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Saturday Morning Takeaway – Alton Community Share
Please come along to this exciting event. Lots of free books, games and jigsaws for you to take and keep. Alton Community Share are having a clear out ready to start collecting new donations. Saturday 22nd May at the Parish Centre at 10am until Midday. Please click here for more information.
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Notice from the Futures Group
Our planning as the Futures Group has been to hold in-person conversations with the worshipping community of the Parish, which, of course, have been delayed due to the lockdowns. With the easing of restrictions, we are now able to hold these conversations and are proposing to do so in each of our church buildings on the following dates, after a shortened service. Sunday 9th May – Holy Rood Sunday 16th May – St Lawrence Sunday 23rd May – All Saints…
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Sunday Church Service Bookings – contact details
To book a place at a church service please contact the Churchwarden or representative for the church you wish to attend. Booking is essential and we will be following Covid government heatlth guidelines. St Peter’s – Sarah Neish (sarah.neish@btconnect.com) St Lawrence – Tim Duddridge (tduddridge@googlemail.com) All Saints – Angie Briggs (mjbriggsesq@aol.com) Holy Rood – Keith Arrowsmith-Oliver (keithnorman@btinternet.com) or Gordon
Fillup – Eco Church interview with Fillup owner Louise Bagnall
Our article in February ‘It’s a Wrap’ focussed on packaging and the vast amount of waste that can be produced from packaging and postage/delivery. Some will be aware that in Alton we now have a ‘Fillup’ shop (just opposite the Resurrection Furniture shop) where you take your own containers and fill them up so eliminating wasteful packaging. As well as starting to use it regularly, we thought that it would be interesting to interview its founder and owner, Louise Bagnall.…
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Easter Gardens
As we go through Holy Week why not make an Easter Garden? Let us show the story of Easter by displaying one outside our homes or maybe something in your window. We have a wonderful message of hope and new life. Attached is a sheet which gives some simple instructions to help. Have a go and send photos to the POTR Facebook or Twitter page or email to the Parish Office – potr.alton@btinternet.com How to make an Easter Garden
Good Friday Scavenger Hunt
We are hosting a Good Friday Scavenger Hunt – why not go for a walk and follow the Easter Story and collect some things along the way? You will need this booklet which tells the story and gives the instructions and come and collect your prize from either St Lawrence Churchyard or Holybourne Churchyard between 2 and 4pm. Don’t miss it! Good Friday Scavenger Hunt Booklet
New Fresh Start Course from Christians Aginst Poverty
For some people, Lockdown has meant they spend more time and money on a life-controlling habit such as smoking, gambling, over-eating, internet addiction, online shopping, drinking, or taking drugs. Fresh Start helps you tackle such a habit. It’s an 8-week course pioneered by Christians Against Poverty (CAP), based on principles from the Bible and the 12-steps-of-recovery process, backed by 1-to-1 coaching and a support group of others wanting to tackle their dependencies. It’s free and completely confidential. For more information, see www.capfreshstart.org. A new Fresh Start course will begin on Monday…
Our churches are opening for Public Worship from 29th March!
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding public worship services for Holy week and Easter and beyond. We expect these services to be popular. The ‘Rule of Six’ will be in place and we will be following strict social distancing and public health guidelines so BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. Please email potr.alton@btinternet.com to book.We are really looking forward to seeing you in person. Services for Holy week and following on
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Week three of the Lent challenge – send a Jesus Loves You card
Do you know anyone that you could make and send a card to to brighten up their day?
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From 8th March Churches reopening for Individual Private Prayer!
I am sure you will all be pleased that from Monday 8th March we shall be reopening the churches for individual private prayer. We will revert to the pattern from before: All Saints Church – Monday 2-4pm & Friday 10am-12noon St Lawrence Church – Tuesday 2-4pm & Saturday 10am-12noon Church of the Holy Rood – Wednesday 10am-12noon & Saturday 2-4pm St Peter’s Church – Thursday 2-4pm
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Cycle Racks at St Lawrence Church
So now there is no excuse for not cycling to St Lawrence Church in Alton. We are really pleased that these cycle racks have been installed. Be great to see them being used in the future. Eco Church have managed, despite Covid restrictions, to get these put in place. Now Eco Church hope to extend this intiatove to our other churches.