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From Fr. Bernard
Hello All, and greetings, The main messages this week are about Easter Day, and the Annual Meetings next weekend. Sunday is Easter Day, and we will begin the great day with our Easter Vigil service at St Mary's, starting at 5 am. This service begins with the lighting of the New Fire and blessing of our new Paschal (Easter) Candle, symbolising Jesus rising from the tomb, followed by Bible readings. We renew our own Baptismal vows, and finally celebrate a joyful Eucharist as the sun rises. The service will be streamed live, technology permitting, and refreshments will be available after the service to those who got up in time! Michael is intending to walk up to St Mary's for the Vigil service. His information about where he is starting from, and the places you can join him en route if you are feeling brave enough is on this website! Later on at St Barnabas we will celebrate the usual Eucharists at 8 and 10 am, and Evensong at 6 pm. The order of service for the 10 am Eucharist is also on this website. Today is Easter Eve. St Barnabas will be open this morning after Morning Prayer at 9 am for you to bring Easter decorations to put up in the Church. Please come along and help decorate St Barnabas for Easter! Also today there will be Evening Prayer at St Mary's at 4:30 pm. Next Saturday, the 26th, there will be a Fairtrade Leighton Linslade coffee morning in the Hall between 10 am and noon. There will be free coffee and cake, but donations are welcome and any money raised will be split between Fairtrade and St Barnabas. In the evening, Leighton Buzzard Music are presenting a concert in Church at 7:30 pm, given by ‘Liturina’, an outstanding early music chamber group comprising Iain Hall – recorder; Gabi Jones –violin; Samuel Ng - cello/viola da gamba; and Dominika Maszczynska – harpsichord; playing music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Liturina were awarded the Richard III Prize for Historical Performance in 2018 and 2019. Tickets are available online from www.ticketsource,co.uk/leightonbuzzardmusic or at the door on the night. Then, on Sunday the 27th, the Annual Church Meetings will be held at approximately 11:25 am in the Church Hall. At these meetings, we will elect Churchwardens, PCC members and Deanery Synod representatives, and we will also approve the Parish accounts and consider the other business of the PCC over the last year. We need candidates to volunteer for the PCC and for Deanery Synod. I sent the booklet with the agenda for the meetings and reports from Church officers and organisations out by email a while ago. A few copies for those without email facilities are also available at the back of church, but please don’t take one unless you are unable to read the email version. If you missed the email let me know. I think that’s enough for now. God bless, and see you soon Fr Bernard The Rev'd Dr B Minton Team Vicar of Linslade Ouzel Valley Teamm |
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