There are a number of services and events happening across the Diocese of Newcastle during Lent and Easter.
Please feel free to browse the events below.
If your church is hosting an event, please get in touch with our Communications Team at communications@newcastle.anglican.org.
Palm Sunday Evensong at Newcastle Cathedral | Sunday 2 April 4-5pm
Palm Procession & Eucharist at St George's, Jesmond | Sunday 2 April 9.30am
Eucharist & Distribution of Palms at St Hilda's, Jesmond | Sunday 2 April 11am
Palm Procession and Eucharist at All Saints Gosforth | Sunday 2 April 9.30am
Stations of the Cross at All Saints Gosforth | Sunday 2 April 6.30pm
Palm Sunday Service at Holy Trinity Embleton | Sunday 2 April 10am
Palm Sunday at St Andrew's Corbridge: Parish Communion with procession of palms | 2nd April 10.00am
Palm Sunday at St Andrew's Corbridge: St John’s Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach sung by the Bishop’s Consort | 2nd April 6.30pm
Services at St Gabriel's, Heaton
8am - Holy Eucharist with the blessing of palms, procession and reading of the Passion.
9.45am - Parish Eucharist with the blessing of palms, procession and reading of the Passion.
3pm - Station of the Cross
5.30pm - Taize Service
Holy Monday at St Gabriel's, Heaton | Monday 3 April
9am - Morning Prayer
10am - Holy Eucharist with homily
2.30pm - Julian Prayer meeting in Parish Centre
5pm - Evening Prayer
Holy Monday at St Gabriel's, Heaton | Tuesday 4 April
9am - Morning Prayer
10am - Holy Eucharist with homily
5.30pm - Evening Prayer
7.30pm - Holy Eucharist with homily
Holy Monday at St Gabriel's, Heaton | Wednesday 5 April
9am - Morning Prayer
10am - Holy Eucharist with homily
5.30pm - Evening Prayer
Maundy Thursday Chrism Mass at Newcastle Cathedral | Thursday 6 April 11am
Bishop Mark will be in attendance as will Bishop Helen-Ann.
Maundy Thursday 'Liturgy of the Last Supper' at Newcastle Cathedral | Thursday 6 April 7.30pm
Bishop Mark will be in attendance.
Maundy Thursday Service of Holy Communion at St. George's Jesmond | Thursday 6 April 9.30am
Maundy Thursday Service Sung Eucharist at St. George's Jesmond | Thursday 6 April 7.30pm
Maundy Thursday Service at Tweedmouth Parish Church | Thursday 6 April 7pm
Around the Table: 'Foot washing and Reflection'
Maundy Thursday Service at All Saints Gosforth | Thursday 6 April 7.30pm
Eucharist of the Last Supper and feet washing followed by a vigil
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Service at St. Mary, Lesbury | Thursday 6 April 10am
Maundy Thursday 'Footwashing and Fellowship' at Howick Village Hall | Thursday 6 April 2pm
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Service at All Saints, Renningthon | Thursday 6 April 7pm
Maundy Thursday: The Communion of the Last Supper with stripping of the Sanctuary followed by the watch, at St Andrew's Corbridge | 6th April 7.30pm
Maundy Thursday at St Gabriel's, Heaton
9am - Morning Prayer
5pm - Evening Prayer
7pm - Holy Eucharist of the Last Supper and the watch
10pm - Compline
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at Church of the Good Shepherd, Battle Hill | Thursday 6 April 7-8pm followed by The Watch (until 8.30pm)
Good Friday 'Liturgy of the Cross' at Newcastle Cathedral | Friday 7 April 2pm
Bishop Mark will be in attendance.
Good Friday 'The Liturgy of the Day' at St. George's Jesmond | Friday 7 April 9.30am
Good Friday 'The Three Hours' at St. George's Jesmond | Friday 7 April 12-3pm
Good Friday 'Last Hour at the Cross' at St. Peter's Scremerston | Friday 7 April 2pm
Good Friday Informal Service on the Green at All Saints Gosforth | Friday 7 April 10am
This is followed by three hours of devotion led by Revd Bryan Vernon at 12pm
Good Friday 'Walking the Way of the Cross' | Friday 7 April
Devotion 1: St Peter, Craster (9.30am) followed by a simple lunch at Embleton Parish Room (12pm). Devotion 2: Holy Trinity, Embleton (12.30pm). Devotion 3: St. Mary, Newton (2pm). Join us, walking between these churches as an act of witness. Dogs welcome.
Good Friday 'An hour at the cross' at St. Peter & St. Paul, Longhoughton | Friday 7 April 2pm
Good Friday: Messy Church at St Andrew's Corbridge | 7th April 11.00am
Good Friday: Ecumenical worship for Good Friday at St Andrew’s Corbridge | 7th April 2.00pm
Good Friday at St Gabriel's, Heaton
9am - Morning Prayer and Litany
12pm - 1.30pm - All Age activities in church
1.30pm - 3pm - The Good Friday Liturgy
5pm - Evening Prayer
Good Friday at Richardson Dees Bandstand | Friday 7 April 11.30am
All Age Worship by Wallsend Churches Working Together followed by Easter Egg Hunt
Good Friday 'The Last Hour' at Church of the Good Shepherd, Battle Hill | Friday 7 April 2-3pm
Easter Saturday
Easter Vigil at All Saints Gosforth | Saturday 8 April 8pm
This will include the lighting of the Easter Candle.
Holy Saturday at St Gabriel's, Heaton
10am - Morning Prayer
5pm - Evening Prayer
8pm - Easter Vigil
Easter Day Dawn Rooftop Service at Newcastle Cathedral | Sunday 9 April 5.30-6.15am
Meet outside Newcastle Castle Keep at 5:10am to greet the dawn on Easter Sunday from its historic rooftop. Be sure to wrap up warm. More info here.
Easter Sunday 'Festal Eucharist of Easter Day' at Newcastle Cathedral | Sunday 9 April 10am
Bishop Mark will be in attendance.
Easter Sunday Holy Communion at St George's Jesmond | Sunday 9 April 8am
Easter Sunday Parish Eucharist at St George's Jesmond | Sunday 9 April 9.30am
Easter Sunday Parish Eucharist at St Hilda's Jesmond | Sunday 9 April 11am
Easter Sunday Service and Breakfast at Spittal Beach / St. John's Spittal | Sunday 9 April 8am
Easter Sunday Celebration Communion Service at Tweedmouth Parish Church | Sunday 9 April 10am
Easter Sunday Communion Service at St. Peter's Scremerston | Sunday 9 April 11am
Easter Sunday Holy Communion at All Saints Gosforth | Sunday 9 April 8am
Easter Sunday Parish Communion at All Saints Gosforth | Sunday 9 April 9.30am
Easter Sunday Choral Evensong at All Saints Gosforth | Sunday 9 April 6.30pm
Easter Sunday 'Festival Worship' at St. Philip & St. James, Rock | Sunday 9 April 9am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at St. Peter, Craster | Sunday 9 April 9am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at St. Peter and St. Paul, Longhoughton | Sunday 9 April 9.15am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at St. John the Baptist, Alnmouth | Sunday 9 April 9.15am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at Holy Trinity, Embleton | Sunday 9 April 10am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at St. Michael & All Angels, Howick | Sunday 9 April 11am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at St. Mary, Lesbury | Sunday 9 April 11am
Easter Sunday 'Holy Communion' at St. Mary, Newton | Sunday 9 April 11.15am
Easter Sunday at St Andrew's Corbridge:
- Service of Light and Dawn Communion | 9th April 5.30am Holy Communion (BCP) | 9th April 8.00 am
- Easter Communion at Halton | 9th April 9.00am
- Family Easter Communion with Easter eggs for the children | 9th April 100.00am
- Ecumenical Easter Praise at St Andrews with Corbridge Methodists | 9th April 4.00pm
Easter Sunday at St Gabriel's, Heaton
8am - Holy Eucharist
9.45am - All Age Eucharist (incense is used)
5.30pm - Festal Evensong