Services
Upcoming Services
Services in the Easter Season
The Easter Season lasts fifty days, from Easter Day (this year on 31 March) to the Day of Pentecost (this year on 19 May), also known as WhitSunday. There are seven Sundays in Easter. All are welcome at our services, to be part of our joyous celebration of the high point of the Christian year. ‘He is risen! Alleluia!’ He is risen indeed!
25 April Thursday Weekday Eucharist
10.30 am at St James the Great, Thornbury (with a focus on ANZAC Day reflection and prayer for peace)
28 April Fifth Sunday of Easter
9.15 am Sung Eucharist at St James the Great, Thornbury
11.00 am Sung Eucharist at All Saints, Northcote
2 May Thursday Weekday Eucharist
10.30 am at St James the Great, Thornbury
5 May Sixth Sunday of Easter
9.15 am Sung Eucharist at St James the Great, Thornbury
11.00 am Sung Eucharist at All Saints, Northcote
9 May Thursday Weekday Eucharist
10.30 am at St James the Great, Thornbury
12 May Seventh Sunday of Easter
9.15 am Sung Eucharist at St James the Great, Thornbury
11.00 am Sung Eucharist at All Saints, Northcote
Sunday services
Two services are provided on Sunday mornings, at 9.15 am at St James Thornbury, and 11.00 am at All Saints Northcote. Each of these services is a Sung Eucharist, which includes easy to sing congregational responses along with some hymns. Both are followed by tea or coffee and some light refreshment. For special services choral music is also included, under the direction of our organists.
Weekday service
A Eucharist service is held at St James Thornbury on Thursday mornings at 10.30 am. This is a shorter said service, but includes some music. Again, this is followed by tea or coffee and some light refreshment.
Outreach services
Services are also conducted at local aged care facilities by arrangement. If you would like to arrange visiting or access to services for those who cannot attend in person, please contact the Vicar.
Weddings, baptisms, confirmations, funerals
For information about these services, please contact the Vicar.
The church year
Our services follow the traditional seasons of the church year, beginning with Advent in December, then the twelve days of Christmas, followed by the Epiphany Season. Ash Wednesday, a service in which we receive the mark of ashes, introduces the forty days of Lent. During Lent there is usually some extra emphasis on Bible study or other sessions of prayerful reflection. This leads us to the procession of palms on Palm Sunday, the special services of Holy Week, including Good Friday, followed by the great celebration of Easter Day. The Easter season is celebrated over seven weeks, and concludes with the day of Pentecost. Some weeks later, we come to Advent again, a season of anticipation and preparation at the beginning of a new church year. The major festival days are celebrated with special meals and fellowship together. We also mark occasions such as the feast of St James, All Saints Day and All Souls Day, and each year’s anniversary of the commencement of services at our each worship centre. On special occasions we organise our services and activities to take place together, including sharing celebratory meals. Parishioners get together monthly for a parish pub lunch.
Activity for children
Children are welcome as part of our worship at all times. There are suitable spaces for quiet activity at the back of the churches, and some materials can be provided. Children are protected by our commitment to child safety and all who interact with them are required to meet the child safe standards of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.
Choral music for special services
Special services are held during Holy Week each year, leading up to Easter, and at Christmas. For special services, celebratory music is provided by a parish choir. Our organists and choral director welcome participation and any parishioner can come along to practices and contribute to the choral singing.
You can find All Saints on High Street Northcote at the corner of Walker Street, opposite Stop 26 of the Number 86 tram line (Bundoora RMIT to Docklands).
Our regular Sunday Service is held at 11.00 am. For information about our services at All Saints and St James, Thornbury, see our Services page.