Seeds for St Paul’s Sunflower Growing Competition will be given out at an Eco Service this Sunday, May 6th, at 10.30am to mark Rogation Sunday. Families are asked to encourage children in particular to have a go at nuturing the tallest flower possible. In our worship we will be asking for God’s blessing on new crops and for a fruitful season in growth. During this our 150th anniversary year, we’re reflecting both as a community and individuals on how we can reduce our destructive impact on the Earth and live in closer harmony with nature.

A new parish council, known as the Select Vestry, was appointed at our parish AGM, or Easter General Vestry, on Sunday, April 15th. All members of the outgoing committee were reappointed, while two new members were added. They are as follows:
Chairman: The Rev Gary Dowd
Secretary: Margaret Woods
Treasurer: Alan Lowther
Rector’s Churchwarden: Geoff Barry
People’s Churchwarden: Rita Dalton (representative of rota that also incudes: Robert Barklie, Deborah Burke, Robbie Grier, Karene Hilton, Penny O’Brien, John White and Meg Wood)
Rector’s Glebewarden: Paul Hatton
People’s Glebewarden: Frank Gunning
Also: Roxanna Allen; Fiona Arnold; James Danaswamy; Mary Heseltine; William Earley (new); Joe Harvey; Stuart Robertson; Sheila Wayman; Lynn Wiley; Meg Wood (new).

At the 10.30am service this Sunday, April 15th,  the Ven Gordon Linney (photographed below), who was Rector here from 1980-2004, will be the first in a series of  preachers with a link to the parish invited back for St Paul‘s 150th anniversary year.
Our Easter General Vestry (parish AGM) will be held in the Parish Centre after the service. It’s a chance for all parishoners to reflect on the past year, hear about some future plans, vote for a new Select Vestry (parish council) and express views on any aspect of parish life.
 

The Annual Easter General Vestry (Parish AGM) will take place in the Main Hall of the Parish Centre after the 10.30 am service on Sunday, April 15th. The past year will be reviewed, some future plans outlined and a new Select Vestry (parish council) elected for 2018-2019. All are invited to come and listen, vote and speak.