Hallelujah, Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Hallelujah!
Join us for our on-line Parish Communion at 10:30am for the 2nd Sunday of Easter. This can be viewed at any time but Rev’d John will conduct the service at the vicarage at this time to make the worship spiritually live. The service words will appear on the video to enable you to join in easily.
At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing
there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it
you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have
carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
Jesus
said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic,
“Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
John 20:13-16 (NIV)
Do you get it? do you really get Easter?
In our Gospel reading today there are a few examples
of people not really getting what’s going on. Peter and John are dashing about
trying to understand, trying to get it. But they go home, back to the others.
The reading says that they believe but it’s not entirely clear what it is that
they believe. Perhaps they do believe that Jesus is risen but do they really
get Easter yet.
The angel talking to Mary seems like quite a pained
conversation, I’m not at all sure that they were both on the same page at all.
Mary is mourning the death of Jesus and the angel is celebrating Jesus’s
victory over death and sin.
So, he asks “why
are you crying?”.
Then Jesus calls Mary by name and she got it, she
got Easter. Jesus calls us all by name, do you hear him calling your name
today?
Reverend John (Vicar)
Following
recent guidelines from the Church of England and the government.
All
churches will be closed for public worship until further notice.
This now includes private prayer and
funerals.
Funerals can still be held at the crematorium
and at the grave side with a maximum of ten mourners.
All
weddings are postponed until further notice.
Website
Our parish communion will be posted on our website www.melthamparish.co.uk this will be pre-recorded but Rev John will be repeating the service at 10:30am though you can join in at any time to suit.
Please find below the link for the zoom service for Easter Sunday. This will be a service of Holy Communion led by Rev’d Dennis. Looking forward to seeing everyone for this special service. Please join from 11am ready to start the service at 11:15am
Hallelujah, Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Hallelujah!
Join us for our on-line Parish Communion at 10:30am to celebrate Jesus, Risen from the dead! This can be viewed at any time but Rev’d John will conduct the service at the vicarage at this time to make the worship spiritually live. The service words will appear on the video but you can also follow via the service booklet.
The choir of St Bartholomew’s #Meltham had planned to sing Stainer’s Crucifixion this year. Unfortunately, due to the circumstances, this is not possible. We do however, have a recording from 2003 which we are sharing and is available to listen to on-line.
Traditionally, St Bartholomew’s Choir have sung either Stainer’s Crucifixion or Olivet to Calvary on alternate years. We also have a recording from 2004 of the Olivet which is available to listen to online.
The choice is yours! We know some people prefer one to the other. Hopefully you will enjoy either or both.
Jesus and his disciples are beginning their Passover meal when Jesus, without warning or explanation, takes on the role of servant and begins to wash people’s feet. Peter looks on, we can’t be sure what order Jesus did this in, but it seems that Peter was not the first one that Jesus came to. On this occasion Peter thinks for a little while before he speaks. As he watches some of the others having their feet washed, he tries to understand what is happening and how he should respond…………………..
Today’s story is focused on Jesus, Judas Iscariot and betrayal. The scene is that of a group of friends gathered together in a single room sharing a meal. They are celebrating the Passover, usually a joyful occasion but this time there are many undercurrents, things playing in people’s minds. There’s Palm Sunday and the triumphant entrance which may already seem to have been a long time ago. The Jewish authorities are looking for Jesus and, Jesus keeps talking about the end and his own death. There must have been a certain tension in the air even before Jesus begins to talk about betrayal……..