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Holy Week Worship at The Drive

Good Friday 19th April. Ecumenical Good Friday Service 11.00am

Easter Saturday Vigil 20th April 4pm.

A service of reflection between Good Friday and Easter Day.

Prayers and Readings for Easter and the lighting of the Easter Candle.

This was a popular service last year although not many people knew about it

Easter Sunday 21st April Morning Worship including Holy Communion 10.30 am

Led by Rev Alan Clark.

Do come along to any or all of these services, you will be very welcome.

ALL ARE ALWAYS VERY WELCOME AT THE DRIVE.

by Ray

Worship Sunday 7th April, 2 Services.

9.00 am ‘said’ Holy Communion.

led by Rev Terry Hudson.

10.30 am. Morning Worship.

Led by Rev Stephen Heath

This week’s Service is ‘Olivet to Calvary’ -John Henry Maunder:

Conductor: Dr Kevin Morgan. Organist: Nigel Ogden

Olivet to Calvary ‘is a fine example of music written for the late Victorian/early Edwardian Anglican church.

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Described as a sacred cantata, ‘Olivet to Calvary’ recalls the scenes which mark the last few days of Christ’s life on earth.Part 1 starts with Christ’s jubilant journey to Jerusalem and ends with the scene on the Mount of Olives. Part 2 begins with the Feast of Passover with Christ’s commandment to his disciples to ‘Love one Another’ and end with the Crucifixion at Calvary. It is interspersed with congregational hymns which reflect on the scenes .

Phillip Tolley, in the website of British Choirs on the Net,

Do come and join us at either or both of these services. You will be very welcome.

by Ray

Friday Coffee 5th April 2019

Come and join us at our weekly Friday Coffee morning 10.30 – 12 noon.

It’s always busy with our regulars, visitors and holiday makers so do come along you will be very welcome and we would love to see you..

You can also browse Ernest & Eileen’s stall for that item you could never find.

Come by yourself or with a friend, just call in or stay a while.

ALL ARE ALWAYS VERY WELCOME AT THE DRIVE.

by Ray

Lent Course Monday 1st April 2.00pm – 3.15pm

Mon. 1st    2—3.15pm  Lenten Course.

 Lent 4 Evangelism We look forward to you joining the course. This week led by Judith Smith. if you can only manage some of  the sessions that is fine. 

Also repeated at Church Road Methodist Church at 11am. with the Rev Stephen Heath if you can’t make the discussion at The Drive.

This year the theme of the Lenten Course is ‘Our Calling’. The theme has been chosen to help us as individuals and churches reflect on the four pillars of Christian Living and what they mean for us.

by Ray

Mothering Sunday 31st March 2019

On Mothering Sunday we give thanks to God for the gift of mothers and the mother-like nurture that many people show to others in their lives.

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Isaiah wrote that God is a mother to us, comforting and carrying us in her arms: As a mother comforts her child, so will I  comfort you… (Isaiah 66:13, NIV1984).

by Ray

Worship on Mothering Sunday 31st March 10.30 am.

This 4th Sunday in Lent is Mothering Sunday and our worship today will be led by Ms Kate Hunt.

Organist Mr Nigel Ogden

We hope that you will join us for this service. Our congregation generally averages around 70 but we would love to increase this so do come along either by yourself or with a friend.

If you have the time join us for coffee/tea & biscuits in the Community room after the service which generally lasts about an hour.

by Ray