Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate Christmas: those who attended the Carol Service on 17 December, particularly the St Martin's School pupils, choir, teachers, parents and carers, and the large congregation who came to the Midnight Mass service on Christmas Eve. Special thanks to all those who prepared the church for the services: our wonderful flower team, those lit all the candles on Christmas Eve, our choir and of course Revd Chris who led both services. Unfortunately Hugh, our organist, went down with Covid on 23rd but we were very lucky that Peter Stanley was able to substitute at very short notice and we were all extremely grateful.
We are all delighted that Hugh has now recovered and was back on the organ stool for today's Benefice Communion service.
Thank you also for our fantastic team of bell-ringers who do such a great job in announcing our services and encouraging everyone to come!
Revd Chris is taking a well deserved holiday next Sunday (7 Jan) and we are grateful to Revd Canon Michael Kenning who is taking our Parish Communion service. Amongst other distinguished achievements Canon Michael is vice-chairman of the Jane Austen Society and author of ‘A closer walk with God: Christian insights from the novels of Jane Austen; a series of sermons given at St Nicholas Steventon 1994 - 1998’.