Churches March 2025

Special Service

Mothering Sunday 30th March at 10am - Morning Prayer

Flowers will be distributed during the service.

PCC Meeting

The next meeting of the PCC is on Wednesday 26th March at 7pm in St Helen’s Meeting Room.

St Helen's Contact Details

During the Interregnum the Area Dean will be responsible for the Parish.

Rev. Chris Groocock  01670 813358      www.achurchnearyou.com

Thought for the Month - Spring

I am writing this thought on a day when there were tiny flakes of snow falling as I climbed the hill towards Smallburn farm and on towards Beacon Hill. Not exactly springlike!

There is an argument that the complexity and order found in the natural world defy the idea that life is mere chance. Consider the delicate symmetry of a flower, the precise migration patterns of birds, or the perfect balance of ecosystems that sustain life. Such precision and purpose are not the results of chaos but rather as the Christian apologist would argue, the handiwork of a Designer.

Spring is more than just a change in season - it reflects the cycle of life, death, and renewal. In Christian tradition, springtime coincides with Easter, a time to remember the resurrection of Christ and the hope of new life. Other traditions, too, mark this season as a time of cleansing, renewal, and gratitude for the blessings of creation.

In a world often filled with uncertainty and hardship, the arrival of spring is a gentle yet profound reminder that life triumphs over death, that beauty emerges from barrenness, and that hope is never truly lost. Just as the trees shed their dead leaves to make way for fresh growth, we, too, are invited to embrace renewal in our lives. Spring might encourage us to think about renewal of our spiritual or physical selves or both. My goal is to be able to run up to Beacon Hill this spring!

So, as we step outside, and we feel the warmth of the sun on your skin or catch the scent of fresh blossoms in the air or see the yellow daffodils around the village. May I encourage us all to take a moment to reflect. What does this season of renewal mean for us? Could it be an invitation to seek deeper meaning, to consider Creation afresh. Is it merely an accident or is it a call to recognise and appreciate a creator who wants to be part of our lives.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." — Psalm 19:1. 

Diane Armstrong, St Helen’s

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Other Sunday services by arrangement, information thereof being available from our Contact below.

For our other group meetings, please see the Group Activities sections.

Visitors are always very welcome to all our events.

Contact Ian Pagan 788263 idpagan@btinternet.com

Website: www.longhorsleymission.org.uk

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At St. Thomas of Canterbury Longhorsley we are a community committed to serve each other. This year we are well privileged to have our Bishop's visit on the 2nd March. As a community of believers, I wish to welcome our neighbours, for the celebration of the Eucharist starting at 11.30am.

After the visit of the Bishop we start our Lenten programme; Ash Wednesday 5th March, the mass starts at 7pm in the evening with the imposition of the ashes on our foreheads.

For five Sundays of lent we shall have different activities including others, stations of the cross every Friday at 6.30pm. The Palm Sunday Passion of the Lord will be on the 13th April. The celebration will start at 11.15am.

Our Holy week programmes start with Maundy Thursday 17th April, mass at 7pm. The Good Friday veneration of the cross and communion service 18th April, at 3pm in the afternoon. Easter Vigil 19th April, mass starts at 8pm. Easter Sunday the 20th April mass will be at 11.15am.

We are happy to welcome all for our celebrations. Easter is the feast of all the feasts in our Christian life. Let us celebrate with deep faith for our salvation was worn by Christ through His death and resurrection.

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