WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Committed to God – through worship, prayer and scripture Committed to Community – within our congregations and reaching out Committed to Growth – in discipleship, service and numbers One inclusive and extensive Church family Gathering in Meeting places Around the Woottons Near to King’s Lynn Sunday 10th April 2022 Palm Sunday The Liturgy of the Psalms The Passion Narrative 9.00am 9.00am 10.30am Luke 19:28-40 Luke 22:39-22:49 Morning Worship Breakfast Church Holy Communion St Mary’s Church All Saints Church All Saints Church HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2022 Maundy Thursday – Thursday 14th April 10.30am Maundy Thursday Holy Communion with the Stripping of the Altar St. Mary’s Church Good Friday - Friday 15th April 2.00pm Good Friday Service Hour of the Cross All Saints Church Easter Day – Sunday 17th April 9.00am Day Holy Communion St. Mary’s Church 9.00am Easter Day Breakfast Church All Saints Church 10.30am Easter Day Holy Communion All Saints Church. WELCOME - If you are visiting us for the first time, we hope you enjoy the service and feel welcome. If you would like to find out more about any aspect of church life or what we do, please ask one of the clergy or ask to be introduced to a Churchwarden. You can find out more at www.churchinthewoottons.net THIS WEEK - HOLY WEEK Monday 11th 11:00am Chrism Eucharist at Norwich leave rectory at 9.00am prompt Cathedral Wednesday 13th 9:00 – 11:45am Drop-in at NW Village Hall Thursday 14th 10:30am Maundy Thursday HC at St. Mary’s Church Friday 15th 2:00pm Good Friday Service at All Saints FURTHER AHEAD Wednesday 20th 9:00 – 11:45am Drop-in at NW Village Hall 11:00am Gathered Communion at David and Stephanie Lake’s home 7:00pm Rest, Restore, Renew at All Saints’ Church Thursday 21st 10:30am Mid-week HC at St Mary’s Church KING’S LYNN FOODBANK URGENT APPEAL – During the pandemic the Foodbank received all the food items they needed from local supermarkets but now that provision has come to an end. King’s Lynn Foodbank are running very short of food now and will be grateful for any donations of food you can offer. We still have food collection points in each church. KLFB have baked beans and pasta a-plenty by the way. TCITW BANK ACCOUNT – For any donations or payments you may wish to make you can pay by BACS. We bank with Santander sort code 09-01-29 acc. no. 41920596. Donations by cash or cheque are equally welcome. Our account name is “The Church in the Woottons PCC” ANNUAL MEETING SUNDAY 8TH MAY 2022 – please put this date in your diary. The meeting will begin at 10.00am and finish with a picnic which should be underway by 12 noon. The Annual Meeting will replace our usual Sunday services. We will confirm the venue shortly. SUNDAY SERVICES AND COVID - During a recent PCC meeting we reviewed our practice. The following has been agreed subject to further review in May. 1. Please continue to bring face coverings/masks to church. 2. We would like you to wear your face covering/mask when you come to receive communion. You are not obliged to wear them at other times, either when you enter or leave church, or when you take part in all the other parts of the service. However, those who wish to wear face coverings/masks at other times must be encouraged and allowed to do so by all of us church. 3. At the altar, the priest and assistant will continue to wear face coverings/masks at key points of the preparation and administration of communion. They will use hand sanitiser as has been the practice since the beginning of the pandemic. Wafers and wine (that which will be offered to communicants) will still be kept covered for most of the time, including when the Eucharistic Prayer is said by the priest. 4. Please do not come to church if you do not feel well, or if you are testing positive for COVID. These things are no longer bound by law, they are simply a strong request. 5. Hand sanitizers will still be available in church GATHERED HOLY COMMUNION HELD AT 11.00AM ON 3 RD WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH - Gathered Holy Communion is for people who cannot easily get to church for our Sunday services. We arrange lifts and gather together for Holy Communion at the home of David and Stephanie Lake once a month. We meet on Wednesdays at 11.00am. The next Gathered Holy Communion will be on Wednesday 20th April THE CHURCH IN THE WOOTTONS DROPIN – EVERY WEDNESDAY 9 – 11.45 AM NORTH WOOTTON VILLAGE HALL We meet in North Wootton Village Hall each Wednesday between 9.00 and