Services this Sunday

 Sunday 25 May

10am Parish Communion – St John’s, Itchen Abbas

6pm Evensong – St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy

This 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. We will also have activities for any children during the service. 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.

Revd Peter is inviting you to see this short clip, filmed in Galilee, which can give you a visual idea of the setting for Sunday’s Gospel passage (John 21:9-17).

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

Easton Flower Festival

Many thanks to everyone involved in the beautiful Easton Flower Festival – the organisers, the helpers, the garden owners and all the people who attended over the weekend.  The Church and the open gardens were an amazing spectacle, enjoyed by many, after days and weeks of hard work. We look forward to sharing with you the amount raised towards the necessary building work for St Mary’s Church.

Ascension Day

Although we will not be holding an Ascension Day service in the parish this year, there are a number of services at the Cathedral, the service listing can be viewed here.

2.30pm – Thursday 29 May

Thanksgiving Service for the life of Joanna Lang at St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy [parking will be available in Texas Field, which can be accessed from the B3047 – please look for signs indicating its entrance]

for global peace

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

for the families and friends of the late Nicky Stent and Charles Lund as they mourn their loss

for the family and friends of the late Joanna Lang as her Thanksgiving Service takes place this week

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

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

Sunday’s readings can be read here

2pm – Friday 6 June

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