Access to St Mary’s

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We are delighted that work has started today on phase 3 of our ongoing remodelling of St Mary’s. This will bring major improvements to the accessibility and welcome of the main entrance. For more information on exactly what is happening (and what has been ached so far) please visit https://reordering.org

The church building remains closed this week and although the doors may be open while the building team begins the work we ask you not to enter.

However, following the government’s recent announcement that places of worship can open from Monday 15th June, the building will be accessible to visitors and for private prayer from that date. We are currently putting arrangement in place for that.

Welcome Tiffany

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Tiffany Jackson, and her family have moved into Ross today. Tiffany will be starting work very soon as our new curate. The Mothers’ Union took them a welcome card and a hamper this afternoon

Welcome Tiffany, we look forward to seeing you soon, if only on our screens!

Lockdown Exhibition

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Have you uploaded your lockdown creativity yet?

We’ve launched an online exhibition of creativity from the lockdown. It’s open to everyone. We’d like you to upload anything you’ve had a hand in creating in the last few weeks.

So far we have paintings, musical compositions and performances, literature, quilts … but Ross has to be more creative than the gallery suggests at present.

Visit the gallery https://rosslockdownexhibition.gallery where you can see what’s been exhibited so far and upload your own work.

Toast this week

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Hi to Toast and Toddler mums! – A message from Alyx

I have offered to organise T&T while. I do hope you will all be able to join us at 10.00am on zoom on Wednesday for an hour of fun with your toddlers. We have various activities to involve you and your little ones: a story read by Ann Stirrup, scavenger hunt from Gill and Geoff Tipton, craft by Kelly Delves, and to finish songs from Helen Setchfield.

Craft this week will be make your own gift bags, great for avoiding wrapping an awkward shaped gift.   

You can use wrapping paper, or left over wallpaper or any other kind of paper as long as it’s big. A3 size or bigger is ideal. The thicker the paper the stronger the bag. You also need sellotape and ribbon/string for the handle, a hole punch (or something you can make holes for the handles with!) 

Please join us, all are welcome.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83608422213?pwd=b3F2NjZsRUI5dVVLWHZ4UWt6Qis1QT09

Password: 402806

See you tomorrow.

Open Gardens – Lockdown Special – Sat 5th & Sun 6th September, 12 noon – 5 pm

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The Friends of St Mary’s is making tentative plans to celebrate the hard work that has been going on in gardens around the area during the long lockdown.

At the moment we’d just like to hear from you if you are interested in being a part of it. You will not be committing yourself to anything and plans may well have to change or even be cancelled in the light of lockdown restrictions at the time.

Our intention is not to charge entry for this one but invite donations to local charities. We welcome gardens outside the town as well as in it for this one.

Please contact us by email if you’d be interested in opening your garden.

Come Dine With Me is tonight

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Look someone’s preparing for Ross does Come Dine With Me. It’s Melanie Mellor. The meal takes place tonight at 7 via Zoom and everyone anywhere is invited to join us for a bit of company while you eat a meal. The Bishop of Hereford and Deborah are coming.

There are three tasty dishes from three Ross TV chefs on the website, but you can eat what you like. Joining instructions and much more at https://rawchurch.org.uk/come-dine.

Today is Ascension Day

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Today (Thursday 21st May) is Ascension Day, an important day in the Christian calendar.

We have a live service from around our three churches in Zoom at 10.30. Joining link (Zoom) is at https://rawchurch.org.uk/digital-services If you can’t make it there will be a recording of the service on the same page shortly after the service.

Thy Kingdom Come – Each year between Ascension and Pentecost, the Archbishop of Canterbury invites us all to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom on earth as in heaven.

On our website you’ll find some ways to help you pray “thy Kingdom Come” this year. https://rawchurch.org.uk/tkc

Chris Blanchard has been licensed for another year

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The Rev’d Canon Christopher Blanchard was licensed as House for Duty Priest of St Michael and All Angels’ Church Walford for another year by Bishop Richard Jackson on Friday.

The Zoom service attended by the Bishop’s Chaplain, Prebendary Brian Chave; Churchwardens Gay Chinn and Murray Alston; Rector the Rev’d Sean Semple, and Mrs Sarah Blanchard. We wish Chris every blessing for the year ahead in his valued ministry at Walford.