Dear sisters and brothers,
This Sunday we celebrate Passion Sunday, and begin Passiontide. Many of the precious images and statues in our church are veiled, so that we may focus deeper on our Lord, and on His suffering, as we journey with Him to Jerusalem and His crucifixion – through which we gain eternal life.
Please find the booklet attached which contains the notices and events for next week. Can particular attention be drawn to the need for help with cleaning the church on Saturday 28th March from 9.30am.
We apologise that there is no email bulletin this week due to an internal glitch. This will be resolved next week.
God Bless
Fr Joshua
Notices
Fulham Lay Congress, St Alban’s Holborn- Sat 21st March 10am – 3.30pm
Our Bishop Jonathan invites us for an inspiring time of formation and sharing our hopes as disciples of Christ. Bishop Lindsay Urwin is the keynote speaker.
Flowers for Easter
Please do make a contribution towards the flowers for Holy Week, so the church looks bright and beautiful for Easter.
Palm Sunday Stewards
For our outdoor palm procession, we will need stewards to help organise the zebra crossings. Please see Jenny.
Have your say on the next Bishop of Southwark
Our Diocesan Bishop – Bishop Christopher – will be retiring this summer, after many years of faithful leadership in our diocese. Because of this, we’re preparing to begin our search for the next Bishop of Southwark – and in doing so, we want to ensure that we hear the views of as many people as possible across our communities.
We’d love for you and those in your parish to fill it out. The survey is anonymous and should take no more than 5-7 minutes to complete.
Please use the link below to fill in the survey:
NEQE Safeguarding
NEQE Safeguarding Group has been commissioned to conduct an Independent Safeguarding Audits of the Church of England to make sure dioceses and cathedrals are doing all they can to create environments where everyone feels safe, valued and respected.
Please see below a letter and the link below from the INEQE audit team explaining the need for surveys to be answered.
This Week at St Alban's
Contact
Vicar:
Fr Sean Gilbert SSC (020) 8653 6092
Assistant Curate:
Fr Joshua Pollard SSC 07466 574714
Churchwarden:
Jenny Sturtevant 07745 017607
Safeguarding Officers:
Shelley Leckey (020) 8240 9188
Margaret Earle 07972647007
Hall Hire:
Tammy Sprosen 07944435013
hmalbanse25@gmail.com
