Good Friday, 3rd April 2026 – A Day of Prayer for Peace
In a slight change to previous Quartz plans, the St Johns building will be open from 10 am on Friday the 3rd of April for a day of prayer for peace. All are welcome to come and pray at any time during the day. There will be particular points of focus for our prayers
We will have three temporary visual art installations available during the day – and the building is a legacy of sanctuary and space for prayer and reflection.
- At 12 noon the day will feature the regular Friday gathering for a time to light candles and offer prayers for peace.
- Between 1pm and 3pm there will be an introduction to each of the visual artworks, accompanied by time for personal reflection.
- The Archangel St Michael sculpture (Ildiko Malovecz)
- Reflect on the wrestling match between light and dark, both internal and external. Write your thoughts and they will be crafted into a candle and turned to the light.
- The Passion cross (Andy Brooke)
- Reflect on the journey to the cross through Lent, and walking the Way of peace
- Well of living water labyrinth. (Simon Lidwell)
- Walk through the darkness and turmoil of the world to rest in the centre, where living water flows. Carry the peace and stillness back out into the turmoil.
- The Archangel St Michael sculpture (Ildiko Malovecz)
- 5.30pm Choir practicing in the Sanctuary
- 7.30pm The choir will sing music for Holy Week
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Symbolism in the design
The design for the cross is based on three elements of the passion of Christ: nails, thorns and rope. There are three nails running across the cross-beam, one for each part of the Trinity present at the crucifixion. Each nail is hand-painted with a tangle of lines. There are four thorns running down the upright post, representing the crown of thorns thrust mockingly onto Jesus’ head in the events leading up to the crucifixion. There is a representation of ropes that bound Christ to the cross, seen in the lead lines descending the full length of the upright post. The whip or scourge that was used to torture Jesus can also be seen in the rope and jagged shapes.
Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:4