Dear friends,
A very Happy Easter to you all!
It has been a great joy to journey together through Holy Week and to celebrate the glory of Easter Sunday as a parish family. Our services over the past week were marked by reverence, devotion, and a deep sense of faith, and it was especially wonderful to see such strong attendance—indeed, record numbers over the Easter weekend. This shared witness to the Resurrection is a powerful sign of the life of our community.
To share in the joy of the Resurrection is truly the heart and highlight of our Christian faith. Christ is risen, and in Him we are given new life and hope. As we now continue into the Easter season—a full seven weeks, fifty days of celebration leading us to Pentecost—we are invited to keep that joy alive in our hearts and in our lives.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who contributed in any way to our Holy Week and Easter services. Whether through music, readings, serving, preparation, or the many unseen acts of care and dedication, your efforts helped make our worship both beautiful and prayerful. The church has been so wonderfully kept, and it reflects the love and devotion of this community.
I look forward to continuing to celebrate this joyful season with you in the days ahead, and especially this coming weekend.
With every blessing,
Fr Sean
Electoral Roll
The Electoral Roll needs to be revised in time for the APCM. This process ends on 25th April. If you did not submit a form last year or since last year’s APCM, please do so before the closing date. Any questions, see Bronwyn.
Children’s Society Boxes. Please can these be brought back to church by the end of April. Hand them in to Gussie, Jenny or a Sidesperson.
Parish Pilgrimage 24-27 July. There are 2 places left – see Jenny if
interested. Letters to be going out shortly regarding the pilgrimage.
Quiz Night Friday 24th April 8pm in the hall
Please register your team on the sheet at the back of church. £5 per person
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
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