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Your weekly update on what's going on in the Winslow Benefice.
Hi everyone,

Hope you're doing ok! Links for Holy Week are below. I hope you all have a very happy Easter!

You may enjoy this Easter poem: How does the message of Easter offer the freedom we need after the past year?

Best,
Emma

Maundy Thursday - 8pm

A Maundy Thursday service followed by stripping of the altar.

Good Friday - 2pm

A solemn Eucharist for Good Friday.

Easter Sunday - 9.30am

Hallelujah! He is risen.

Easter

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.
 
Holy Week & Easter
We're delighted that St James, Great Horwood, and St Laurence, Winslow, have re-opened for public worship. We are continuing to provide online worship alongside in-church worship 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.
 

What's on this week?

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

 

Good Friday

11am - Cross to be carried through Winslow High St
2pm - Solemn Eucharist, YouTube & Winslow
 

Easter Sunday

8am - Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer, Winslow
9.30am - Parish Eucharist, YouTube & Winslow
11am - Parish Eucharist, Gt Horwood
 

Every day

9am - Hymn for the Day on Facebook
Midday-ish! - Middayish Prayer video on Facebook

#FaithTalks - Maundy Thursday and Good Friday

Read the talk here
#FaithTalks​​ | Grace, Mercy and Peace
'Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are Easter people and hallelujah is our song,'
Pope John Paul II

'The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake,'
Cardinal Basil Hume

Readings

Sunday 4th April, Easter Day: Acts 10.34-43 & John 20.1-18
Monday 5th April: Matthew 28.8-15
Tuesday 6th April: Acts 2.36-41 & John 20.11-18
Wednesday 7th April: Acts 3.1-10 & Luke 24.13-35
Thursday 8th April: Psalm 8 & Luke 24.35-48
Friday 9th April: John 21.1-14
Saturday 10th April: Mark 16.9-15

News

To support St Laurence church, please click here. Thank you!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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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Have a great week!
Rev Andrew Lightbown - rector@winslowbenefice.org.uk Phone - 01296 712 564
Rev Mark Nelson - revmarknelson@outlook.com Phone - 07414 633 450
Rev Didier Jaquet - didier@winslowbenefice.org.uk Phone -  07402 656 955

Church office - churchoffice71@gmail.com
 
Church wardens - St Laurence: George Hooper 713 667; Chris Ryalls 712 029; 
stlaurencewardens@winslowbenefice.org.uk
St James’: David Brazier 714 712; June Margerrison 714 554; St Mary’s: Robert Cronk 713 813
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