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Please join us virtually for 24 hours of prayer in the Upper Room. This Saturday, beginning at 9am, members of clergy from the diocese will be hosting an hour of prayer each over 24 hours. The schedule of who is praying at what time can be found here

If you took part in the spring quiz and want to know how well you did, click here for the answers!

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus. This app will give you information and prayers for each day during this time. You can begin to ‘light up the world’ and get thinking of who you could be praying for during this time.   Saturday 30th May – join us for virtually for 24 hours of prayer in the Upper…

The Alton Foodbank has seen a substantial increase in usage in recent months and we expect this to continue over the coming months as the impact of the current crisis is felt by individuals and families. To support this increased workload, the food bank is recruiting a paid part-time Distribution Centre Administrator. Please see below for the job description and ways to apply for the position. Alton Foodbank Job opportunity

Sue Dell has created her new Spring Quiz – available here!. We will publish the results at the end of the month for you to mark your own answers. Good luck!

We have signed up to Amazon Smile. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon.co.uk.  The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Parish of the Resurrection. When you next need to purchase from Amazon, click on the link below first and this will direct you through to Amazon via AmazonSmile. And in the…

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has launched a free national phone line as a simple new way to bring worship and prayer into people’s homes while church buildings are closed because of the coronavirus. Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line. The line  is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044. Please share this number to people you know…

The generous people of our parish have raised a staggering £1734.50 over one weekend for the Alton Foodbank. Wow! An overwhelming amount and completely overshot the target set of £300. Thank you so much! The Alton Foodbank is giving vital support to the people of Alton during this difficult time. They are giving out a tonne of food a week. The appeal is still open and we would like us to keep this going for the next few weeks. Every…