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Sunday 2 March, Quinquagesima Sunday

The Tower Bells welcomed all to church on Sunday 2 March – Quinquagesima or the Next Sunday before Lent. As, unfortunately, there was no ordained priest available to lead the worship, we used our new service prepared for these occasions called Family Worship. The Collect, Parish Prayer and Epistle were read by a family and the Junior Choir performed for the first time – “Will you Come and Follow me”. William was the organist and his voluntary at the end of the service was the Toccata in A minor by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck.

Sunday 23 February, Sexagesima Sunday

February 23 Sexagesima or the Second Sunday before Lent began at St Mary's with Crafty Church. The story explained what would happen during Lent, and the children took home copies of the Lenten walk and Lenten Calendar. They will bring them to services during March and talk about what they have filled in. The prayers and readings were read by the children, and the activity was making the Lenten Traffic Lights. Morning Prayer followed led by John Kimbell. The organist was William Bishop and his final voluntary was Bach’s 'short prelude and fugue in D minor.

Sunday 16 February, Septuagesima Sunday

Septuagesima Sunday began with a Family Praise service telling the story of the Sower. The children read the Bible readings and prayers and sang the Lord’s Prayer from the Chancel steps. The Tower bell ringers welcomed everyone to the Holy Communion service led once again by Canon Dagnell. It was so good to see him again. Josh Tuffley was the organist.

Sunday 9 February, the fifth Sunday after Epiphany

The Tower bell ringers welcomed all to church on Sunday 9 February, the 5th Sunday after the Epiphany. The children read the bible readings and prayers. The new children’s choir sang one of the hymns. The story was “The Boy in the Temple” – Jesus and his parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover and Jesus stayed behind talking to the teachers and priests. William was the organist.

Sunday 2 February, the fourth Sunday after Epiphany

on Sunday 2 February, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple was the theme at the Family Communion service led by Revd Alan Dibden, the husband of Gillian Dibden. The Tower Bell Ringers rang before the service and the choir sang the Stopford Communion setting with choir anthem 'Faithful vigil ended'. William Bishop was the organist and his final voluntary was Fiat Lux by Théodore Dubois.