Weekly Newsletter

SUNDAY APRIL 28th is EASTER 1.
Sung Eucharist at All Saints Fosdyke at 9:30am.
Parish Eucharist at 11:00am in SS Peter & Paul Kirton.
Burial of Ashes at Kirton at Noon for Ivy Gash
Today we hear again the story of Thomas who finds it hard to believe that Jesus is alive! I have never been a great fan of the “Doubting Thomas” terminology. I feel it makes light of a very real spiritual and emotional turmoil going on within the life of this disciple and within countless other people throughout history. The term can lead one into the assumption that Thomas must have been a second-rate disciple if not even something worse. But Thomas was not a second-rate disciple. He was a man who had been hurt. He was a man whose hopes had been crushed.
Thomas believed in Jesus. He had followed Jesus and had made the decision to live his life by Jesus. Now, Jesus had been killed – even dying the death of a common criminal. All this violence and injustice had crushed Thomas’ hope. So we hear Thomas say, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my fingers into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe” (Jn 20:27). But what of you and me?
Sunday May 5th is the Archdeacons Visitation and Swearing in of Churchwardens here at Kirton Church at 6:30pm. Can you offer help to assist with refreshments?
May 7th final joint meeting with the Methodist Church to plan for the Afternoon tea event. 7:00pm in The Methodist Church
May 25th in the Town Hall is our United Churches Afternoon Tea with worship at 3:30pm. Free to all. Helpers needed.
KIRTON PCC meet at The Vicarage on May 31st at 3:00pm. All reports for this meeting to be sent via email to Fr Paul at least one week before the meeting for distribution to the PCC.
Fr Paul wishes to extend his sincere thanks to all who have worked so hard in our three churches to prepare for the Easter Festival. To Altar servers, organists and choir musicians, readers, sides persons and welcome team, to the flower ladies and all who have given of themselves to make our places of worship ready for Easter. It is worth noting that from Palm Sunday to Easter Day over 300 people attended worship in our three rural churches.
On Sunday May 12th there will be a delegation from the Royal College of Nursing attending the Parish Eucharist at 11:00am and presenting a bouquet of flowers at the Dame Sarah Swift memorial. The RCN delegation will also be reading at our Eucharist that day.