On Wednesday we went to a funeral at the same church where we were married. All the statues were covered with purple cloths and the lights were low. The 2021 Easter candle was lit for the last time. The Priest said that on Good Friday all ornaments would be removed and the candle extinguished. But on Sunday lights would be on, the statues uncovered, and the church would be decorated with flowers to represent the resurrection.

I walked by the Thames early this morning.

The sun rose soon after 6 am.

It is now 7:50 am and the bells of St Helen’s Church are ringing for the 8 am service.

Happy Easter!

It was Easter Sunday and Trinity Church building was open for a service for the first time since Christmas Day morning.

The volunteer gardeners have kept the garden in good trim.

Flowers on the window sills round the church were lit up by the sun. We had the usual Easter Day hymns, most were videos shown on the screen, but Kate sang one live with Revd. Ian playing the piano. He also preached. The reading was Jesus greeting Mary Magdalene in the garden. She thought it was the gardener until he said ‘Mary’!

St. Helen’s Church in Abingdon has an Easter garden in the West Porch, made with spring flowers and moss and representing the tomb in the Garden of Gethsemane, with the crosses on the hill of Calvary behind it.

The garden and an Easter display can be viewed for a couple of hours on days until the 7th April. There are also bags of goodies for children.