Holy Week and Easter at St Giles
Palm Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
10.30am Holy Communion
Holy Wednesday
2.00pm St Giles and St George’ School Easter Service
Maundy Thursday
7pm Maundy Thursday Holy Communion
Good Friday
10am Good Friday Messy Church
12pm Churches Together Open Air Service in Town Centre
2pm Good Friday Reflections
7.30pm Good Friday Reflections at St Thomas’ Butterton
Easter Sunday
8am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
10.30am Easter Celebration Family Communion, followed by Easter Egg hunt
Notices
- Lent Course 2018: ‘Steps in Discipleship’. This year’s course has been prepared within the Diocese, exploring what it means to be called to follow Jesus today and to share the Good News he’s intrusted to us. We’ll be meeting at the Rectory, Seabridge Road, at 2pm and 7.30pm on these Thursdays: March 15th and 22nd. We shall follow the same course in the afternoons and evenings, so come at whichever time you prefer.
- Parish Walk and Christian Aid Sponsored Walk:We are combining the Parish and Christian Aid walks on Saturday March 24th 2018. Park at Tittesworth Reservoir Car Park (free for Christian Aid Walkers) then assemble at 30am at the Christian Aid tent to sign up for the walk. There are 2 walks: 1 long one (6 miles ) 1 short (1 hour). Then drive to Endon for lunch at the Plough Inn (1.00pm). Sponsor forms are available. If you are joining us for the walk and/or lunch please sign the sheets on the church notice board on or before Sunday March 18th. Any further information please contact Enid King; Nona Wildman; or Janet Iwanicki
- Church keys: We are putting together a register of church keys. If you have a church key of any kind, please inform Sam Barley
- Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2018, ‘Supporting Families’: Our Lent appeal this year focuses on supporting impoverished families, both in this diocese and in South America. All proceeds will be helping support children forced to work on the streets, mothers forced into motherhood too early, as well as more local projects. All donations can be given in the Lent Appeal box at the back of church. See more at https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/lent_appeal_2018/