February, March and April 2020
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CONTENTS United Benefice of Tadley with Pamber Heath and February, March and April 2020 Silchester. Tadley – St Peter, St Paul, St Mary PAGE 3 Greetings Pamber Heath – St Luke PAGE 5 News from St. Paul’s
PAGE 6 How to enjoy yourself all day
PAGE 8 Events at St. Luke’s From The Rector:
PAGE 12 Contact details for Clergy Welcome to the first Link magazine of 2020. I pray that this year sees you grow in knowledge of and love for God. My thanks to PAGE 13 A 2019 Christmas reflection our editor, Pauline, and researcher/printer, Peter, for their work again this year. PAGE 14 Garden, 1 This magazine should be reaching you at the end of January, PAGE 15 World Day of Prayer which according to most research is one of the lowest points in the year for our mental health. The combination of long dark nights, cold PAGE 16 An Easter Quiz days, winter bugs and Christmas overspending can leave us feeling PAGE 17 Details from the Registers weary and blue. We pray for Easter to come soon with lighter days and warmer winds. If you are affected by low mood, we beg you to PAGE 18 Table Top Sale and Mini Market talk to your clergy or seek medical advice.
PAGE 19 Pamber Heath Memorial Hall Dates In the midst of the dark and cold, it can be hard to appreciate the existential threat to our planet from human-caused global PAGE 20 Tapestry Group warming. As I write this, our hearts are with the people of Australia whose continent is gripped by raging fires and searing heat. At the PAGE 19 Table Top Sale and Mini Market same time, floods grip Indonesia and Bangladesh and ice is melting PAGE 22 Basingstoke Foodbank faster in Greenland than before in living memory. Most scientists agree that we face a catastrophe of our own making if we don't stop PAGE 24 Answers o An Easter Quiz producing climate changing emissions by our dependence on fossil fuels. PAGE 25 One-off Dates for your Diary It can be tempting to tune out from this message (I wonder PAGE 27 Regular Dates for your Diary how many of you are still reading?). We may feel overwhelmed or too insignificant to make a difference. But we all have a part we can and
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(Continued from page 3) (Continued from page4 ) must play. The question is do we have the will to make a difference? News from St Paul's I believe that our faith helps us make a difference. Our belief We have celebrated Christmas with about 1000 people that God made the earth and appointed humans as stewards over across different events last December. This year we ran a crib creation provides motivation. Our experience that God works with us service especially for pre-school children for the first time, about 50 makes us feel that we can make an impact. Our confidence that God mums, dads, grannies and grandpas and small children attended. intends good for this planet stops us falling into despair. Here are a selection of photos that tell their own story, or follow us The season of Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, 26 February. on Facebook to see more: search StPaulsTadley This was traditionally a time for reflection and self discipline before the great celebration of Christ's victory over death at Easter. Could we (Continued on page 6) use Lent to practise some self discipline around our abuse of the environment? Perhaps you could use the car less, and walk or cycle more? Perhaps you could refuse to buy anything wrapped in plastic? Perhaps you could look to see how much of your savings and pension are invested in fossil fuels? Would you have a discussion in your families, churches and home groups and tell me what you will be doing to lower your carbon footprint? Will you tell me what else we should be doing in our churches and community? Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(Galatians 6.9) Coming soon: Alpha - a course for all who would like to ask questions about faith and God - informal, inspirational, and helpful - begins soon on an evening to suit you. Contact Richard 0118 9814860 for more details. Evening Community - every Sunday at St Luke's church, Pamber Heath at 6pm (with tea from 5.30pm). Everyone across our churches is welcome, as we journey into the depths in January - March. We'll be exploring some challenging issues: mental health, domestic violence, modern slavery. Come and understand the issues and explore what can be done. (Continued on page 5)
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How to enjoy yourself all day, fall into bed at 8.30pm and sleep for 10 hours !? When I thought about what to say about our recent visit to Uganda, I found I was wishing more people could meet the people we meet, experience their life in the very limited way that we do, and feel the joy that just seems to fill us up in spite of the concerns, frustrations (and tiredness !) So my title is meant to suggest that we want to tempt you to join us, but perhaps not in Africa…. What we would like to do is to invite you to come, if you possibly can, to our next Uganda Supper on Saturday February 22nd at 7pm in St Paul’s Church Hall After supper, share some time in Uganda: see the smiling faces of the children you help and their progress in the schools and children’s home which are improving all the time thanks to your support. ……….. and there’s more……….! During supper you can journey, in Italian sunshine, along the beautiful River Adige, sail across Lake Garda and visit the Colosseum in Verona. Tour along the Mediterranean coast to Venice and Ravenna to reach the beaches of Pesaro. Then, from those warm lagoons, join the cog railways of Switzerland to climb from the beautiful city of Lucerne through the stunning scenery of the snow- capped peaks in the Swiss Alps. No euros or Swiss francs needed, but please be generous – all money raised is given directly to the children cared for at schools in Namugoga and Gayaza near Kampala, Uganda. We do hope you will be able to come and please bring friends. All are welcome BUT, to help with catering, we really need to know numbers CHOICE OF AT LEAST 3 HOT SUPPERS ! CHOICE OF AT LEAST 10 (Continued from page 5) DESSERTS !! Limited seating - Please book your place as soon as you can to avoid Just a sample of the sheep made and distributed in the disappointment Tadley area before Christmas. Tel: 0118 9 700415 e-mail: [email protected]
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News from St Luke’s (Continued from page8 )
Well, I and we have had an amazing time since the last update. items, artefacts and other things around the church. They split up into 3 teams and completed the quiz in 10 minutes. Their powers of Remembrance Day observation are amazing. Then later on I was able to visit the Beavers in the Den as they acted out the Christmas story. With humour and The theme this year was about how we can ensure that people can with real meaning and understanding they performed the Nativity have a better tomorrow as we enjoy our today. In the past, people service whilst the story was being read. It was fun and very moving as gave their lives so that we could have better lives and we have a well. Thank you to one and all. I hope to pop in to the scouts in the responsibility to lead our lives in such a way that our children and new year too - I am sorry not to have made it this year. future generations will have better lives. We have so much opportunity now to use the gifts we have to make the world a better Now more about the fireballs - they are made with zest of citrous fruit place. We thought about the ways we can help through recycling and and you can find details on thenakedscientists.com. I shall be using looked at the innovations which are being made now to help with our this site more often as our grandchildren grow up - so look out plastic waste including PLAXXtm.. Our leaders are so important in our Pamber Heath! thinking about the future.
I have been able to visit Impstone Pre-school and again, really Our Remembrance day service was attended by all the uniformed enjoyed meeting some of our youngsters. We have made Christingles organisations in Pamber Heath and they looked splendid in their which reminded us of Jesus love and generosity to us. Children uniforms and marched in proudly with their flags. Their leaders do always have their own take on things and I had to smile when one such a great job in enabling these youngsters to enjoy scouting and little chap lifted up his Christingle and told me it was Spiderman. After to learn so many important skills from socialising, sharing, making discussing it, he was not going to moved from his view and so we fireballs (more in a minute) and being together in different situations. agreed on Spider man called Christingle! Impstone are visiting us in Thank you to Hannah for speaking about the Scouts promise, law Church for Christmas when we shall again remember the love that and duties for as leaders they have to make the Scouts promise as compelled God to send his son into the world to show us his vision for well. Hannah was speaking for all the leaders who are making a humanity. The children came up to St Luke’s for an afternoon session difference to these youngsters’ lives and they in turn will have the when we talked about the Nativity and did a ‘pass the parcel’ with the opportunity to make difference to the children in the future. After the different parts of the nativity scene. Having talked about it with the service the scouts served tea/coffee together with cakes with aid of the Toddlers’ collage, they were completely on the ball as to remembrance day poppy toppings to the 80/90 people who came to who ought to be there. Decorating biscuits for snacks completed the the service. Thank you everyone. afternoon and a final bonus was the way in which everyone - children
and Impstone leaders - helped to clear away. My final visit this term Young people in Pamber Heath and their leaders! was to their Christmas production in which they sang new words to I have had the opportunity to visit the Cubs and Brownies in the Den, well-known tunes giving us the story of Christmas. Thank you to the enjoying fireballs (and thinking about Remembrance Day and Impstone team - you are always so welcoming and helpful and the recycling) with the Cubs and seeing the Brownies (totally children such a delight and inspiration to be with unrecognisable in their wonderful Halloween costumes and again Our Toddler group is so lucky to have a dedicated team of 7 helpers. thinking about Remembrance Day. Their knowledge, interest and We have a story, singing (though I don’t help by forgetting the words - commitment to the future is inspiring. The Beavers came to St Luke’s however thanks to Helen leading us in the singing we are kept on and we had a wonderful time sharing thoughts and then doing a quiz track!). Sam has engineered our craft for us this half term and the rest which needed them to discover more about the church - they had 21 of us wash up, organise the craft resources, welcome people, log our (Continued on page 9) (Continued on page 10)
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(Continued from page 9) (Continued from page10 ) children in and keep us up to date on birthdays, make coffee and concert with the Tadley Concert Brass band leading us with their squash, and 101 other things as they need doing. It is a wonderful music - wonderful. Tadley school gave us a wonderful performance team effort and our parents/carers help by bringing cakes (for the and Ann Broad spoke of one Christmas in school when children wrote adults!) and setting up and clearing up the toys. Our theme this half to Father Christmas and received replies and I had a part and term has been thinking about the animals who were important at the included a challenge to add up the prices of the items in the twelve time of Jesus birth and we have a board with a camel, a sheep and days of Christmas as costed in 1998 with a further challenge to what a rainbow coloured donkey - a wonderful idea and, for me, continues the cost would be in 2019. Some people made accurate guesses! the rainbow them of hope which was our last thought for Noah’s story. We ended the term with a party, and then a story of the th The Pelican - the pub in the village nativity brought to its concluding part on the 24 December with our We had a Pub Gathering at the Pelican in October and in November crib service. A wonderful time is had by all. Perhaps though one of when we celebrated the arrival of the new chef. We have enjoyed the most important parts is the opportunity to share and chat - there delicious cold buffets for the past few months but on the 30th is a real care between us all. Thank you everyone. November 21 of us enjoyed the cooking of the new chef. The meals were mouth-watering and Aaron has also put on a Pensioners’ menu Coffee Morning with smaller portions at a cheaper price. I had a Pensioner’s meal and Rita Ridout, who has been organising our coffee mornings for well it was plenty large enough for me. The menu has both Thai and over 20 years is hanging up her teapots on the 12th December but English cuisine and is thoroughly recommended. although she is giving up the organisation she will be very much an ongoing source of inspirations and help by having time to sit and Services chat with people instead of having to worry about the organisation It seems as if the services have come at the end of what we do but aspect. The coffee morning was started by Wendy Alder and then our services, praying together and being together underpin all that when she started training to be a Reader, Rita took over, although goes on. We have a communion service on Wed morning at 10:00 Wendy has very much been a very important part of the coffee and an Evening Community gathering at 6:00pm on Sundays. Both of morning ever since. Rita has managed the coffee morning so that these are congregations drawn from the Tadley/Pamber Heath parish everyone is made to feel welcome. Social Services recommend it to and other parishes. Both are times to worship God, together with people and so we are always welcoming new people - people new to others whom we may not meet on Sundays and give us a chance to the village or maybe newly bereaved or just in need of some coffee celebrate God’s love and care in the area. Our Sunday morning and cake in a very warm and friendly environment. I hope it will Communion services at 10:00am on the second and fourth Sundays continue to be a place where people can relax and chat and share are times for gathering and worshipping together in the village at a both joys time when people expect services to happen. But perhaps the and troubles over a cup of tea or coffee and, of course a piece of message we like to give from St Luke’s is that worship happens every cake or biscuit. day and is celebrated in many different ways.
The Village of Pamber Heath I am writing this ahead of time as we shall be away from the 26th Dec It has an excellent village hall committee who organise various in Munich for the birth of our latest granddaughter. As John cannot be events and this year, as with previous years, we had a wonderful in two places at once playing for St Paul’s and St Luke’s, we are fortunate to have Nancy Layland playing for us at our Midnight (Continued on page 11) service. Thank you Nancy
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(Continued from page 11) A 2019 Christmas reflection Easter Perhaps it seems a bit far off at the moment as we celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas. However, time seems to move more As the season started there was the flourish of Christmas Cards quickly now! The Brownies have offered to be involved with making from friends and acquaintances old and new, some with a religious an Easter garden at the back of the church carpark in front of our theme and some with a secular theme. Of course there is always Passion Flower and I have been invited to visit the Beavers for an the one with the quaint village church set in a snow covered valley. Easter session. I would like to have an Easter Egg competition to see who can create This is in contrast to the news we see and hear on the television of the most innovative and meaningful Easter Egg - not necessarily natural disasters, stabbings and plane crashes. made from chocolate. This is in the planning stages in my head at the moment but I would like it to be a competition for the village. In a small parish church in the North of the diocese of Winchester in the UK on Christmas morning a small congregation gathers to worship and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Unknown beforehand to Fabric those who had gathered, this small group was to have people from Bulgaria, The USA, Cameroon and various areas of the UK. During There is a new notice board on the church door John is investigating the service the tones of a traditional Christmas song from the a new main notice board to be installed in the verge. Cameroon was sung by a Grandmother to all, especially to her Our PCC has generously agreed to us having a cleaner (Rose Marie Grandson. has set such a good precedent and we have missed her over the past few weeks!) Amanda, a member of St Mary’s North Tadley, will be The wonder is that over 2000 years after the birth of the God child joining our team at St Luke’s . Welcome Amanda and thank you for he is still bringing together people from different continents and taking on this job. Thank you to all who contribute in so many ways to different backgrounds, to worship God together. helping us to keep the church warm, clean, bright and are for in general so that it is there to be used as we need it. This is the spirit hope and peace that we all associate with true We look forward to welcoming you to St Luke’s for any or all of our meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus. activities and wish you a very peaceful and healthy new year.
With love from Cathy and all at St Luke’ Peter Wood
Contact Details for the Clergy
St Paul’s – Richard Harlow [email protected] St Mary’s – Gill Sakakini (Monday is day off) [email protected] St Luke’s – Cathy Pynn [email protected]
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Garden, 1 World Day of Prayer Friday 6th March 2020
This is a tale of Two Trees which were featured at St Mary’s during the Christmas season. First, the Vicarage holly tree which it was much in demand for its prolific berries, and it is still striking against The World Day of Prayer is a celebration and support for women the bare winter trees. The other was a winter tree known as the striving for their faith all around the World. ‘Jesse Tree’ which was introduced at the Nativity Service. Its branches were decorated with symbols from the whole of God’s big story from start to end and were created by all the people, children This year the service is to be held at St. Mary’s Tadley North on and families who hosted the Posada (Mary, Joseph, and donkey) Friday 6th March at 2.00.pm. and will be led by the Rev. Gill during Advent. The Jesse Tree recalls the ‘stump of Jesse’, Jesse being David’s father, and therefore speaks of the lineage of Jesus. Sakakini
It reminds me that the whole of God’s story is book-ended between two gardens with significant trees; in Genesis the Garden of Eden is We are supporting the women of Zimbabwe to RISE, or stand-up, be full of beauty and all that is needed for life, and in Revelation we see on an equal level with others and look them in the eye: TAKE YOUR John’s vision of the Tree of Life. This tree is laden with fruit and its MAT, or be ready to be part of the working world and community: and leaves are for the ‘healing of the nations’ and it is watered by the River of Life. WALK, be ready to take steps of faith.
Gardens take significant places in the Bible and they Please come and join us at St.Mary’s to pray for the women of are important in our lives Zimbabwe – ALL are welcome, regardless of gender, young and not because their seasonal so young, come and help us support the women of Zimbabwe - and changes can be a metaphor for the rhythms and cycles there will be tea and cake too! we experience too. At St Mary’s this spring we will plant a particular garden in We look forward to welcoming you. front of the church through which we hope to explore these rhythms with the surrounding community; sharing the space, the toil, the beauty, the fragrance, and the gift. Watch this space …
Rev Gill
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An Easter Quiz 1. A 'Crucession' is a procession headed by which symbolic Details from the Registers. object? 2. At the Last Supper, what food did Jesus liken to his body? Baptisms 3. Does Easter fall on the same dates every year? 4. Easter Island belongs to which South American country? 5. How many days does Lent last for? Harper Violet CLARIDGE-SMALL, St Pauls, 11/8/19 6. What day precedes Ash Wednesday? 7. How was Jesus fastened to the cross? Riley Ivor Graeme SOPP, St Pauls, 6/10/1911 8. In the Easter song, Lord of the Dance, on which day did the “world turn black”? Samuel Rhys David JONES, St Peters, 3/11/19 9. What comes first Easter Week or Holy Week? 10. Jesus prophesized that Peter would deny him how many Gethin Jack NISBET, St Peters, 3/11/19 times? 11. On the side of which hill was the garden of Gethsemane? Orlaith Mary FENNER, St Paul's Church, 17/11/2019 12. Pascua is the name for Easter in which language? 13. Signed on Good Friday, 10 April in 1998, what other name is Freddie Thomas Peter FENNER, St Paul's Church, 17/11/2019 the 'Good Friday Agreement' know as? 14. What came first, Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection or the Last Supper? 15. What happened to Jesus on Easter Sunday? Funerals 16. What sweet objects are commonly 'hunted' by children at Easter time? Thomas Alfie AUBREY, 21, St Andrews Church, then 17. At Jesus’ trial, when Peter denied knowing Jesus, what gave Churchyard, 11/12/19 him away? 18. At what hour did they crucify Jesus? Eileen PIKE, 74, St Pauls then Tadley Cemetery, 17/1/20 19. How many silver coins did the chief priests give Judas to betray Jesus? 20. The Osterbrunnen is a German tradition of decorating 'what' Jean NICHOLAS, 86, St Peters then Tadley Cemetery,, with Easter eggs for Easter? 16/1/2020 21. What is the name given to the last week of Lent? 22. What name is given to the Sunday before Easter Sunday? 23. What was the name of the murderer released instead of Jesus by Pilate? 24. When the soldiers came for Jesus, what wound did Peter inflict on the servant of the high priest?
25. Who wrote the popular Easter hymn “Christ the Lord is risen today”?
Answers on page 24
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MINI MARKET To begin with we will be collecting crisp packets, biscuit and sweet wrappers, milk bottle tops, ink cartridges, tin foil and plastic containers WITH such as yoghurt pots, butter containers etc. Please make sure items are washed and clean. This is a trial project so please be patient TABLE TOP SALE with us as we explore everything we can manage. More information will be available at the first Mini Market of the year on st At the beginning of 2019 the original Mini Market that started back 1 February 10.30am – 12 noon over 40 years ago, was re-modelled to include the offer of tables to St. Paul’s Church Hall hire so charities and individuals would have an opportunity to raise funds for themselves or the causes they support. The Green, Tadley. It was a big decision to make the change, but has been well worth it So please come and visit us and bring your friends, and for those of you wanting to raise money for yourselves or charities why not book a Many new and different stalls, as well as the steadfast originals, have table and join us. brought new faces and old alike to come and buy up a bargain, chat with friends and then of course there are the delicious home-made Donations of useful items for sale – Vic Latson 0118 981 5451 cakes to enjoy with your tea or coffee. Table bookings and enquiries – Rev Mrs Pat Brown email Many charities (St. Michael’s Hospice, the CAB, Age UK, MacMillan [email protected] Cancer Support, Christmas Shoebox campaign and help for a Future Mini Market dates can be found on another page in this magazine. Ugandan project), local clubs (Scouts and Trefoil Guild), crafts people and others, as well as the church have benefitted from the funds raised and long may it continue. The church alone raised almost £1,200 to be used for various projects. Pamber Heath Memorial Hall, dates for your diary Our aim is to support Charity, Community and Church, make new friends and catch up with past acquaintances. DISCO on Saturday 14th March @7.30 p.m.
The New Year, 2020, brings all sorts of challenges and many people After the great success of our 80’s Disco we decided to do it again find change difficult, so we are hoping that while many people turn to and include a bit of 70’s and 90’s too the internet and social media for their shopping, we will continue as th before offering great bargains and face to face interaction (cuppa, JUMBLE SALE on Saturday 28 March 2.00 p.m. cake and chat). Plenty of warning to de-clutter. Bring donations in the morning then We are also accepting our responsibility towards the current come and buy someone else’s in the afternoon. environmental issues by offering the chance to recycle certain items FAMILY FUN DAY on Saturday 11th July 12 – 4pm that you may collect over the weeks and can then deliver to the Mini Market.
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Tapestry Group SILCHESTER PARISH CHURCH St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s Churches
We had our very last meeting on 1st December 2019 in St. Peter’s WE ARE DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE ONCE MORE Church at 3pm.We installed the last pew runner, then had tea and cake, which is what we always have at our meetings. We have eaten THE KINGSCLERE SINGERS so many lovely cakes and so many happy memories.
The tapestry ladies and at least one gentleman worked on the small The date is Saturday, 28 March at 7.30p.m. kneelers in the Lady Chapel in 1966 when St. Paul’s was built. The Admission £10 (children free) Please Pay at the Door wider congregation also helped with the small kneelers in the body of Please park in field, as directed the church. Enquiries- Ralph Atton 0118 970 0825
When larger projects were needed the tapestry group came together and we met between two or three times a year, more frequently when needed.
In St. Paul’s and St. Peter’s if it has a stitch, cross stitch or embroidery on it we have made it. MINI-MARKETS @ St Paul’s Hall 10.30am – 12.00noon A few examples of our work are:- communion kneelers, choir kneelers, alms (collection) bag covers, cushions, Millenium banner, book marks, February 1st with the help of gentlemen who made our wooden items. March 7th Our biggest task was for pew runners in St. Peter’s. April 4th We started in January 2003. Each runner took at least 2 –3 yrs plus to complete, with one person working on a runner. May 2nd We have 20 pew runners, 2 choir runners, 3 priest runners, all different sizes and some different shapes. Finished this task in If you have any items which might be useful to others please contact October 2019. Vic Latson on
The time has come to put our needles away, which is sad, no more 0118 981 5451 work to do. With reflection we have had good times, friendship and a Come along and pick up a bargain or for a chat. Refreshments are love of working with our skills for our churches. also available. All proceeds from the mini markets go to support the work of St Paul’s and St Peter’s churches in Tadley and St Luke’s church in Pamber Heath
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Mayor endorses our Foodbank
The Mayor of Basingstoke has given her full support to the work of Basingstoke’s Foodbank on a visit to meet volunteers. Mayor Diane Taylor and her Consort visited the Foodbank to see In September last year the foodbank in Tadley celebrated their first food being sorted and crisis food parcels assembled and handed year’s anniversary of being in their current premises in Tadley out to Basingstoke residents in need. Common Methodist Church. Over the year they had experienced a small steady increase in the number of people using the facility. The Mayor said “The Foodbank is one of Basingstoke’s most effective and well-run projects and has served thousands of local people over the past seven years. I hope that new premises The following are some extracts from their newsletter at the end of the can be found soon – it would be a tragedy if our Foodbank was year. forced to close through lack of suitable [warehouse and storage] accommodation” ‘From January to November 2019 we have fed just over 3500 people in crisis, of which over 1000 were children. Our clients come from the Basingstoke & Deane area and we provide them with 3 days of emergency food supplies. In addition, we supply food to several store cupboards run by local agencies to support people in crisis’.
We are still looking for a place to call our home... We’ve seen two potential premises fall through, we are still searching for a home!
We are looking for one location on the ground floor which will house a drop-in cafe for our clients, a sorting and storage facility for donations, office space which we hope to share with one or two other charities, Wow, what a response to our Harvest and a reasonable amount of parking. With our clients in mind, we are ideally looking for premises within walking distance of town or with Appeal! good links to several bus routes. Can we say a MASSIVE thank you to all the schools, churches, children's groups, community groups, businesses and individuals who Please share this with anyone who may know of a property our charity participated in our harvest appeal. We received a whopping 16.8 could rent long-term. Do get in touch to discuss opportunities for us tonnes of food over this period! via [email protected] or Thank you too to all our hard-working volunteers who have spoken at 07941 336464. school assemblies, received and sorted through the mountains of donations. We couldn't help our community without your support
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Answers to An Easter Quiz ONE-OFF EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY
1. A Cross The United Benefice of Tadley with Pamber Heath and Silchester Special Events at St. Mary’s, St. Luke’s, St. Paul’s, St. Peter’s 2. Bread Churches for the months of February, March and April 2020 3. No – it’s a moveable feast 4. Chile February 2020 st 5. 40 Days Saturday 1 10:30 – 12:00 St. Paul’s Mini Market & craft sale 6. Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day Sunday 9th 7. With nails through his hands and feet 09:30 Messy Church at St Paul's 8. Friday Thursday 13th
9. Holy Week (week preceding Easter week) 19:30 – 21:30 St. Mary’s PCC Meeting Friday 14th 10. Three 15:30 - 17:00 TGI Friday Youth event for Primary School Age 11. The Mount of Olives at St. Mary’s 12. Spanish Saturday 15th 13. The Belfast agreement 15:00 – 17:00 Who let the dads out? For dads and children at St Paul's Hall 14. The Last Supper Saturday 22nd 15. He rose from the dead 19:00 Uganda Supper at St Paul's Hall 16. Chocolate Eggs Tuesday 25th 17. His Galilean accent 07:30 – 10:00 Parish Breakfast for Shrove Tuesday at St. Mary’s (Pancakes) 18. The third hour (9 a.m.) Wednesday 26th 19. 30 (Thirty) 10:00 – 10:30 Midweek Communion at St. Mary’s 20. Public wells or fountains for Ash Wednesday 21. Holy Week / Passion Week 19:00 Ash Wednesday service at St Paul's 19:30 – 20:30 Ash Wednesday Service at TCM 22. Palm Sunday Saturday 29th 23. Barabbas 09:00 - 11:00 Prayer morning at St Paul's 24. Cut off his right ear 12:00 – 14:00 Pub Gathering at the Pelican 25. Charles Wesley March 2020 Thursday 5th 10:00 – 11:00 Lent Course at St. Mary’s Saturday 7th 10:30 – 12:00 St. Paul’s Mini Market & craft sale Sunday 8th 09:30 Messy Church at St Paul's Thursday 12th 10:00 – 11:00 Lent Course at St. Mary’s
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th Friday 13 REGULAR DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 15:30 - 17:00 TGI Friday Youth event for Primary School Age Regular Events at St. Mary’s, St. Luke’s, St. Paul’s, St. Peter’s at St. Mary’s th Please see each Churches weekly notices for changes to Thursday 19 these programmed Events 10:00 – 11:00 Lent Course at St. Mary’s Sunday Services 19:30 – 21:30 St. Mary’s PCC Meeting st Friday 20th 1 Sunday of Month 07:30 – 10:00 Parish Breakfast at St. Mary’s 08:00 Communion at St. Paul’s Saturday 21st 09:00 Holy Communion at St. Mary’s 15:00 – 17:00 Who let the dads out at St Paul's Hall 10.00 Church on the Green (communion) at St Paul's, The th Green, Tadley Thursday 26 st 10:00 – 11:00 Lent Course at St. Mary’s 10:30 1 Sunday Service (non Eucharistic)at St. Mary’s Saturday 28th 18:00 Evening Community at St. Luke’s, Church Road, Pamber 12:00 – 14:00 Parish Pub gathering at the Pelican Heath
April 2020 2nd Sunday of Month Thursday2nd 09:30 Messy Church at St Paul's 10:00 – 11:00 Lent Course at St. Mary’s 10:00 Holy Communion at St Luke's Saturday 4th 10:30 Holy Communion at St. Mary’s 10:30 – 12:00 St. Paul’s Mini Market 18:00 Evening Community at St. Luke’s, Church Road, Pamber Sunday 5th Heath 09:30 Messy Church at St Paul's Tuesday 7th 3rd Sunday of Month 19:30 – 20:30 Holy Week Service at TCM 08:00 Communion at St. Paul’s Wednesday 8th 10.00 Church on the Green at St Paul's, The Green, Tadley 19:30 -20:30 Stations of the Cross at St. Mary’s 10:30 Holy Communion at St. Mary’s with Sunday School Thursday 9th 18:00 Evening Community at St. Luke’s, Church Road, Pamber 19:30 – 20:30 Maundy Thursday Service at St. Mary’s Heath 19:00 Maundy Thursday service at St Luke's Friday 10th 4th Sunday of Month 12:00 - 15:00 Good Friday Observance at St. Mary’s 10.00 Church on the Green at St Paul's, The Green, Tadley 14:00 - 15:00 Final Hour around the cross - St Paul's 10:00 Holy Communion at St Luke's Sunday 12th 10:30 Holy Communion at St. Mary’s 08:00 – 09:00 Early Communion Service at TCM 18:00 Evening Community at St. Luke’s, Church Road, Pamber 09:00 Easter Breakfast at TCM Heath th Sunday 19 th 11:00 – 12:00 APCM at St. Mary’s 5 Sunday of Month 08.00 Communion at St Paul’s Saturday 25th 10.00 Benefice Service, Varies. See special events, this 12.00-14.00 Pub gathering at the Pelican service moves around our Churches. Wednesday 29th 18:00 Evening Community at St Luke's 19:30 APCM at St Paul's Hall
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Weekday Events and Services
Monday 08:30 – 10:30 Monday Café – St. Mary’s (Term Time)
Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00 Parish Prayers in St. Paul’s or Old Meeting URC
Wednesday 08:30 – 11:30 Coffee Morning St. Mary’s, Tadley 10:00 – 10:30 Midweek Communion Service at St. Mary’s 10:00 – 10.30 Midweek Communion at St. Luke’s 14:00 – 14:45 Diddy Disciples at St. Mary’s 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 19:30 Youth Band at St Paul's 1st and 3rd Wed.
Thursday 10:30 – 12:00 Drop in for Coffee at St. Luke’s
Friday 10:00 – 12:00 Parent and Toddler Group at St. Luke’s – (Term Time) 15:30 -17:00 TGI Friday Youth event for Primary School Age. 2nd Friday of the month at St Mary's
Saturday 15:00 - 17:00 Who let the dads out? For dads and their children at St Paul's Hall (dates in one off events)
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