WANTED: Faculties Administrator – we urgently need someone to administer our applications for faculties and maintain the Logbook, Terrier and Inventory. If you haven’t a clue what’s involved or would like to discuss your interest please chat to Mike Wallace or Brian Drysdall.
Woodley Fun Weekend In addition to the activities on Saturday, there is an ecumenical outreach service at noon on Sunday 20th May on Woodley Green (park near Cupernham School). Please do support this event if you can.
As a supplement to this month’s edition of Open Door, with its centre-page spread of photos taken during Holy Week, take a look through the photos below (click to enlarge). We hope you enjoy them.
 The High Altar, stripped bare on Good Friday
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 Our new Easter cross, made from the frame from which our bells were formerly hung
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 Worshippers gather for the ecumenical service at midday in the Corn Market on Good Friday
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 Worshippers gather for the ecumenical service at midday in the Corn Market on Good Friday
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 The first fire of Easter
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 Blessing the first fire of Easter
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 The Paschal candle
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 The Paschal candle
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 Lighting the Paschal candle
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 The lit Paschal candle
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 The Choir leading the Easter Vigil procession into the Abbey
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 The Easter Vigil congregation
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 Singing the Exultet
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 Looking down the Nave during the Easter Vigil
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 The procession with banners at the start of the Easter Sunday Sung Eucharist
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 The Paschal candle
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In the Abbey from 1st to 10th May there is an exhibition by students at Southampton University entitled “The Dissolution of the Monasteries in Hampshire”. Free admission with activities for children.
CHILDREN’S SOCIETY AGM & boxholder’s meeting. Please come – and bring your friends - to the church rooms on Thursday 10th May at 7.30pm when Claire Cranfield will talk about the Society’s work locally & nationally. Please bring your box if you have one. Everyone welcome!
On Tuesday 8th May at 2.15pm in the church rooms Trevor Sleath will talk about the work of the Andover Food Bank, which is supported by the Abbey congregation.
DR WESLEY CARR invites questions on any theological matter for a new series in Open Door, to start at the end of his current series on Jeremiah. Please send questions to Liz Hallett, the editor, on open.door@o2.co.uk or leave in the yellow folder in the drawer outside the vestry.
PARISH OUTING TO SHAFTESBURY – 5th July. Some places still available, book with Karen Dunleavey, 1 Clements Close, Romsey SO51 8FF. Full details in May’s Open Door. Cost £17 pp, cheques payable to The Friends of Romsey Abbey, plus admission to Shaftesbury Abbey ruins £3 or conc. £2.50 to pay on the day.
SOLD OUT – The Gala Concert in aid of Parkinsons UK by The South Wales Male Choir on Saturday 9th June has sold out. Please note, there will be no tickets sold on the night.
LUNCHTIME RECITAL – Wednesday May 9th at 1pm, features the unusual combination of organ and flute, and will be given by father and daughter team Jeff Williams and Jenna Gover. The recital will include popular arrangements as well as music by Martin, Alain and Bruch. Admission is free with a retiring collection for local charities.
