Leicester @ the Cross

6,000 people came to an event in the city centre to remember the events of Good Friday. Watch here

Maundy Thursday Chrism Service The building of Cathedral Gardens continuing outside and the setting up for the live BBC service on Easter Sunday inside was the backdrop for this years annual service of Renewal of Commitment to Christian Ministry and the Blessing of Oils at Leicester Cathedral. Continue Reading
Bishop Tim’s Easter Message This year, more than ever, the drama of Holy Week and Easter Day will be something of a public spectacle in Leicester. Clergy will gather from all over the diocese on Maundy Thursday, and on Good Friday morning at Humberstone Gate churches from all the city will gather at the foot of the Cross. On Easter morning, new Christians will be baptised and confirmed in the open air at dawn at the Cathedral. And the ten o’clock Eucharist will be broadcast live on BBC television. In one way or another this pattern will be repeated around our diocese, around the country and around the world. Continue Reading

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