There is no question that Easter is the crowning glory of the Christian year. The depth of its significance is echoed in that difficult to pronounce word, “inestimable.” Beyond our imagining. Difficult to begin to measure or fathom. Easter declares the vastness of God’s love for us and promises a hope and life that is beyond comprehension. As the hymn puts it, “Death is conquered, we are free, Christ has won the victory!” This unimaginable truth is what we celebrate in this glorious season.

The glory of Easter is only complete when we celebrate the whole story. In other words, the power of the Easter message is diminished if we do not also recall the grief of Christ’s suffering and death. That is why the church lays such special significance on Holy Week. I remember Bishop Desmond Hunt once saying that there is no good news if we do not first understand the bad news.

I invite you to join in our full celebration this Holy Week and Easter as we recall the bad news of death and loss, which is overturned by the Good News of Resurrection and new life! Below you will see our wirship schedule for the week ahead. I hope to see you there as we walk with Christ from seeming defeat to absolute victory.

Easter blessings, Stephen+

Schedule of Holy Week & Easter Services

Palm Sunday ~ April 14 at 8:00am, 9:30 & 11:00am

Holy Tuesday, Way of the Cross Service ~ April 16 at 7:00pm

Maundy Thursday, Recalling Christ’s Last Supper ~ April 18 at 7:00pm

Good Friday, Devotions & Meditation on the Cross ~April 19 at 10:30am
with A Good Friday Way of the Cross Activity for Kids

Easter Day ~ April 21
      Holy Eucharist at 8:00am
      Informal Eucharist at 9:30am with Sunday School
      Choral Eucharist at 11:00am

It’s hard to believe it has been two years already, and our beloved Assistant Curate, the Rev. Molly Finlay, is moving on. Every moment of her curacy placement with us has been a joy, and she has contributed immensely to the life and mission of All Saints. Of course, we’re sorry to see her go, but we’re also so excited for her as she begins the next season of her vocation as part of the ministry team at Christ Church, Deer Park, Toronto. In the days ahead, let us all pray for her and her new parish family as they prepare for their new ministry journey together.

There’ll be a special service at All Saints on Sunday April 28 to say good-bye to Molly and her family and to celebrate what a blessing they have been to us these past two years.

Thanks be to God for Molly’s faithfulness and her innumerable gifts and the fact that she has shared them with us so skilfully and  joyfully.

All Saints has a standing tradition of coffee and conversation on Sundays between services.
Many of us come early (9:30am) for about 40 minutes of music, worship, and prayer beforehand; some stick around afterward (11:00am) for an hour or so of classic Anglican liturgy, hymns, and prayer. Everyone is encouraged to meet in the middle.

Plus we have cake … on the 1st Sunday of every month.