Church Family News 29.03.26
Dear Friends,
A lot can happen in a week.
On Palm Sunday, Jesus processed into Jerusalem to the praise and cheers of the crowd. One week later he led a very different kind of procession... To the place called ‘The Skull’. Unable to carry his own cross. To the sound of weeping and mocking from the crowd.
You are welcome to come and join us for our ALL-AGE Palm Sunday Service at 10am to discover what happened? Why the change? And what does it teach us about the King at the centre of it all?
And you are welcome to join us for the rest of Holy Week, leading up to Easter Sunday. Details below.
We meet twice this coming Sunday morning in Loxwood Church. We will be in Luke 19:32-38 &23:26-35 as we follow Jesus on his two processions, asking “What kind of a King is this?” If you get the chance, do have a read through beforehand.
8.30am | BCP Holy Communion
10am | ALL-AGE Worship | followed by coffee.
Everyone is welcome & we’d love to see you there!
With love in Christ,
Revd. James Forward
Read on Below the Line!
Easter 2026
Easter is close around the corner. We have much to celebrate. So there is lots to tell you about…
Prayer Central. As ever we meet on the first Wednesday of the month to pray. Although this meeting will be a little bit different. Wednesday 1st April | Loxwood | 7.30pm
Maundy Thursday Bring & Share. Bring a dish to share, and join us as we remember the Last Supper. 2nd April | Loxwood | 5.30pm
Good Friday. A reflective service of readings, hymns and silence as we remember Jesus’ death for us. 3rd April | Loxwood | 2pm
Dawn Service. A shared service with Emmanuel Chapel. Worship the Risen Son as the sun rises. 5th April | New Songhurst Farm, Merry Hills Lane, Loxwood. What Three Words location ///attending.flinch.poster | 6.30am
Easter Celebration. “He is not here, he is alive!” An All-Age service including an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. 5th April | Alfold | 10am.
Please note: There is no 8.30am or Evensong Service on Easter Sunday. And that the Easter 10am is taking place in St Nicholas Alfold.
Judy Stubley’s Funeral
Judy Stubley’s funeral is arranged for Tuesday the 31st March at 12 noon in St John the Baptist Loxwood. All are welcome.
Alfold Church Working Party
We are going to run another working party to clean up the church and churchyard in Alfold on Saturday 18th April, starting at 10am. If you are able to help, please do come along. Roger has lots of little and larger jobs lined up, suitable for all abilities!
Maundy Thursday Bring and Share Meal
As is fast becoming traditional, we will gather together in Loxwood on Maundy Thursday (2nd April) at 5.30pm for a bring and share dinner. We eat together to remember the last supper, and there will be a simple communion served afterwards. Sign up sheets will be at the back of church, please sign up to bring mains, puds or drinks.
Parish Mag Photo Competition
As some of you will know by now, the Parish Mag will undergo a major redesign from the April edition. It will be printed professionally and will be distributed to every home in the parish, every month. I am the new editor and Filip Wach is in charge of advertising.
The new design will feature a strong photo, normally of somewhere in our beautiful villages, on every front cover. We very much hope that members of our congregation, as well as the children in the school and the community in general, will contribute.
So if you would like to send some to me I would be delighted to consider them. Photos taken on a decent mobile phone should be fine. The only rules are that they must have been taken by someone locally (but not a professional photographer) and have not appeared in print elsewhere. And they must be given free and without any copyright complications!
Please send them through to me at parish.mag.editor@alflox.org, saying where and when they were taken.
I can't wait to see how good they are!
Many thanks
Iain Taylor
Church Weekend Away(ish)
This Summer we are going to spend a weekend away together at Loxwood’s North Hall. We will have a guest speaker, activities for young and old, a BBQ & entertainment in the evening. And most importantly of all, the chance to spend some quality time together in God’s word and with each other. For the brave there is a chance to camp on the playing field. For the formerly brave - the chance to sleep in your own bed! Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st of June. Please save the date!
Little Angels
Is a group for parents and toddler to come & play, have fun, sing songs, learn about God, and make new friends. It meets every Thursday in Loxwood Church 10-11.30am. All are welcome!
Pilgrim Groups
Pilgrim Groups are a place of deeper fellowship, where we support one another in prayer, and go deeper into God's word together. If you are not already in a Pilgrim Group and would like to join one, please email Richard Allan or speak to him in church. richard@alflox.org
Prayer Central
Our 1st Wednesday of the month Prayer Meeting is coming up next on Wednesday 1st April. We will meet in Loxwood Church Room. We meet at 7.30pm for refreshments, 8pm to sing and pray, and we always finish by 9pm. There is never an obligation to pray out loud. God hears the prayer of our hearts just as well! Please do join us.
Year of Prayer
Psalm 127 says ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.’ Monday Morning | Alfold or Loxwood Church Room | 9am-Midday | Drop in Drop Out | Come and pray for God to build.
Loxwood Fete Help
With the warmer weather, our minds soon turn towards the summer, and to Loxwood Fete on the 6th June! As ever we want to be a visible and helpful presence in our villages, and so we need your help manning the Church stall and the (unpopular with me) Soak the Vicar stand. Pop me an email if you can lend a hand! james@alflox.org
