Our Sunday Service

Secondly, this Sunday’s readings go back into John’s Gospel and the well known words of Christ: I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture (NRSV) John 10:9

The gate is the place where in the country fields, the sheep come and go; where the shepherd’s sheep find safety and where they are known by name.It is also the place where the sheep are not only secure, but are shown pasture, that is, a life in relationship with God- and not just in the present but for eternity. cf 2 Peter 1:11.

In a world full of noise, it can be challenging to discern the voice of Christ the Good Shepherd calling us by name-, so we as followers need to stop, listen and learn from Him daily. To seek to know Jesus as the gate in our understanding of the biblical metaphor of the gate is to know His merciful, loving and healing power, His defence, guidance and protection of us and the promise of abundant life cf John 10:10.

Let us pray for abundance of Christ’s life in our homes and also in our parish life as we look both back and forward at the APCM this Sunday.

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Acts 2: 42-end

1 Peter 2: 19-end

John 10:1-10

THIS WEEK

Sun 26th Easter 4

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Parish Communion- followed by coffee

11.30am Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) for everyone!

Weds 29th

9am Parish Prayer

10.30am School Worship

NEXT WEEK

Sun 3rd May Easter 5

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Parish Communion- followed by coffee

Weds 6th May

9.30am     Parish Prayer

11am Monthly Holy Communion

Friday 8th 

12pm Churches Together Village Prayer here 

Last day for PCC question responses- either via email to Revd Gaenor or placed in the comments book in church!

LOOKING AHEAD

Sun 10th May Rogation Sunday

10am Parish Communion including Baptisms of Jason and Daisy Daysh

Thurs 14th   Ascension Day 

11am Ascension Holy Communion 

Saturday 16th 

10am-4pm Diocesan Sudans Day held at St. Francis’ Church, Salisbury SP1 3PN. See poster in church.

Marnhull Plant Sale and Green Teams Giveaway/Takeaway

Sun 17th Sunday after Ascension

2-4pm Church Open Afternoon

4pm Evensong with St Gregory’s Singing Group

Sunday 24th Pentecost Sunday       Please wear red for the services!

Sun 31st Trinity Sunday

OTHER NEWS

• 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.

PRAYERS

• Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
• Please pray for newly elected members of the PCC- for vision and energy
• Pray for our village community- for the abundance of life in and through its people to be shared
• Pray for the people of our Diocese, Deanery and Pilgrim Group- for the abundance of God’s provision and life in service to others
• 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/ 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