Church information

Holy Week and Easter

Churches will be open for worship as folows:

Alverthorpe: St Paul’s
28 March 2021 – Palm Sunday – 10am Parish Communion with Distribution of Palms

Mon 29th March 2001 7.00 pm Extravagent Love – Online and in Church
Weds 31st March 2021 – Midweek Communion – In Church
Thurs 1st April 7.00 pm Holy Communion – In Church
Friday 2nd April 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm at Stanley Good Friday hour beside the cross
Saturday 3rd April 8.30 pm Easter Vigil inc bonfire at Outwood
SUNDAY 4 April 2021 – Easter Day – 10am Holy Communion

Outwood: St Mary Magdalene’s
28 March 2021 – Palm Sunday – 10am Parish Mass with Distribution of Palms
29 March 2021 – 7:30pm Stations of the Cross
30 March 2021 – 7:30pm Reflective Service
31 March 2021 – 7:30pm Tenebrae
1 April 2021 – Maundy Thursday – 7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
2 April 2021 – Good Friday
10:30 am Messy Church (online with St Anne’s)
2pm Liturgy of Good Friday
3 April 2021 – 8:30pm The Easter Vigil
4 April 2021 – 10am Festival Mass

Wrenthorpe: St Anne’s
28 March 2021 – Palm Sunday – 10am Parish Eucharist with Distribution of Palms
29 March 2021 – 7pm (streamed from St Paul’s Alverthorpe)
30th March 2021 – 7pm Led by Wrenthorpe Methodist (streamed)
31st March 2021 – 7pm Prayers and Meditation (streamed)
1st April 2021 Maundy Thursday – 7pm Eucharist of Maundy Thursday
2nd April 2021 Good Friday
10:30am Messy Church (online with St Mary Magdalene’s)
2pm Prayers at the Cross
3rd April 2021 – 8:30pm Benefice Vigil Service at St Mary Magdalene Outwood
4th April 2021 – Easter Day – 10:00am Easter Sunday Eucharist

Stanley: St Peter’s
28 March 2021 – Palm Sunday – 10am Parish Communion with Distribution of Palms
1 April 2021 – Maundy Thursday – 7:30pm
2 April 2021 – Good Friday – 2pm Hour at the Cross
4 April 2021 – Easter Day – 10am Holy Communion

You can still take part online via our Facebook pages.

Church Facebook pages can be found here

There are different arrangements for Funeral Services, Private prayer, etc.

Online donations

St Peter’s have set up an online giving page on JustGiving.

If you would like to donate please use this link:

Christmas across the Benefice

To help you plan your own festive Christmas this year here is a list of the Christmas Services and Events that are planned across the benefice, please join us at this special time of the year!!

St Peter’s Panto:

Watch the panto here

Five Days of Christmas, daily till Christmas Eve:

Watch here:

Christmas Eve:

Virtual Christingle Service (Wrenthorpe & Outwood) 2.00 pm online service

Christingle Service (Alverthorpe) This online only service will be broadcast from St Paul’s at 5.00 pm.
Please come along to the Church beforehand (on Tue 22nd between 2.00 & 4.00 pm or Wed 23rd between 5.00 & 7.00 pm) to collect free Christingle materials.
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Crib Service (Wrenthorpe) 3.30 pm in person at St Anne’s Church.
Because of COVID restrictions this service is by free ticket only. Contact us for a ticket

Christingle Service (Outwood) 4.00 pm in person at St Mary Magdalene
Join us for carol singing at 4pm outside church before the services start! Booking is required.

Christingle Service – Online (Wrenthorpe) Broadcast from St Anne’s at 5.00 pm .
Watch this space for an announcement about when and where to pick up Christingle kits.

Christmas Eve Mass (Wrenthorpe) 8.30 pm in person at St Anne’s (booking required )

Christmas Eve Mass (Outwood) Carols outside at 8.00 pm followed by service inside at 8.30 (booking required for the inside service)

Midnight communion service (Stanley) 11.00 pm in person at St Peter’s
A traditional service with readings and carols to welcome Christmas Day. Sadly we will only be able to have 30 people attending this service. Please note this service will not be available online.

Christmas Day

Family service. (Stanley) 10.00 am in person at St Peter’s. A festive and fun service to celebrate Christmas Day! Sadly we will only be able to have 30 people attending this service. This service will not be available online.

Family Service. (Alverthorpe) 10.00 am in person at St Paul’s. – Also on Facebook

Christmas Morning Mass (Outwood) 10.00am in person at St Mary Magdalene . (booking required)

Christmas Morning Mass (Wrenthorpe). 10.00 am in person at St Anne’s (booking required)

Christmas Day to 2nd Jan

Comfort and Joy: Nine Lessons and Carols from the Church of England
The reflections for each day from Christmas Day to 2 January feature contributions from Kate Bottley, Jonathan Bryan, Bob Chilcott, Martha Collison, Stephen Cottrell, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Chine McDonald, Sally Phillips and Justin Welby.
More details here