Services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes on Sunday 4 February (Candlemas/second before Lent) are as follows:9.30 Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Lingen11.00 Choral Holy Communion for Candlemas PresteigneWe will be celebrating the lovely Festival of Candlemas in our Church Services on Sunday (though the actual day of the Festival is Friday 2 February).Rev Steve invites you to join us in celebrating The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, as it's also known. It marks the official end of the Festal cycle of Christmas and Epiphany and our annual calling to mind the accounts of the birth and childhood of Jesus.Everyone is welcome to either of these services, but if you are unable to join us in person you can find A Service for Use at Home at Candlemas elsewhere on this page, together with the lovely reading telling the story of Simeon and Anna's encounter with the Infant Jesus and his parents.We hope you enjoy the service and experience something of the light and optimism of Candlemas.
There will be two services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes next Sunday 28 February (Epiphany 4):11.00 Morning Service (Common Worship: contemporary language) Presteigne6.30 Holy Communion (Common Worship: contemporary language) DiscoedEveryone is welcome to attend either of these services. You can also find the Collect and Readings for the day to accompany the Service for Use at Home in Epiphany elsewhere on this page.
We have two services in the Presteigne Group of Parishes next Sunday, 21 January (Epiphany 3):9.30 Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer: traditional language) Lingen11.00 Holy Communion (Common Worship: contemporary language) PresteigneEveryone is welcome to attend either of these services. If you can’t join us in person, you can find a Collect and Readings for the day elsewhere on this page.
18-25 January is the traditional Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.The Revd Michael Tavinor offers us an illustrated talk entitled ‘Confessions of an Ecu-maniac – reflections on Christian Unity over 60 years'.In it, Michael speaks of his work with different Christian communities over the years. The talk is on Wednesday 24 January at 2.00pm in the Baptist Church, Hereford Street, Presteigne, and will be followed by afternoon tea. Members of all the four churches of Presteigne are invited to attend and all are very welcome. [PHOTO: Michael Tavinor leading an ecumenical Palm Sunday walk through Presteigne town centre]
