Well the adventure begins! Following on from our practice run of the walk to Peterborough in Holy Week, on Thursday a happy band of pilgrims from Irthlingborough are setting off to walk the Camino Ingles from Ferrol to Sainting de Compostela, a route of about 120km over 10 days. I hope to share something of our adventures via the Church Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/stpetersirthlingborough
It is certainly going to be an experience. so please do keep half an eye out for our progress, and of course the occasional prayer for us along the way would be greatly appreciated. What it does also mean is that for the next two Saturdays I will be away so you will have a break from this weekly letter for a fortnight, normal service will return in June, and I have helpfully, or not tried to list an extended diary of events until the beginning of June below.
Thanks to everyone who came to the AGMs at Great Addington and Irthlingborough, the scenes were pretty much as we expected, i.e. reminiscent of Election Night in Pyongyang. Though in a bold attempt to embody radical change it was noticeable that the beloved Kim Al-an Mayes wore a green and white stripe shirt, rather than his hallmark white and green stripe shirt. Seriously folk thanks for all you do and thanks for keeping it up!
And likewise thanks to everyone who came to GA’s concert on Friday night, it was a full house, the singing was lovely and the Ronnie Barker-esque comments – eyebrow raising! And I hear £460 was raised for the roof appeal, so thank you.
With Love and Prayers
Fr. John
The Events of the Week:
Upcoming events in the benefice can be seen on the benefice website:
https://www.nenecrossings.org.uk/diary
Saturday 18th May 2024
10:00am Christian Coffee Morning Irthlingborough
10:30-12noon Wellbeing Fayre Great Addington Village Hall
Pentecost 19th May 2024
8am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
9:15am Family Service Little Addington
9:15am Holy Communion Great Addington
10:30am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
(Also Webcast: https://www.facebook.com/stpetersirthlingborough )
10:45am Morning Prayer Woodford
Monday 20th May 2024
2:00pm SPUFS Irthlingborough
7:00pm PCC Irthlingborough
7:30pm Bellringing Great Addington
Tuesday 21st May 2024
1:00pm Wedding Irthlingborough
2:00pm Mothers Union Irthlingborough
7:30pm PCC Woodford
Wednesday 22nd May 2024
7:30pm Bellringing Irthlingborough
Thursday 23rd May 2024
9:30am Holy Communion, Irthlingborough
4pm Benefice Zoom Evening Prayer
Saturday 25th May 2024
10:00am Church Coffee Morning Irthlingborough
Trinity Sunday 26th May 2024
8am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
9:15am Morning Prayer Service Little Addington
9:15am Morning Prayer Great Addington
10:30am Holy Communion (by extension) Irthlingborough
(Also Webcast: https://www.facebook.com/stpetersirthlingborough )
10:45am Morning Prayer Woodford
Monday 27th May 2024
BANK HOLIDAY
2:00pm SPUFS Irthlingborough
7:30pm Bellringing Great Addington
Wednesday 29th May 2024
2:00pm Craft Group
7:30pm Bellringing Irthlingborough
Thursday 30th May 2024
9:30am Holy Communion, Irthlingborough
4pm Benefice Zoom Evening Prayer
Saturday 1st June 2024
10:00am Market Day Irthlingborough
1st Sunday after Trinity Sunday 2nd June 2024
8am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
9:15am Morning Prayer Little Addington
9:15am Morning Prayer Great Addington
10:30am Holy Communion Irthlingborough
(Also Webcast: https://www.facebook.com/stpetersirthlingborough )
10:45am Morning Prayer Woodford