Posts from 2024

All Souls Service Sunday 3rd November 4pm

All Souls Service On Sunday 3rd November at 4pm in St Lawrence Church we will hold this poignant annual service at which we remember those who have recently died. We invite families who have had funerals led by our Ministry Team and everyone else is very welcome to attend.  We will include names in a list for prayer and if you wish to add any then do please let us know emailing the Parish Office – office@potr-alton.co.uk

Christmas Unlocked – Pre event prayer meetings

Christmas Unlocked “My chains are gone: I’ve been set free.” Pray for Christmas Unlocked, an Alton POTR area-wide event at the Maltings on Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 7.30pm. It will include carols and readings and a talk by an internationally recognised speaker, Canon J.John, concluding with an invitation to follow Christ. Pray for anointing for J.John. Pray for those Christians from our local churches doing the inviting and the openness of the guests they will invite. Pray for opportunities in…

Step Back August – Services, groups and Parish Office Opening Hours over the summer

Teddies in St Lawrence is now on holiday until 9th September. Teddies in Holy Rood will continue until 7th August and will then be on holiday until 4th September. Morning Prayer on Facebook Live is now on holiday until Monday 2nd September. Lighthouse and Glow are on holiday until September. The Parish Office will be open Monday to Wednesdays 9am – 12pm throughout the summer. Ellie will be working from home on Thursdays and Fridays and will respond to emails.

Benefice Home and Away Day

  Keep Saturday 14th September 2024 free in your diaries for a Benefice Home and Away Day, looking at our culture of invitation. With the title “Entertaining Angels” we plan to meet at the Jubilee Hall in Bentworth, a new venue for most of us from 9.30am to 5.00pm for a time of worship, fellowship, teaching and recreation. Our dynamic guest speaker is a magician and evangelist, Reverend Tim Saiet. There is no charge for the day. Transport can be arranged if required; the lunch…

Open the Book – would you like to volunteer?

Can you help to Open the Book for our children?   Open the Book is an exciting storytelling project where Bible stories are shared with children in a way that is fun, interactive and memorable. As invited guests in school, our storytelling teams use the Open the Book programme to prepare and present a 10–15-minute scripted Bible story to a school assembly, involving the children as much as possible. Through Open the Book assemblies, teams from GAP reach out to the…