For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ (Ephesians 2:8-10).

Nieuwe Kerk Festival of Easter Lessons & Carols

On Easter Sunday, April 20, the Evening Service at the Nieuwe Kerk will in fact be a special Easter Festival of Lessons and Carols. A number of key passages from the Bible will be read, and the choir and congregation will share in singing, as with Christmas Lessons and Carols, but in this, the Easter Gospel is central and several Eastertide classics will be sung. The Choral Voices choir is led by its Director, Daniël Rouwkema. The Revd Pat Jackson will lead the service, and Mannes Hofsink will play the organ.

The service is at 5:00 PM in the Nieuwe Kerk Groningen.