Newsletter - Spring 2009

Celebrate Easter!

Sunday 12th April

Main service: 10am - Sung Eucharist (communion service)

Other services:
6am - Dawn Service on Bowridge Hill (map)
8am - Said Eucharist
(also 8.45am Eucharist at Langham)
6.30pm - Festal Evensong

before then ...

we enter into the events of Jesus life in the week leading up to his death and rising again; services include:

Palm Sunday 10am - Procession and Eucharist (starts in the Vicarage Schoolroom)

Good Friday Follow the cross 10.45 - 11.45am meet in library car park; process through town, includes a reading of the Passion (outside the Methodist Church)  (see slides from a past year)

New on the website

just some of the new pages on the website

"A-lad-in a Manger"

St. Mary's pantomime a few pictures from this fun event » read more and see pictures

The Royal Arms

Why are they in the Church? And did you know these are nearly 400 years old? You can now find out on the history section of the website. » read more about the Royal Arms

School news

Did you know you can read news about St. Mary the Virgin School on our website? » School news And there is a new St. Mary the Virgin School website.

A new priest

We are advertising for a new priest for Gillingham, following the retirement of Alan Gill, with interviews in early June. You can read about the process here. » find out more

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Mon 6th - Weds 8th April, 10.30am - 12noon

activities and a story, a song and prayers

Good Friday, 10th April, 3pm

An Easter story

and Hot Cross Buns

Easter Eve, Sat. 11th April, 10.30am

Help build the Easter Garden

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Dates for your diary

Spring Fair Saturday 16th May, from 10am » more information

Quilting Exhibition 10th - 12th July part of Gillingham Festival » more information

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