Sunday 23 March - Third Sunday of Lent9:30am - Holy Communion - Bishampton11:00am - Holy Communion - Fladbury (please note this has been changed from Cropthorne) Congratulations, Fladbury SchoolFor achieving a “good” Ofsted inspection for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and “outstanding” in personal development and Early Years provision.We are all very proud to read in the report, “the school goes beyond the expected so that pupils have access to a wide, rich set of experiences” and “pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain” and “pupils ….know what it means to be a good friend”.The report is testimony to the dedication and professionalism of Miss Wilson and her school team, governors, and volunteers and most of all to our exceptional parents and children. Congratulations!Sarah The Five Alive Parish Lent Lunches 2025During Lent, simple lunches are being held in our villages raising money for various charities. All are welcome to go to any of the following in…..Charlton at the Old Schoolroom onSaturday 22 March from 12noonin aid of The Brain Tumour Charity – contact Sue Hiscocks, email sueandrobert@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07568 169133Fladbury Village Hall onThursday 27 March from 12noonin aid of The Brain Tumour Charity – contact Jane Bugg, email pjbugg@btinternet.com or phone 01386 860531Lower Moor at the Old Chestnut Tree Inn onThursday 3 April from 12.30pm to 2pmin aid of RNIB supporting blind people and those with visual impairments. Looking ahead – the Church tomorrowWe all recognise the changing culture of our churches but what will the Church look like in this area in 5 – 10 years’ time?None of us know what talents will emerge over these years – we are constantly surprised by the activity of the Holy Spirit, and yet we do know things don’t stay the same, and that good foundations help anything new to flourish.Please come and join us on Saturday 5 April at 10:0am at Holland House to talk, to pray, to note the signs of where we see the Holy Spirit active today and to ask, “What is this telling us?”.The morning will conclude by 12.30pm. It would help Holland House to know how much cake to bake if you could let me know in advance if you are coming, but don’t worry if you don’t – still come!SarahEmail: revsarahdangerfield@outlook.com Five Alive APCM – Sunday 6 AprilThe Five Alive APCM will take place within the 11:00am service at Fladbury with official business of appointing officers after a break for coffee. This is a time to thank everyone who serves the Church in many and varied ways, including all who do so in appointed roles – those who are stepping down, those who are taking on a new role, and those who have offered to continue. The APCM is a time too to give thanks for all that went well last year, and to pray and look forward to the next. Cropthorne Church – heating failureThe heating at Cropthorne has failed and requires a new system. Whilst we investigate options and the weather remains cold, services planned for 23 March and 13 April have been moved to Fladbury. Benefice Administrator - VacancyWe are looking to appoint to this post. Could you or anyone you know be interested?This is a part-time post of 21.5 hours a month, paid monthly at £288.10. Due to the nature of the role, the hours will be worked flexibly to cope with seasonal peaks of workload, in agreement with the incumbent. The work includes attending weekday evening meetings. For a role description please email: fmwcc01@gmail.comTo apply please send your CV and covering letter to Sarah Dangerfield revsarahdangerfield@outlook.com stating how your knowledge, skills and experience match our requirements laidout in the person specification.Closing date for CV and letter is 7 April 2025. Bish Bosh Bash in BishamptonTo take place on 21 June. Please put the date in your diary.The committee is working hard to make this year’s event good fun with new games and events alongside the traditional favourites.The afternoon will run from 1:00pm to 4:00pm with a get together in the Village Hall in the evening from 6:00pm with live music, a bar and cocktails being served.All proceeds will go to St James’ church.More information and tickets available shortly. Eco churchThe Five Alive Parish has just registered its five churches to join the Eco church scheme and will soon be starting the process of working towards achieving an Eco church Award.We wish to care for God's creation through our worship, buildings, land, community engagement, and individual lifestyles and the Eco church scheme provides a framework to show our progress. For several of the actions encouraged, we are already doing them, such as having more environmentally friendly flower arrangements and using an electricity supplier with a renewable tariff.The Eco church scheme is also an opportunity to work with others who care passionately about the environment, many of whom are already way ahead of the local church on this issue, including our church schools.I am looking for a volunteer or two from each village, to join me in working on this project. It will involve going through the Eco church surveys, investigating what we already do, what we can easily do together as a community, and what we can work towards. Please contact me if you are interested or would like to find out more.Alison Sandham01386 860194 or by emailChurches together in Pershore Lent Talks – Every Day Faith – Christians in Today’s World.At Pershore Library every Wednesday in Lent from 7:30pm to 8:30pmHear from a different member of Pershore Community each week26 March - Alison Wickham - Advanced Clinical Practitioner2 April - Terry Palmer - Sales Executive in the Timber Industry9 April - Jason El’habid - Secondary School Teacher Sunday 30 March - Mothering Sunday9:30am - Morning Worship - Charlton9:30am - Holy Communion - Wyre Piddle
