Astwell Benefice Diary Dates 2016

The Astwell Benefice St Mary Magdalene Helmdon with Stuchbury and St Lawrence Radstone and St James the Great Syresham with St John the Evangelist Whitfield, St Mary & St Peter Lois Weedon with Weston and Plumpton and St Mary the Virgin Wappenham

ASTWELL BENEFICE DIARY DATES 2016

March (Rector away from 29th March to 9th April)

Mon 7th 7.30pm -9.30pm Lent course Wk 3 The Rectory Wed 9th 9am Syresham School 10am Midweek Communion Helmdon 7.30pm Syresham PCC The Priory Thurs 10th 2.30pm Lent Course Wk 3 St Mary Magdalene, Helmdon Fri 11th 7.30pm Syresham Friends Quiz night Village Hall Sat 12th 9am Breakfast with the Bible (B&B) Syresham VH Sun 13th 9.30am Village Praise & Prayer Lois Weedon 10am Parish Communion in Lent Helmdon 11.15am Parish Communion in Lent Syresham 3.30pm Messy Easter Wappenham Mon 14th 7.30pm -9.30pm Lent course Wk 4 The Rectory Wed 16th Midweek Communion 10am Helmdon7 Lois Weedon PCC 7.30pm The Rectory Thurs 17th 2.30 -4.30pm Lent Course Wk 4 St Mary Magdalene, Helmdon Sat 19th Breakfast with the Bible (B&B) 9am Wappenham Old School Sun 20th Palm Sunday with Passion Narrative, Donkey Procession and Clipping of the Church. 9.30am Lois Weedon/ 10.00am Helmdon / 11.15am Syresham with Communion 3.30pm Special Messy Church with Weston Chapel 6pm Ckers at St Mary Magdalene, Helmdon

HOLY WEEK SERVICES Mon 21st Helmdon School Easter Service 7.30pm Soul Space for Holy Week at Lois Weedon Tues. 22nd 7.30pm Taize at Helmdon Wed 23rd 9am Syresham School Easter Service 10.00am Midweek Communion at Wappenham Thurs 24th MAUNDY THURSDAY with Stripping of the Altars - 9.00am Stripping of the Altars at Whitfield/ 10.00am Stripping of the Altars at Radstone/ 2.00pm with School at Lois Weedon 6.30pm Passover Seda Meal at Syresham leading into…… Maundy Thursday Communion 9.30pm Stripping of the Altars at Syresham. 10am Stripping of the Altars at Helmdon 10.30pm Stripping of the Altars at Wappenham

Schools break up

Fri. 25th GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross 8.00am Whitfield/ 9.00am Radstone/ 10.30am Helmdon/ Noon Syresham followed by the Walk of Witness/ 1.30pm Wappenham/ 2.30pm Lois Weedon

Sat 26th 10pm Easter Vigil, inc Holy Communion at Plumpton

Sun 27th EASTER DAY 6.30am Dawn Fire at Radstone Easter Day Communions at 8.00am Helmdon/ 9.30am Lois Weedon (tbc)/ 10.00am Helmdon/ 10.00am Whitfield by ex/11.15am Syresham/ 11.15am Wappenham by ext No Messy Church at Helmdon Mon 28th Bell Ringers at Syresham 10-11.45am Rector away till April10th Wed 30th No Midweek Communion April

Sun 3rd Low Sunday – Lay-led Benefice Service 11am Syresham No 8am Communiuon & no Messy Church at Syresham Wed 6th No Midweek Communion (Rector away)

Sun 10th Third Sunday of Easter 9.30am Prayer and Praise with Baptism Lois Weedon 10am Parish Communion Helmdon 11.15am Family Service with Baptism Syresham (Wiggy to start Helmdon 10am for CP-K) No Messy Church at Wappenham Tues 12th Schools back Wed 13th 9am Syresham School Assembly 10am Midweek Communion Helmdon Sun 17th Fourth Sunday of Easter 9am Said Parish Communion Whitfield 9.30am Matins Lois Weedon 10am Family Service Helmdon 11.15am Village Praise & Prayer Syresham 11.15am Parish Communion Wappenham (APCM after service) 3.30pm Messy Church Lois Weedon Tues 19th LW&W APCM Wed 20th 10am Midweek Communion Helmdon Sat 23rd St George’s Day & 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death – Supper & Quiz at Helmdon Reading Room

Sun 24th Fifth Sunday of Easter 9.30am Parish Communion Lois Weedon 10am Holy Communion Helmdon 11.15am Holy Communion Syresham (S&W APCM after service) 11.15am Village Praise & Prayer Wappenham 3.30pm Messy Church Helmdon Wed 27th 10am Midweek Communion Helmdon 2

Whitfield Reps Meeting Thurs 28th Helmdon APC

May Rector away 16th -23rd

Sun 1st Prayerbook Communion 8am Helmdon Benefice ROGATION SUNDAY SERVICE 11am Wappenham ………………..Followed by Hog Roast Messy Church 3.30pm Syresham Wed 4th 10am Midweek Communion Helmdon Thurs 5th Ascension Day Sat 7th Burial of ashes at LW&W Sun 8th Benefice Patronal Feast Day for St John the Evangelist 11am Whitfield Wed 11th 10am Midweek Communion Helmdon Sun 15th Benefice Service for Pentecost 11am Helmdon, with MU walk followed by Family Picnic Tues 17th Deanery Synod Wed 18th No Midweek Communion (Rector away) Sun 22nd Trinity Sunday- Benefice Service 11am Wappenham/ Syresham Sun 29th 5th Sunday Service 11am Lois Weedon (Archdeacon taking the service) Wed 31st No Midweek Communion

June - No Messy Church

Sun 12th 8am Prayerbook communion Non communion servicesfor Queen’s birthday plus village picnics & street parties NB ( check with churches who is doing what Helmdon Village Picnic & Entertainment for Queen’s 90th Birthday 4- 6pm, Sun 19th Sat 25th Wappenham Beer & Music Festival at Village Hall, times tbc Sun 26th Benefice Patronal Feast Day for St Peter -Lois Weedon July – No Messy Church

Sat 2nd Helmdon Church Fete at Manor Farm, Helmdon Fri 8th Wedding rehearsal Whitfield Sat 9th Wedding at Whitfield - Sam and Sarah Sun 17th 6pm Evensong at Plumpton Thurs 21st Schools break up for summer Fri 22nd Wedding rehearsal Wappenham Sat 23rd Wedding at Wappenham - Kathryn and Peter Sun 24th Benefice Patronal Feast Day for St Mary Magdalene - Helmdon Sun 31st Benefice Patronal Feast Day for St James - Syresham

August

Sun 14th Benefice Patronal Feast Day for St Lawrence- Radstone 3

Sun 28th 5th Sunday Benefice Service - Whitfield

September Rector away from 10th to 24th

Sun 4th Benefice Patronal Feast Day for St Mary the Virgin Sat 10th Last Night of the Proms, Helmdon Sun 11th Benefice Service - Lois Weedon Sun 18th Benefice Service - Radstone? Sun 25th HARVEST 6.00pm - Whitfield

October

Sun 2nd HARVEST 11.15am Wappenham / 6.00pm Helmdon Sun 9th HARVEST 11.15am Syresham / 6.00pm Radstone Sun 16th HARVEST Lois Weedon with Messy Church Fri 28th All Souls - 7.00pm Whitfield Sat 29th All Souls - 4.00pm Helmdon Sun 30th Benefice Service for All Saints – Wappenham Mon 31st All Souls –7.00pm Syresham

November

Tues 1st All Souls 7.00pm Lois Weedon Sun 27th ADVENT SUNDAY with Benefice blessing of the advent wreaths – Syresham Taize for Advent – Lois Weedon

December Rector off from 26th

Sat 10th Nativity in the Barn Sat 24th Christmas Eve 6pm Carol Service at Plumpton Sun 25th Christmas Day