There is a full week of services for Holy Week - starting with the Palm Sunday Procession in Chepstow - I do hope you find time to join one or more of the services.

We also have a "Western Churches Walk" - meeting at 9am on Saturday 23rd March at St Peters, Newchurch, walking between Shirenewton, Mounton, Mathern and St Pierre - see https://severnwyema.co.uk/events/event_230324_westernwalk.jpg for details.

Services in Devauden
Sunday 3rd March, 4pm - All-Age Eucharist led by Rev. Philip Averay
Sunday 17th March, 9am - Family Service, led by Gay
Easter Day - Sunday 31st March - 9am Eucharish led by Rev. Philip Averay

Holy Week Services
Palm Sunday: Sunday 24th March
Chepstow: 10am - Joint Service with Chepstow Methodists Starts at Methodist Church with procession through town, finishing with Eucharist in St Mary's Priory c 10.30am
Holy Monday 25th March:
7pm – Final week of our Lent Course on Spiritual Meditation
(see details on our website: severnwyema.co.uk)

Holy Tuesday 26th March:
7pm - Tenebrae Service at Mounton Church
A dramatic candlelight service. Scripture readings chronicle Jesus's final week, ending with his burial. After each reading a candle is snuffed out, until only the Christ candle remains lit.

Holy Wednesday 27th March
7pm -Taizé Service at St Deiniol’s Itton
Taizé is a prayerful form of music known for its simple, yet rich and meditative character, which is meant to serve as a kind of musical centering prayer.

Maundy Thursday 28th March
Mathern Church: 7pm - Tenebrae Service
Chepstow Priory: 6pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper, with washing of feet. A light supper will be served before the Mass
St Arvans: 7.30pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by stripping of the altars, and watching in front of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight.

Good Friday 29th March
Chepstow: 10am – Stations of the Cross
Grey Hill: 10am - walk up Grey Hill from Wentwood Reservoir car park
The route is short but steep. We stop on the way to read and reflect on the story of Good Friday. Coffee and hot cross buns afterwards. Further details on the website severnwyema.co.uk
St Pierre: 11am - Stations of the Cross
Chepstow: 3pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
St Arvans: 3pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
The Good Friday Liturgy is a starkly simple ceremony which includes the Passion Gospel, an address, the Proclamation of the Cross and Holy Communion from the Sacrament reserved on Maundy Thursday evening
Holy Saturday - 30th March
Chepstow: St Mary’s Priory: 1pm – 2pm Pause and Remember
On this special day in the church’s calendar, we keep solemn vigil while we await Christ’s resurrection. St Mary’s Priory will be open, and we invite you to come in any time during this hour, to pray for and remember loved ones who have died
7.30pm - Easter Vigil Service at St Arvans Church
Easter Vigil, also called the Paschal Vigil or the Great Vigil of Easter, is the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus & renewing of baptismal vows. It is held in the hours of darkness between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day – and is the first celebration of Easter.

And, if 9am on Easter Sunday is a tad early for you to make it to St James, there are services later in the day as follows:
10am St Arvans - Sung Eucharist, or
10am Shirenewton - Holy Eucharist or
10am St Mary’s Priory - Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt, followed by Family worship or
10.15am Mounton – Holy Eucharist, or
11.30am Itton - Holy Eucharist, or
11.30am St Pierre – Holy Eucharist, or
6.30pm Newchurch – Holy Eucharist