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Holy Week and Easter Service Times

This timetable is DRAFT only. Churches that have yet to confirm their service times are shown in green italic. (Such entries are in fact copied from previous years' advice.)

This timetable is available in two styles:

1. Alphabetically by church name
2. Chronologically by service time

The names of the days in Holy Week are taken from Dr Taylor Marshall's web page:

Palm Sunday

The name is obvious.

Fig Monday

The day on which Christ cursed the fig tree. Sometimes, people ate dried figs on this day to commemorate the miracle.

Spy Wednesday

The day on which Judas Iscariot met with the Jewish priests and made plans for the betrayal, hence the name “spy.”

Maundy Thursday

This one comes from the Latin Vulgate version of John 13:34 “A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” In Latin, the verse begins with Mandatum novum do vobis. The word “maundy” is a corruption of “mandatum” meaning commandment.

Good Friday

Here “good” hearkens back to Middle English in which the word denotes piety or holiness.

Holy Saturday

A quiet day, the perfect Sabbath of Christ in which He descended into the limbo of Hell and delivered the saints of the Old Testament.

To locate churches within the Waverley/Monash area, here is a map:

VCC Newsletters

We are affliated with the Victorian Council of Churches, who have a website with lots of news. Recent items include:

• VCC November/December 2020 Newsletter
• VCC September 2020 Newsletter
• VCC August 2020 Newsletter
• VCC May/June 2020 Newsletter
• VCC February 2020 Newsletter
• VCC November 2019 Newsletter
• VCC June 2019 Newsletter
• VCC May 2019 Newsletter
• VCC April 2019 Newsletter
• VCC March 2019 Newsletter

Important Volunteer Initiative

My name is Sophie and I am a medical student at Monash University. I’m reaching out on behalf of a student-led volunteer initiative, Conversation In Isolation. We are a group of university students who are hoping to use our time during this state-wide lockdown to support those in our community who are at risk of loneliness through regular telephone calls. This will all be free-of-charge. Read more here.

Important Announcement for All Churches

Red Cross is receiving funding from the Australian Government for the next six months to deliver emergency relief and casework support. These funds are for people on temporary visas who have no way to support themselves and who have urgent needs. This includes food, medicine and crisis accommodation costs.

They have not yet received these funds but hope to increase their existing Emergency Relief and Safety Net program in the coming weeks.

You may be eligible for Red Cross Safety Net support if you:

• are in Australia on a temporary visa
• are in urgent financial hardship
• cannot access Centrelink, Medicare or similar services
• have no income, savings or other financial support (including from family overseas).

How to apply
The Red Cross will advise when they have the funds and arrangements in place.

In the meantime, you can email call 1800 733 276 during business hours

if you need help with emergency payments, food deliveries, crisis accommodation costs or other support.

More information can be found at

• help for migrants
• help for students
• help on renting

Way of the Cross

Our sister group, the Mount Waverley Interchurch Council, organized a virtual Way of the Cross for Good Friday, 10 Apr 2020.

Some photos of the 2019 Good Friday Way of the Cross event are on-line at Way of the Cross Photos page.

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