Dear All

The start of the Easter journey with Jesus grows closer each week.

You will notice from the attachments that we have been busy planning for Shrove Tuesday with the Pancake party at Gilston and Eastwick Village Hall on 1st March, our Ash Wednesday service 5th March at 7.30 pm, the Lent Bible study course and the Lent Challenge for 2025. We are trying to give you as much notice as possible so that you can put these dates in your diaries and do our Easter Journey together this year.

We will also be having Wednesday Welcome at the usual address on Wed 5th March, a community dog walk starting at Allens Green on 9th March at 2.30 pm and our Door Dedication (which was postponed because of Joy’s health) is now back on and will be celebrated on Sunday 16th March at 10.30 am that morning.

Before all that though we do have next week as half term. I will be taking Thursday 20th February off work but will be back as normal on Saturday 22nd February.

There will be no Jim’s café and no Jimmy’s toddler group next week – so thank you for all the people who help in those teams who hopefully will be having a well-deserved rest.

Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday at 9.30 am St James for our Holy Communion service or 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm for our Messy Church session in High Wych Memorial Hall

Every blessing

Alison