Weekly News. Sunday 25 March 2018 Palm Sunday. Share the dramatic story of Easter at St Faith s! In this issue

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1 Weekly News Sunday 25 March 2018 Palm Sunday Share the dramatic story of Easter at St Faith s! In this issue Full list of services for Holy Week and Easter Details of the Churches Together Walk of Witness on Good Friday Prayer Diary Pallant Centre News including an exciting new event. The Last Word from Fr David

2 Forthcoming SERVICES SUNDAY 25 MARCH PALM SUNDAY 8.00 am MORNING PRAYER President and Preacher..Revd David Morgan 9.30 am PARISH COMMUNION SERVICE President and Preacher....Revd Max Millett 6.00 pm HAVANT MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATION SERVICE President and Preacher...Revd David Morgan HOLY WEEK MONDAY 26 MARCH 7.30 pm EVENSONG President and Preacher..Revd David Morgan TUESDAY 27 MARCH 7.30 pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS President......Sandra Haggan WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 7.30 pm TAIZE SERVICE President.....Dr Mike Fluck THURSDAY 29 MARCH MAUNDY THURSDAY Please note there will be no 10.30am Communion Service 7.30pm EUCHARIST OF THE LAST SUPPER President and Preacher...Ven Dr Joanne Grenfell followed by the Watch at the altar of repose FRIDAY 30 MARCH GOOD FRIDAY 2.00pm HOUR AT THE CROSS President...Revd David Morgan SUNDAY 1 APRIL EASTER DAY 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION at ST NICHOLAS President and Preacher.Revd Dr James Grenfell 9.30 am EUCHARIST OF EASTER DAY President and Preacher...Ven Dr Joanne Grenfell including the renewal of baptismal vows for all 6.00 pm EVENSONG President and Preacher..Revd Vickie Morgan THURSDAY 5 APRIL 10.30am HOLY COMMUNION President and Preacher...Revd Richard Acworth 2 PLEASE PRAY FOR: The World Including St John the Divine, Nsawam Ghana Rod & Glenda Thomas & Sendai Church Japan. The Diocese Bishop Christopher Archdeacon Joanne Area Dean: Karina Green Our Parish & Deanery Grace Church (beginning today at Warblington School) Those in Urgent Need Geoff Jones David Elsey Peggy Bradey The Departed John Bradey Anniversaries of Departed 26th Peggy Waterman 30th John Freeston

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4 EVENTS DIARY.. New or changed events in bold Date Time Event Venue Thu 19 April 7pm Flower Arrangement Demonstration (by the former Florist of Leeds Castle) Saturday 30 June 4pm Ordinations of Revd David & Revd Vickie to the priesthood July Weekend Flower Festival, including a new One Man Show from Canon Tom! Saturday 18 August 10am to 1pm PARISH CONFERENCE: GOING DEEPER - developing a Spiritual Development Plan Church Portsmouth Cathedral Church Church Saturday 18 August 7pm The Wurzels - Yes, you read correctly, the Wurzels are coming to Havant! Pallant 3-4 November Afternoon /Evening WW1 Centenary Weekend Pallant 4 November Morning 9.30 Parish Communion Service in the Hall Pallant Sat 10 November 7pm 70 s and 80 s night with Dragonfly Pallant Sat 24 November 7pm Bell Ringers Dinner Pallant CONTACT INFORMATION... Contact information for all our key staff can be found in the Monthly News sheet, copies of which are always available in church. THE CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL Have you changed your address/phone number/name over the past year? The Electoral Roll is now being updated in readiness for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, which will take place on Sunday 29th April after the Parish Eucharist. Please let Hilary Deadman know of any updates to your details. Her contact number is on the Monthly Information Leaflet. 4

5 This is your opportunity to help shape the spiritual life of your parish. Your voice matters! Contact a group leader to get involved. Group Leaders: Spiritual Growth through Worship and Prayer: Spiritual Growth through Ministry and Service: Spiritual Growth through Community Activities: Spiritual Growth for Adults: Clive Barnett Sandra Haggan Clare Kennar (with Revd Vickie Morgan) Mike Fluck Spiritual Growth for Children & Families: Colin Hedley Parish Conference on Saturday 18th August FLOWER FESTIVAL 2018 The Flower Festival will take place in church on July The theme of this year s Festival is Songbook. If you would like to grow some flowers that can be used for displays at the Festival, please see Sandra for some ideas. 5 The Rector may be on Study Leave, but the work on our facilities continues! All donations (large or small) to the Big Build Campaign help us to continue making progress. You don t have to give cash donate your (high quality) unwanted things to our Charity Shop, or speak to one of our staff about offering your time and skills.

6 PALLANT NEWS BALLROOM SOCIAL Join Susie Q on Saturday 31 March at 7.30pm for a Ballroom Social evening In the Pallant Centre. Tickets 6 on the door Advance notice... Contact Will Coulston (Pallant Centre Manager) for all Centre events: E: thecentremanager@gmail.com T:

7 ST FAITH S ART GROUP TUESDAYS 10AM TO 12 NOON St Faith s Church Hall The Pallant Centre, The Pallant, Havant. COME ALONG AND JOIN US, ANY MEDIUM OR STYLE. BEGINNERS OR MORE ADVANCED, EVERYONE WELCOME 1 a session, tea and coffee available for a small charge. For more information telephone: (Lin) Or drop in and see what this friendly group are up to. 2nd Havant Music Festival Celebration Service Sunday 25th March at 6.00pm at St Faith s Featuring the choir of St James, Emsworth, and organist Martin Hogben (The Guards Chapel, London). 7

8 CLUSTER PRAYER DIARY 25th West Leigh Clergy - Karina Green, Edwina Fennemore, Max Millett 26th Leigh Park - Church of St Francis 27th West Leigh Churchwardens - Sharon Hardie, Dorothy Keating 28th Leigh Park Junior and Secondary Schools - Front Lawn Junior, Riders Junior, Trosnant Juniors, Park Community, Barncroft Juniors 29th Havant - Church of St Faith 30th Havant - St Nicholas Chapel, Langstone 31st Our life together as a Cluster THE LAST WORD: from Fr David This week is Holy Week and, as the name suggests, it is the holiest and most important week of the church s year. This is the week in which we remember the Last Supper, and Jesus brutal, public execution on a cross...culminating, of course, in the wonder of the empty tomb and his glorious resurrection to new life on Easter Day. But we do more than just remember this story to re-tell it. From Maundy Thursday onwards, we enter into that story. We take part in it through our services, sharing the chance to experience it again with Christians all over the world. It s a story that lasts several days, and so we spread it over several services, but it really is one story. Easter Day makes no sense without Good Friday Jesus cannot rise again to new life without dying first and the story of Good Friday begins on Maundy Thursday evening. So please come and take part in the whole story. Please come and experience it. From the washing of feet, through the stripping of the altars and the watch in the night, to the stark wooden cross and then from the cross to the new light and the joyful celebrations. If you ve never heard the story of Jesus before, then there s no better way to start finding out about it. If you dimly remember it from a long time ago, then come along and make it fresh once more. And if you think you know it already...then there s always something more to discover. For me, keeping the great three days of Holy Week from Maundy Thursday evening to the morning of Easter Day is the most important thing that we can do, because this is our most important story. Without the events of this week, Christianity wouldn t even exist. And as tempting as it might be, I encourage you not to skip ahead to the happy ending on Easter Day. Join in the whole week. Come and take part in all of this one story the greatest and most important story there is. Please: come and share the drama. 8