Our Good Friday Service commences at 9:00am (and not at the usual Service time of 9:30am).

We do not have Holy Communion on Good Friday as we have a special Maundy Thursday Service around a long table on the night before - “the night on which He was betrayed” – and we break the one loaf and pour the cup for each other in a humble contemplative Service.

Good Friday occurs between March 20 and April 23 on the Friday before Easter. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. There are few explanations as to why the holiday is known as "Good" Friday since it commemorates a sorrowful time in Christianity. Some scholars believe that "good" is a corruption of the word "God's" while others speculate that "good" was used to denote "holy". In Eastern Orthodox churches, the observance is known as Great Friday. Good Friday has been observed since about 100 C. E. However, for many years it had no association with Jesus' death but was simply another day of fasting. Since the late fourth century, it has been associated with the crucifixion.

The biblical account of Jesus' death on the cross, or crucifixion, his burial and His resurrection, or raising from the dead, can be found in the following passages of Scripture: Matthew 27:27-28:8; Mark 15:16-16:19; Luke 23:26-24:35; and John 19:16-20:30.

At Roseville we commemorate the day in our Service in varying ways. Sometimes we have a very simple contemplative devotional service, on one occasion we had a Service of Nails where members of the congregation were invited to hammer a nail into a rough wooden cross to remind us that it is our own personal sins which put Jesus on the cross and for which He died. In 2006 we had a dramatic reading of the events leading to the cross. Last year we followed Jesus each step of the way to the cross with readings from scripture, appropriate thoughts and hymns. We always have a special relevant Message as we look at what the Scripture have to say in all our Services.

You are welcome to join us this year and can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome.