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The church is closed but the Church is open!

By The Revd Phil White Bleasby Parish Council

Monday, 6 April 2020

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vicar: Benefice of West Trent. Bleasby, Halloughton, Hoveringham, Morton, Rolleston, Thurgarton and Upton, inc. the village of Fiskerton.

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Zoom worship….The church is closed but the Church is open!

You are welcome to join virtual worship via the wonders of zoom in the Benefice of West Trent. Why not give it a go? See the note at the bottom about how to be invited.

This week we are leading up to the Christian climax of the year, Easter Sunday….

Wednesday 6.45 for 7.00pm a short, traditional ‘end of day’ prayer/reflection time called ‘compline’. Short, quiet, no sermon….Every week, same time during the C-19 closure.

This Thursday only … 6.45 for 7.00pm Maundy Thursday. A ’Tenebrae’ act of worship. Includes readings and quiet reflection time with symbolic candles…atmospheric (we hope) and poignant.

Good Friday Virtual Walk….we have materials to read and reflect on Jesus journey to the Cross for Good Friday, replacing our usual 6 Churches walk for Good Friday. Reading material emailed on request. Group discussion via zoom at 5pm.

Easter Sunday 10 for 10.30. Virtual Holy Communion. 30 minute act of worship with virtual communion, homily… Attendance recently over 50… (People, not necessarily age, families have been coming to!)

How does it work?

You need to be invited to ‘join the meeting’ (worship) by email. This is to ensure security and intention to join.

Please send an email, text or call me (The Revd Phil White Phil_07@btinternet.com, 077 200 100 66), just say ‘yes to zoom’.

If you don’t have zoom then download it (zoom.us) to your desktop or the app to your device (tablet, smartphone). When the email invitation arrives click on the link and ensure video and internet audio are both on. Call me if you want a trial run first.

Some things have been recorded (eg short sermons - homilies) to our website www.beneficeofwesttrent.org

Feel free to visit it.

Last but not least, however you spend the time, our prayers and best wishes to you on this strangest of Easter weekends ….

Phil

The Revd Phil White
Vicar: Benefice of West Trent.

Bleasby, Halloughton, Hoveringham, Morton, Rolleston, Thurgarton and Upton, inc. the village of Fiskerton.

Southwell & Nottingham Diocese.

The Vicarage, 208, Southwell Road, Thurgarton, Notts. NG14 7GP.

M: 077 200 100 66

Email: phil_07@btinternet.com

www.beneficeofwesttrent.org

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