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St Denys’ Reopening

St Denys’ Reopening

We are all set for St Denys’ to reopen on 21st April, Easter Day. After over five months it will be great to be back in the church. A lot of hard work and generosity has gone into this, so thank you to all those who have made this possible. 

The first service will be the 8am BCP Holy Communion, followed by an Easter Celebration at 11am. It seems highly appropriate that the new start for St Denys’ should be on Easter Day, as we remember and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. We hope you will be able to join us for one of these services. 

The internal works are all done, but the external toilets and store will be completed over the summer.

We are planning a service of celebration later in the summer once all the project is completed. More details of this will be announced when we have a firmer completion date. 

 Julian Gadsby

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Monthly Prayer Gathering 

Next meeting: 7th May, St Mary, Marlston,  RG18 9UL              

 John Bishop 01189744547

 

Monthly Prayer Gatherings - Thy Kingdom Come

The global prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come is now in its fourth year after starting as a simple call to prayer from Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop Dr John Sentamu. In 2016 Christians in more than 85 countries took part. Last year, a greater number of nations were involved than ever before including new places such as North Fiji, Finland and Hawaii. The movement has also strengthened its ecumenical reach working particularly closely with the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

Justin Welby wrote of last year “What’s really excited me about this year’s Kingdom Come, is the sense of gathering momentum of people knowing that they have met with Jesus Christ and that they have this sense that they want to share what being a Christian means for them – with those whom they love and those whom they know. And I can’t remember that being something that seems to be gripping so many people, from every part of the Church. We just see God at work in so many wonderful ways and so, I am hugely grateful for the grace of God that comes undeservedly and that moves amongst us. It really has been the most exciting period I can remember for many, many years.”                                                                                                    

 

We will be meeting on the second Tuesday of the month between 7 and 8pm.   

7^th May  St Mary, Marlston,  RG18 9UL              

Further details: John Bishop, j or 07803 923 842.

 

 

 

 

 

Church Office

Church Office

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Annual Church Meetings

Annual Meeting of Parishioners to Elect the Churchwardens (open to all members of the relevant parish) followed by Annual Parochial Church Meetings (for those on the relevant Church Electoral Roll) Bucklebury – Thursday 4th April, 7.30pm, All Saints', Upper Bucklebury Bradfield – Wednesday 24th April, time tba, St Peter's, Bradfield Southend Stanford Dingley – Sunday 28th April, 12.30pm, St Denys', Stanford Dingley