Church E-News 4 May 2025

Notices Church_news
Sunday 4 May - Third Sunday of Easter

11:00am - Holy Communion - Fladbury

Prayers for the appointment of Church Leaders

Please hold the worldwide Church in your prayers as Roman Catholics seek to appoint a new Pope, Anglicans a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and in this Diocese as we seek to appoint a new Bishop.

Details of the recruitment process for our next bishop can be found here https://www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/news/praying-for-the-recruitment-process-for-our-next-bishop.php

including a prayer to use.

Helen Stanton will be praying at Holland House for the new bishop on Friday 9 May 2:00pm - 2:30pm and Monday 12 June 10:00am -10.30am

She would be delighted if people would join her. There will be led prayers and some silence.

Encounter Meditation

Encounter Meditation resumes on Monday 12 May from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Holland House, and on the second Monday in following months.

This Weekend! Cropthorne Walkabout – Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May – 11:00am to 5:00pm

Flowers in church themed “Children’s Books”, open gardens, classic cars, live music, Morris Dancing, dog show, climbing wall, stalls and refreshments are all part of the Walkabout.

Our bell-ringing team will open each day.

There is something for all ages.

Adults £7 (£10 for both days), Family £20, Children 6 -16 £4, and children under 5 and carers are free.

Come along and invite friends and family to join you.

All that Smaller Churches Offer

A service on Tuesday 13 May at 7:00pm in Worcester Cathedral

Smaller churches represent nearly half of the churches of the Diocese of Worcester.

During this service we can celebrate our strengths and diversity. The service will be led by Bishop Martin and the Dean of Smaller Churches - Alison Maddocks - will be preaching.

A scratch choir made up of choristers from several churches will lead the worship.

If you would like to be part of the choir please contact Hilary Harris as soon as possible. Her email address is: [email protected]

Sunday 11 May - Fourth Sunday of Easter

9:30am - Holy Communion - Charlton

11:00am - Holy Communion - Wyre Piddle

and for the following weeks……..

Sunday 18 May - Fifth Sunday of Easter

9:30am - Cafe Church - Charlton Old School Room

11:00am - Morning Worship - Bishampton followed by Bishampton and Throckmorton APCM

11:00am - Holy Communion - Fladbury

Sunday 25 May - Sixth Sunday of Easter

9:30am - Holy Communion - Bishampton

11:00am - Holy Communion - Cropthorne

Thursday 29 May - Ascension Day

7:00pm - Holy Communion - Fladbury

Sunday 1 June - Seventh Sunday of Easter

11:00am - Holy Communion - Fladbury

Support your local growers

Buying local means your food travels shorter distances, reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption.

Local produce doesn’t spend days or weeks in transit. This means it can be fresher, tastier, and packed with more nutrients than imported or mass-produced alternatives. We are fortunate to have many farm shops and producers, either selling directly or through local outlets.

Eco-church team