March 2010

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.


Monday 1st
9.30 am Monday Group meet The Malthouse, Church Rd, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 2nd
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
10.30 am Holy Communion at Radford Semele.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Greenways Care Home, 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 3rd
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 at Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 4th
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). 

Saturday 6th
7.00 pm Progressive Dinner at Marton.


Sunday 7th - 3rd of Lent Purple
Theme: Repent or Perish
Readings: Isaiah 55: 1-9    (1 Corinthians 10:1-13)    Luke 13: 1-9    (Ps: 63: 1-8)
9.00 am Holy Communion (quiet, traditional) at Bishop's Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion 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.
11.00 am Three Parishes Morning Worship / Holy Communion in Wappenbury.
11.00 am Family Service at Marton.

Monday 8th
9.30 am Monday Group meet The Malthouse, Church Rd, Long Itchington.
8.00 pm Home Group meet at 3 Park Cottages, Eathorpe.
8.00 pm Cell at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Tuesday 9th
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 10th
8.00 am Feldon Group Listening Prayer at Diana Tankard's home. What is God's agenda for us?
8.00 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
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.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers at Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

Thursday 11th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.

Saturday 13th



Sunday 14th - 4th of Lent (Mothering Sunday) Purple
Theme: Welcome Home
Readings: (Joshua 5: 9-12)    2 Corinthians 5:16-21    Luke 15: 1-3, 11b -32    (Ps 32)
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 15th
9.30 am Monday Group (Lent Course) meet The Malthouse, Church Rd, Long Itchington.

Tuesday 16th
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.

Wednesday 17th
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 (Lent Course) meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
10.30 am Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Lent Course at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Thursday 18th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
8.00 pm Hunningham PCC.

Saturday 20th
7.00 pm Safari Supper in Hunningham.


Sunday 21st - 5th of Lent  Purple
Theme: Extravagant Love
Readings: (Isaiah 43: 16-21)    Philippians 3:4b-14    John 12: 1-8    (Ps. 126)
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.
10.30 am Quality Time at Weston Village Hall.
11.00 am Holy Communion at Marton.
6.00 pm Evensong at Hunningham.
6.00 pm Sunday@6 (Informal Service) at Napton, open to all at the Deanery.

Monday 22nd
9.30 am Monday Group (Lent Course) meet The Malthouse, Church Rd, Long Itchington.

Tuesday 23rd
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.
8.00 pm PCC in Wappenbury.

Wednesday 24th
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 (Lent Course) meet at Hunningham Vicarage.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Lent Course at the Cottage, next to the Church, Marton.

Thursday 25th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Weston.
5.00 pm Evening Prayer at Offchurch.
7.30 pm Long Itchington PCC at Faraway, Church Road.

Friday 26th
10.30 am Crafty Cuppa - tea/coffee, craft stalls and chat in the Memorial Hall, Bishops Itchington.


Sunday 28th - Palm Sunday (Holy Week begins) Red
Theme: The Triumphal Entry
Readings: (Isaiah 40:4-9a)    Philippians 2:5-11    Luke 19:28-40    (Ps 118:19-29)
9.00 am Holy Communion (1662) at Weston.
9.30 am Holy Communion with baptism of Samuel Wagstaffe at Offchurch.
10.00 am Sunday@10 (for all the family) 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 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.
11.30 am Annual Parish Church Meeting at Marton, followed by...
1.00 pm Baptism of Trudy Shirlaw at Marton.

Monday 29th
9.30 am Monday Group meet The Malthouse, Church Rd, Long Itchington.
7.30 pm Holy Week Meditation, Offchurch.
8.00 pm Holy Week Meditation, Weston.

Tuesday 30th
8.30 am Morning Prayer at Hunningham.
7.30 pm House Group at 3 Mount Pleasant, Bishops Itchington.
7.30 pm Holy Week Meditation, Offchurch.
8.00 pm Holy Week Meditation, Marton.

Wednesday 31st
8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) 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 Coffee Morning at 51 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.
12.30 pm Midday Prayers in Bishops Itchington.
7.30 pm Holy Week Meditation, Offchurch.
8.00 pm Holy Week Meditation, Wappenbury.
8.00 pm Welcome Housegroup, Bishops Itchington.
8.00 pm Bible Study Group at 5 Starbold Rd, Bishops Itchington.

April 2010

Thursday 1st - Maundy Thursday White
Readings: Exodus 12:1-4    1 Corinthians 11:23-26    John 13:1-17,31b-35    Ps 116:1-2,31b-35
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).
7.30 pm Holy Communion at Offchurch followed by Vigil.
8.00 pm Passover Demonstration with Communion at Long Itchington.

Friday 2nd - Good Friday
2.00 pm The Journey - a Passion Play around Long Itchington, beginning at the pond.
8.00 pm Music and Meditation at Hunningham.

Saturday 3rd
1.00 pm Wedding of Richard Hatton and Beth Wyatt at Offchurch.
2.30 pm Blessing of Mark and Rosemary Maskill at Hunningham.

Sunday 4th -  Easter Day Gold or White
Theme: Resurrection!
Readings: (Isaiah 65:17-25)    Acts 10:34-43    Luke 24:1-12 (or 13-35)    (Ps 66:1-11)
9.30 am Holy Communion at Long Itchington.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Offchurch.
9.30 am Holy Communion at Radford Semele Community Hall.
10.30 am Refreshments and Easter Egg Hunt at Bishops Itchington, followed by...
11.00 am Holy Communion at Bishops Itchington.
11.00 am Three Parishes Holy Communion at Wappenbury.
11.00 am Family Communion Service at Marton.