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St Paul’s Church Open Meeting

A final reminder to everyone that we’re holding a meeting to discuss how St Paul’s Church can better serve God, one another, and the wider community.

The meeting is on Monday 12 March from 2pm-5pm in the Memorial Hall, and everyone from Knowbury – churchgoers or not – are invited to come and have your say. What are we doing well? How can we improve? Where should we be going in the next few years? Come and tell us!

Our discussion will be focussed around five key areas of church life, and I though I might mention these now so you can get thinking about things we can do – practical ideas – to advance these five areas. They are as follows:

• Sharing God’s love – telling others of the Good News of Jesus Christ, and making new disciples
• Caring for people in need – what can we do to help people in our parish?
• Growing in our faith – how good are we providing opportunities for people to learn more about their faith?
• Challenging unjust structures in society – what are we doing (what can we do) to influence things on a bigger scale – nationally and internationally?
• Caring for God’s world – what we can do to help look after our planet?

So – get thinking, and make a note of the date and time!

Holy Week Services

Holy Week this year falls at the beginning of April, so I thought I’d give you advance notice of the special services that will be taking place. As usual, we will be having a service on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week for our group of parishes in St Mary Magdalene’s, Ashford Carbonell:

Mon. 2^nd, Tues. 3^rd, Wed. 4^th April – Eucharist with Address and Hymns, 7pm

The address each evening will be given by Prebendary Kay Garlick, Chaplain of Hereford Cathedral

The following services will be held in St Laurence’s, Ludlow:

Maundy Thursday, 5^th April – Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper followed by Vigil until midnight, 7.15pm

Easter Eve, 7^th April – Easter Vigil, 8pm

On Good Friday, 6^th April, there will be a Good Friday Service in St Paul’s at 2pm.

From the Parish Registers

Funerals

30 January    Helen Morris, Cold Oak Cottage, Snitton Lane, 94 years

31 January    Kenneth Webb, 3 Caynham Road, 87 years