March

Are you looking forward to the Festival of Easter? This current Christian season is called Lent . It is a time of getting ready. Our church buildings are often bare, we do not decorate with flowers, a time to get ready for the colours and freshness of Easter. Now is a time when we look at ourselves from the inside, decide what we can improve, to give a better appearance on Easter Day. Are you managing Meditations on Saturdays? I wonder if you find the time difficult, or whether you can soak up silence? Jesus found the time in The Garden of Gethsemane filled with prayer, but the disciples found it hard. Most of our lives are spent travelling through ups and downs. As Christians we have to travel through the pain, rejection, doubt and death of Holy Week to get to the glory of Easter Day and to rejoice in OUR RISEN LORD.

Yours Judith

For services this month click on March Services

You are welcome to join with any of the following:
Every 2^nd Monday of the month 7.30pm Prayer Group, Hollesley
Every Wednesday at 7.30pm at Hollesley + Midday at Sutton
Every 4^th Friday Communion at Mary Warner Homes 2pm
Every 1^st Thursday Evensong at Glebe House, Hollesley 3pm
Every 3^rd Thursday Holy Communion at Glebe House 10.30am

* Sons of Praise with Pam Rhodes Easter Sunday 27^th March is at our Cathedral at Bury St. Edmunds *

An evening to remember for all ballet enthusiasts will be on 19^th March 2005 7.30pm when Sir Peter Wright will be speaking at WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL about his distinguished career and work in the world of ballet. He is internationally renowned for his productions of the great classical ballets, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Coppelia which are performed in opera houses throughout the world. He was Director of the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet which, under his leadership, accepted a magnificent offer from the City of Birmingham to house and support the company which was then renamed The Birmingham Royal Ballet. The evening with Sir Peter, which will commence with a champagne reception, is one of many fund raising events which ore planned over the next 2-3 years.

Tickets: £15 for adults, £7.50 for under 14 year olds
From Woodbridge Books, 66 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge and from Tel. 01394 410409
Fred Stentiford

FOR REGULAR ACTIVITIES - Click on February 2004

WELCOME CLUB: 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays, Hollesley Village Hall 2pm.
Hollesley Youth & Sports Association: 4^th Wednesday, see group members for information
Hollesley WI - 2^nd Tuesday. Hollesley Bowls Club Pavilion 7.30pm.

The Royal Society of Cumberland Youths will be ringing a peal at l0am on Saturday 12^th March at Hollesley. Listen out for some excellent ringing.

You may have noticed that the church clock is stuck at 6.55 and is not chiming. This is because of an electrical fault and we are still waiting for Smith of Derby to come and fix it!
Fred Stentiford

WEDNESDAY 9^th MARCH
At Dranrab, The Street Hollesley, any time between l0am - 10pm
You are invited to a
FAIRTRADE DAY in FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT
Refreshments, draw, fairtrade food and drink on sale, and a chance to try on some of the lovely new Spring/Summer range of Traidcraft clothes.
Hope you can come. Diana Barnard

COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 5th March
Boyton Village Hall
To raise funds for a flower festival, the last weekend of May at Boyton Church
Isobel Lilley

THE FRIENDS OF HOLLESLEY SCHOOL
..are holding a Pampered Chef evening 7.30pm, Tuesday 8^th March at Hollesley Primary School in aid of new computer equipment for the school. Look out for the posters for further information or call Vanessa on 01394 412080

DATES FORYOUR DIARY:
Ladies Day at Boyton Mission 3pm
An Evening of Melody by the Gilbert and Sullivan Singers -Saturday May 14^th, Hollesley Village Hall
Hollesley Church Fete - Saturday 25^th June, Hollesley Village Hall
Boyton Mission: Teas at 4.30pm. Service at 5.45pm.
Boyton Mission Open Day - Arts and Craft: 10-4 in aid of Tsunami.

FOR PARISH INFORMATION CLICK ON: February 2003

Riddle of the month: Life holds nothing within it which Christ has not conquered. (E Stanley Jones)
Riddle of the month: Q. Whats worse than raining cats and dogs? A. Hailing taxis!