May 2022

SUNDAY SERVICES 10am

WELLOW WOOD ROAD, SHERFIELD ENGISH, SO51 6EP

Please contact, for information, or transport:

Mr Graham Wigmore 01794 389000 or Miss S Caplen 01794 521774

A warm welcome to everyone

1ST MAY MR M NEW

8TH MAY MRS K NEWTON

15TH MAY MR LEE PHILLIPSON (SASRA)

22ND MAY MR J KINGSLEY

29TH MAY UNITED SERVICE AT THE CHAPEL 10am

5TH JUN REV CECIL KING

There will be a prayer meeting for the Wellow and Sherfield English areas, fortnightly on the following Thursdays

Commencing at 6.30pm

Followed by light refreshment 11th & 25th May 2022

May St Leonards Diary Update

1st May 11am Holy Communion Rev. James Pitkin

8th May 11am Morning Prayer Julia Noble

14th May 10.30-12pm Coffee Morning

15th May 11am Family Service “God’s Creation” Julia Noble

22nd May 11am Morning Prayer Clare Durham

29th May 10am Joint Service at Wellow Wood Methodists

April 2022

We are firmly in Lent, so we look at a flowerless altar, the only colour is on

the altar frontal, which for Lent is purple, and ours resembles a 70’s duvet,

did we have duvets back then? The simpleness concentrates the mind as

the Easter season approaches. We have Palm Sunday on 10th April, and we

hear the importance of the donkey and significance of our palm crosses. On

Easter Sunday we are pleased that Rev Nick Grew can return to lead our

holy communion service. This Easter Sherfield English will have several

more communicants as the previous week 15 people from Sherfield and

Wellow, and Lockerley, East & West Tytherly, and East Dean (known as the

Thorngate Benefice) will be taking the decision to be confirmed into the

Church of England faith at St Leonard’s church with the service taken by

acting Bishop of Winchester, Debbie Sellin, and Rev James Pitkin, our Area

Dean. Some are teenagers and some adults, but we are delighted to been

given the opportunity to host this rite of passage, it is decades since the

last time we held such a service, we think the 70’s. Is that why we had a

new duvet, sorry altar frontal? We even get to enjoy a joint choir from the

two benefices, I am sure Bishop Debbie will be mind blown by what we can

all achieve in a small rural parish church!

There has been much discussion by the “knit and knatterers” about a

display in the church for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations at the

beginning of June. Their woollen scenes are going to be complemented by

royal flower arrangements to totally bling out the church. I am not sure

how you can knit or crochet St Edward’s crown, I have no knitty or sewy

talents, but I have heard it is possible. Those involved always find

enthusiasm and joyfulness in their arty projects and sharing that with

enthralled family and friends is a delight for St Leonard’s to be part of in

this village. We will be hosting a quiz in the church on the Thursday

evening, a coffee morning on the Saturday and a special jubilee and

communion service on the Sunday with Rev James Pitkin leading us.

Hopefully you can drop in to admire the villagers’ talents at St Leonard’s as

well as celebrate at other village jubilee events.

Julia Noble, Churchwarden