Notices for 22nd March

Opportunites to Pray Together

Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast 1^st Saturday of the month at the Vicarage, from 9am, prayer, coffee and croissant. Next is 4th April – Thursday evening at St Thomas at 6:00 pm for an hour every other week. **16th April & 7th May 2026.

This Sunday Services:  5th Sunday of Lent

9:30 St Peter & St Paul with Mike Currier.

11:15 St Martha’s Holy Communion

Next Sunday Services: 29th March

9:30 St Thomas Holy Communion with Palm Crosses

12:30 St Martha’s Palm Sunday Procession

Donations at St Martha’s during services can now be made electronically via our Card Reader.

Looking Further Ahead

Tots and Toddlers: St Thomas' Monday 9:15am

Lent Courses:  23rd March– see note below

 Food and Hygiene Bank

The Foodbank Larder box is now located in the porch of St Thomas' Church.  Many thanks for your donations.  Suggested items are: - Long life milk /tins tuna/ tins meat/ pasta/sachets microwaveable rice /pasta sauces/curry sauces/cereal/spreads/ tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate/ tins soup/ baked beans.  The need is great and growing, the Foodbank is struggling to keep up with demand – both through gifts and funds, please assist.

Chilworth Tinies and Toddler Group

Mondays from 9:15 -10:30am  meet in St Thomas', play chat, pray and support. 

Lent Course News

For our Lenten journey this year we will be venturing into the wilds of faith with the help of the team at Lectio 365. Join us as we embark on a life-changing, forty-day journey into the wilderness. Alongside the Bible, we will be diving into the ancient wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: a radically counter-cultural movement that chose to live, work and pray away from civilised society, in the foreboding desert landscape through the third and fourth centuries AD.

Monday Evening -Join us at 7.30pm at the Gomshall Club on Monday evening.
Services We will link each week’s theme into our sermons on the Sunday before.
Daily Devotion – download the prayer App: search for Lectio365 in the Apple or Google App stores.

Palm Sunday we will walk a donkey up to St Martha’s, have a short service and then picnics to follow. 12:30 in the car park of Halfpenny Lane.

Lent Lunch reflections has been cancelled due to Bishop Andrew’s funeral.

Holy Week

Sunday 29^th March (Palm Sunday)

09:30 St Thomas – Palm Sunday inc Communion

10:00 St Mark’s – Palm Sunday service inc Donkey

11:00 St James’- Palm Sunday inc Donkey

12:30 St Martha’s – Palm Sunday inc Donkey and picnic

Monday 30^th March

19:30 St Mark’s – Holy Week Meditation

Thursday 2^nd April (Maundy Thursday)

18:00 St Thomas' – Seder Meal (inc stripping of Altar)

19:30 St James’ – Communion followed by Foot Washing and the Watch

Friday 3^rd April (Good Friday)

10:00 Gomshall Coptic Church – Walk of Witness to St James’

11:30 St James’ – Easter Garden Making

12:00 St Thomas’ – Quiet Hour meditation with image and music

13:00 St Thomas – Walk of Witness to St Martha’s inc some stations

14:00 Old Saxon Church – Good Friday Meditation

14:30 St Martha’s – Tenebrae Service

Saturday 4^th April (Easter Saturday)

20:00 St James’ – Benefice Service of Light

Sunday 5^th April (Easter Day)

06:00 St Martha’s – Sunrise Service

08:00 St James’ – BCP Communion

09:30 St Peter and St Paul – Easter Sunday Communion

09:30 St Thomas - Easter Sunday Communion

10:00 St James - Easter Sunday Communion

10:00 St Marks’ - Easter Sunday Communion

11:15 St Martha’s - Easter Sunday Communion

MMAC IN GUILDFORD

Please open the link for Lenten Events in Guildford Churches  MMAC

Bishop Andrew

The funeral will take place at Guildford Cathedral on Monday 23rd March at 12 noon. It is a ticketed event as the cathedral can only hold 1100 people. A lot of thought has been put into “enable everyone to be part of this act of worship and thanksgiving for the life of Bishop Andrew.” For those who will not be able to attend the Cathedral service, St Nicholas’ Cranleigh will be streaming the live service, enabling the people of Cranleigh Deanery to join together in worship and remembrance. There is limited parking near the church so parking in the Cranleigh Village car parks would be best. Refreshments will be served.

Please pray for Beverley and family as they navigate through this. Also for the senior leadership team as they work through leading the diocese through this.

18th April at 11.15 Cello Concert with Coffee & Cake at St Thomas' Church

Come and hear talented young South African cellist, Seth Nel, playing favourite classics for cello including music by Elgar, Bach, Beethoven and Piazzolla accompanied by piano. Coffee and cake will be available both before and after the concert which will last approximately one hour. No need to book, donations welcome, put the date in your diary and join us with friends and family.

Prayer Stations in St Thomas

Pop in and pray - using the suggestions and materials provided. A place to rest in silence and commune with God.

Used Stamps for Oxfam

 Please place used stamps in the box at the back of St Thomas' which will stay there all year and be emptied as and when it gets full.

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For general admin matters our Administrator Yvonne

For local pastoral issues our Minister David