Services this Sunday

 Sunday 18 May

10am Parish Communion (and Ark) – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy

We are looking forward to welcoming the Bishop of Winchester, The Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, to our 10am Parish Communion this Sunday (18^th May) at St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy.  Please note that this will be our only service that day and the advertised 8.30am Holy Communion has been cancelled to enable everyone to attend the 10am service with the Bishop.  Our Ark will be open for the children to have some fun so please feel free to drop them at the Village Hall before the service starts.

If you are not able to attend our Parish Communion with Bishop Philip but would still like the opportunity to meet him and his wife, Ruth, he will be visiting St Mary’s Church after the service at approximately 11.45 am for up to an hour. Why not tie this in with visiting the wonderful flower displays and open gardens in Easton?  The Flower Festival will open with a Sparkling Preview on Friday evening (ticket details below) and the Church and gardens will be open all weekend.

Tickets to the Sparkling Preview can be purchased from this link

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/itchen-valley-pcc/t-rpkyyxk

 The ticket price for the Sparkling Preview also includes entry into all of the participating open gardens and church display for the entire Flower Festival weekend, tickets for the open gardens can be purchased at any of the gardens or church during the weekend.

Revd Peter’s last Services

On Sunday 25^th May Revd Peter’s last services in the parish will be held.  He plans to take 10am Parish Communion at St John’s, Itchen Abbas and this will be followed by coffee and biscuits and a chance to chat with both Peter and Georgie. In the evening, he will lead the 6pm Evensong at St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy and this will be followed by wine and nibbles, again to allow members of the congregation to express their thanks to Peter and Georgie and to wish them well in the future.

We do hope you will be able to attend one of these services.

Collection for Revd Peter and Georgie

We are organising a collection for a gift for Revd Peter and Georgie, if you would like to contribute you can do so from this link

https://givealittle.co/c/6jUA2ivEVRjeByTgEHaeKY

If you prefer to give cash please put it in an envelope clearly marked as a donation for Revd Peter and Georgie and either deliver it to Beccy in the Church office or to one of our Church Wardens.

We will be presenting the gift on Sunday 25 May.

for global peace

for those who are ill or suffering at the moment or for those recently bereaved

for Peter and Georgie as they prepare for a new stage of life

for Cat and Henry as their banns are read for the second time

Sunday’s readings can be read here

2.15pm – Thursday 29 May

Thanksgiving Service for the life of Joanna Lang at St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy

2pm – Friday 6 June

Thanksgiving Service for the life of Diana Ekins at St Mary’s, Easton