Shellrock Benefice

All are welcome!

Please email Victoria (victoriajanegraham@gmail.com) if you would be interested in attending any of the sessions.

We will be following a 'cover to cover' lent study guide based on the prayers of Jesus by Amy Boucher Pye.

What a lovely ‘special’ service we had on 1st February celebrating Candlemas. The Shellrock Benefice music group led the singing of some lovely hymns, finishing with a rousing ‘This little light of mine’. Sadly, the homemade biscuits shaped like angels and doves met with a sad end after being accidentally dropped on the floor resulting in a pile of crumbs,but otherwise all went well and I think everyone went home feeling enlightened! We learnt about various customs around the world that take place at Candlemas (40 days after we celebrate Christmas and exactly halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring equinox, so we rejoiced that this heralded brighter days!) We all made bracelets in red, black and white wool, following a Hungarian Candlemas tradition that should be worn until Easter Saturday (unless, like mine, they fell apart after only a couple of days). The moment when all the congregation held lit candles as the music group sang ‘Like a candle flame’ was very moving, as always, and made even more poignant on a dull, wet day in a church with no electricity and the East Window still boarded up after the vandalism last year. (The broken window is currently being repaired and is in the workshop.)

Details of the Easter services will be available elsewhere, so I won’t duplicate them here!

On February 28th we are holding a Pop-Up coffee morning from 10am till midday in Rocklands Village Hall together with our friends from Rockland St Peter’s church, raising funds for the upkeep of both churches. There will be an endless supply of coffee, tea etc and delicious homemade cakes (with a pot for donations) and a stall with second-hand books for sale, as well as lots of chatting and laughter. Please come and join us if you can!

Looking forward, we are holding a Cheese and Wine Evening with entertainment from the Roskettes on April 11th from 7pm, again in Rocklands Village Hall and again together with Rockland St Peter’s church. Tickets will soon be on sale for this popular evening so please watch this space! It is always a fun event, so book early to be sure of getting a place!

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