Walk of Witness

Great to see so many from Wickford's churches at today's Good Friday Walk of Witness. Many joined a short service at Our Lady of Good Counsel before beginnig the Walk which had stops at St Andrew's, the Willowdale Shopping Centre, the High Street, and Christchurch, where we then enjoyed refreshments together.

An explanatory leaflet was also handed out, with details of our Easter Day services:

The Easter Sunday times and contact details of each of the churches are as follows:

• Christ Church – 10.30 am, Gateway Service Road, Wickford SS12 9FW. Tel: 01268 733303.
• New Life Church Crouch Valley – 10.00 am, Miracle House, Silva Island Way, Wickford. Tel: 01268 916080.
• Our Lady of Good Counsel – 8.00 pm Easter Vigil Holy Saturday, 9.00 am and 11.00 am Easter Sunday, 61 London Rd, Wickford SS12 0AW. Tel: 01268 733219.
• RCGC Spring of Hope Church – 11.00 am, The Nevendon Centre, Nevendon Rd, Wickford SS12 0QG. Tel: 07951 822346.
• Salvation Army – 10.30 am, Jersey Gardens, Wickford SS11 7AE. Tel: 01268 769761.
• Shotgate Baptist Church – 10.30 am, Bruce Grove, Wickford SS11 8QZ. Tel: 01268 573522.
• St Andrew’s Wickford – 10.00 am Holy Communion, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN. Tel: 01268 766464.
• St Catherine’s Wickford – 11.00 am Holy Communion, 120 Southend Road, Wickford SS11 8EB. Tel: 01268 733362.
• St Mary’s Runwell – 5.30 am Service of Light; 9.30 am Holy Communion, Runwell Road, Runwell SS11 7HS. Tel: 01268 765360.
• Wickford Christian Centre – 10.30 am, 6 Crouch Dr, Wickford SS11 8AQ. Tel: 01268 733200.
• Wickford Evangelical Church – 11.00 am, 9-11 Nevendon Road, Wickford SS12 0QQ. Tel: 01268 475653.

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J. Lind - So It Goes.
 

The Cross on Victoria Street – Good Friday Walk of Witness

It was a pleasure to represent Churches Together in Westminster today for The Cross on Victoria Street – Good Friday Walk of Witness. The walk went from Methodist Central Hall Westminster to Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, with the Cross carried by people from The Passage and accompanied by the CEO, Mick Clarke

Reflections were given by The Venerable David Stanton, The Rt Rev John Wilson, Rev Preb Rose Hudson-Wilkin. The Rt Rev John Wilson shared two images. The first being the shimmering cross in the devastation of Notre-Dame; an image of God's love seen in the suffering of the Cross. The second being the sun glinting on an unopened tin of sardines given to torment Magda Elefant in Auschwitz which led to her rescue by the Allies; the instrument of torment become the means of salvation. Rev Preb Rose Hudson-Wilkin said, 'Today must not be a 'Holy Huddle. If the cross is going to make any sense then we must witness to what the cross is about.'

This Walk of Witness is held in association with The Passage, Churches Together in Westminster, and the Ecumenical Society of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

See photographs here and here.

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Graham Kendrick - The Servant King.