News & Events

Don’t forget that that Toast & Toddle is back in St Mary’s Church from tomorrow, Wednesday, 19th May. We look forward to seeing you.

Toast & Toddle is a free drop in, aimed at parents and careers returning home after the school drop-off. Just call in for free toast and some lovely coffee. We particularly welcome toddlers and will be happy to supervise them while you put your feet up for a bit.

It takes place in St Mary’s Church every Wednesday from a bit before 9am. Social Distincing will be evident for now but … fingers crossed!

The Bishop of Hereford is coming to Ross on Thursday 20th May. He will be saying prayers in church t 11.30 and then picnicking outside in the churchyard from 12. You are invited to join him for 30 minutes (for prayers or picnic).

Please book on Eventbrite. We’ve divided the visit into 30 minute sections with 30 tickets available for each.

Please bring your own picnic.

Have you heard the great news that Toast & Toddle is back in St Mary’s Church from next Wednesday, 19th May.

Toast & Toddle is a free drop in, aimed at parents and careers returning home after the school drop-off. Just call in for free toast and some lovely coffee. We particularly welcome toddlers and will be happy to supervise them while you put your feet up for a bit.

It takes place in St Mary’s Church every Wednesday from a bit before 9am. Social Distincing will be evident for now but … fingers crossed!

CLOVER is a brand new project, brought to you by Ross Community Development Trust, which aims to bring creative new ways for people in HR9 to access activities to improve their well-being.  The first programme of courses is now taking bookings!  There will be a fuller and even more exciting programmes for the autumn of 2021 and spring 2022.  

These courses and activities are FREE for anyone with an HR9 postcode.  If you need help to attend, because of caring responsibilities or lack of transport, just let us know when you book and our volunteers will do what they can to help.  As noted below, further details can be found at: 

https://www.rosscdt.org.uk/clover/

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Do you need a bit more gardening to do? Need a bit of socially distanced company? Willing to give up an hour or two for your community? Need to get fit without the gym fees?

If “yes” to any of those consider coming along to St Mary’s churchyard on Saturday 1st May, from 9.30 to join the Chruchyard Angels as they embark on the first bit of churchyard maintenance for 2021.

Bring your favourite gardening tools, or just come. All are assured a hearty “WELCOME!”

I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our Lent fundraising effort and especially to Freda Davies, whose brain child this is. The final total collected is £4190.21 to which will be added approximately £700 from Gift Aid recovered in due course.

Although I say ‘final total’, this does not mean that further contributions will be refused! If you are considering making a donation please do not hesitate.

Donations: https://rossparishes.uk/count-your-blessings

Roy Milnes – Treasurer

We’re beginning the Prayer course 2 this week, running for 5 sessions on alternate Tuesdays starting at 7.15 pm for around 1 hour, 20 minutes.

There are just five sessions which are running fortnightly: Tuesday 20th April, Tuesday 4th May, Tuesday 18th May, Tuesday 1st June and Tuesday 15th June.

The course covers the deeper implications of unanswered prayer and is good to do at this Eastertide, as it uses the themes of Holy Week and Easter.

A Commemoration Service for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will take place at St Mary’s on Friday 16th April at 6 pm. Unfortunately we can only accommodate a specially invited congregation but the service will be live streamed to YouTube.

If you do not have the technology in place to watch this at home we are making provision for it to be simultaneously screened in St Mary’s Hall. Please book a place if you wish to be a part of that.

More information, links and booking is on the home page of The Ross Parishes website: https://rossparishes.uk

Expressions of condolence can be made publicly on our Ross Remembers website. We will make sure that any comments left here are made a part of the national record. https://rossremembers.org/doe

This morning’s 9.30 am service from Ross-on-Wye Parish Church is about to get underway.

This week we begin with an act of commemoration for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

Join us on YouTube now.

Alternatively, there’s a family service on Zoom from Walford at 10.45

We invite you to record your condolences on the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on The Ross Remembers website. We will add this site to the National record of condolences.

https://rossremembers.org/doe

We join with all the people of Ross, Walford and Brampton Abbotts in expressing our deep sadness at the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

We acknowledge his long devotion to the HM The Queen, the Nation and the Commonwealth.

Please respond to this post if you wish to record your condolences.

The church is open until 5pm each day for the next week for private prayer. Please respect social distancing while inside the building.

The Royal Family has requested donations to charity to mark the Duke’s death. If you prefer to lay a floral tribute it can can be placed on the triangular area of grass to the right of the north door.

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