Come and join us tomorrow, 15 March at 10.30 a.m. for our celebration of Mothering Sunday (Mid-Lent or Refreshment Sunday), an ancient festival which has been celebrated for centuries on these islands. On Mothering Sunday, Christians historically visited their mother church—the church in which they received the sacrament of baptism. Its association with mothering originates in the texts read during the Mass in the Middle Ages. It is also called Laetare Sunday ('Rejoice' Sunday) as the introit invites us all to rejoice with Jerusalem (Isaiah 66) as God gives the city peace. In these difficult times we do indeed pray for the peace of Jerusalem. St Michael's Voyagers will be distributing flowers which are blessed at the end of Mass.