Easter 2009 Services
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Easter is the most important festival of the Christian Calendar: Good Friday, the day without which nothing in the Christian faith would make sense, and Easter Sunday, the day of promise, hope and Resurrection. There are a variety of services happening at BFPC and Langton to celebrate the message of Easter and here is a quick guide to them ....

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Maundy Thursday Thursday 9th April	9.30am @ BFPC - Holy Communion (BCP) 7.00pm @ BFPC - Holy Communion (Common Worship) Maundy Thursday is the day when Jesus spent time with his disciples celebrating the Passover Feast (to remind them of when God delivered them from Slavery in Egypt). Jesus turned this Jewish celebration into a Christian celebration we know as Holy Communion. This is a quiet service to recall that evening help us prepare for the days that follow.... For more details, contact the Church office by emailing .

Good Friday Friday 10th April	10.30am @ The Corn Exchange - A Walk of Witness The first Good Friday was an ordinary Market Day as the people of Jerusalem prepared for the Passover Feast that was in full swing. Today, Good Friday may be a Bank Holiday, but the commercial life of 21st Century Britain sometimes seems unaffected by the significance of the day. The Churches of Blandford Forum come together each year to recall the sacrifice made for us by Jesus on the Cross and to carry a Cross around the town as an act of witness. This begins with a short time of worship for all the family outside the Corn Exchange and then a walk around the town.
Good Friday Friday 10th April	3.00pm @ BFPC - An Hour at the Cross According to the Bible, it was at around 3pm on Good Friday that Jesus died. At that moment, a number of things happened: the sky went dark, Jesus cried out that he had finished the work God had given him to do and, as he died, the curtain which separated the "Holy of Holies" (where the Jews believed God "lived") was ripped in two, from top to bottom, as God announced his desire to be unted with his people. The Hour at the Cross is a quiet service where these things are recalled in word, picture and song.

Easter Sunday Sunday 12th April	9.00am @ BFPC - Holy Communion (BCP) Start the day of celebration with a reflective service of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer.
Easter Sunday Sunday 12th April	10.30am @ BFPC - All Age Communion 11.00am @ Langton Long - All Age Communion A joyful celebration service for Easter Day with Holy Communion for all ages to celebrate the Resurrection of our Saviour.