Palm Sunday 5th April 2009

As has become tradition over the last few years, the Palm Sunday Mass has begun with a procession from outside in the church car park. This year the sun shone down on us all day. These photos were taken at the 11 a.m. Mass, when the children of the children's liturgy led us in procession, with palm branches and Holy Land costumes.

The service begins. The children really look the part (left)

Fr Stephen blesses the palms with holy water (right)

Everyone gets nice and wet! At least it's holy wet! (left)

Some of the cars got blessed too! (right)

Fr Stephen reads the gospel from St Mark about Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey (left)

Everyone gets ready to process into the church with their palms (right)