St. Nicholas, Ashchurch

News for week of April 22

RAISE THE ROOF concert

The church was full on Saturday evening of April 14 with parishioners enjoying a concert performed by local artists and the church choir. The concert ended with singing in the style of Last Night at the Proms. The concert was the first event in a sequence to raise money for repairs of the church roof including the launch of the 'Sponser a Roof Slate' appeal (see details under Notices).

Easter

As part of the celebrations of Easter, the cross at the entrance of the church drive, which had been bare during Holy Week, was decorated for Easter Sunday, and the Experience Easter display in church for The Resurrection was decorated with extra flowers.

Easter Drawing Competition

Children from Northway, Carrant Brook and Ashchurch schools entered a competition organised by HOPE to draw and colour an Easter picture. The winner in each category received a Real Easter Egg.

Visit by Bishop Rachel

Bishop Rachel led a teaching session in church on Sunday afternoon of 25th March on The Meaning of Lent. Bishop Rachel had taken services at Trinity church in Tewkesbury earlier in the day and then, after lunch, led a pilgrimage from Tewkesbury out to Ashchurch, offering prayers at five points along the route.

This week

Monday 23rd

6.45 pm Ringing bells for St. George's Day

7.30 pm Home Group in Bowler Rd.

Thursday 26th

?.?? pm Choir practice

7.15 pm Visiting Team meeting

Friday 27th

7.30 pm Bell practice

Saturday 28th

2.00 pm Wedding

7.30 pm Italian Supper in Ashchurch Village Hall

Next week

Monday 30th

7.30 pm Home Group in Bowler Rd.

Tuesday 1st

10.30 - 12.00 noon Coffee and Chat at the Northway hub

7.30 pm Mothers' Union meeting in church hall

Thursday 3rd

1.30 pm Little Fishes meet in church

6.15 pm Choir practice

Friday 4th

7.30 pm Bell practice

Services

Regular Sunday Services:

8 am.

Holy Communion, BCP

10:45 am

Prayers for 'The Way Forward'

11:00 am, except last Sunday of month

Parish Communion

11:00 am Last Sunday of the month

All-Age morning worship (non Eucharistic)

9:15 am at St Nicholas, Kemerton, except last Sunday of month

Sung Parish Eucharist

11:00 am at St Nicholas, Kemerton, on last Sunday of month

All-age service (non Eucharistic)

Notices

Sponser a Roof Slate

Would you like to sponser a roof slate? We are raising funds to replace the slates on a section of the roof. If you would like to offer a donation towards this work, you could sponser a roof slate.

Here is the sponser form:

To download the sponsor form, click here .