On a cold and blustery morning we met today at 10 am for a Parish Eucharist. we were delighted to have with us again Father Luke the Archdeacon as the celebrant. One of the advantages of being in Interregnum and being blessed with help from different clergy with our services is to experience the different approaches and strengths of the individuals to the celebration of the eucharist, each with their own personal way and spiritual gifts to us as the congregation. We are blessed to have such help and do appreciate it.

The third Sunday before lent sometimes called Quinquagesima, reminds us that we are approaching the season of Lent and we turn towards the events of Holy week and Easter. The Archdeacon spoke about this in his sermon, and discussed how the Word of God made manifest in our Lord, is present in our lives through the Eucharist, and it is the hunger for this love of god that directs our lives. 

The Choir sang the Alleluias of St James as the anthem, the Sunday School children joined us for the communion and sang the last hymn with us.

There was coffee after the service in the rooms. 

Next week Father John will be with us for both the 8 am and the 10 am service, we look forward to welcoming him.

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If you would like to join in the Treasure Hunt on Saturday the 19th March at 2pm, please tell the Church wardens, £2 for an individual entry, £5 for a family, in aid of the bird boxes for the church yard. The treasure will be hidden some where in the Church or Church Yard, solve the clues an spell out the place to look!! Bring refreshments, and there will be hot and cold drinks available in the rooms! 

1 Corinthians 15:12-20 

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians

If Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, 

how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 

If there is no resurrection of the dead, 

then Christ has not been raised; 

and if Christ has not been raised, 

then our proclamation has been in vain 

and your faith has been in vain. 

We are even found to be misrepresenting God, 

because we testified of God that he raised Christ—

whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 

For if the dead are not raised, 

then Christ has not been raised. 

If Christ has not been raised, 

your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 

Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. 

If for this life only we have hoped in Christ,

 we are of all people most to be pitied.

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead,

the first fruits of those who have died.

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.