Sunday 25th May: Easter 6

This Thursday is Ascension Day, one of the four great festival days of the church year. (Can you work out which the other three are?) Since last Ascension Day the Canterbury Press has published a book on the Ascension by Moira Astin called “The Missing Ending” and recently reviewed very positively in The Church Times by the Bishop of Chichester. Unfortunately Moira is away in Wales, so I had better finish reading it (joke).

You are warmly invited to our Ascension Day service at 7.30 pm when we also look forward to welcoming visitors from Woodmansterne and Kingswood parishes.

With every blessing,

Tim

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Services for 25th May: Easter 6

• 8am: Holy Communion

• 10am: Parish Holy Communion: Paul and Lydia

  • With Church Explorers. Gather in the Meeting Room before the service.

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Services & Events for Next Week

• Wednesday 28th May

  • 10am: The mid-week Communion Service followed by coffee in the meeting room

• Thursday 29th May

  • 7.30pm: Ascension Day: Choral Holy Communion

• Sunday 1st June: Easter 7

  • 8am: Holy Communion

  • 10am: Family Service: Freed from Prison

  • 1pm: Parish Lunch for June

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For our Prayers

We give thanks for the life of Michael Foster and for all he did in the life of our church. We pray for Annabel and her family as they prepare for the funeral services to come.

We pray for Paul, son-in-law of Arthur and Audrey, and for his family as he approaches the end of his life.

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Music Sunday: 15th June at 10am

For Music Sunday (also Trinity Sunday), the Junior Choir is inviting any Church Explorers thinking about joining the choir in September to a taster session.

We have a selection of some of the Juniors' favourite music which we'll sing at the family communion service. Rehearsals for this will be on Friday 6th and 13th June (7pm - 8pm). During rehearsal, parents are welcome to sit in the body of the church to support their children or to drop them off. Please, do contact Tim Carey (organist@goodshepherdtadworth.org.uk) if you'd like more information about the Junior Choir and to let him know if you'll be coming to this event.

Of course, the invitation extends to any interested parents or other adults who might like to try the choir for a week.

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The Confirmation Service: 15th June at 5pm

Bishop Rosemarie will be leading this service. Do come and support those who will be confirmed in their baptism vows.

There will be a reception in the church hall afterwards and we will be making a general invitation for people to provide savouries and cakes for this.

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The June Parish Magazine and The Bridge

June issues of both our parish magazine and our Diocesan newspaper ‘The Bridge’ are now available in the back of church.

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Calendar

Don't forget to check the Church Calendar for all our upcoming events!