THE MESSENGER - Vale of Pewsey Team

Funerals:
May they rest in Peace
Gerald Collins,
of Pewsey, funeral service at Semington Crematorium on 2nd February followed by a
Thanksgiving Service at Wilcot.
Marjorie (Joyce) Guy,
of Devizes, died 21st January, funeral service at Salisbury Crematorium on 8th February.
Alan Willis,
of Marlborough, died 1st February, funeral service at West Wiltshire Crematorium on 10th
February.
Rowland Elkins
of Pewsey, died 5th February, funeral service at Pewsey on 15th February.
Walter Nash (known as Dick),
died 28th January, funeral service at Easton Royal on 10th February.
Reginald Nears,
of Little Salisbury, funeral service at Semington Crematorium on 18th February.
We remember their families and friends in their grief.
Baptisms:
May they grow in the Christian Faith
Charlotte Prothero and George Prothero at Upavon on 6th February.
We welcome them into the life of the Christian Church.
Please contact a member of the clergy to discuss
Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, Confirmation, Service of Thanksgiving for a child,
the Blessing of your home, Service of Prayer and Dedication, Renewal of Wedding Vows or to visit in hospital, or at home.
The clergy are here to help and serve, with our Team Lay Pastoral Assistant.
Ash Wednesday (9 th March)
St John the Baptist Church, Pewsey
10am Special Celebration of Holy Communion
with hymns and readings to mark the beginning of
Lent. This service will include “Ashing” for those
who wish to receive the sign of the cross in the ash
of last year’s Palm Crosses.
After this service there will be coffee/tea in the
Church Room.
Some Christians try to follow the example of Jesus
in the desert by giving up luxuries and practising
self-discipline. And they try to put aside more time to
prayer and religious acts so that they can really let
God into their lives.
The purpose of Lent is to be a season of fasting,
self-denial, Christian growth, penitence, conversion,
and simplicity. Lent, which comes from the Teutonic
(Germanic) word for springtime, can be viewed as a
spiritual spring cleaning: a time for taking spiritual
inventory and then cleaning out those things which
hinder our corporate and personal relationships with
Jesus Christ and our service to him. Thus it is fitting
that the season of Lent begin with a symbol of
repentance: placing ashes mixed with oil on one's
head or forehead. However, we must remember that
our Lenten disciplines are supposed to ultimately
transform our entire person: body, soul, and spirit.
Our Lenten disciplines are there to help us become
more like Christ.
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Lent Course - Fully Alive
The course this year continues on the theme: Fully
Alive. Subjects include: Salt and light, The Church
as an agent of change, Who is my neighbour.
Each week will include: sharing time, prayer and
quietness, setting the scene, listening to the Word,
what shall we do? closing prayers. Each session will
be for 90mins. Sample copy will be in all the
churches. This course gives an opportunity to come
together, to share, to learn, to help and enjoy each
others company.
Wednesday 9th March at 2pm, led by Rev Hugh
Hoskins at 3 Scotchel Green, Pewsey
Wednesday 9th March at 7pm, led by Bill Bracher
and Martyn Crockett at 37 Fairfield, Upavon
Thursday 10th March at 10.30am, led by David
Polding at Home Farm House, Oare
Thursday 10th March at 2.30pm, led by Janet and
David Thomas at The Stables, Beechingstoke
Monday 14th March at 2pm, led by Rev Gerald
Osborne at Pen-y-Maes, Burbage Rd, Easton Royal
Monday 14th March at 2.30pm, led by Matthew
Devlin at West Wick House, Pewsey
Wednesday 16th March at 7.30pm led by Rev
Gerald Osborne/David Hughes at 13 The New
Severalls, Milton Lilbourne.
Please contact Team Office (01672) 562221 or email
administrator@valeofpewsey.org.uk if you would like to join a
group.