Holy Week and Easter Decorations 2009

As always our church has looked beautiful during Holy Week as we moved through the days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the Triduum. These photographs will hopefully give a strong flavour of the beautiful decorations which have adorned the church. Many thanks to those who made and put up the banners and altar cloths, prepared the flowers, candles and Easter garden.

Holy Thursday

The altar of repose on Holy Thursday night (left)

Good Friday

The readers for the passion on Good Friday practice with the backdrop of the Holy Week banners.

Loiuse, who read the prayers of the faithful (right)

Nicole, the commentator for the Good Friday service (left)

Sophie, who read the first reading from the prophet Isaiah (right)

Siobhan, who was the narrator of the passion gospel reading. (left)

Many thanks to all of those who took part in the Good Friday service.

The Lenten/Holy Week cross and Holy Week banner (below)

Easter Sunday

The Easter altar, Paschal candle, baptismal bowl and Easter banner. (left)

Two new members of our parish, Raymond and John, received the sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and First Eucharist, at the Easter Vigil

Reverse view of the Easter altar and Alleluia banner bathed in sunlight on Easter morning (right)

Our beautiful Easter garden, full of fresh daffodils donated from parishoners' own gardens. (left)

A very happy and holy Easter to all of you and your families from all at St Bernadette's parish.