Dear Friends,
Happy Easter! It is such a wonderful time of the year, with our gardens, hedgerows, churchyard and surrounding countryside bursting into life. The daffodils have been especially lovely this year. Spring has definitely arrived and it is so good to have warmer days and longer nights again after a rather wet and windy winter. We are now entering Easter season in the church calendar, a time to celebrate and rejoice, giving thanks to Jesus for all that he did for us. Easter gives us great hope, encouragement, joy and peace, no matter how difficult things may have been for us over the past year. The Easter message – that Jesus is alive and has defeated death – gives us tangible hope that doesn’t disappoint; and it gives us the strength we need whatever we are facing. Easter is a reminder to us that just as spring flowers are bursting into new life, we too can look forward with hope. Jesus who was crucified has risen. By the power of God, Jesus rose from the dead and is alive, and in his rising allows us not only to start afresh here and now in this life but offers us the hope and promise of eternal life with him.
Wishing you a very happy April,
God Bless,
Clare
Revd Clare Coates,
Lead Minister for Dry Drayton, Hardwick and Caldecote with Childerley
clarecoates@lordsbridge.org
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Services in April
Sunday 7 April
5:30pm Evensong with John Harding and Revd Clare. All welcome.
Sunday 14 April
9:30am Morning Prayer with Rev’d Barnabas, Team Curate. All welcome.
Sunday 21 April
11:00am Holy Communion for all ages with Rev’d Clare. All welcome.
Sunday 28 April
9:30am Holy Communion with Rev’d Clare. All welcome.
3:00-4:00pm Forest Church. A short, informal outdoor service suitable for all ages. All welcome.
Zoom Services
Worship at Home – All Lordsbridge Zoom Service
Every Sunday, 11.00am. Join any time from 10.50am: https://zoom.us/j/82311473640.
What’s On
First Wednesday of every month
Coffee morning in the Village Hall 10:00am -12:00noon. Drop in for a cuppa, cake and a chat!
Easter Monday 1 April, 2:00-5:00pm, Childerley Open Gardens
All are most welcome to come and enjoy visiting the beautiful gardens at Childerley Hall, in aid of St Michael and All Angels Church, Caldecote. There will be refreshments available and well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Entrance £5 at the gate, children under 16 free.
Saturday 4 May, Come and Sing Faure’s Requiem at St Peter and St Paul’s Dry Drayton
Useful Contacts
Assistant Ministers:
Revd Canon Sue Wyatt, sue.e.wyatt@btinternet.com
Lordsbridge Team:
Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org
Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: 01223 264974; charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org;
Team Administrator: Becca Herrick; rebeccaherrick@lordsbridge.org
St Peter and St Paul's Church 