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 Readings throughout March

3rd April - 11am, Holy Communion, Fifth Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 43: 16-21 Psalm 126 

Philippians 3: 4b-14 John 12: 1-8


6th April - 730pm, Wednesday Lent Service


10th April - 11am, Family Service, Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50: 4-9a Psalm 31: 9-16; 

Philippians 2: 5-11 Luke 23: 1-49


13th - 15th April, Holy Week Services, as detailed above


17th April - Easter Sunday!! Let's celebrate the Resurrection!!

Outdoor Early HC at 7am, Church HC at 11am

Acts 10: 34-43; Easter Anthems; 

1 Corinthians 15: 19-26; Luke 24: 1-12


24th April - 11am, Morning Prayer, Second Sunday of Easter

Job 42: 1-6; Psalm 150; 

Revelation 1: 4-8; John 20; 19-31


1st May - Third Sunday of Easter

Jeremiah 32: 36-41 Psalm 30; 

Revelation 5: 11-14; John 21: 1-19


Throughout each week in Lent, we will have a midweek service to mark this period of preparation as we approach Holy Week and Easter.  Our Wednesday night services will be both in-church and online, starting each week at 730pm.


All our services will be streamed online via our Facebook page at Aghavea Parish. We welcome all visitors, and consider newcomers as friends we just haven't met yet!




Holy Week and Easter

Holy Week relives the last few days of Jesus' life and ministry before the last supper, betrayal, and arrest on Mandy Thursday, and His trial and death on Good Friday.  The week concludes with the fabulous Easter Day - and we will celebrate all these events during our own Holy Week celebrations.  We will be joining our Methodist friends during the week as follows:


730pm, Wednesday 13th April, Evening Prayer, Aghavea


730pm, Thursday 14th April, Holy Communion, Aghavea


12pm, Good Friday 15th April, Memorial, Online Only


730pm, Good Friday 15th April, Methodist Church


7am, Easter Sunday, Dawn Communion, Aghavea


11am, Easter Sunday Holy Communion, Aghavea


Revd Daphne Hannah will preach in Aghavea Church on Maundy Thursday, and Revd Johnny will preach in the Methodist Church on Good Friday.


I hope you will join us as often as you can over the Holy Week period, either online or in-person.



Annual Easter Vestry

As a parish, we would like to pass on our sincere thanks to the Select Vestry who have worked so well together to keep the parish going throughout the past twelve months.  In the face of the Covid pandemic, they have been responsible for the safe conduct of our worship and the assured handling of the parish's finances - and all of which have been done fantastically!

As we look ahead, our next Annual Easter Vestry is planned for 815pm on Wednesday 6th April, following our midweek service that evening.  In order to save energy, which is getting more expensive by the day, our Easter Vestry will be held in the church after the evening service.

Please plan to attend if you can - the AEV won't take too long, and should be finished within an hour, and it would show great support to the members serving on your behalf each year.



 

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