30pm Easter Vigil Eucharist at Waltham Abbey
Sunday 20th April 2025 – Easter Day
8am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Choral Mass for Easter (Choral Highlight)
11.30am Family Eucharist with Baptism
followed by Easter Egg hunt!