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Ahead of this year’s international COP26, East Hampshire will be hosting a climate conference of its own, focusing on the opportunities to take action locally to accelerate decarbonisation. The event, organised jointly by EHDC and Damian Hinds MP, will be held in Alton on 8 October at Alton Maltings. Lord Deben, the Chairman of the Climate Change Committee and former UK Environment Secretary, will be delivering the keynote speech. The event is free to attend and registration is already open. Anyone planning to attend the event can…

The popular LIBRARY CLUB  for seniors will be re – opening on MONDAY 4th October 2pm – 4 pm Please note the change of day from Wednesday to the first Monday each month, (except when there is a Bank Holiday). New members very welcome, come along for an interesting and sociable afternoon, with tea, coffee and biscuits, (and an opportunity to change your Library books). If you, or anyone you know, needs a lift please contact Peta Sutherland 84149 For…

Gordon and Andrew would like to invite you to two opportunities to come together both on Thursday 16th September 2.15pm in All Saints Church and 7.15pm at The Church of the Holy Rood. We want to look at congregational attendance figures, what we have experienced of worship during the pandemic and what future service patterns might need to be in the Parish as we go forward with the reorganisation across the Deanery. Papers are here: Congregation Statistics – for conversation in…

The PCC is thankful to the Futures Group for its work on providing some recommendations for the mission and ministry of the Parish.  At a meeting of the PCC on Saturday 26th June they presented a comprehensive report which was discussed in full.  At a subsequent meeting of the PCC on Tuesday 13th July the recommendations were adopted and are written in this document Looking to the Future This is gives direction for the parish and is not intended to…

  You are welcome to join us for our annual Dementia-friendly Church Service at All Saints Church on the 4th August 2021 at 14.30. This is an annual service to also remember and support families and carers led by Revd Rachel Sturt, our Anna Chaplain for Older People. This will be followed by Friendship Tea at 15.15pm with music from Paul Tickner and a raffle. In line with social distancing rules, those attending can sit apart during the service and…

The Futures Group presented its report to a meeting of the PCC held yesterday. The PCC considered the recommendations made and is pleased to report that there were several recommendations that could be accepted immediately. These include the recommendations on services being led by both clergy & laity, an online offer continuing to be provided after the lifting of Covid restrictions and having one sermon theme across the parish. There was wide acceptance of the recommendation to develop a network…

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…

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