PRAYER REQUESTS HERE TO HELP Those to be baptised: Summer Grainger, For all enquiries please contact the Church Office, Harper Terry All Saints ’ Church, High Street, Botley, SO30 2EA. The sick: Elizabeth Nichols, Muriel Harrison, 01489 782445 [email protected] Mark Tolliday, Cecil Buckley, Alan Jackson, The Church Office is open every weekday except David Williamson, Beryl Finch, Diane Lay, Thursday from 9am - 12.30pm and by Kevin Broadbere, Graham Barker, Martin Cooper, appointment for the booking of weddings and Gordon Burdfield baptisms. Jane and David Isaac and the people of Wickham Webpage: http:// www.bcd-churches.org.uk W and Shedfield as they welcome Jane as their new Rector/Vicar: Rev. Gregg Mensingh priest. Curate: Rev. Amy Webb Hackney Link E St John at Hackney Rob Wickham, Area Dean St. John’s Hedge End/Churches Together Sue Makin As some of you may know on 17th May we are St Barnabas, Homerton Clive Main collecting at M&S/Sainburys for Christian Aid. L St Barnabas, Claire Towns We held a collection there last year and raised £364 May 7th Swanmore Jane Isaac 24. It would be nice to raise ev en more this year. St John the Baptist, Juliet Montague With enough volunteers it may be possible. C Shedfield If each person could manage 1 or 2 hours between Fourth of Easter St Nicholas, Wickham 9am and 5 pm it may be achieved. Three people at any one time are needed. There will be a table for

information and gift aid envelopes and two chairs O ELVIS - Let’s Just Pretend (so you can have a sit down in your stint)! Please Tickets are now on sale for the narrated let me know as soon as you can. Thank you. performance of Elvis’ musical life on May 12th at St [email protected] M Peter’s Curdridge. Doors will open at 6.30pm, and the concert will begin at 7.30pm. Tickets (£15 for th Big Church Day Out Sat May 27 Wiston House, the performance and £5 for food) will be available West Sussex. Discover world-class music, mouth- E after the service on Sunday, from the Reading watering food, relaxing cafes, family activities, and Room 07704 208703, from Church Wardens or dancing crowds all spread across the gorgeous from the office. grounds of the Wiston Estate. The Big Church Day

Out has something for all tastes and every age. Old Guitar Does anyone have an old guitar that Amy has space in her car. If anyone would like to Kathleen can use for a flower arrangement for Elvis go please speak to Amy or Bev. Further details are on May 12th please? available in The Bridge and Durley Parish [email protected] Magazine.

TODA Y THIS WEEK COMING UP Tickets are now on sale for the All Saints' "Spice is 8am Holy Communion Rev. B Right" curry night on 11th February at the Botley Monday 8th May 14th A. Webb Market Hall - £12 / £8 under 14s. Last year the hall 9am Morning Prayer B 8am Holy Communion Rev. B 10am Songs of Praise Rev. B was full so book your tickets early! If you'd like to 8pm Bell Ringing Practice C G. Mensingh E. Groves help by making your favourite curry to share, Tuesday 9th 10am Parish Communion Rev. B 10am Parish Communion Rev. C please let Stephanie Hall know. 9am Morning Prayer B G. Mensingh A. Webb PRAYER REQUESTS HERE 9.45am FlutterbiesTO HELP B 10am Family Service Rev. C 10amThe sick: ElizabethParish Communion Nichols, Veronica Rev. Wa lker, D For all enquiries please contact the Church Office, All 6pm Simply Prayer B A. Webb Muriel Harrison, Mark Tolliday, CecilG. Mensingh Buckley, Saints’ Church, High Street, Botley, SO30 2EA. 01489 7.30pm PCC B J. Clarke 11.45amAlan Jackson, Baptisms David Williamson, BerylA. Webb Finch , C 782445 [email protected] Wednesday 10th Rev. Mary Burgess, Diane Lay, Kevin BroadbereG. Mensingh, D The Church Office is open every weekday except 10am Parish Communion D D. Townsend 4pmPat ParkerConfirmation, Betty Wooldridge Class Rev. B Thursdays 9am fromMorning 9am - 12.30pmPrayer and by B W The deceased: Eric Raffo (FuneralG. 7th Mensingh Feb appointment1.45pm Readingfor the booking Group of weddings andB 4pm Confirmation Class Rev. B 6.30pm12noon ) Choral Evensong Mr B baptisms.7.30pm PCC C G. Mensingh S. Campion Webpage: Thursday http:// 11 th www.bcd -churches.org.uk 6.30pm E Taize Service Rev. B ReadingsHackney: Link Rector/Vicar:9am Morning Rev. Gr eggPrayer Mensingh B G. Mensingh ActsSt 2.42 James, - endLower (Pew Clapton Bible pg Rosemia91 – Life Brown among the Curate:9.30am Rev. MusicAmy Webb Bugs B May 20th Resourcing day for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ at BelieversRoad ) 10am Café Chat B PortsmouthL Cathedral. 11-4pm. If you are interested in JohnSt 10Michael.1 - 10 & All(Pew Angels, Bible pg 79James – Jesus Lawson the Good attending please contact Amy. February10am 26thHoly 6.30pm, Communion St Columba Church FarehamC ShepherdStoke Newington) Common May 20th Singsational Voices present a Charity Concert St Barnabas, Swanmore Claire Towns PO158pm 6PF. RuthBell Schofield, Ringing Practice who served her curacyB Collect: in aid of Canine Partners and Shine South. Tickets St John the Baptist, Juliet Montague here,Friday has 12 beenth appointed to a benefice in Wiltshire. C AlmightyShedfield God, whose Son JesusBrian Christ McHugh is the There will be a Songs of Praise service at St Columba £12/£10 available from the Church Office. Botley 7.30pm 6.30pm Choir Practice B resurrectionSt Nicholas, Wickhamand the life: (Jane Isaac to be licensed in Church to mark the end of her ministry there. May 21st Christian Aid walk. Register from 1pm. Choice Inspire course will be running again from Feb 5th raise us, who trust in him, fromMay the death of sin to Refreshments afterwards, please let Ruth know if you of 5 of 10 miles. Or a short family walk with quiz around the life of righteousness, that we may seek those September. The course is for Christians of all theO village. Dogs on leads welcome. Titchfield Parish plan to go: [email protected] things which are above, where he reigns with you traditions who have a thirst for God and wish to Rooms 1.45pm Pilgrim Course in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for explore and discover more about prayer and May 30th ARC Law Clinic. Free legal advice and guidance The new Pilgrim course starts in Botley on Feb BCD Fairtraiders 4th before Lent ever. spiritual traditions and are open to insights and from Daniel, [email protected] 27th. Desserts will be served at 7.15pm and the It is with regret that your BCD Fairtraiders group M Risen May 21st 7.30pm St Peter’s Curdridge approaches other than those of their own Botley 6.30 – 8.30pm session proper will start at 7.30pm. announces that it will cease to trade in the near future Come and see Risen, which follows the epic story of denomination or churchmanship to date. June 13th Arch Deacon’s Visitation, St Peter’s Church The first session of six looks at What are the due to increasing time pressuresth on our very small the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a Applications need to be in by 5 June. Anyone from Petersfield 6.30pm for Churchwardens. Service 7.30pm Creeds? with a Reflection by Steven Croft and committee.20 years ago we set up the business in E non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military a church that pays parish share in the diocese of June 17th Durley Church Fete 12.30pm - 3.30pm examines the reasons the Creeds were developed order to raise awareness of Fair Trade and its Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving Portsmouth will receive a 50% reduction on the BOTLEY SOCIAL COMMITTEE NEEDS YOU! and the role they play in Christian life and faith. implications for consumers. As we close, we are the mystery of what happened to Yahshua in the course fees, of £120. To apply contact Please see the poster on the entrance notice board and You are all warmly invited to join us on this confident that the term Fair Trade is now widely weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove [email protected] the sign-up sheet on the board at the back of the church journey of discovery. recognised and we are proud that our three churches the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an And it’s not too late to book in to the taster event, and consider how you might be able to offer help at If you can make a dessert or cake for any session, are Fair Trade churchesth in a Fair Trade diocese. uprising in Jerusalem. Free admission. next Saturday 13 May, at Cathedral House, so if future events. There is a wide choice of tasks on offer please could you let a church warden know. Thank We thank all our loyal customers for their support and The Window Cross is being sponsored this month by anyone’s interested, please ask them to contact and we want to create a database of helpers to call on, you. urge them to continue to buy fairly- traded goods, Stephen and Elizabeth Townsend in memory of John Helen Young as soon as possible as and when they are needed. So please fill in your name Family Services at Botley Our usual pattern of particularly from SHOPEQUALITY in Eastleigh or on-line and Ann Townsend. [email protected] and contact details. first Sunday Family Services has been altered over

the next few months. There will not be Family