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CHURCH SERVICES APRIL 2018
Date Leighton Trelystan
Sunday 1st April 11.00am
Easter Day Holy Communion and Baptism
Sunday 8th April 3.00pm Holy Communion
Sunday 15th April 11.00am Morning Worship
Sunday 22nd April &
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
11.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 29th April At MARTON VILLAGE HALL
10.30am
Benefice Service and Brunch
Sidesmen Leighton Church Rotas – April 2018
Tony & Jane Walton Altar Flowers & Brass
Jenny & David Sanders
The church will be open during daylight hours for those who wish to decorate the
Church for Easter Sunday on Saturday 31st March
I have always been a lover of hymns. As a poet The first of these services will be a special group
myself, I recognise that a really good hymn is very communion service with brunch, to be held not in
difficult to write. It has to work as poetry, and yet also church but in Marton Village Hall on Sunday 29th
as song, and at the same time it has to be a genuine April at 10.30 am. We need to get better at coming
expression of the Christian faith (and therefore together as a group of churches (that’s one of the
theologically orthodox and accurate). Preaching a things that will help attract a new priest), so this really
sermon is a doddle, compared to writing a hymn. Yet is quite an important service - the service itself is open
between them John Newton and William Cowper used to everyone, as is the brunch afterwards, but of course
to write a new hymn every week to be sung at
the parish church at Olney, Bedfordshire, we need people to book in for that so they know
where Newton was Vicar. how much to prepare.
There will be other specials, including at least
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been inviting one in Leighton Church and one at Trelystan,
people in each church to choose their five and perhaps I can also mention the open air
favourite hymns, and through the summer there service at Mitchell’s Fold, which this year will be on
will be a number of special services at which some of Midsummer’s Day itself, 24th June, at 6.30 pm. If the
those hymns will be sung. (Any late votes will be weather plays ball, that really is a lovely occasion, and
accepted - there are forms in church, or get in touch worth the trek over there! Something special will
with me!) The stories behind hymns are often happen at Leighton Church on Sunday 6th May,
fascinating, sometimes inspiring, occasionally Rogation Sunday - not sure what, though, yet! Look
harrowing. People are still writing hymns and worship out for details in church and in the next edition of this
songs, and so some new ones might turn up as well. magazine! Revd Bill Rowell
CHURCH SERVICES APRIL 2018
Date Leighton Trelystan
Sunday 1st April 11.00am
Easter Day Holy Communion and Baptism
Sunday 8th April 3.00pm Holy Communion
Sunday 15th April 11.00am Morning Worship
Sunday 22nd April &
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
11.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 29th April At MARTON VILLAGE HALL
10.30am
Benefice Service and Brunch
Sidesmen Leighton Church Rotas – April 2018
Tony & Jane Walton Altar Flowers & Brass
Jenny & David Sanders
The church will be open during daylight hours for those who wish to decorate the
Church for Easter Sunday on Saturday 31st March
I have always been a lover of hymns. As a poet The first of these services will be a special group
myself, I recognise that a really good hymn is very communion service with brunch, to be held not in
difficult to write. It has to work as poetry, and yet also church but in Marton Village Hall on Sunday 29th
as song, and at the same time it has to be a genuine April at 10.30 am. We need to get better at coming
expression of the Christian faith (and therefore together as a group of churches (that’s one of the
theologically orthodox and accurate). Preaching a things that will help attract a new priest), so this really
sermon is a doddle, compared to writing a hymn. Yet is quite an important service - the service itself is open
between them John Newton and William Cowper used to everyone, as is the brunch afterwards, but of course
to write a new hymn every week to be sung at
the parish church at Olney, Bedfordshire, we need people to book in for that so they know
where Newton was Vicar. how much to prepare.
There will be other specials, including at least
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been inviting one in Leighton Church and one at Trelystan,
people in each church to choose their five and perhaps I can also mention the open air
favourite hymns, and through the summer there service at Mitchell’s Fold, which this year will be on
will be a number of special services at which some of Midsummer’s Day itself, 24th June, at 6.30 pm. If the
those hymns will be sung. (Any late votes will be weather plays ball, that really is a lovely occasion, and
accepted - there are forms in church, or get in touch worth the trek over there! Something special will
with me!) The stories behind hymns are often happen at Leighton Church on Sunday 6th May,
fascinating, sometimes inspiring, occasionally Rogation Sunday - not sure what, though, yet! Look
harrowing. People are still writing hymns and worship out for details in church and in the next edition of this
songs, and so some new ones might turn up as well. magazine! Revd Bill Rowell
