Welcome to July! A few of the Abbesses created by local pupils for the Abbey’s 900 celebrations make up the front cover for the short online edition of July eOpen Door. Many of you may receive this via email today, otherwise please visit our website https://www.romseyabbey.org.uk/news/open-door/ to view or download a copy.More »
Such fantastic news to hear that the total raised by our Exercising Spirit and Mind team – running their laps individually on the day when the Rotary Marathon would normally have been held – has reached the wonderful sum of £2,000. Wow! Triangulate Trustee, Bridget Brook says “This year the full amount is being given to Abbey funds at the request of the Triangulate Trustees. Many thanks to all those who donated.” There is a Triangulate stand situated just inside the South Door in the Abbey which has lots of useful up-to-date information for those looking for wellbeing and mental health support. PleaseMore »
Sunday 21st June 2020 You can visit Romsey Abbey for private prayer every day from 11am – 3pm but you can join us anytime online for worship on catch up! 🙌 On Sunday 21st June as we marked the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, many of us will have also marked Father’s Day. Join the team as they reflect on this. Our Parish Eucharist service is available at https://youtu.be/fCtylfo-vuU or on our website https://www.romseyabbey.org.uk/webcasts/ And don’t forget to check out the weekly Abbeycats Sunday video on Romsey Abbey Children and Families facebook page 🐱 Bitesize bits for younger viewers!More »
Keeping your visit safe Updated 17 June 2020 From Thursday 18 June, Romsey Abbey will open daily for private prayer from 11 am – 3 pm. You are most welcome to enter the Abbey to pray and take time for quiet reflection. We are following Government and Church of England advice on COVID-19. To keep our visitors, staff and volunteers safe, we have introduced some changes as follows: Entrance – We ask everyone to enter the Abbey via the South Door (not the main North Door). The South Door is a flat entrance with no step. The South Door will be open. A volunteer willMore »
Interested in a tour of artist Sophie Hacker’s studio? In May this year, Romsey Abbey was due to host a special service of dedication of a new stained-glass window designed by Sophie Hacker. ‘The Calling Window’ commemorates the bi-centenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. Due to covid the installation has been delayed and the dedication will now take place on Sunday 16th May 2021, to coincide with the anniversary of Florence’s birthday. Sophie is one of many individuals and establishments that are contributing lots for an auction run by Charles Hanson in a bid to help save the Florence Nightingale Museum. The catalogue is online here andMore »
Sunday 14th June 2020 Join us online for our Parish Eucharist at 9.30 am. Watch live or catch up via: https://www.romseyabbey.org.uk/webcasts/ or visit www.youtube.com/romseyabbeycofe Order of service for Online Eucharist during ordinary time Followed by coffee at 10.45 am on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83312116392?pwd=YWV1bE1tMHovQkN0RGJKRVZ2bDU1QT09 Instructions to access ZoomMore »
Saturday 13th June 2020 Today in our prayer cycle we especially pray for Jane Scarth House – Romsey Cancer Support Centre. JSH have continued offering phone support to their clients throughout lockdown. In addition to their befriending, counselling and group support they can now offer a face-to-face socially-distanced outdoor Support & Information Point. Open 10am – 4pm on Tuesdays & Fridays on their forecourt in Latimer Street, SO51 8DF. Please pray for the work of Jane Scarth House, their volunteers, and all those whose lives are touched by cancer. 🙏 To access their support without visiting, phone 01794 830374 (leave a message and JSHMore »
The Abbey remains closed. We are making plans to reopen for private prayer. A date for reopening has not yet been published. Last weekend the Government announced that churches across England will be permitted to reopen for individual prayer from Monday 15th June. The Government is due to publish guidance to ensure the limited reopening of places of worship can be done safely and in line with social distancing guidelines. This will recommend the thorough cleaning of shared spaces, hand cleansing at entry and exit and other measures to reduce the risk of infection. The House of Bishops Covid-19 Recovery Group recognises that it willMore »
Reduced income threatens our ability to deliver our mission Here’s a link to the ways you can donate or support us Thank you for your generosity both on the Donate button on the website and in the cheques that you have sent to the parish office. The reduced income stream that we have experienced since our churches closed is clearly having an impact on our ability as a church to minister to our congregations and to fulfill our mission to them and to the wider community. The government’s furlough scheme has helped us to keep paying our staff but on the other hand our reducedMore »
Thursday 11th June 2020 On Thursday 11th June we celebrate Corpus Christi – a Day of Thanksgiving for the institution of the Holy Communion. Join Revd Thomas Wharton, Revd Sally Womersley and Deacon Paul Hollingworth on Zoom for a service of Holy Communion at 9.15 am. Zoom details are available in our Weekly Bulletin This service will be recorded and made available online afterwards. Visit https://www.romseyabbey.org.uk/webcasts/ or https://www.youtube.com/romseyabbeycofe to catch up. ( Image: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ )More »