<div>(1) The Annual Meeting of Parishioners <span style="font-size: 1rem;">and the Annual Parochial Church </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 May at 7.00pm.</span></div><div>This has to be via Zoom; the diocese is quite insistent that <span style="font-size: 1rem;">there can be no physical gathering. Details are in the </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">magazine; the joining details are:</span></div><div>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84590033758?pwd=bGJhOF<span style="font-size: 1rem;">gzWFpBbXozMndJRkJDeEJYdz09</span></div>

<span style="font-size: 1rem;">(2) Walsingham Pilgrimage It’s on! 21-25 June.</span>

<div>Our places from last year were transferred, <span style="font-size: 1rem;">and the Shrine has now just confirmed that </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">pilgrimages are resuming with limited numbers, and </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">we’re OK! Please see Fr Julian or Jane if you’d like to </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">know more and/or reserve your place.</span></div>

(3) <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Ascension Day is this Thursday. As well as </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">the streamed mass at 10.00am, there will be </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">a Sung Mass open to all at 7.30pm. It has </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">been a long time since we’ve been able to </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">celebrate a festival properly during the week! </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Do make every effort to come along.</span>

<span style="font-size: 1rem;">(4) </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bishop Peter is retiring in two weeks’ time. If </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">you’d like to make a donation to a leaving </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">present, please leave your donation (cash or </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">cheque) in the basket provided. Thank you. </span>

<span style="font-size: 1rem;">(5) Outlook Don’t forget to look at this </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">month’s parish magazine, available online </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">on the church’s website and the "A Ch from this Friday. If you cannot </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">access one, please let Fr Julian know and he will arrange </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">for you to have a hard copy.</span>

<div>(6) Trudi Watkins advises that we <span style="font-size: 1rem;">have received a payment of 34p </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">from one of our Lend With Care Entrepreneurs, Nuha. A </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">display of LWC’s work is at the back of church, and £1 </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">donations for future loans are welcome. Details in </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">‘Outlook’.</span></div>

<span style="font-size: 1rem;">(7) </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Jigsaw Puzzles There has been a marvellous </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">response for donations/returns, and there are </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">LOADS at the back of church – separated into </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">1000s and 500s.</span>

<div>This week’s Zoom joining details:</div><div>Sunday Coffee Chat, Sundays 11.30am (for all May)</div><div>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81816060189?pwd=dFlY<span style="font-size: 1rem;">MitINkxYWVBmejZHaUhXYzdVUT09</span></div><div>Morning Prayer, Tuesday-Sunday, 9.00am</div><div>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89307014450?pwd=cGpIe<span style="font-size: 1rem;">npZRjYrL1FWdTEvd3ZpeWxqUT09</span></div><div>
</div>