Easter 2026 at St Peter and St Paul

9:30am Walk of Witness from Cowper Memorial URC

10:00am Joint Communion service at St Peter & St Paul

Once again we are joining with Cowper Memorial URC for our Palm Sunday service. This year we will have a Walk of Witness from the Cowper Memorial URC on the High Street to our church, and then have a joint service for Palm Sunday here.

6:00pm Stations of the Cross

Throughout Lent we have 15 Stations of the Cross on display in the church for individual prayer and reflection. This evening we will have a service that takes us on a journey around the Stations.

10:00am Holy Communion

A morning service of Holy Communion

7:00pm Compline

A contemplative evening service

10:00am Morning Prayer

A quiet service of Morning Prayer in the church

7:00pm Compline

A contemplative evening service for Holy Week

10:00am Holy Communion

A service of Holy Communion

7:00pm Tenebrae

“Service of darkness” – a Holy Week tradition where candles are gradually extinguished as we think about the events leading up to Good Friday

10:00am Morning Prayer with renewal of vows

A service of Morning Prayer for Maundy Thursday, including a renewal of vows for people involved in different forms of ministry in the church

7:00pm Maundy Thursday service

A service where we reflect on the Last Supper – the final meal that Jesus celebrated with his disciples. The service includes the tradition of foot washing.

8:00pm Watch at the Altar of Repose

A time commemorating the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, involving prayers, music and silence before the Altar of Repose – a place where the remaining bread and wine from the Communion service is left.

10:00am – 11:30am Easter Egg Hunt

An Easter egg hunt for families with pre-/primary aged children, at the Catholic Church on West Street. Jointly organised by the churches of Olney.

12:00pm, 1:00pm, Time at the Cross

Opportunties for prayer and reflection on Good Friday, featuring readings and meditations.

2:00pm – 3:00pm Veneration of the Cross

A special service featuring prayers at the foot of the cross.

9:00am Morning Prayer

A quiet service of Morning Prayer

11:00am Easter Garden making at the church

Help us to make our Easter Garden in the church porch – and make a small one to take home

6:00am Dawn Service

This service begins outside the church with the lighting of an Easter fire, and concludes inside with a Service of Light. 

7:00am Shared Breakfast in the Church Hall

Following our early morning service, we will gather for breakfast in the Church Hall

10:00am Easter Sunday service

Our family service of celebration for Easter Sunday! Come and join the celebrations!