Lent 2025 in the benefice!
Using the theme of Heart, Body, Mind, Rev'd Suzie has put together a programme
which engages us in our entirety this Lent.
There will be weekly Lent walks on Thursdays, and a book club
(using Kat Armas' book Sacred Belonging) on Tuesday mornings.
There will also be one-off sessions on creative writing, art,
a family session at Five Rivers Leisure Centre and a treasure hunt.
Why not look at your diary now and make some room
to journey through Lent in a different way this year!
More details here
ELECTORAL ROLL PREPARATION
Every six years the Church Electoral Roll needs to be rewritten; 2025 is that sixth year!
Everyone who wants to be on the roll needs to apply - including
those whose names are on the current roll.
There are benefits to being on the Church Electoral Roll - it is used to determine eligibility for attendance and participation in the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and for election to the Parochial Church Council (PCC). It is also used to determine eligibility for election to the Deanery Synod Diocesan and General Synods.
The process needs to be completed by the APCM, which this year will take place
on Sunday 18th May at 11.15am.
Further information and the appropriate form will be available by 15th March.
Jeff Long
Electoral Roll Officer
01722 324421
MORNING PRAYER
Will be held in the Reading Room on the
1st Tuesday of each month,
9.30 - 10.30am
including time for refreshments and fellowship.
All welcome!
Now using the Christian Art app/website, looking at a different piece of art, together with a reflection, each month. You can access the website or download the app to receive a new piece of artwork and reflection, completely free, each day. Click the link:
https://christian.art/todays-reading/
EVENSONG AT ST. LAWRENCE
will take place on the
2nd Sunday of the month
From April until October the time of Evensong will be 6pm and
between November-March the service will take place at 4pm.
There will be no Evensong in December.
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES AT ST. LAWRENCE
Reece Lewis & Jodie Coulbeck - 1.00pm on 21st June
Please pray for these couples as they begin this new chapter in their lives.
God is love, and those who live in love live in God and God lives in them.
1 John 4:16
FORTHCOMING BAPTISMS
Olive and Mya - 11.00am on 25th May
Bella - 2.00pm on 3rd August
PRAYER BEARS FOR BAPTISM CHILDREN
We give a knitted Prayer Bear to every child baptised at St. Lawrence. If you would like to knit one from a simple pattern or know someone else who would enjoy creating one, please contact Heather Balston for details - 01722 411628.