DIARY

Events in bold are not regular events. Our usual monthly pattern of services can be found HERE, and our usual weekly events are HERE. Please click HERE if you would prefer to download the information as a table (Word document).

For home group contact numbers, please see Weekly Events.
May 2009
Friday 1st
Cursillo weekend begins in Offa House.

Saturday 2nd
Offchurch Parish Plan Presentation and Meeting in St Gregory's Church.
1.00 pm Wedding at Long Itchington - Andrew Townsend and Vivien Bailey.

Sunday 3rd - 4th of Easter White
Theme: Resurrection Power
Readings: Genesis 7:1-5,11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13    Acts 4:5-12    John 10:11-18   
Psalm 23
9.00 am Holy Communion (quiet, traditional) at Bishop's Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion and Baptism of Sophia Charles at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Mattins at Offchurch.
10.00 am Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Bishops Itchington.
10.00 am Quality Time - a special half-hour event for families and the young at heart - at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Children's activity and coffee in Eathorpe Village Hall followed by...
11.00 am Three Parishes Morning Service in the hall.

11.00 am Family Service at Marton.

Monday 4th
9.30 am Monday Group meet in Long Itchington Vicarage.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 5th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Holy Communion (traditional) at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Greenways, Long Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.
7.30 pm PCC at Radford Semele.

Wednesday 6th
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm MLT.

Thursday 7th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm Prayer Meeting for the re-building of St. Nicholas Church and for the community, at the Baptist Church room (opposite Community Hall - Lewis road).
8.00 pm Long Itchington PCC at the Vicarage.


Sunday 10th - 5th of Easter White
Theme: Good News for one.
Readings: Genesis 22:1-18    Acts 8:26-40    John 15:1-8    Psalm 22:25-end
9.30 am Morning Service at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion with Sunday School at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Communion at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Morning Worship at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Heartbeat at Marton.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Hunningham with Creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s.
3.00 pm Young Families Church at Long Itchington.
6.00 pm Evensong at Weston.

Monday 11th
9.30 am Monday Group meet in Long Itchington Vicarage.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 12th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm PCC at Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 13th
8.00 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Radford Rendezvous - coffee morning at the Community Hall, Lewis Rd, Radford Semele. Proceeds to Sunbeams Pre-School.
12.30 pm Chapter.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 14th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Friday 15th
8.00 pm QuizAid at Bishops Itchington (for Christian Aid).

Saturday 16th
4.00 pm Wedding at Long Itchington - Andrew Griffiths and Nina Blundell.



Sunday 17th - 6th of Easter (Rogation Sunday)  White
Theme: Good news for all.
Readings: Isaiah 55:1-11    Acts 10:44-48    John 15:9-17    Psalm 98
9.00 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Family Service at Offchurch.
10.00 am Family Worship at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Morning Worship at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Marton.
11.00 am Weston at Eleven (for all the family) at Weston.
3.00 pm Farewell to Archdeacon Michael Paget-Wilkes, Holy Trinity Stratford.
6.00 pm Evensong at Hunningham.
6.00 pm Sunday@6 (Informal Service) at Napton, open to all at the Deanery.

Monday 18th
9.30 am Monday Group meet in Long Itchington Vicarage.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 19th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at Marton Church.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Joint Churchwardens Meeting at Hunningham Parish Rooms.

Wednesday 20th
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington .
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 21st - Ascension Day  White
Readings: Acts 1:1-11    Luke 24:44-53
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
8.00 pm Holy Communion at Long Itchington.

Saturday 23rd
11.00 am Blessing of Thibaut Bunker at Weston.


Sunday 24th - 7th of Easter  White
Theme: The promise of the Spirit.
Readings: Ezekiel 36:24-28    Acts 1:15-17, 21-26    John 17:6-19    Psalm 1

9.00 am Holy Communion (1662) at Weston.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
10.00 am Sunday@10 (for all the family) with Blessing of Matilda Davies at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Family Communion (with prayer for healing) at Radford Semele.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Heartbeat (informal worship) at Marton.
11.00 am Come and Worship (an informal service for young and old, planned by youth)with creche for 5s and under and Junior Church for 5-11s, at Hunningham.

Monday 23rd
Half Term week.
9.30 am Monday Group meet in Long Itchington Vicarage.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 24th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Marton.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.

Wednesday 25th
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.40 am Morning Prayer at Long Itchington.
10.00 am Home Group meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 26th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Friday 27th
10.30 am Crafty Cuppa - tea/coffee, craft stalls and chat in the Memorial Hall, Bishops Itchington.

Sunday 31st - Pentecost  Red
Theme: Come, Holy Spirit.
Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14    Acts 2:1-21    John 15:26 - 16:15    Psalm 104:24-end
11.00 am Joint Feldon Group Service at St Esprit, Marton. Speaker: Anton Ponomarev (from CMS).