The Ross Parishes: Ross-on-Wye, Walford & Brampton Abbotts
Inspiring faith, hope and love in each generation.
The Churches Conservation Trust has been running weekly lectures on Thursdays at 1 pm. They’ve been first rate!
Today’s was delivered by Nigel Saul on the subject of the development of churches in Herefordshire in the early 14th Century. You can watch it here. St Mary’s is, in essence, an early 14th Century building.
I can personally recommend his recent book on the same subject – Decorated in Glory
If you were one of the many unable to get a sea in St Mary’s this morning you can join us online from about 9.20.
Other services are below.
Happy Easter!
Here’s a testy piece for Good Friday, recorded by the choir this week and used in this afternoon’s three hour service. It’s the seventeenth century Venitian composer, Antonio Lotti’s 8 part piece, Crucifixus.
He was crucified also for us, under Pontius Pilate he suffered and was buried.
Count Your Blessings has so far raised about £2200.
There’s still time to make you donation though and don’t worry if you lost count, you’re very welcome just to make a donation.
It’s Maundy Thursday, the day when Jesus taught us to love one another.
He did this at the very first Communion service, with his disciples, in the Upper Room.
He demonstrated his command by washing the feet of his disciples.
Full details of our services for this week are available at https://rossparishes.uk/easter-2021
Who’s the cross man? We’re grateful to Alex for providing the splendid cross that you’ll find on the north side of the tower.
We plan to start our Easter Morning Eucharist out there with a good sing – yes everyone! Unfortunately that service is already fully booked (but you can join us online).
Details of that and all our Easter Services can be found at https://rossparishes.uk/holy-week-easter-services
Don’t forget to let us have your “Count Your Blessings” total.
THANK YOU!
£1271
has been raised so far.
If you’ve been counting your blessings this Lent, we thank you. This is our Lent fundraiser. If you’ve not been counting, lost count or lost your way you can still give us a donation.
And again, THANK YOU! £264 so far
Today is Palm Sunday. The 9.30 service from St Mary’s is about to get underway.
Or if you prefer there’s a Family Service at 11 am on Zoom.
This week we celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. Don’t forget to collect your palm cross from St Mary’s before the service on Sunday. The church is open from 9-5 tomorrow, as usual.
Join us at 9.30 on YouTube. There’s also a Family Service, via Zoom, at 11 am.
Taking inspiration from ‘Jesus Christ the apple tree’ (a very Herefordshire image!), and knowing that Christine will be replanting her garden following building work, our gift to Christine from the Ross Parishes was this lovely Herefordshire grown apple tree together with garden vouchers. Hanging from the tree were also packets of fun seeds to grow from St Mary’s Messy Church. Sean
We congratulate our Rector, The Rev’d Sean Semple, who has been invited by the Bishop of Hereford to become the next Rural Dean of the Ross and Archenfield Deanery. He will be licensed in a short ceremony at the Bishop’s Palace on the 29th March 2021.
As Rural Dean, he will provide missional and strategic leadership of the 40 parishes and churches in the south of the Diocese of Hereford and county, together with the Rev’d Tim Starling who will become Assistant Rural Dean when he takes up his post as Priest in Charge of the Wye Reaches Group of Parishes (near Monmouth) in the summer, and Major Patrick Darling who is the Lay Co-chair of the Deanery.
The appointment comes at a challenging time for a Deanery that has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and faces a number of clergy retirements in the next few years. Sean asks for your ongoing prayers as he takes on this important role.
This week is Holy Week. You’ll find details of all that’s going on in the Ross Parishes at https://rossparishes.uk/easter-2022/
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks a year since the first lockdown of this pandemic.
The Ross Parishes will be participating in the National Day of Reflection with a short service starting at 11:55 including a minute of silence.
Please join us as we remember all those that have been lost in this pandemic and give thanks for all those who have worked so hard through it. 11.55 am either at the Plague Cross in Ross Churchyard or in the churchyard in Walford. Alternatively, The Ross service will be live streamed on Facebook.
In this morning’s service from St Mary’s we turn our attention to the NHS and hear from a range of health care practitioners in Ross and beyond.
Join us on You Tube at 9.30 am.
Throughout Lent, in our 9.30 Sunday live streamed services from St Mary’s, we’ve been listening to stories from people in our community about how the last 12 months have affected them.
Today we focus once more on our town, and hear from Rachel Lewis. Rachel’s role at the Town Council is to focus on Projects. She explains how the pandemic has changed her approach over the last 12 months.
#LiveLent #MotheringSunday
Throughout Lent, in our 9.30 Sunday live streamed services from St Mary’s, we’ve been listening to stories from people in our community about how the last 12 months have affected them.
In the week of Mothering Sunday, here’s a very upbeat Rachel – We all want some of that!
#LiveLent #MotheringSunday
Throughout Lent, in our 9.30 Sunday live streamed services from St Mary’s, we’ve been listening to stories from people in our community about how the last 12 months have affected them.
In the week of Mothering Sunday, here’s how Ruth & David have been getting on:
#LiveLent #MotheringSunday
We wish everyone (especially all the Mums) a very happy Mothering Sunday.
Our service is about to start in St Mary’s. You can join it now on YouTube.
The Ross Parishes: Ross-on-Wye, Walford & Brampton Abbotts 