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Pew News w/b Sunday 1st March 2026. Lent 2

Dear All

I hope this finds you well.

Please read through this week’s pew news.

You will see that we have a number of significant vacancies coming up in our Parochial Church Council (PCC) at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on April 26th.

I appreciate a number of you have served in parish roles over the years- and thank you for that- but there are some who haven’t and I encourage you to consider one of these roles- without which our church life will struggle to be maintained, let alone flourish and grow.

Chris our PCC Secretary and I are happy to explain to you what each role entails- please ask.

As we see physical signs of spring, so I pray we will also see signs of God’s new life and service in our parish in the coming months.

This week our Gospel reading includes the famous verse in St John’s Gospel 3:16.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

This may be a Bible verse we are familiar with, so I invite you this Lent to spend a bit of time to explore it in a fresh way (though Lectio Divina) and I enclose in an attachment some thoughts to guide you.

May we all know that “In Jesus Christ, God spoke the definitive word about our life: you are not lost, you are loved”. (source unknown)

THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS

Genesis 12:14

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

John 3:1-17

THIS WEEK

Sunday 1st March Lent 2

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Parish Communion- with coffee afterwards

Weds 4th

9am Parish Prayer

11am Monthly Holy Communion

2.30-4pm Journeys and Resting Places Lent Study group at the Rectory 2/6. All welcome.

Fri 6th

12pm Churches Together weekly Friday Lent Talk at Marnhull Methodist Church: 3/6 Theme: Exploring the meaning of the hymns we love to sing. NB No soup lunch as there is Community Lunch Club

2pm Funeral Service for Joan Gaddes, followed by refreshments in church

2pm Women’s World Day of Prayer at Sturminster Christian Fellowship with Christians Together in Sturminster

Sat 7th

7pm Music at St Gregs 2026: our first event will be a live organ improvisation to the classic silent movie The Phantom of the Opera (1925), presented by David Bednall (Organist & Choral Director at Clifton Cathedral). Appropriate costume is optional! Tickets (£12) can be ordered via Gordon or online at: https://wegottickets.com/event/689597

NEXT WEEK

Sunday 8th March Lent 3

8am Holy Communion (traditional language)

10am Parish Communion- with coffee afterwards

Weds 11th

9am Parish Prayer

10.30am School Worship

Thurs 12th

2pm Funeral Service for Ann Persson

Fri 13th

Distribution of posies for both primary schools’ mums. Please sign up on sheet in church if you can make posies.

LOOKING AHEAD

Sun 15th

10am All Age Mothering Sunday Service- with posies and refreshments. All welcome!

Tues 17th

12pm Music for Lent: A 30 minute lunchtime organ recital given by Stephen. Admission is free. Donations welcome.

HOLY WEEK 2026

Palm Sunday 29th March

9.45am Palm Procession

10am Service of the Word

Tuesday 31st

7pm King of Kings (silent movie) with specially recorded accompaniment

Weds 1st April

11am Holy Communion

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

Easter Day Sunday 5th

8am Holy Communion

10am Easter Communion- with eggs!

OTHER NEWS

A Thank you Message: Mary Jenks and family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to everyone who was involved in Barrie’s Thanksgiving Service. It was wonderful to see so many people there.

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

Please consider these roles for yourself or someone you know well in the village and for more information about what they entail please speak to Chris or Revd Gaenor. Training for these roles* is given by the diocese.

PRAYERS

Please give thanks and pray for all women of faith worldwide- that they continue to make a positive difference to their communitie
Pray for all the vacant roles at St Gregs’ to be filled by the APCM in April
Please pray for the family of Joan Gaddes- for the peace and hope of Christ in their grief
Please pray for all in or from our parish who are currently ill in body, mind or spirit- for healing and wholeness

Every blessing this Lent and Happy St David’s Day!

Gaenor

CONTACT US

Rector Revd Gaenor Hockey

01258 821605 [email protected]

Judith our LLM is on holiday until March 24th

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]