SERVICES AT ST. CUTHBERT’S & ST. AIDAN’S
(All services now led by Clive unless stated)
Holy Week and Easter services.
Thursday 28th March
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at 7pm
Good Friday 29th March
An Hour before the cross with Clive and Richard 2pm
Easter Saturday 30th March
Service of Light at 7pm with Vigil till 9pm.
Sunday March 31st
St. Aidan’s Holy Communion with Carol Gully at 9am.
Easter Day St. Cuthbert’s Holy Communion at 10am.
Lent Lunches in support of the Bishop of Portsmouth’s Lent Appeal.
Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2024
This year, the recipients of the Bishop’s Lent Appeal will be:
Tearfund Middle East Emergency Appeal: supporting churches and partners in the region who are responding to those affected by the humanitarian crisis created by the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Read more about the appeal here.
The Trussell Trust: helping vulnerable families and those in need via Foodbanks within our diocese.
St. Cuthbert’s Cafe
The Café is open every (weekday) morning from 10am till 1pm.
Bring your friends and why not stop for
coffee and cake and there is a good selection for a snack lunch too.
Come and support it.
Next Prayer Meeting
There will be no prayer meeting in March as Maundy Thursday.
Next prayer meeting 25th April 2024 2-3pm in the lodge
SAFEGUARDING
St. Cuthbert & St. Aidan’s churches are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults and creating protective and supportive environments where all people, and especially those who may be vulnerable, are able to worship and pursue their faith journey in safety.
We follow the national legal and procedural framework for safeguarding children and adults of the Diocese of Portsmouth and Church of England policy and practice.
Our parish policy which includes Disclosure & Barring (DBS) checks on those who work with young people and vulnerable adults s administered by the Safeguarding Team which is a subcommittee of the Parochial Church Council (PCC.)
SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVES:
Sue Wells
Email: sue.wells2@ntlworld.com
Telephone: 07762 332226
Bev Hill
Email: Bev.hill1@ntlworld.com
Telephone: 07792 628478
SAFEGUARDING TEAM
Sue Wells, Bev Hill, Richard Shurmer, Vicar & Churchwardens.
DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING TEAM:
Email: safeguarding@portsmouth.anglican.org
Telephone: 023 9289 9665 Mon – Thurs 9-5pm
Out of Hours advice can be sought from the Thirtyone:eight helpline on 0303 003 1111,
selecting option 2.
DAILY PRAYERS
Every day – pray for Clergy Clive, Carol & Richard, Church Wardens Sally and Anne and Sam in LLM training.
A Prayer for each day is included in the Calendar.