HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2011

There will be said celebrations at 10am in the Lady Chapel

on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Holy Week.

The Saint Jude’s community gathers

for the celebration of Holy Week

on Palm Sunday

to welcome the Messiah into the Holy City on Palm Sunday at 1030

at the Liturgy of the Palms

on Maundy Thursday

to remember how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, instituted the Eucharist, and prayed in Gethsemane on Maundy Thursday at 8pm at the Liturgy of the Last Supper (followed by the Watch until midnight);

on Good Friday

to remember how Jesus was tried and executed on Good Friday at 1030am for the Liturgy of the Cross;

on Easter Eve

to hear again the story of salvation, proclaim the resurrection of Jesus, and reaffirm our baptismal promises on Holy Saturday at 8pm at the Easter Vigil

and on Easter Day (24 April) at 1030am

for the Parish Eucharist

High Mass on St Jude's Day during the Second World War

Photographs by Ronald Procter probably taken in 1939 or 1940.

The final image of the blessing was sent as a card to parishioners on active service in 1944.

The servants of the sanctuary.

Father William Maxwell Rennie and the servers with their banner in around 1952.

Processions

Liturgical processions (such as we had for Candlemas) are a feature of our life at St Jude's - indeed the church almost seems to have been designed for them. These illustrations, however, are all from outdoor processions.

1. The Rt Revd Graham Leonard, then Bishop of Willesden, is escorted by Church Wardens Antony Rawlinson and Ernest Tietjen. Frank Parlett is MC. Is that the vicar, Robin Dunhill, acting as deacon on the bishop's right? Probably taken at the opening of the Church Rooms 6 May 1967.

The Bishop of London (Robert Stopford) preceded the Vicar Robin Dunhill (1963- 1973). The church warden on the left is Ernest Tietjen again. Colin Parlett, the server bringing up the procession, has probably been detailed to look after the bishop's mitre and crozier.

The Bishop of London (William Wand) preached at 10.00 High Mass on St Jude's Day (Sunday 28 October) 1945. The vicar, obscured by the sub-deacon, was William Maxwell Rennie (1936 - 1954). A churchwarden is hurrying to his position in front of the bishop.  A policeman stands guard. There were six other services that day - all taken by the curate the Rev'd John B Knight.

Cross and candles

The cross above the candle stand at the west end of the church is a copy of the 'San Damiano Cross', a large Romanesque rood cross that St. Francis of Assisi was praying before when he received the commission from the Lord to rebuild the Church. The original hangs in the Basilica of Saint Clare in Assisi.

St Jude's Day in the Lady Chapel

We welcomed the Area Dean, Father Gwyn Clement,

as preacher at our celebration of St Jude's Day

and the centenary of the dedication of the Lady Chapel.

Edward the boat boy (the Vicar started here)

Anastasia leads the procession

The altar, prepared by Iris Elkington

Ave Maria

Enamelled terracotta Virgin and Child

given in memory of Roma Read

Icon of Our Lady

St Jude chasuble worn by the vicar

St Jude banner (early 1920s)

Our Lady's banner (remade 1962)

and Diamond Jubilee banner (1971)

Image of Our Lady after Fra Fillippo Lippi Madonna with two Angels (in the Uffizi, Florence) given as the Shears Memorial (1964) (on south side of sanctuary)

The Angelus (by the bell pull)

Anna returned from Oxford to direct the music

Agreement reached

The temperance tradition of the Free Church was represented.

Photos by Lucrezia Walker

Photos (and flowers) by Iris Elkington

St Jude's Day: 28 October 2010 Lady Chapel

Thursday 28 October marks the centenary of the opening of the Church for worship and of the Dedication of the Lady Chapel on St Jude's Day 1910.

We come together for a special Parish Eucharist at 8pm when the preacher will be The Rev'd Gwyn Clement, Rector of our mother church St Mary at Hendon and Area Dean of West Barnet.

A painting of the Lady Chapel by Karel Verschaeren dating from before the introduction of Walter Starmer's murals (i.e. before 1920).

The Lady Chapel from the 1923 History of St Jude-on-the-Hill showing the murals.

Recent images of the Lady Chapel by Fr Richard Copsey, O. Carm.

Image of Our Lady by Andrea Liu

The antique sanctuary lamp was given by Lady Battersea in memory of Canon Samuel Barnett and dedicated on All Saints' Day 1913 by the Bishop of Willesden.