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

10.30 am            Holy Communion at St Leonard’s

10.30 am           Holy Communion and Sunday Club 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.
• on Workers’ Memorial Day (28^th), commemorating all who die at or travelling to work. Pray for safety and wellbeing for those at work; for all under stress and vulnerable to mental illness, and for health & safety and environmental health officers.
• all those who lead worship in our churches, that they will feel inspired and inspire others through their preaching and teaching.
• Worcester Deanery Leadership Team: Anne Potter, Robert Pearce, Paul Wilcox and Paul Fulbrook
• the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean: the Diocese of Gothenburg (Sweden): the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway (Scotland).
• those who are unwell: George Inverarity, Mel Nixon, Sharni Marks, Darren Young
• those who have recently died and their families: Dave Pettit, Albert Davies.
• those who live in Pinewoods Close, Hagley, and Odnall Lane, Clent.

Next Week:   4 May  – Easter 3

10.30 am           Holy Communion at St John’s

10.30 am            Worship 4 All at St Leonard’s

Readings

Acts 9.1-6; Psalm 30; Revelation 5.1-end; John 21.1-19

Our Parish Administrator, Sue, will be working at the Parish Office on  Monday, Thursday and Friday 9 am – 1 pm. Closed Monday 5 May.

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

Rev Kim email: kimbotopham@outlook.com  07952 162373

This week’s Diary

Tue 29    10 am -12 noon   Hagley Hub at St Saviour’s Church Hall

Thu 1       10.30 am               Holy Communion at St Saviour’s

Fri 2          2.00 pm           Interment of Audrey Frayne’s ashes at St Leonard’s

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.

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

Tables of 4/6 Tickets £7 each available from Barbara Albert, Sarah Piper or the Parish Office.

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

Social Committee: The existing Hagley Social Committee are looking to transfer to a Benefice Social Committee. They would like to invite those in Clent who would like to be part of this group, or who are interested in finding out further details to get in touch with Sue at the Parish Office.

Thank you!  A huge thank you to everyone who helped decorate our churches in preparation for the Easter Sunday services – they looked wonderful. Thank you also to the many people who helped make this possible with donations in memory of a loved one.