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Your weekly update on what's going on in the Winslow Benefice.
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Hi everyone,
Hope you're doing ok! Links for Sunday and the timetable for Holy Week are below. Next week's news will come a bit early and contain all the links you need for the Easter services.
Best,
Emma
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Watch this Sunday's service from 9.30am here
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Revd Mark preaches for Palm Sunday.
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Good Friday Walk of Witness
This year, the cross will be carried reverently from Piccadilly at 11am down the High St to the Market Sq. There will be no procession, but if you are able, please stand reverently and silently at the side of the road - socially distanced - and as the cross passes, bow your head. Thank you and God Bless.
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Holy Week & Easter
We're delighted that St James, Great Horwood, and St Laurence, Winslow, are re-opening for public worship from Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week and after having to close the churches last year for Holy Week (and of course Easter), it will be wonderful to be back in church. We are continuing to provide online worship alongside in-church worship during Holy Week, specifically on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day.
If you are planning on attending an Easter Day service at St Laurence, Winslow, please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the table inside the church door or phone Chris Ryalls on 712029. This will help us to manage capacity - thank you.
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Palm Sunday
9.30am - Parish Eucharist with blessing of the Palms, YouTube & Winslow
10.30am - Little Acorns, YouTube
11am - Parish Eucharist with blessing of the Palms, Gt Horwood
Monday 29 March
8pm Stations of the Cross
Tuesday 30 March
9am - Morning prayer via Zoom, contact Mark for info
8pm - Holy Communion, Book of Common Prayer, Winslow
Wednesday 31 March
8pm - Compline, YouTube & Winslow
Thursday 1 April
9am - Morning prayer via Zoom, contact Mark for info
7pm - Maundy Thursday and Institution of the Eucharist, Gt Horwood
8pm - Maundy Thursday and Institution of the Eucharist, YouTube & Winslow - link to follow next week
Good Friday
11am - Cross to be carried through Winslow High St
2pm - Solemn Eucharist, YouTube & Winslow - link to follow
Easter Sunday
8am - Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer, Winslow
9.30am - Parish Eucharist, YouTube & Winslow - link to follow
11am - Parish Eucharist, Gt Horwood
Every day
9am - Hymn for the Day on Facebook
Midday-ish! - Middayish Prayer video on Facebook
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Readings for Sunday:
Philippians 2.5-11
Mark 11.1-11
An uncomfortable prayer:
'O Jesus, watch over me always, especially today, or I shall betray you like Judas.'
Saint Philip Neri 1515-1595
Click here for the week's readings.
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Some people spend their whole lives trying to discover what is important and valuable – what really matters in life. Some stumble across it almost by accident.
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To support St Laurence church, please click here. Thank you!
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Julian Group
Canon Revd Alan Hodgetts is seeding a Julian Group starting Monday 3 May 8pm on Zoom. Please see this flier for more information.
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Online Bingo!
Thanks to all who came, and to Judy and Derry for running a great evening!
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Join the fabulous Winslow Parish News Team
Are you interested in sharing local news and activities with the community? Would you like to volunteer in a small team committed to creating an exciting and useful publication for the local community? Winslow Parish News is looking for a new editor and features writer.
As editor you will liaise with all our local groups and clubs to gather content and then edit and compile it for our printers monthly.
As features writer you will create our monthly ‘Spotlight On’ feature, plus other articles such as quizzes or special features.
These roles could be done separately or could be combined into one. For more information, contact Katy at wpneditor@winslowbenefice.org.uk.
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St Laurence Shop
We are planning to reopen the shop as soon as non-essential retail opens and are in desperate need of storage space. Paul's garage is full to overflowing and we need to vacate the St Laurence Room. Can you help? Please phone Paul Cresswell on 01296 713129 or 07484 331459.
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Book Group
Living with the Psalms by John Bell is the current book for our Book Group. We shall meet by Zoom on 12 April at 6.45pm to chat about what we thought of it. Newcomers are always welcome to join us generally or, if you fancy, just for one meeting. If you would like to know more please contact Didier at didier@winslowbenefice.org.uk.
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If you or a friend or family member would like to be added to the prayer list, please contact Jo (Joanna.anderson@live.com or 01296 712 650)
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'He plumbs the depths of our own alienation from God and takes upon himself the consequences of all our wrong choices. He shows us what sacrificial love looks like. He offers forgiveness. He forgives the soldiers who nailed him to the cross. He reaches out to the criminals who hang beside him. He forgives us. What looks to the world to be a wretched and meaningless defeat - one more death among so many - turns out to be victory. It is the victory of love and forgiveness over hatred and resentment... as we know, if we have been wronged, no one can forgive the perpetrator on our behalf. Or, if they do, that forgiveness has no currency. Only the victim has the power to forgive. So, Jesus becomes the victim.'
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell in Dear England
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