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Parish of Cirencester with Watermoor
and Chesterton
Alleluia, Christ is Risen!
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Definitive
Moment
Have you ever
experienced what I believe is known
as a definitive moment in life?
When suddenly an idea hits you so
strongly that you are left wondering
why you never thought of it before?
Did you do anything about it. Or did you just think wouldn’t it be lovely if I could
……. then sigh, shake your head while what could have proved so sensible if you
had followed it up, slowly drifts into the recycling bin.
Such a moment happened to me last year. It was a bleak October morning and I
was tired already after doing the chores that I had performed nearly every day for
nearly twenty one years of widowhood. I dropped into my big chair and thought
wouldn’t it be lovely if I could live somewhere where I was looked after? No
meals to be planned, purchased, prepared or cooked? Just put in front of me and
the dishes taken away and washed up afterwards?
The usual resigned sigh rose to my lips but that was the moment when it happened
and I never expressed it! Instead I sat up and picked up the phone and had a long
talk with my daughter who was very encouraging. “Mum you are 93 years old;
you have worked hard all your life”. Well the upshot was we embarked on a
programme of research, in which we spoke on the phone with all of the residential
homes for the elderly in the area and the result was we found Abbeyfield. The
Abbeyfield Society, to give its full name, a charitable trust which owns 700 homes
all over the country all catering for the elderly and lonely. These homes vary in
size, some taking only a handful of residents and they do not provide nursing care.
Residents live as independent a life as they desire but there is the companionship
of others, if wanted. Two good meals a day are provided by a caring House
Manager and helpful staff, and help is always on hand when needed.
I’m very happily settled in one near enough to my former home, where my friends
are welcome at any time, is there one near you? Then go and have a look. You
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won’t regret it! And it could be the result of that one, definitive moment when you
actually did something about it.
Written by Barbara Emmet – an ex resident
Your nearest Abbeyfield House is located at 45 Chesterton Lane,
Cirencester, GL7 1XJ. For more information, visit our website
www.abbeyfield/gloucestesrshire or call Nikki Browning on 07710 818721.
We currently have a vacancy.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
The church's life revolves around the great seasons of the
year but these in turn reflect the great mysteries in the life
of Christ. Our lives revolve around his life, and his church's
first priority is to be faithful to him.
So in this great season of Easter we rejoice in Christ raised
from the dead; ascended into heaven to be with the Father;
and the 'Christening' of the church by the Holy Spirit at
Pentecost. Often this is called the 'Great Fifty Days'. We are
more accustomed to keeping an integrity within the season of Lent than we are in
recognising Eastertide.
Throughout this joyful season we read from the Acts of the Apostles. The reason
we do so is because it is this book that relates to us the activity of the early church
after her 'Christening' at Pentecost. We read of a timid group of followers of Jesus
being transformed into evangelists and missioners of the most extraordinary
energy. The church begins to grow; people are glad to hear the message; miracles
are performed in faith by the apostles of Christ. It is a time of almost breathtaking
dynamism.
Yet The Acts of the Apostles is also a book about controversy. With the inexorable
rise of the new faith in which followers proclaim 'Jesus is Lord!’, so the inherited
religious practices clash with these new claims. The new faith (to begin with it is
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called 'The Way', and only later are the followers called Christianoi) is an emergent
Jewish group. Jesus was Jewish, as were his followers. This means that the first
church was basically a Jewish Christian church, and the outward sign of that
church was baptism, but of course, the practice had been to circumcise young men,
as a sign of god's covenant relationship. What should the children of that
generation do – did the young men have to circumcised? And what about those
who were converted to the The Way from non-Jewish circumstances did they too
have to circumcised?
So there were real debates and real divisions to be hammered out. The most basic
of questions was also whether The Way was only for Jews, or whether the message
of salvation through Jesus was also for Gentiles (ie all non-Jews).
The proponent for the side of keeping the faith rooted in Judaism was Peter, whose
ministry was located very much in Jerusalem and surrounding area. The proponent
for the side of extending the faith to all peoples and nations, was of course Paul.
At the Council of Jerusalem (See Acts 15) the two great apostles of the faith agreed
that they would each stick to their own priorities.
The book The Acts of the Apostles tells of the mission work of both these men,
the first part focussing on Peter, then the second part of Paul and his missionary
journeys.
Another debating theme that runs through the book is the practice of baptism.
Given that these early advocates of the new faith did not have prayer books to read
from where could they find the authority for orthodox practice at baptism? We
read that some had received only baptism from John (the Baptist); some had been
baptized but it was questionable if it were baptism in the Holy Spirit; and indeed
some said they had not even heard of the Holy Spirit! So Acts tells us of a church
emerging from a multitude of practice and belief. It is in Acts also that we hear of
the first real separation out of work between the apostles and deacons (7 of them
are appointed to begin with).
So this book is well worth reading from start to finish in a handful if sittings during
these Great Fifty Days – there is a buzz and an energy that runs all through it, and
I hope you have a good read.
Fr. Leonard
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VILLAGE OF SECRETS by
CAROLINE MOORHEAD
Those of us who attended The Holocaust Service at the
Parish Church this January, saw extracts from a film called
Weapons of the Spirit. This was a documentary about what happened in a part of
France, the Massif Central, and particularly an isolated area – the Plateau Vivarais
– Lignon after the collapse of France in 1940. The film attracted a number of
comments and some controversy, which aroused the interest of Caroline
Moorhead, and hence this record.
The title is, in fact, misleading, since she mentions other villages on the plateau,
although her major concentration is on Le Chambon, as that appeared to be the
centre of the efforts to foil the deportation of very many Jews.
The book is in two parts; the first details the events in France after the fall of Leon
Blum (a Jew) from power in 1938, through the Vichy government in Southern
France (1940), to the re-occupation of the area by German forces in 1942. Even
before this last event, however, it had become clear Marshall Petain, the great
French hero of Verdun, was merely a puppet of the Germans, and just as anti-
Semitic.
The second part of this history concentrates on events on the plateau, and brings
in a large cast of Jews and Christians; French, German, Swiss, Italian and Spanish
nationals; villagers and incomers. It is here that the narrative takes off, and the plot
thickens. There is not space enough to go into detail, but there are many surprises
both in the people involved and the various ways help was given.
The first surprise for me was how isolated the area was, particularly in the winters,
which were said to be the coldest in France, when the roads were cut off for weeks
at a time. The remoteness had also bred among the inhabitants an independent,
even awkward character. Couple this with the terrain and conditions and one can
understand the reluctance of the authorities to visit. So the region was perfect for
sequestering people and their possessions. Add to this the close proximity of
forests, and one can understand the usefulness to the resistance, conscientious
objectors and the refugees (most of whom were Jewish).
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The writer introduces us to a wide cast of characters on both sides of the conflict.
It is not surprising to find priests and teachers organising the rescue and care of
many children and adults, but she also surprises us with stories of help from Vichy
officers, and even German officials!
However, the main characters in this story are the people of the plateau –
independent, charitable, free thinking and stubborn. Caroline Moorhead was
obviously overwhelmed by their generosity and bravery, and this love for the
people permeates every page of her story; even though sometimes she shows tough
love (where necessary), in showing weaknesses and character faults.
This is a book which is not only an important historical document, but also a loving
memorial to some unsung heroes and heroines who fought bravely to save the lives
of many victims of the cruel and most vicious genocide in the history of the modern
world. It is a beautifully written record, which holds the attention throughout.
Roy Archer
Next MG Meeting: Tuesday 5 April 2016…
Thank you to everyone who came along to our March meeting for a very
informative and eye-opening evening, courtesy of Gordon Burley from
Cirencester & District Advanced Motorists.
Our next MG meeting will be held on Tuesday 5 April 2016 in the
upstairs function room at The Crown, 17 West Market Place,
Cirencester GL7 2NH: arrival from 7.45pm, for 8.15pm start.
Our speaker will be Revd Colin Mattock.
If you would like to join us at the April meeting (or be added to our
mailing list to receive details about future meetings), please contact
David Henson by email ([email protected]) or on
07790 313249.
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Classical Reflection Concert
Classical Reflection Concert will take place at Holy Trinity Church, Cirencester,
28th May 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12 from Cirencester Visitor Information Centre
Tel 01285 654180.
Classical Reflection is made up of Naomi and Hannah Moxon. Those of you who
are avid watchers of the BBC1 programme The Voice will remember them as they
appeared on the show last year. They were quickly snapped up by Kaiser Chiefs
lead singer, Ricky Wilson saying "you were too good for me not to turn". Rita Ora
enthused "your voices are like clear water, you blew me away". Tom Jones said
"you really moved me, I didn't want it to end". Amazingly they received more than
1.9 million views of their blind audition. Since The Voice they have captivated
and mesmerised audiences nationwide with their pure angelic voices and produced
a Christmas CD and a debut album entitled The Vow which will be available at the
concert. They will sing some well-known songs from the album including,
"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from Phantom Of The Opera and
"Nella Fantasia" from The Mission along with other classical songs and West End
Musicals. There will also be some special guest appearances and refreshments
arranged by CHYP (Cirencester Housing for Young People). They would love to
meet you all and hope to see you there!
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Credo and Amen
We are in the season of Passiontide and Easter, at the very core of
what Christians believe about God and world. Despite the
popularity of Christmas, its stories, for all their beauty, remain so
peripheral to Christian belief that they were unrecorded in two gospels and totally
ignored in all New Testament correspondence. Yet the events of Holy Week and
Easter Day dominate all the gospels and scarcely a paragraph of the epistles can
be read without reference to them. And those references suck us into the stories as
powerfully as a typhoon deracinates trees. As the old song puts it
“Were you there when…….. Sometimes it causes me to tremble..”
“As in Adam all die – even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
In Passiontide and at Easter there is no hiding place. Even the secret disciples who
followed at a distance, like Nicodemus, are brought under its spotlight – and he
who would escape the glare, like the young man mentioned by Mark, runs away
naked into the night. Passiontide and Easter ask of us questions of life and death.
Our answers to these questions will determine how we live and how we die; that
is all of eternity that we can know and all we need to know.
Standing at the foot of the cross or before the open grave we have no choice but to
believe or not. Agnosticism is no longer an option as many notable agnostics have
found to their distress. In his wonderful life affirming Missa Solemnis, deaf, but
not so deaf that he could not feel the shuddering frequencies of the cannon fire on
his beloved Vienna, Beethoven screws up every ounce of soul to declaim 30 or
more times in thundering cadence CREDO (I BELIEVE)! And in a frenzy of panic
screams out in horror to a God he can hardly bring himself to love, “agnus dei qui
tollis peccata mundi dona nobis pacem” (lamb of God who takes away the sins of
the world give us peace”).
Surely only one who did not believe could bring himself to repeat the word quite
so often. Like Gertrude in Hamlet surely Beethoven “doth protest too much”. It is
as if Beethoven is following the well known preaching instruction “shout now
because the logic is weak”. I remember 50 years ago when Jesus stickers were all
the rage I was castigated at the church door for not wearing one. With sickening
sanctimoniousness, I replied, “I wear mine on the inside where it matters more.”
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But despite the easiness of that put down it nevertheless remains true that often the
more ostentatious our proclamation the more open to question our genuineness.
So those events at cross and grave continue to cause me to tremble. I can cry credo
with Beethoven until I’m blue in the face but so alien to our normal thought
processes are those events that they still leave me shuddering. But finally even that
relentless credo collapses into an accepting Amen – so be it - which is even more
insistent. None of us wants the glory of God to be revealed in the way it was at the
cross. Rather like Old Benjamin, the cynical donkey in Animal Farm, who
complained about the existence of flies only to be told that God had given him a
tail to take care of them; he is left muttering miserably – I’d sooner not have the
tail and there be no flies. For all the wonder of resurrection surely many of us
would prefer there to be no crosses.
Yet since a cross lay at the heart of the Son of God’s experience of the world it
shows that a cross is not the appalling aberration we would seek to make it. Though
it may be true that “in the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea With
a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me” Passiontide and Easter inform
us that the pathway to that transfiguration was not through lily-clad meadows but
instead was by the via dolorosa to the place of the skull and crossbones and a rock
hewn grave.
It is into these inhospitable places that we must follow believing that even there
the glory of God is revealed. For however many times we may mutter credo to
ourselves we still walk those ways in fear and trembling as much as with faith. So
we follow Jesus; and even if the defiance of credo has given way to the amen of
acceptance, we follow hoping that in the emptiness of the tombs of our faith we
will find resurrection, which ultimately is not dependent on our believing but on
the sovereign creativity of our life giving God.
Bob Gardiner
Parish Church Opening Times
Please note that the Parish Church will go onto summer time
openings from Monday 4th April; the church will be open until 5pm.
The church shop will still close at 4pm.
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Mother’s Union Letter
Dear Friends,
As I write this we are still in Lent, and when you
read it we will be in the Easter season. The sun is shining and Spring is just
around the corner, but the cold hand of winter is not yet gone.
We thank Pat Harris for her 53 years of passionate service to Mothers' Union and
hope that she will enjoy her 'retirement' - richly deserved.
Kathie Cottey and I were commissioned at the MU Corporate Communion
service on February 24th - Kathie as Named Leader of our Cirencester Branch,
and myself as Deanery Leader. We thank all who came to support us on that day,
and hope that you will continue that support as we settle into our new positions.
Members of Mothers' Union made the posies for Mothering Sunday, and at
the 10am service at Holy Trinity we did a presentation showing some examples
of the work that MU does in Britain and overseas. The combination of Pat's
narrative, with two short sketches and Peter Cottey's Powerpoint information as a
background, made quite an impact, and several people remarked that they had
had no idea of the scope of Mothers' Union work.
On Monday April 4th at 2pm there will be a Diocesan Lady Day Service and
Commissioning of our new Diocesan Presidents at Gloucester Cathedral. It will
be a service of Eucharist led by our Mothers' Union Chaplain, the Reverend Ruth
Fitter, and will be followed by tea and cake in the Chapter House. A Deanery
coach will pick up at 12.15pm at Beeches car park. We have 17 members signed
up at the moment, and if anyone else would like to come, please contact me on
01285 657231.
After His resurrection Jesus appeared to His followers on several occasions, and
was not immediately recognised. Mary Magdalene recognised Him when He
spoke her name, but the two disciples on their way to Emmaus spent some time
with Him on the road, and only recognised Him in the breaking of bread. We too
can be so busy looking for Christ that we fail to see that He is already here.
This Eastertide may we recognise the risen Christ and celebrate His life within
us, and those we meet through His gift of His Holy Spirit.
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Christ is risen, Alleluia!
With love
Rosemary Roberts
DATES
April 4th Gloucester Cathedral 2pm: Diocesan Lady Day service and
Commissioning, and tea
April 6th Church Hall, Watermoor 2.30pm. Speaker: Revd Rosemary Franklin
"Willow Work"
April 11th Branch Committee meeting 10am at 20 Pheasant Way
April 20th Parish Church 7pm: a guided tour of church and tower by verger
John Lawrence
April 30th Lady Chapel 12noon: MU Corporate Communion
This is our moment to marvel at your love;
to wonder at your sacrifice which freed us from sin
and brought us new life.
We worship our Saviour with joyful hearts
Amen
(A prayer by Catherine Kyte, from Families First
magazine March/April 2016)
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Rules and Regulations
Rules and regulations handed down by our relations
And other people in authority.
From Mum and Dad and Gramps and Gran,
From Uncle Bill and Auntie Ann,
Policeman, doctors, preachers and the teacher from 5C.
Keep your mouth closed while you eat,
Don’t scuff your shoes, pick up your feet,
Children should be seen and not heard.
Speak when you are spoken to,
Say “Yes please” and “No thank you”,
Hush now Grandma sleeping, tiptoe like a bird.
Walk on the path not on the grass,
Stand back and let the lady pass,
Child there’s no such word as “can’t”,
Eat up that cabbage and those peas
There’s thousands starving overseas,
Son, respect your elders and go and kiss your Aunt.
Read your bible every day,
Take an hour when you pray,
Or if you’re really busy make it two.
Be quick to hear and slow to speak,
Always turn the other cheek,
And do unto others what you’d have them do to you.
Don’t run in the corridor,
Don’t drop litter on the floor,
Remember now, be home by nine p.m.
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Take your elbows off the table,
Don’t be rude to Auntie Mabel,
Will this list of regulations never end?
Remember son, big boys don’t cry,
Take this hanky, wipe your eye.
Stiff upper lip and take it like a man.
The family motto we must honour,
Every dot and every comma,
Other people just don’t understand.
Little child this our secret,
I expect you now to keep it,
Something special just between us two,
No one else must ever know,
So don’t let your emotions show,
You do this for me and I’ll look after you.
And so through life we daily trundle
Carrying our enormous bundle,
Never sure which rules are right or wrong,
So just in case we keep them all;
The journey seems like one long haul,
And the lightness that we’re meant to have is gone.
And Jesus says, “Now come to me,
Bring that rule book and let’s see
If we can’t find a way to ease the load.
I’ll give you a weight that’s light to bear,
And a yoke that’s comfortable to wear,
Then together we’ll walk the freedom road.
(Matt 11; 28-30)
John Mockett
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Aftermath
The Lenten weeks have passed,
The sense of doom impends,
Dark deeds foretold
By the Christ himself,
Have duly been enacted
By Jewish priests, by Judas,
By Herod and by Pilate.
The dreadful end draws nigh;
The Roman way of death;
Nailed upon a cross,
In greatest pain and torture
Long hours of suffering endured
.Before he dies.
Messiah has now been laid
In a stone-cold tomb
His friends and followers
Left in stupefying sorrow,
This was the end..
No.
.Faithful women came to anoint his corpse,
The tomb lay empty, His body gone!
Who? Where? Why?
The questions flow,
But Mary has the answer first
From the gardener (she believed)
When he called her name
In his own familiar voice.
Yes.
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Truly, he is risen,
Death`s power forever overcome..
So today we too may know
His risen life, and presence,
His forgiveness and love,
All accomplished by his cross,
The eternal life He gives,
And His Spirit he has sent
To help us live His way.
T.M.D.
Seasons of Love
Saturday 16 April at 7.30 in the Parish Church.
Come and join us for a celebration of the seasons through songs and
music.
A wonderful opportunity to hear Maria Jagusz and the young singers
from MJ-UK Music & Arts, along with Cirencester Male Voice
Choir and local women's choir, A Splash of Red, performing in the
special setting of St John Baptist.
The evening is being sponsored by The Friends of Cirencester Parish
Church as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations.
Tickets cost £10 (£5 for 18s and under) and are available from the
Visitor Information Centre and the Parish Office.
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THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
As I write this we are still two weeks away from the horror and wonder of Easter.
When you read it the most important event of the Christian calendar will be over
for this year. Well not quite because at Holy Communion we remember Christ's
breaking the bread, and passing the wine to his disciples at the Passover feast (an
appropriate time), before commanding them to love one another as I have loved
you.
Whatever differences there are between Christians, and I am not thinking here of
differences in worship between Roman Catholics, Church of England members,
and non conformists, each of us has a different approach to showing our love for
God made manifest. As individual members of the Church we, by our very
nature, background and experiences will see Easter in different ways. Some of
us take the Walk of Witness on Good Friday as being a personal commitment to
Jesus crucified; others rejoice in the glorious Resurrection of Easter Day. The
important thing is that they are both equally important to us all. The Crucifixion
for showing Jesus' humility and devotion to the Father. The Resurrection not only
shows the special position of Christ, but also the power of God's love. Together
they form the cornerstone of our faith and bring us all together for one
magnificent festival.
As mere humans we need this annual reminder to gather us together in worship
and praise; but surely we are Christians throughout the rest of the year. Of
course, the Christian year has many other memory joggers, but they have much
less effect on our day-to-day lives. We are not helped by the fact that a) we are in
a minority, and b) we are only human, and c) the world is always with us. I find it
almost impossible to lead a Christian life even for a majority of the time I have.
For example, I judge too quickly; I find it difficult to forgive; I worry about how
I am seen by others; I find little time for prayer. I could go on, but I cannot go
back to correct so many solecisms.
Of course, everybody is in the same situation. I expect even Mary Berry has
moments when she loses control, and shouts at subordinates, so why worry, why
concern one self? The answer is so simple, I am surprised that it is only at Easter
that it really occurs to me. Concern is part of a Christian's life. There is hardly
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one page in the Gospels where Jesus is not teaching people about their
responsibility to others, and naturally to God.
I need Easter to remind me of what Christ was willing to do for mankind.
Unfortunately we are not so willing to do a little to improve this world we live in.
However, at this time of the year, the great sacrifice of our Saviour gives us hope
that we can continue to try..
ROY ARCHER
Dates for April 2016
Friday, 1 April 2016 14:30 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
Monday, 4 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
16:00 : Hour of Silent Prayer [The Parish Church]
Tuesday, 5 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
18:00 : PCH Friends Council Meeting [The Town Hall]
19:30 : Confirmation Classes in Parish Office Room
Wednesday, 6 April 2016 09:00 : Drop in [St Lawrence, Chesterton]
10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
14:00 : Mothers' Union [Watermoor Church Hall]
14:30 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
16:00 : Clergy Training [The Parish Church]
19:00 : Eucharist [Holy Trinity, Watermoor]
Thursday, 7 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
14:00 : Little Angels [The Parish Church]
Sunday, 10 April 2016 12:00 : PCC additional meeting - Accounts [St Lawrence, Chesterton]
Monday, 11 April 2016 10:30 : Prayers for the Persecuted Church [Holy Trinity, Watermoor]
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10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
16:00 : Hour of Silent Prayer [The Parish Church]
Tuesday, 12 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
Wednesday, 13 April 2016 09:00 : Drop in [St Lawrence, Chesterton]
10:30 : STL Holy Communion [St Lawrence, Chesterton]
19:00 : Eucharist [Holy Trinity, Watermoor]
Thursday, 14 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
14:00 : Little Angels [The Parish Church]
18:00 : Sing It! [Watermoor Church Hall]
18:45 : Baptist Youth Alpha Group [The Town Hall]
Friday, 15 April 2016 10:00 : MU Coffee Morning [The Parish Church]
Saturday, 16 April 2016 08:00 : Christian Aid Breakfast Meeting [The Parish Centre]
Sunday, 17 April 2016 11:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
19:30 : Blaze Youth Group [The Parsonage]
Tuesday, 19 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
19:30 : Confirmation Classes in Parish Office Room
Wednesday, 20 April 2016 09:00 : Drop in [St Lawrence, Chesterton]
10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
14:30 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
16:00 : Clergy Training [The Parish Church]
Thursday, 21 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
14:00 : Little Angels [The Parish Church]
18:00 : Sing It! [Watermoor Church Hall]
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Friday, 22 April 2016 09:00 : Organ Tuning All Day [The Parish Church]
Sunday, 24 April 2016 19:30 : Blaze Youth Group [The Parsonage]
Monday, 25 April 2016 10:45 : Guided Tour [The Parish Church]
16:00 : Hour of Silent Prayer [The Parish Church]
Dates taken from the Parish Website. For further details please contact the Parish
Office staff on 01285 659317 or look on the website www.cirenparish.co.uk
Sunday 3rd April – Easter 2
Parish Church
8am Holy Communion: Revd Colin Mattock
10am All-Age Eucharist: Revd Colin Mattock with Revd Katie Richardson
6pm Evensong: Revd Penny Light with Revd Canon Philip Thomas
Holy Trinity
8am Holy Communion: Revd Paul Springate
10am All-Age Eucharist: Revd Canon Karen Schmidt
St Lawrence
10.30am Eucharist: Revd Penny Light
Sunday 10th April – Easter 3
Parish Church
8am Holy Communion: Revd Canon Leonard Doolan
10am Eucharist: Revd Canon Leonard Doolan
6pm Evensong: Revd Gary Grady
Holy Trinity
8am Holy Communion: Revd Gary Grady
10am Eucharist: Revd Howard Gilbert with Revd Paul Springate
St Lawrence
10.30am Eucharist: Revd Penny Light
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Sunday 17th April – Easter 4
Parish Church
8am Holy Communion: Revd Gary Grady
10am Eucharist: Revd Gary Grady with Revd Canon Karen Schmidt
6pm Evensong: Revd Howard Gilbert with Mr Richard Marlowe
Holy Trinity
8am Holy Communion: Revd Howard Gilbert
10am Eucharist: Revd Howard Gilbert with Revd Katie Richardson
St Lawrence
10.30am Eucharist: Revd Penny Light
Sunday 24th April – Easter 5
Parish Church
8am Holy Communion: Revd Canon Leonard Doolan
10am Eucharist: Revd Rosemary Franklin with Revd Gary Grady
6pm Evensong: Revd Katie Richardson with Revd Canon Leonard Doolan
Holy Trinity
8am Holy Communion: Revd Howard Gilbert
10am Eucharist: Revd Howard Gilbert
St Lawrence
10.30am Eucharist: Revd Penny Light
Don’t Forget
April 26th at St Lawrence Church Centre
6.45 pm Holy Communion followed by at 7.15pm by the Vestry
Meeting (Election of churchwardens) and the Annual Parochial Church
Meeting (APCM) at 7.30pm
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Parish of Cirencester with Watermoor and St Lawrence (Chesterton)
Useful contacts:
Mrs Katie Bannister (Parish Administrator)
Miss Aileen Anderson (Clerical Officer)
The Parish Office, Parish Centre, Gosditch Street, Cirencester,
GL7 2AG 01285 659317
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cirenparish.co.uk
Revd Canon Leonard Doolan (Vicar of Cirencester)
Revd Howard Gilbert (Associate Vicar and Area Dean)
Revd Gary Grady
Revd Penny Light
Mr Simon Smith (Churchwarden Parish Church)
Mrs Helen Hammond (Churchwarden Parish Church)
Dr Anthony Hammond (Director of Music)
Mr. Howard Gray (PCC Secretary)
Parish Magazine articles (submitted by 16th day of previous month)
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