The Great Fifty Days of Eastertide reaches its conclusion with the Feast of Pentecost. It is the day when the Church celebrates the arrival of the promised Holy Spirit. Pentecost is regarded as the birthday of the Christian Church, and marks the start of the Church's mission to the world

If you are unable to attend one our services across the Benefice in person, you are warmly invited to join in with our Rector, The Revd Mark Woodrow, from your own home, as he celebrates Pentecost with Holy Communion from the Vicarage.

The readings for today are Acts 2:1-21, and John 7:37-39.

The hymns for today are, Come down, O Love Divine; Holy Spirit, and, Living breath of God.

A service booklet to accompany this service can be downloaded below.

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Morning Prayer with hymns and address

Join us for our service of Holy Communion

Join us for a special church service in which a person confirms the promises that were made when they were baptised.

If you were baptized at a christening when you were a child, your parents and godparents made these promises on your behalf.

As a young person or adult, you may be ready to affirm these promises for yourself and commit your life to following Jesus Christ. At a confirmation service, you make these promises for yourself. Your friends and family as well as the local Christian community will be there to promise to support and pray for you.

Bishop Mike will lay his hands on the head of the person being confirmed and ask God’s Holy Spirit to give them the strength and commitment to live God’s way for the rest of their life.

If you would like to be confirmed, do contact The Revd Mark Woodrow who will be happy to discuss this with you.

We celebrate Joanne and Francis joining together before God as they begin a lifelong journey of love together.

Archdeacon David will this year be hosting his annual Archdeacon's Visitation Service in the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Clare.

At this service all the Church Wardens are sworn into their roles, and it is also an opportunity for Archdeacon David to publicly thank everyone who keeps our churches in good repair, and work to make our churches a centre for mission and outreach into our communities.

All are very welcome to attend.

All Churchwardens should complete and bring with them the attached "Churchwarden's Declaration"

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Our children are precious to all who love and care for them and are precious to God as well.

We all want the very best for them, and so too does God.

So a Baptism, which we celebrate today, is just the beginning of a wonderful lifelong journey of faith .... and so much more.

Our children are precious to all who love and care for them and are precious to God as well.

We all want the very best for them, and so too does God.

So a Baptism, which we celebrate today, is just the beginning of a wonderful lifelong journey of faith .... and so much more.

Yes!!! The 2023 Ride and Stride will take place on Saturday, 9th September 2023.

You can download the 2023 sponsorship paperwork and a full list of churches and chapels that are expected to be open from https://shct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/

If you don't feel like cycling but have a vintage or classic cars, why not take part in the Pedal and Drive event instead: More Information can be found at https://shct.org.uk/pedal-drive-car-rally/

Our churches and chapels need our help more than ever this year, so please support this vital annual event. Half your sponsorship money will go to the Trust to be given in grants for church repairs, and half will go to the church of your choosing.