The Coronavirus has put a stop to a lot of things, among them the magazine which we usually distribute thanks to the hard work of a lot of people who deliver them through letterboxes across the area. Obviously that isn’t possible so we have experimented with an online magazine and you can find the results here.
If this goes well, when we are through the pandemic we may well produce a printed one and an online one, perhaps with a paywall and maybe even adverts.
Alleluia, Christ is Risen. He is risen indeed, Alleluia!
Here are today’s services, with a few extras thrown in.
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Two items I would like to draw your attention to. They were in last week’s service, but there has been little response, so if you are interested, please let me know. Thanks
Would anyone like to take part in a virtual house group after Easter? Or would anyone like to run a virtual house group after Easter? Please let me know if you are interested, and if so which days/times of day you could make, and which course(s) you are interested in. More information available here: https://wordpress.com/post/badshotleaandhale.org/11218
In this time when we cannot meet we can still pray for each other. We are contemplating drawing together a list of people to pray for for each day of the month. Not because we are ill or in need, but just because we exist! However, in discussing this we came across the issue of consent, so by way of this notice we are asking whether you would like to be on this list. If so, please let Alan know. Thanks revd.alan@badshotleaandhale.org
St John’s
St George’s
St Mark’s
St John’s were in the process of collecting for lilies, before the church was shut. Normally there would be lilies in church, and a notice saying who was being remembered. Easter Lilies 2020.
Our thanks to those who have sent images and thoughts for this Easter weekend. Please keep them coming.
We would usually have an Easter Garden at the churches but as we can’t visit them at the moment, people have been creating them in their own gardens.. Here are ones by Sorrel, Maxine and Kris. We also have embroidery from Margaret Emberson, poetry from Richard Myers, photos from Wendy-Rae Mitchell, Kris Lawrence and Alison Ridgeon, a reminder of how much we love our churches in some art from St Mark’s, and of course Emily Tarrant’s poem which you can read here.
There’s also music every Sunday from Margaret Emberson which you can find here.
Today’s service is apologetically focusing on the crucifixion, and contains some graphic descriptions. A warning is given, and you can scroll past these, or you can do something else instead – perhaps watch one some of the resources either below or here: https://wordpress.com/post/badshotleaandhale.org/11123.
Today’s service is in two parts. The second part is the video below the main service. At the end of the main service return here to watch the video. The two together should add up to an hour of material.
Wintershall will livestream through their Facebook page at 12 and 3pm. You do not have to be a Facebook member to see it, it is open to everyone. It includes pre-recorded clips of rehearsals from their Passion Play 2020, clips and interviews from the other cities and towns taking part in the One Good Friday 2020 project.
Richard comes to Morning Prayer and Beyond Belief:
A musical meditation on the crucifixion:
Wintershall will livestream through their Facebook page at 12 and 3pm. You do not have to be a Facebook member to see it, it is open to everyone. It includes pre-recorded clips of rehearsals from their Passion Play 2020, clips and interviews from the other cities and towns taking part in the One Good Friday 2020 project.
The current lockdown has the potential to cause many of us mental health problems. If you can, try to talk to someone about it. The Samaritans are available 24 hours a day on 116 123. You can also visit www.samaritans.org/
The NHS has a helpful page here and there is also advice for those in need of urgent support here.
The Church of England has some useful resources here.
Picture by Dyversions from Pixabay
Serving the Villages North of Farnham: Badshot Lea, Hale, Heath End & Weybourne
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 