Sunday 1st March Charlecote 9.30AM Holy Communion Loxley 11.00AM Matins Hampton Lucy 6.00PM Holy Communion Sunday 8th March Charlecote 11.00AM Matins Hampton Lucy 6.00PM Evensong *Holy Communion is offered at St. George’s Newbold Pacey today at 10.30AM Sunday 15th March Charlecote 9.30AM Morning Prayer Hampton Lucy 9.30AM Morning Prayer Loxley 11.00AM Holy Communion Sunday 22nd March Charlecote Hampton Lucy 9.30AM 6.00PM Holy Communion Choral Evensong with the Festival Singers Sunday 29th March PALM SUNDAY Charlecote 9.30AM Joint service of Holy Communion with blessing of palms Thursday 2nd April Maundy Thursday Held at St. George’s Church Newbold Pacey 5.00PM Feast of the Last Supper with washing of hands 3rd April GOOD FRIDAY Charlecote 2.00PM Devotional Hour 4th April EASTER EVE Loxley 5.00PM First Light of Easter 5th April EASTER DAY Hampton Lucy 9.30AM Holy Communion with Baptism Charlecote 11.00AM Holy Communion Loxley 11.00AM Holy Communion
My Dear Friends, As you will by now know, this year we celebrate the 200th Anniversary of St. Peter ad Vincula Church in Hampton Lucy. Over the year we have plenty of events to celebrate not only our church but our community too. And this Easter is no exception because we are holding an Easter Day service with Baptism. Easter day is a lovely time to celebrate the beginning of a lifelong journey of faith. With spring around the corner, the weather will hopefully be less wet, and plants and flowers will be pushing through. For the Christian church, Easter signifies new beginnings in all sorts of ways. It’s celebrated with great joy as we give thanks for the resurrection of Jesus, a new beginning for us all, and the hope of eternal life in the kingdom of heaven. Baptism, or Christening, is a way of joining the church family. It’s a sacrament (a visible sign of God’s love). It’s always a joy and an honour to baptise someone, whether they are baby or adult or in between, it’s a lovely way for a family to gather in church ang give thanks for their little (or not so little) one. If you haven’t been baptised, or you haven’t yet had your child or children baptised, and you would like to, please send me an email and we’ll arrange to meet for a chat and organise it for either Hampton Lucy, Charlecote or Loxley churches. If you’d like to see what happens at a baptism come along to St Peter’s in Hampton Lucy on Easter Day at 9.30AM (I know it’s early but think of all the Easter eggs you can eat afterwards). Keep an eye out for all of the other events which are happening around the villages. We have a Devotional Hour at Charlecote (Good Friday) and First Light of Easter at Loxley (Easter Eve). Also check out St. George’s Newbold Pacey which is now (unofficially) part of our little group – there will be lots of art and craft workshops happening this year which you might like to come along to www.retreatchurch.org. love and blessings. Linda