Pewsheet

Parishes of Hagley and Clent

St John the Baptist, St Saviour’s, and St Leonard’s

Parish Office: Tel: 01562 886363. Email: admin@hagleycofe.co.uk

  Websites:     www.hagleycofe.co.uk     www.clent-worcs.co.uk 

                                                 Hagleycofe                         St Leonard’s. Clent

TODAY

10.00 am           Meet at Clent Connect shop to process to St Leonard’s

10.30 am           Family Service at St Leonard’s

10.30 am            Holy Communion and Sunday Club at St Saviour’s

12.15 pm           Hagley AGM at St Saviour’s

      This week, please pray for:

• continued peace in Israel and Palestine, and the surrounding region, and in Ukraine, for a permanent end to violence, and for respect and dignity for everyone.  Please remember all who have been injured or who are bereaved and pray for those who are acting as peacemakers.
• Worcester Deanery Leadership Team: Anne Potter, Robert Pearce, Paul Wilcox and Paul Fulbrook
• the Church of England: Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell; the Diocese of Derby: Bishop Libby Lane with Malcolm Macnaughton; the Diocese of Clogher (Ireland): Bishop Ian Ellis; the Diocese of Aalborg (Denmark): Bishop Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen
• those who are unwell: George Inverarity, Mel Nixon, Jemma Mondon, Sharni Marks, Darren Young
• those who have recently died and their families: Dave Pettit, Albert Davies.
• those who live in Kidderminster Road, Hagley, and Adam’s Hill, Clent.

Next Week:   20 April – Easter Day

 5.20 am            Walk and Worship – meet at Four Stones restaurant

10.30 am            Traditional Holy Communion at St John’s

10.30 am           Easter Eggstravaganza at St Leonard’s

Readings: Isaiah 65.17-25; Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24; Acts 10.34-43; Luke 24.1-12.

Our Parish Administrator, Sue, will be working at the Parish Office on Monday, Thursday and Friday 9 am – 1 pm. Closed Monday 21 April.

Fr Tom email: vicar@hagleycofe.co.uk  07383 920702.

Rev Kim email: kimbotopham@outlook.com  07952 162373

This week’s Diary

Tue 15      1.00 pm             Lent Course at St Saviour’s Church Hall

Tue 15      10.00 am            Cleaning at St John’s

Wed 16    10.00 am           Interment of John Hateley’s ashes at St John’s

Wed 16       1.00 pm           Lent Course at Clent Parish Hall

Thu 17       10.30 am             Maundy Service at St Saviour’s

Thu 17        2.30 pm           Mothers’ Union at St Saviour’s Church Hall

Thu 17       7.30 pm            Reflective Service at St Saviour’s

Fri 18         10.30 am          Family Hot Cross Bun service at St Saviour’s

Fri 18          2.00 pm           Reflective Service at St John’s

Fri 18          6.30 pm           Meditation Service at St Leonard’s

Fri 18        7pm -9pm          ‘The Chosen’ Lent Course at the Rectory

No Holy Communion on Thursday morning 24 April.              

If you are attending the Maundy Thursday reflective service and desire or are willing to have your foot washed. Please do let the vicar know as soon as possible.

Fr Tom, Nick Maybee and Neil Harvey (Clent Churchwardens) are taking part in ‘70K in May’. This is the C.A. Fund raising challenge for 2025 to help fund vital training, so farmers are equipped to fight the effects of the climate crisis. They will be cycling 70k throughout the month of May. A fund raising page for donations will soon be set up.  

Christian Aid Week 11 – 17 May: There will be no distribution of CA envelopes to homes this year due to low returns in recent years. Information regarding donations to follow next month. Many thanks to all those who have delivered and collected envelopes in the past.

Save the Date: Christian Aid Quiz Sat. May 17th at 7pm at Hagley Free Church Hall

Cleaning at St John’s 15 April: If anyone would like to help please contact Sue Wiseman on 01562 720244 or turn up at St John’s on the day from 10 am onwards.

Hagley Mothers’ Union: 17 April 2.30 pm at St Saviour’s Hall. ‘Celebrations and Crafts’. Everyone is welcome to join in.

Foodbank: Many thanks for all your generous donations. This week the focus will be Tea and Coffee. Donations can be left at the back of all 3 churches