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UTX get ready for Harvest Festival

Posted on 12th September 2016 by

It turns out that watching The Great British Bake Off was good preparation for last night’s UTX. Our young people began our parish preparations for Harvest festival by making a special harvest loaf for each of our four churches. The … Continue reading →

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UTX – the programme for our young people this autumn

Posted on 7th September 2016 by

UTX, our group for young people resumes this week after the summer break. It has two meetings, a chance to get together for fun and fellowship on the second Sunday evening of the month and an opportunity to explore questions … Continue reading →

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The Ark sets sail for the autumn term

Posted on 7th September 2016 by

The Ark sets sail again on Sunday 11th September and is our ministry for children aged 2 and over. This term, our children are going to be exploring what we can learn about being followers of God from some of … Continue reading →

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Welcoming pilgrims 14th August

Posted on 14th August 2016 by

Yesterday we had the privilege of welcoming a group of pilgrims who are walking the ancient route from Winchester to Canterbury. A group of about 40 walkers stopped in St Mary’s  Easton), St Swithun’s (Martyr Worthy) and St John’s (Itchen … Continue reading →

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Opera comes to Itchen Abbas 14th-16th October

Posted on 29th June 2016 by

Dates for your diary for 14th to 16th October, when The Grange and Glynde Easton will be well behind us. Don Giovanni, slightly abridged, will be sung for the Friday and Saturday two nights, followed by a concert on the … Continue reading →

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Avington Fete: exotic hats and enormous fun in Avington Park

Posted on 29th June 2016 by

Sunday June 24th and the day of the much advertised, much looked forward to, Avington Fete arrived …..and it wasn’t raining ! In the beautiful setting of Avington Park , so generously provided by Sara and Charlie Bullen ,with a … Continue reading →

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UTX plays trampoline Malteser football!

Posted on 13th June 2016 by

UTX enjoyed an unexpectedly sunny evening last night which began with making smores on a bonfire; having run off the sugar they had eaten, they tried out a new game: trampoline Malteser football. When you see this in the Olympics, … Continue reading →

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Noah’s Ark at the Sunshine School

Posted on 8th June 2016 by

I thought that you might like to see how the craft materials which UTX created were used during our week long Bible Club at the Sunshine School in Jerusalem. We had a good week thinking about how Noah did as … Continue reading →

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The Monday Group’s Agape Lunch by Revd Alex Pease

Posted on 6th June 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

Its true that it took us almost two years to read through the gospel of John, following the Bible Reading Notes ‘John for Everyone’ by Tom Wright, (for some reason the Woman at the well kept on coming round and … Continue reading →

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Resources to help you read the Bible

Posted on 17th May 2016 by

Church of England Lectionary Lectionary for Advent 2015 to the eve of Advent 2016 from Church House Publishing This gives readings from the Old Testament, New Testament and Psalms for each day. We have used the readings from Morning Prayer … Continue reading →

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Thy Kingdom Come…Pentecost in Winchester Cathedral

Posted on 16th May 2016 by

Last night a group of UTX went to Winchester Cathedral for an amazing prayer concert. (most of the chairs had been cleared away so more people could get inside…the floor was pretty hard and cold but we didn’t mind! We … Continue reading →

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My Faith: Should we trust the Bible?

Posted on 12th May 2016 by

On Tuesday evening we will be thinking about the Bible and how we can get to know it better. We will be talking about ways we can read the Bible more often and more fruitfully. We want this session to … Continue reading →

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How do I reply…evil and suffering!

Posted on 10th May 2016 by Revd Alex Pease

Tonight is the third in our series of talks on “how do I reply when people ask me why?” this time our Rector Amanda is going to cover the difficult subject of Evil and Suffering and we will then have … Continue reading →

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Arks, doves, rainbows and lots of ribbon – UTX May 2016

Posted on 9th May 2016 by

Last night UTX met in St John’s followed last month’s meeting when they thought about being part of the body of Christ with an opportunity to serve others. They worked hard on cutting ribbon, writing song boards and making craft … Continue reading →

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Thy kingdom Come…

Posted on 3rd May 2016 by

nine days of prayer for others and ourselves 6th-15th May A green leaflet giving you ideas of what to pray for during each of the nine days of prayer are now in each of our churches or it is attached … Continue reading →

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