St LaurenceWhat's On?
It's Lent - the forty days of preparation for the great celebration of Easter. The Sunday service of Holy Eucharist continues at 10am each week.
We are meeting in church at 6pm on Tuesday 28 February to talk together about what Lent is all about. Do join us if you are interested - this is not about knowing all the answers, but having some questions!
Here's a very helpful reflection from former Archbishop of Canterbury, Fr Rowan Williams:
“It’s important to remember that the word ‘Lent’ itself comes from the old English word for ‘spring’. It’s not about feeling gloomy for forty days; it’s not about making yourself miserable for forty days; it’s not even about giving things up for forty days. Lent is springtime. It’s preparing for that great climax of springtime which is Easter – new life bursting through death. And as we prepare ourselves for Easter during these days, by prayer and by self-denial, what motivates us and what fills the horizon is not self-denial as an end in itself but trying to sweep and clean the room of our own minds and hearts so that the new life really may have room to come in and take over and transform us at Easter.”
SUNDAY, 19TH MARCH - MOTHERING SUNDAY
10am Eucharist with distribution of flowers. Everyone is very welcome, there is a children's area in the church, and don't worry if you feel little ones can't manage an hour - bring them later during the service. Everyone is very welcome.
SUNDAY, 26th MARCH: THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETINGS at 11.30am in the Parish Hall
followed by LENT LUNCH (also in the Hall)
ART AND MUSIC,
See our Hearts for the Arts page for details of concerts in the 2022-23 series.