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The Bereavement Journey

Posted on 7th October 2017 by Revd Alex Pease

We know from the Who Cares Survey that for 8% of our population, bereavement is the issue in their lives which they find hardest to handle. Itchen Valley Parish is seeking to start to help addressing this issue by running … Continue reading →

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Who Cares? First Responses….

Posted on 30th September 2017 by Revd Alex Pease
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What hurts the most? By Revd. Amanda Denniss

Posted on 30th September 2017 by Revd Alex Pease

What hurts the most? This article first appeared in the October 2017 edition of Itchen Valley News Most of us like to think we are people who care.  We like to think we care about our families, our friends, our … Continue reading →

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Ladies Supper Tuesday 13th June at Martyr Worthy Manor

Posted on 14th June 2017 by Revd Alex Pease

At the kind invitation of Isobel Pinder, there was a ladies supper last night at Martyr Worthy Manor. About 35 ladies from the Valley attended. Drinks were enjoyed in the beautiful garden followed by supper at long tables with table … Continue reading →

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Thy Kingdom Come Beacon Event at Winchester Cathedral by Revd Alex Pease

Posted on 5th June 2017 by Revd Alex Pease

So I guess there were about 3000 of us in the Cathedral last night for The Kingdom Come Beacon Event.  The Itchen Valley were represented by Oliver and Amanda, Alex and Lucy, James Grieg, Gerry Stacey and Mike and Kelly … Continue reading →

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Thy Kingdom Come Beacon Event at Winchester Cathedral 7pm on Sunday 4th June

Posted on 31st May 2017 by Revd Alex Pease

We have a number of tickets for this sell out event at Winchester Cathedral on Sunday 4th June at 7pm.   If you have not been able to get your own ticket or if you have only been able to … Continue reading →

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Who cares?

Posted on 10th May 2017 by Revd Alex Pease

‘What hurts the most’  This article first appeared in the May edition of Itchen Valley News ‘What hurts the most?’ I guess there are going to be two sorts of people reading this article:   one group will be able to … Continue reading →

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Little Rainbows Christmas Party 2016

Posted on 19th December 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

You really get to know the most popular Nativity characters amongst the mothers of our young people at the Little Rainbows Nativity.  This year we had one Mary (maybe a good thing that we only had one Mary), no Joseph … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cameo 2016

Posted on 14th December 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

It’s a fantastic event every year.  I felt underdressed in my jeans and dog collar as everyone turned out in Christmas finery and every possible different kind of Christmas jumper.  Fred Haslam offered to rent his to me…I regretfully declined. … Continue reading →

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Monday Group December 2016

Posted on 12th December 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

The Monday Group had its final meeting for 2016 at No6 the Terrace Avington today.  We celebrated getting quite close to finishing studying Jonah with tea and coffee mince pies and stollen.  Generally we start our one hour sessions with … Continue reading →

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What we do: Little Rainbows

Posted on 28th November 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

Every Monday morning (except bank holidays) at St John’s Itchen Abbas at 10am about 12 or 14 toddlers and babies (with their parents, grandparents or nannies) come to Little Rainbows for play, dancing and a Bible story.  Its the highlight … Continue reading →

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Posada starts its journey in Itchen Valley!

Posted on 27th November 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

Its Advent Sunday and the nativity figures for the Itchen Valley Posada have started their journey with a prayer and lighting a candle with Tom, Sophie, Chloe and Sam in Itchen Abbas. Chloe comes up with her own idea to … Continue reading →

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Posada 2016

Posted on 9th November 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

In Mexico and other Latin American countries, there is a tradition called Posada. By this tradition, the figures of Joseph, Mary and a Donkey (from a nativity set) travel around the young families of a parish, being welcomed on each … Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Bereaved, John 11 by Revd Alex Pease

Posted on 23rd October 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. … Continue reading →

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The Bereavement Journey – launch on Sunday 10am St Swithun’s Martyr Worthy

Posted on 21st October 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

In November, the Itchen Valley Parish will start a short course called The Bereavement Journey. This is a series of evenings which enable the bereaved to travel their own journey of grief accompanied by those who understand and are there … Continue reading →

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