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Tue
Feb 16
Men’s Society
7:30 pm
Church Hall
Tue
Feb 16
Shrove Tuesday
The day before Lent. It is also called Pancake Day because traditionally people used up all the food that could not be eaten during Lent
Wed
Feb 17
Ash Wednesday
The first day of Lent. Lent marks the 40 days and 40 nights Jesus spent in the wilderness
Thur
Feb 18
Parent & Toddler
9:00 am
Church Hall
Thur
Feb 25
Parent & Toddler
9:00 am
Church Hall
Thur
Mar 4
Parent & Toddler
9:00 am
Church Hall
Wed
Mar 10
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 Vicar - Lenten service
Thur
Mar 11
Parent & Toddler
9:00 am
Church Hall
Fri
Mar 12
'The Road to Calvary'
7:30 pm
St. Michael’s Church
 St. Vincent de Paul Society presents 'The Road to Calvary' a drama by Brian Griffiths . Tickets are £5
Wed
Apr 14
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 PCSO Shaun Thomas
Wed
May 12
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 Stephen Jarvis - “Cooking up the past”
Wed
Jun 9
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 WELCARE fund raising
Wed
Jul 14
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 Beetle Drive
Wed
Sep 8
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 Birthday Party
Wed
Oct 13
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 Raphael - Aromatherapy Skincare Demo
Wed
Nov 10
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Church Hall
 Coffee Evening
Sun
Nov 28
Advent Sunday
The beginning of the ecclesiastical year on the Sunday closest to November 30. Advent is the season before Christmas, it includes four Sundays
Wed
Dec 9
Mothers’ Union
7:00  pm
Christmas Dinner
Sat
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ
2011
Thu
Jan 6
Epiphany
Epiphany is the climax of the Advent/Christmas season and the twelve days of Christmas. The season extends from January 6th until Ash Wednesday.
Epiphany means “to show” or “to reveal” - it remembers the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the infant Jesus, who by so doing “reveal” him to the world.
Mon
Jan 17
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The beginning of a week of prayer for Christian Unity which has been celebrated since 1908.
Wed
Feb 2
Candlemas
Commemorates Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth to dedicate him to God, in line with the Jewish law of the time.