Final Lent Lunchtime session is on Tuesday at 12 noon at Zion Methodist
Church. All Welcome!
A big thank you to Lydia
who has agreed to take over responsibility for the newsletter! Please do send her anything you want added to the
newsletter or dates sheet.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Details of all the services
are overleaf. Please do attend as many of these events as possible. It is not
really possible to understand the significance of Easter if you haven’t
travelled through Holy Week with fellow Christians.
It is really important
that we work on welcoming those who
come through our doors. At both of our churches we sometimes give the
impression weare a bit of a clique that it is hard to get into. Can we all
please think about how we look to newcomers? Also working on welcome, we hope
to have St Thomas church open
regularly on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, so people can drop in, look around,
pray or just sit. For this to happen, we need volunteers to sit in church
(Could be in the back room !) Can you help with this? Can you spare an hour now
and again? See Edith or sign the list please.
Confirmation. Now is a good time for adults who have not been
confirmed and children in Year 6 or above to think about Confirmation. Classes
will begin soon after Easter in preparation for the Confirmation service on
Sunday July 9th. If you are interested please see Edith (children) or
Ruth (adults)
Annual Church Meeting is on April 23rd,
following a parish service at St Thomas at 10am
At this meeting we elect Wardens and PCC members. Could you please begin to
think about your role in the life of our church with this in mind. If you live
in our parish (or attend regularly) and are 16 or over you should be on the Electoral roll. If you aren’t please
complete a simple form (at the back of church)
Donations towards the flowers for Easter at St Thomas would
be gratefully received by Audrey or Lesley. At St Agnes please volunteer to
provide flowers by adding their names to the list
Items for
the newsletter to Lydia (pastorlydia7@yahoo.co.uk) by Wednesday eve please.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tues April 4th Final
Lent lunchtime session at Zion Methodist Church
12noon
Sun April 9th Today begins Holy Week Please attend as many of these as you can!
Services today at St Agnes 9.15am St
Thomas 11am
Tues April 11th 10am
service St Thomas
Thurs April 13th
Maundy
Thursday St Thomas
7.30pm
We then keep
watch till 9pm when we finish with Compline.
Fri April 14th Good
Friday Service at St Thomas
10.30am
Then we
gather with our fellow Christians for an outdoor
service at
12.30 (opposite Legends)
Sat April 15th Easter Vigil St Agnes 7.30pm
Sun April 16th Easter
Day St Agnes 9.15am St
Thomas 11am
Sat 22nd
April Tea and Toast St Thomas’ 10.30 till noon
Sun April 23rd Annual Parish Meeting follows the
Parish Service at St Thomas 10am
No service at St Agnes
today
Tues April 25th Childrens’ Confirmation class after
school St Thomas Church
Thurs April 27th Ladies of L 7.30pm in
St Thomas Steve Whitehead on the history
and renovation of Uppermill Museum. All Welcome
Tues May 2nd Childrens’ Confirmation class after
school St Thomas Church
Wed May 3rd Adult Confirmation group meets 7pm
St Thomas’
Sat May 6th Coffee morning 31 Ivy Green Drive
10.30 till noon
Tues May 9th Childrens’ Confirmation class after
school St Thomas Church
Wed May 10th Adult Confirmation group meets 7pm St
Thomas’
Sun 14th May Christian Aid Week begins
Mon 15th May Building Committee
St Agnes 7.30pm
Adult
Confirmation group meets 7pm St Thomas’
Sat May 20th Tea and Toast St Thomas’ 10.30
till noon
Rose Queen
crowning St Agnes 2pm
