Text Box: Please pray for ….. Jane. Chemotherapy is continuing. Extra prayers needed please for God’s healing. Tom, pray for healing as chemo continues once a month until the end of June. David, receiving treatment for bowel & liver cancer. Pray also for Sheila. June, having chemotherapy after surgery. Helen, undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Warner, waiting for possible further operation. Pray for pain relief & increased muscle strength. Margaret Lois with pancreatic cancer. Pray also for husband Roy and the children. Darren, recovering from major surgery. Pray for Darren, & for peace for his Mum, Jan. Peter and Joan, Peter is very poorly, awaiting surgery. Lou, very anxious as showing symptoms of motor neurone disease. Pauline, with further hip problems and in constant pain. Pray for healing. Joan, very frail and housebound. George as he continues to recover. Kay’s mother in the War Memorial Hospital. Claire’s granddads and Uncle John. Tony, our British Legion contact, with acute rheumatoid arthritis Craig, serving in Afghanistan with the Paras. Pray for protection and Craig’s safe return. In our Deanery Cycle of Prayer we pray today for St John’s, Locksheath, Revd Anne Boggust, church wardens and staff team. The parish gives thanks for all those who ran the Easter services during the interregnum and for links with the local primary school. They ask us to pray for the interview process for a new Vicar in May, and for plans underway for Activ08 Summer Holiday club. In our community cycle of prayer we pray for the residents of Anker lane, Upper Old St, Fisher Close, Turtle Close, The Oaks, Dolphin Court, Kestrel Close, Forties Close. Requests for this column to the church office please, 01329 661154 or holyroodchurch@googlemail.com

IGNITE: A meeting for leaders and helpers of all the youth groups is on Thursday 24 April, 8-9.30pm in Room 1. We will be joined by a special guest!
Text Box: For information and prayer 27 April

HOPE 2008 - Men’s Charity Skittles Evening, Crofton Pub, Mon 28 April, 7.45pm, cost £10 includes fish & chip supper. In aid of Fareham Friends of the Homeless. Sign up sheet in foyer - money in advance to Dave Rossell.

 

The Annual Parish Meeting is this evening at Holy Rood Church and is an important event in the ongoing life of the church so please do try and come to hear  reports from the past year and to look forward together to the year to come.  There will also be elections to PCC and Deanery Synod and the presentation of the Charlie Crane Cross to someone who has been a faithful ‘behind the scenes’ servant. The evening starts 6.30pm with a short act of worship. Those standing for PCC & Deanery are listed on the flip chart in the foyer.

There will be an adult BAPTISM SERVICE on the morning of Sunday 25 May, 10am at Holy Rood. If you are interested in being baptised or would like to find out more, please speak to Stephen, Daron, Colin or Alec. This is also the Sunday that our

guest Prom Praise musicians will be helping to lead the music, so it will be a very special service.

ART EXHIBITION

We will be hosting an art exhibition by Anne House, one of the top silk painters in the UK. These 30 pictures have been shown internationally and will be on display in Holy Rood Church from Tuesday 27th May to Sunday 1st June. We will need stewards to welcome people and also to sell prints of the works - this is where most conversations will happen with visitors.  People are also needed to serve refreshments. Stewards will be working in pairs, so do sign up with a friend if you would like to help. More information is on display in the lobby or speak to Diane Girling. Thank you for your help with this Hope 08 project.

Times:  Tuesday—Saturday: 10am - 4pm

Friday, late: 6pm - 8pm

Sunday: 2pm - 5pm, & Café Church 7-9pm