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Last Friday (8th May) was 15 years since Boundary coffee shop was started at Alderbury Village Hall by David Marshall, Sarah Hutchby, Jane Foster and Andy Larkham as part of St. Mary’s Alderbury’s outreach to the village.
A day of celebrations was held, with free cake at the regular morning coffee shop and in the afternoon, a party for all those who have been involved over the 15 years either in serving or providing cakes. A good time was had by all.
Over the years almost £30,000 from the profits has been gifted to Church projects, Alderbury and West Grimstead school, Explorers, Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, WI and other village organisations.
A Massive “Well Done!” to everyone involved.
Some lovely Easter gardens were made at Winterslow St John’s ‘Family Time’ on Good Friday. We heard the Easter Account from triumphal entry to Jerusalem through last supper and trial and crucifixion, then burial in the tomb, then resurrection in the garden, all dramatically played out with small ‘peg people’ – we were all captivated. Then we each built Easter Gardens collecting greenery and flowers from plants in the churchyards and tying sticks together to make crosses. Happy Easter!
We had a wonderful team-wide Palm Sunday service with two ‘donkeys’ (Shetland Ponies) in Whiteparish this year. The weather was a perfect spring like day, and we processed waving our palm crosses and branches as we sang all the way into church. Thanks to all who made this a joyous start to Holy Week.
Please join us in our prayer as we go through the process of filling the post of our Alderbury based Team Vicar:
Father God,
draw to us a new team vicar,
who will help us to build your kingdom here.
Prepare our hearts to work with them,
in the service of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen
Services of Remembrance across our Churches:
Sunday 10th November
9:30am – Remembrance Service (Alderbury, St Mary’s)
10:45am – Remembrance Service (Whiteparish, All Saints)
10:50am – Remembrance Service (Pitton, St Peter’s)
10:55am – Remembrance Service (Winterslow, All Saints)
10:55am – Act of Remembrance (Alderbury, War Memorial)
10:55am – Remembrance Service (West Grimstead, St John’s)
10:55am – Remembrance Service (West Dean, St Mary’s)
10:55am – Remembrance Service (Farley, All Saints)
Sara Sankey at St Pete’s Pitton had a great idea to shine the message of ‘Peace’, ‘Hope’ and ‘Joy’ into the churchyard at Pitton. Pumpkins were carved not with scary images but with words of life that knowing Jesus brings. They shone out for all passers in the night to see.
In response to a growing awareness and increasing desire for the return of the Healing Services, the Clarendon Team have decided to hold a new service – a Healing and Wholeness Service. These services will take place on the third Sunday, every other month and will revolve around the Clarendon Churches so as to make them more easily accessible for all. Continue reading Healing and Wholeness Services
It’s still not to late to join a lent course: There are several Lent courses across our team in in our Deanery
A Lent course will be led by Revd Lisa Rodrigues using the resource River through the Desert: A Lenten Journey in the Holy Land, written by Revd Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College Jerusalem. With the atrocities around Gaza in mind, we will seek Lenten pathways of hope and renewal, to seek that ‘river through the desert’ in our own lives and our troubled world.If you would like to attend, please contact Lisa lisa@clarendoncofe.org
Dates: Thursdays – February 8, 15, 29, March 7, 14, 21
Time: 19.30 – 21.00
place: The Team Office, Winterslow
Every Tuesday 10.15- 11.30 from 20th February during Lent, the Pitton “Tuesday Group” will be following the York Course called Glimpses of God.
We have purchased booklets for the course at a cost of £3.88 and a CD and transcript are provided. It will be facilitated by members of the group rather than “led” and others are welcome to join us. Please contact Sara Bossom on 07973 323410 for details of venues.
The Church run Boundary Coffee Shop at Alderbury village hall is every Friday from 9am till noon.
