Service for Good Friday - April 3, 2026

Christ became obedient unto death: O come, let us worship.

XI CRUCIFIXION: JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
A Sonnet by Malcolm Guite
From his collection of Sonnets 
for Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross
(Find the whole collection here.)

See, as they strip the robe from off his back
And spread his arms and nail them to the cross,
The dark nails pierce him and the sky turns black,
And love is firmly fastened onto loss.
But here a pure change happens. On this tree
Loss becomes gain, death opens into birth.
Here wounding heals and fastening makes free
Earth breathes in heaven, heaven roots in earth.
And here we see the length, the breadth, the height
Where love and hatred meet and love stays true
Where sin meets grace and darkness turns to light
We see what love can bear and be and do,
And here our saviour calls us to his side
His love is free, his arms are open wide.

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Our At-Home service for Good Friday & Bulletin can be found here:

Service for Good Friday

Bulletin

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​In addition, here is a link to our Stations of the Cross video, featuring the paintings of Fr. Sieger Köder:

Stations of the Cross