Lent and Easter in Northstowe
Making Room
Lent is a seaon of getting ready. For some, that might mean giving something up in order to make space to do something that helps us meet with God.It is NOT a time to burn yourself out trying to do it all!
But here are some ideas that might spark your imagination: we're all different, so don't try to do them all!
🕯️ Lent Candles
If Advent moves toward light, Lent moves through shadow.
A traditional Lent practice uses six purple candles, often arranged in the shape of a cross.
On the Sunday after Transfiguration, all six are lit — we begin in brightness.
Then each week, one fewer candle is lit.
Light slowly reduces.
The room grows darker.
Until Good Friday is held in stillness and shadow.
And then, on Easter morning, the Christ-candle blazes again.
Both Pathfinder School and Pathfinder Church are following this pattern this year. You might like to try it at home:
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Light the candles once a week (or daily).
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Pair it with a sand timer or simply sit in silence together.
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Notice what surfaces.
Sometimes making room begins with simply stopping.
Full details and eNews sign up on our main contact page:
Revd Dr Beth Cope
Church House, 6 Woodpecker Close
Northstowe
CB24 1AW
01954 261181
Planning for Holy Week
Getting the teams together
We love seeing how the different gifts that people bring allow us to share in adventures and worship that is really shaped by us! So, if you are around for Easter, and want to get more involved, please talk to Beth. We've already had people get excited about Palm Sundaes (what a great Northstowe invention!), Easter Dawn by the lake, and live music on Easter Sunday. There are opportunities for behind the scenes planning (or baking), for upfront reading, singing, drama, or leading, and also, crucially, for people to unlock, set up chairs and tables, run the AV, and be Last Out. We also know that, in a new town, many go to visit family during bank holidays and school holidays. Or perhaps, this year, you’ve friends or family who might want to join us in person.If you're involved in any of our three worshipping communities, do drop Beth a WhatsApp, and let her know your availability: knowing who is away is just as helpful as knowing who is there!!
Palm Sunday Adventure
The Pathfinder CofE Primary School
Sunday 29th March 3:30-5pmWe'll be exploring the events of Holy Week through interactive stations, in a very similar way to last year. Weather permitting, we'll enjoy ice cream outside.. but icecream Palm Sundaes can be just as fun to make in the hall!
Scroll down to see what we did last year!
Maundy Thursday Communion Meal 
A Local Home Thursday 7:30pmOn Maundy Thursday evening, step into a story told through food, converstion, and candlelight. Our Communion Meal isn't like a typical service – it's part meal, part story, part shared journey.
Inspired by the Last Supper, the cry for freedom in the Passover, and the voices of liberation movements across time, we’ll gather around tables to remember, reflect, and hope. Whether this is familiar or brand new, there’s a place for you at the table.
Contact us to join the WhatsApp group to help share around who's bringing what for the meal!
Good Friday in Northstowe
We're using the group whatsapps to arrange low key things rather than a big central gathering.
🌅 Easter Dawn in Northstowe
Bug Hunters Water
Sunday 5th April meet by the Faith Land site on Stirling Road at 6.15am
We gather in darkness to watch the sun rise and celebrate that Christ is Risen!
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER - RSVP for more hello@northstowe.church and ask for the link to the WhatsApp where final arrangement will be shared
🌅 Easter Morning in Northstowe
The Pathfinder CofE Primary School
Sunday 5th April 10am
☕ starting with HOT CROSS BUNS!
This Easter, we’re creating a space for all ages to explore the story of love that’s stronger than everything. Whether church is familiar or completely new to you, you’re welcome to come just as you are.
We’ll reflect, wonder, create, and share — with live music, conversation, and Communion (the symbolic meal that connects us with God and one another). There's no pressure to take part in anything that doesn't feel right for you.
Expect colour, story, music, curiosity, and encounter — and afterwards, an Easter egg hunt for anyone feeling playful! 🐣
Communion this year will be led in the Baptist tradition by Revd Mark Burleigh, County Ecumenical Officer
Find out more: northstowe.church/easter
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☕ Breakfast on the Road to Emmaus
📍 The Pathfinder CofE Primary School
📅 Sunday 12th April
🕤 9.30am
🥐 Starting with breakfast together
After the excitement of Easter morning, the story continues. Two disciples walk a dusty road, talking through everything that has happened — and discover that the risen Jesus is walking with them.
This year we’re gathering for a simple end-of-holiday breakfast as we explore that story together. Expect conversation, reflection, and space to wonder about where we meet God in the ordinary moments of life.
Whether church is familiar or completely new to you, you’re warmly welcome to come just as you are. There will be space for all ages to join in the story — or simply enjoy breakfast and good company.
Expect food, story, curiosity, and community as we continue the Easter journey together.
Find out more: northstowe.church/easter
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Holy Week 2025
Provisional Dates for your Diary
Check back nearer the time, but we're expecting...
⛔ No Gathering – Sunday 3rd May
There will be no Pathfinder Church service on May Bank Holiday weekend—a great chance to visit another local church or spend time with family and friends.
