Holy Week at Holy Trinity – with a difference!

An Easter egg hunt, resurrection cocktails, communion and washing of feet will all be part of Holy Trinity Church Southport’s Easter events – and the Bishop of Warrington Rt Revd Beverley Mason will be leading the main services during Holy Week.

The Bishop came to faith while backpacking round Africa and in the past has taken part in extreme sports such as parachuting, paragliding, scuba-diving, white water rafting, abseiling and bungee jumping.

Although the Easter events won’t be as daring as that, resurrection cocktails do sound intrepid!

On Easter day the music during the communion service is by Franz Schubert and the anthem is ‘Regina Coeli’, a major work by W A Mozart. The text calls to mind the initial confusion and then ultimate joy of the Virgin Mary at the resurrection of her son, Jesus Christ. Joining the Acting Director of Music John Hosking and the Choir of Holy Trinity will be guest soprano soloist Olivia Hunt, formerly head chorister of Chester Cathedral and a finalist in the BBC’s 2009 Young Chorister of the Year competition.