Welcome to the Experience Easter site


Easter is the most important Christian festival and the one celebrated with the most joy.

For this reason the Diocese of Gloucester launched Experience Easter in 2007 as a way of supporting local churches in sharing the message of Easter with their communities.

We want to make the most of Easter as a time for sharing the good news that Jesus is alive and invites everyone to find fullness of life in him.

The vision of Experience Easter is to provide resources and ideas to help churches do this through:
  • sharing the story of Holy Week and Easter in creative ways with all ages
  • building relationships with the community and inviting them to share our Easter journey

  • providing ways to publicly celebrate the coming of Easter
Working together, increasing numbers of local churches are finding that Experience Easter helps them share the heart of the Christian story with confidence.
In support of this vision the resources we offer are:

Experience Easter with Children (see tab on the right) is a hugely popular scheme in which churches build six interactive stations to help immerse children in the events leading up to Easter Sunday.

Experience Easter Posters and Invitations are designed to complement the other resources, using the Experience Easter banner as a way of drawing together and publicising local services and events and inviting the wider community to take part.   Further details about how you can order these can be found by clicking on the links below.
For those who live in the Diocese of Gloucester click here.
For those who live in another diocese click here.
 
Resourcing Easter (see tab on the right) provides themed and creative ways to engage people with the resurrection through worship and activities.

Eggventure beads (see tab on the right) are a fun way for children to learn more about the Easter story. The egg shaped container has a selection of beads which are gradually put together to make a bracelet.

Looking for a church near you?

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Just intrigued?

If you want to find out more about Easter, why not click on rejesus, a site that will help you explore Easter and the wider Christian faith.

Radio Gloucestershire's Sunday Breakfast Show

Listen here to Richard Atkins talking to Jacqueline Rodwell about events at Emmanuel Church, Cheltenham.

Listen here to Sandra Millar, Children's Officer at the Diocese of Gloucester talking to Richard Atkins about Experience Easter and working with children across the diocese.

Listen here to Paul Harris, Experience Easter, Project Manager discuss Experience Easter and the bus campaign across Gloucestershire with Richard Atkins.

Inspires

View here the Diocese of Gloucester magazine - Easter and Summer 2010 digital edition