6th April 2025
By Justin Dyche in Sunday Service on 12 April 2025
Hello everyone,
I am sending this message on Friday to remind everyone it is our Church Family Quiz Night this evening at 7pm in the Church Hall. Everyone is welcome, either in a team or on your own – we can link you up with others to make a team on the night. Don’t forget to bring any drinks or snacks you would like.
Details of other activities coming up are all detailed below. Can I also apologise that there was no livestream last Sunday.
SUNDAY 6th APRIL
There is just one service on Sunday as follows:
10.30am HOLY COMMUNION at St Columba’s with ENERGIZE groups for children and young people. This service will be available to watch on youtube via this link: https://youtube.com/live/d8HgNVhF6X8?feature=share
And at 6pm we have the PRAYER MEETING in St Columba’s.
LENT 2025
Our children’s Lent Countdown Calendar continues and this week’s theme is home. You are encouraged to give for every hour you sleep this week! At the end of the week you multiply the amount you have decided to give (perhaps 10p an hour) by the number of hours you slept, so eight hours a night for seven days mean you give £5.60 to your chosen charity (the church or one of the charities we support for example).
Also on the subject of Lent I would like to say thank you to everyone who supported our Lent Groups, and to David, Linda, William and Rosie for leading them. Look out for details of what will follow them after Easter.
SPRING HARVEST 2025
Those booked to go to Spring Harvest at Skegness can access the full programme by going to this link:
https://www.springharvest.org/my-spring-harvest/event-dashboard
If you have not previously registered for MySpringHarvest you will need to register before being able to access the programme. It is best to do this on your phone so you have all the details with you while you are at Butlin’s. Small printed programmes will be available to buy at Skegness.
DAY VISITOR TICKETS for Skegness Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th or Thursday 10th April
You are strongly recommend to book these in advance as numbers are limited. Parking is free and on site. It may not be possible to book your children into their programme if you do not buy tickets and register them in advance. If you are thinking of coming along for a day please do let us know and we can arrange to meet up. Ticket prices for one day (8.30am – 11pm) are: Adults £50, Children 5-14 £38, Children 2-4 £30 and Under 2 Free.
To book tickets go to: https://ecevents.uk/sh25/days/Site/Register
SPRING HARVEST HOME
If you are not able to join us at Skegness then the next best thing is to watch Spring Harvest from Minehead ONLINE from Monday 14th to Friday 18th April (with recordings available to watch until 17th May). Tickets cost £24.95 until 7th April then go up in price to £29.95, they are available here:
https://ecevents.uk/shhome25/reg/Site/Register
Once you’ve bought your ticket, you’ll be sent the link to join with your unique code. Spring Harvest Home can be watched anywhere with WI-FI, in any browser, or cast to (some) TV’s.
FILMS AT THE SAVOY
There is a new Easter animated film out next week: “King of kings“, (not to be confused with the 1961 epic of the same name). It is described as follows:
The untold Charles Dickens story. A father tells his son the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice. The King of Kings invites us to rediscover the enduring power of hope, love, and redemption through the eyes of a child.
You can watch this on the following days and times:
Monday 7th 12.40
Tuesday 8th 13.00
Wednesday 9th 12.40
Thursday 10th 9.40 and 12.40
And don’t forget the Last Supper episode of “The Chosen” can be watched at the Savoy on Thursday 10th at 17.25 and Sunday 13th at 20.15.
SUNDAY 13th APRIL
There are two services next Sunday as follows:
10.30am ALL AGE WORSHIP at St Columba’s. This service will be to launch our SHOWSTOPPERS Holiday Club and to encourage everyone to pray for the Club.
3pm FAMILY SERVICE with BAPTISM at St Leonard’s, Rockingham.
We will have a PRAYER MEETING in St Columba’s, but the exact time will depend on how well our preparations for Holiday Club go – come at 4.30 and you can help, come at 6pm and we may have already started praying!
CHILDREN’S EASTER HOLIDAY CLUB – Showstoppers!
Rather than a Charity of the Week I would like to encourage everyone to pray for our Easter Holiday Club running from Monday 14th to Friday 18th April in church from 10am to 12 noon each day. Please pray for the children who have booked in, also for the leaders, for all the practicalities of running the Club and for parents of the children.
EASTER SERVICES
Please make a note of the following dates and times for our special services in Holy Week and on Easter Day:
MAUNDY THURSDAY 17th APRIL 7.30pm – Holy Communion at St Columba’s
GOOD FRIDAY 18th APRIL 11am – Hot Cross Bun Feast as the conclusion to the Holiday Club at St Columba’s
GOOD FRIDAY 18th APRIL 2pm – An Hour by the Cross, a time of reflection at St Leonard’s, Rockingham
EASTER DAY 20th APRIL 6am – Sunrise Service at St Leonard’s, Rockingham followed by breakfast in Rockingham Village Hall
EASTER DAY 20th APRIL 10.30am – All Age Easter Celebration with Communion at St Columba’s.
May God bless you all in this coming week, both those going to Spring Harvest and those staying in Corby.
Ian
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