Three churches and three crosses came together on Good Friday. Starting early in the morning church goers from the united benefice of Roberttown, Scholes and Hartshead with Hightown gathered around the cross in Scholes and Roberttown. During a short act of worship hot cross buns were handed out to passers by. Some joined in with prayers and songs.
The crosses were then carried into church where children’s activity sessions were held. Families came together to hear the story of Good Friday and to enjoy craft activities.
After lunch parishioners gathered in Scholes and Roberttown to carry the crosses in a walk of witness before meeting at Hartshead where the crosses were erected alongside the one from Hartshead with Hightown and they became a powerful focus for our Last Hour at the Cross meditations.