Our Sunday Service

Dear All 

I hope this finds you keeping well.

So we arrive at Holy Week, the culmination of our Lenten journey and travel the final days with our Lord towards the cross and to the tomb. 

Please set aside this week some time seek and be open to God, come to a church service, pray, read one of the Gospel accounts, read the lectio divina on John 3:16 I sent recently (see below), come into church during the day and engage with the prayer stations…and may this Holy Week bring you new peace, hope and faith.

THIS HOLY WEEK 2026

Palm Sunday 29th March 

Dont forget the clocks go forward an hour today.

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

9.45am Palm Procession from the school 

10am Palm Sunday Service of the Word (5th Sunday)

Tuesday 31st 

7pm  Cecil B De Mille’s King of Kings (silent film) with specially recorded accompaniment in church

Weds 1st April 

9am Parish Prayer 

11am  Holy Communion (traditional language)

2.30pm Lent Study Group 6/6 at the Rectory

Maundy Thursday 2nd 

7pm Holy Communion- with washing of feet

Good Friday 3rd 

10am Good Friday Holy Communion

2pm At the foot of the cross- music and readings

Easter Eve Saturday 4th 

8pm Easter Eve Vigil- including the Easter fire

NEXT WEEK

Easter Day Sunday 5th 

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Easter Family Communion- with eggs!  

NB 6-11 April Revd Gaenor is taking some post Easter leave. Please contact Judith if there is an urgent matter.

Weds 8th 

9am Parish Prayer

LOOKING AHEAD

Sunday 12th        Easter 2

8am Holy Communion

10am Parish Communion

Weds 15th 

7pm PCC meeting at the Rectory

Thurs 16th 

12pm Music Season: Stephen Binnington performs an organ concert: Music for Spring and Easter

Sat 25th April

9-11am Monthly working party 

3-4pm Prayer for St Gregory’s Church ahead of the APCM

Sun 26th April 

11.30am Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

Sun 17th May

2-4pm Church open afternoon

4pm Evensong with St Gregory’s Singing Group

OTHER NEWS

• The Holy Week prayer stations remain in situ.
• The church Electoral Roll (ER) revision period is 29th March to 12th April. If your details have changed or you would like to have an ER form please contact Judith our ER officer.
• Ahead of our APCM on Sunday April 26th we have a number of vital church roles that will need filling:Two Churchwardens* ; PCC Secretary* ; PCC Treasurer*; Sacristan (can be shared); Health and Safety Officer; Deanery Synod member; PCC members Training for these roles* is given by the diocese.
• If you would like to contribute to a poppy cascade for Remembrance Sunday on the War Memorial there is a Poppython on Wednesday 15th April from 10am to 12 noon in the RBL on Sodom Lane. Contact Julie Vitali or Marnhull Craft Club for information.

PRAYERS

• We pray for our worship this week- that we would truly journey with Christ in Holy Week
• We pray for God’s mercy upon the world for whom Christ laid down his life
• We pray for Christ’s healing and wholeness for suffering people and divided nations
• We pray for the dying- that they may know the glory and peace of God 
• Please pray for all in or from our parish who are currently ill in body, mind or spirit- for healing and wholeness

CONTACT US

Rector Revd Gaenor Hockey    

01258 821605  [email protected] 

Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) Judith Male

07852 780517 [email protected]

Parish Safeguarding Officer   Miriam Gaston 

01258 821573 [email protected] 

Organist and Music Season Gordon Amery

07817 379006    [email protected]

Singing Group   Louise Cousins

                         [email protected] 

ONLINE

Parish: www.stgregorysmarnhull.org.uk

Facebook: ‘stgregschurch’ & ‘musicatstgregs’

Diocese: www.salisbury.anglican.org

Church is open daily:  9am – 4.30pm