On Palm Sunday, just as the crowds did all those centuries ago, we join Christians around the world in marking Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem with a joyful procession and waving palm crosses.

We are very sorry to report that Basil, the lovely Shetland pony who was to lead our procession up to and around the church tomorrow has got laminitis, a serious and nasty condition in his hooves, so will sadly be unable to join us. We all wish him a speedy recovery.
We are still going ahead, because processions are cool, but we will do things slightly differently. There are two IMPORTANT alterations:

Firstly, we WON'T be processing from the Chequers; just come to St. Helen's Church AT 11 AM.
Secondly, we will need a helper on the day...

We will be asking one of the children who would enjoy it to wear our donkey ears and tail. Just like with a real donkey/pony/ponkey, we hope they don’t bite or kick, but we won’t give them a big bag of carrots!

A family-friendly service of Holy Communion will be held after the procession, lasting for about an hour.