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PICKERING PARISH CHURCH |
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Dear Friends, It was a wonderful Christmas and, despite the snow, only one service was cancelled because of the weather out of all the many services, concerts and events that took place at the Parish Church – and more than ever before – this Christmas. So to a new year, which we’re already running through. The main things coming up at St Peter and St Paul’s, over the next few weeks that this edition of the Beacon covers, is Lent, which has gloomy associations for some (but thankfully we are not a gloomy lot at the Parish Church!). So there’s a Shrove Tuesday party at 7.30pm in the Church Hall: tickets available from church. On Ash Wednesday there is a special service of Holy Communion at Wednesday’s usual time of 10am, and a service at 7pm. Services and events during the part of Lent covered by this edition of the Beacon are as follows: Tuesdays at 6pm, a short course explaining why and how things are done in the way they are at church. This ends with the beautiful service of Compline, and will conclude by 6.45 at the latest. Wednesday morning at 10am is Holy Communion, a said service with traditional language lasting 30 minutes. Thursday afternoons a bible study house group: venue and time to be confirmed. Friday at 6pm, following the Stations of the Cross – a service lasting about 30 minutes. The Mothering Sunday service will be on Sunday 3rd April at 10am. Usual Sunday services are as usual: 8am Holy Communion (traditional language) – lasts about 40 minutes. 10am Parish Eucharist – a sung service with hymns, lasting just over an hour. 6pm Evensong – a sung service using traditional language, lasting about 50 minutes. Our thriving Sunday School meets on Sunday mornings, 9.45-11.15. For further details contact Gail, 470252. YOOF – the church’s youth group (but to which anyone aged 10-18 is invited) meets in the Parish Hall every Sunday evening from 7-8.30pm. Don’t forget that you can find out more details of all that is happening here on the website: www.pickeringchurch.com. Or contact me by phone. You’re always welcome to any service in this, your parish church, and the doors of the church are open every day from about 9am to 5pm. Fr Antony Pritchett,
Parish Priest. |