Thursday 2 April : Maundy Thursday
10.30am Midweek Service
7.30pm Holy Communion
Friday 3 April : Good Friday
10am Messy Easter for children in Grange Park
11am Churches Together Act of Witness at Burley Grange
2pm Churches Together Hour before the Cross at Salem URC
7pm Reflections on Stations of the Cross at SS Fisher More
Saturday 4 April
8-9pm Easter Vigil
Sunday 5 April : Easter Day
8am BCP Communion
10am Family Communion
Wednesday 8 April
12noon Midweek Midday Prayer
2pm Mothers’ Union at the Parish Centre
Thursday 9 April
10.30am Midweek Service
Sunday 12 April : Second Sunday of Easter
8am BCP Communion
10am All Age Worship
Link to This week’s readings
St Mary’s is usually open 9.30am until 5pm each day for private prayer and reflection. There are various acts of prayer and worship being led via our Facebook Page
Please pray this week for: RIP: Peter Brier
Sick: Margery and Giuliano, Pam Atkinson, Judith Charnley, Rosemary Hensor, Mike Robinson, Tom Sumner, Graham
Praying for Burley Street by Street: Greenholme Close and Old Mill Close
Notices
April Magazine: We would be grateful if you could deliver asap as Good Friday is at the end of the week.
There will be a Churches Together Big Church Quiz on Saturday 18 April at Salem Church Hall 2-4pm.
The next Churches Together Lunch will be held at St Mary’s Parish Centre Wednesday 29 April at 12pm to 1.30pm. Please let Phil or Susan Collins know if you are coming and any dietary requirements. This will be followed immediately by a meeting for anyone who would like to be involved in planning for Praise in the Park which takes place this year on Sunday 23 August at 10am.
Mothers’ Union: Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 8 April. Please bring something related to Easter to ‘Show and Tell’ us about.
We are delighted to announce that the Watoto Children’s Choir from Kampala in Uganda will be performing at St Mary’s on the evening of Wednesday 13 May. Through uplifting music, dance, and inspiring testimonies, this year’s production, Better Days, is a vibrant celebration of hope, joy, and the power of God to transform lives. The concert is free of charge and our part is to provide host home accommodation for the children and their accompanying adults, including 2 drivers and a choir master on the nights of 12th and 13th May. Most host homes will be required therefore to host 1 adult and 2 children. We urgently need to identify potential host homes, so if you are able to help with this, please speak with Phil or Caroline ASAP. Watoto Children’s Choir promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFDueL1DcVc
Lent Lunches: We had 2 very successful lunches in aid in Christian Aid. Thanks to everyone involved, from soup makers to suppliers of bread and the willing helpers on the day, and, of course, thanks to everyone who came and supported us. They were lovely events and what is more, people were very generous. £448.10 was raised in cash, and further amounts given online with added Gift Aid. The total will be over £500 for the work of Christian Aid as part of their Easter appeal. THANK YOU. Janet Squire and the CA committee.