Parish Diary – 27^th April 2008

A copy of the 2008 Electoral Roll is now available in each Church for checking, no further names can now be added until after the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, but errors can be rectified if notified to the Parish Office (231736).

Annual Parochial Church Meeting to be held on Tuesday 29^th April, 7.45pm in All Saints’ Church, Hempstead, the doors will open at 7.15 when light refreshments will be served. Agenda, Minutes for 2007 Meeting and nomination forms for PCC and Deanery membership are available in each Church. Copies of the Annual Report together with the Abridged Consolidated Accounts for the Parish are available in each Church. Copies of the full accounts are available on request from the Parish Office (231736).

New Youth Group (14 – 18 year olds only) starting 27^th April, 7.30pm in St Paul’s, Parkwood. See Spiral for details or contact Karl on 07792857961 or e mail Diago_apocalypse@hotmail.com . Please pray for the group.

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Diocesan Weekend @ Detling 21^st & 22^nd June. In order to encourage people to support this, there will only be one service in the Parish on 22 June, a said service at St Peter’s at 10am. We hope to have a Pilgrimage Group walking from the Parish to Detling (more information later). Information and Registration forms for the Diocesan Weekend are available in each Church. Please return completed Registration forms to the Diocese as soon as possible as they need the information to complete their arrangements.

Sunday 11 May – Global Day of Prayer at Priestfield Stadium Conference Centre 2.00pm – 5.00pm (come and go as you can).

May Prayer Diaries now available

EARLY MORNING AND EVENING SERVICES In the Parish next Sunday
The morning services are detailed on the individual Church Notices
8.00am	Holy Communion	St Matthews
6.30pm	Holy Communion	St Matthews
6.30pm	Evening Service	All Saints

In your prayers this week:

Pray for the sick- those known to us known to us.

And the bereaved - and all who mourn, especially the family and friends of Marguerite Olver, Thomas Carr, Elsie McLaren, Ethel Moore and others known to us.

The next Confirmation Service will be on Sunday 15^th June at 6.30pm in St Matthew’s Church. Preparation groups(s) will begin after Easter, so if you are wanting to be confirmed or would like to explore the possibility, then please have a chat with one of the clergy or readers or ring through to the Parish Office (231736).

Parish Quiet Day, 3^rd May in the Benedictine Abbey at West Malling – ‘Listening to God’. There is a list to sign in each Church.

‘Home’ A new play based on the Exodus, will be performed at St Matthew’s church Community Centre, Drewery Drive, on Saturday 24^th June at 7.30pm by Rhema a Manchester based Christian Theatre Company. Rhema are currently doing a national tour with ‘Home’ performing in theatres, churches, festivals and this will be the only performance in Kent. Tickets £6.50 from the Box Office (372508) or mattsconcerts@hotmail.co.uk or from representatives in each Church.

The congregation of St Luke’s, Gillingham invite you to join them on Saturday, 10 May at 12 noon for an Almost-Centenary Mass to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone in 1908. A light lunch will follow.

The Parish Office will be closed 3 – 5 May inclusive.

Open Day at Gillingham Parish Church, Saturday 3 May, 10.00 – 3.30 in aid of St Mary’s Roof Appeal.

Christian Aid Week starts 11^th May

A copy of this week's Parish Notices can be downloaded by clicking on these symbols:-