Romsey Deanery Praying Together May 5th -15th

As part of our Deanery Mission Action Plan we have planned to share in worship and prayer between Ascension Day, Thursday 5th May, and Pentecost Sunday 15th May, building on the Prayer Week we had in March 2015. We are also taking part in the Archbishops' Call for a 'Great Wave of Prayer' for Evangelism leading up to Pentecost. We will be focussing on praying for the mission and evangelism initiatives in our parish action plans.

Our Aims:

·  to focus on prayer, developing what we already do and exploring new ideas

·  to pray in particular for the mission and evangelism initiatives planned by the parishes in our deanery

We begin on Thursday 5th May, Ascension Day, with a Deanery Eucharist in the Abbey at 7.30pm, to which everyone is invited. Please come and bring a full car!

There will be events in many places across the deanery. All are open to all-comers! We want to grow in confidence in crossing parish/benefice boundaries in our deanery. It's great to have such a wealth of opportunities where we can pray together, in different ways. Please try to join in with something, somewhere, during the week.

We end on Pentecost Sunday, 15th May, with celebrations in our own parish churches across the Deanery and a lively evening celebration in the Cathedral.

What is happening where:

Every day from Friday 6th – Sat 14th May, including Sunday 8th, the following four events will take place in ROMSEY

Day / Time / Place / Event
Every day,
6th -14th May / 9.00 – 10.00am / Upstairs in Cafe Nero, ROMSEY / Prayer Talk Have a coffee, talk about prayer with people who pray, see prayer resources
10.30 – 11.30am / The Hundred, ROMSEY / Prayer in the Community: 'Say one for Me' Two Prayer Stations
12 noon / The Abbey ROMSEY / Offering the prayers resulting from 'Say one for Me'
5.30 – 6.00pm / The Abbey ROMSEY / Prayers for our deanery

PTO for other planned events. And look out for spontaneous additions....

Day / Time / Place / Event
Sat 7th May / 8-9.30am / St John's, ROWNHAMS
SO16 8AH / Vestry Vigil Prayer
Mon 9th / 9.30am / The Old Vicarage, LOCKERLEY SO51 0JJ / Prayer Group
2.30pm / “Shappon”Romsey Rd KING'S SOMBORNE SO20 6PW / Prayer Meeting
Tues 10th / 9.30am / Rosalind Hill House, STOCKBRIDGE SO20 6HD / Holy Communion
2.30pm / 2, Garage Cottages, LONGSTOCK SO20 6EH / Prayer Meeting (parking, see Note 1 below)
Wed 11th / 9.00am / St John's, LOCKERLEY
SO51 0JJ / Eucharist with time for prayer before and after
9.30am / St Mary's, BROUGHTON
SO20 8AE / Holy Communion
10.00am-4.00pm / St Mark's, AMPFIELD
SO51 9BU / Prayer Day
(see box below for details)
10.15am / St Peter & St Paul, KING'S SOMBORNE SO20 6PH / Holy Communion
11.30am / St John's, ROWNHAMS
SO16 8AH / Holy Communion
7.00pm / St Winfrid, EAST DEAN
SP5 1HD / Eucharist with time for prayer before and after
Thurs 12th / 2.30pm / St Mary's BROUGHTON
SO20 8AE / Bright Hour
4.30pm / St John's FARLEY CHAMBERLAYNE
SO51 0QR / Celtic Evening Prayer Refreshments available afterwards
Fri 13th / 5.00pm / St Margaret's, EAST WELLOW SO51 6DR / Lee Abbey form of Evening Prayer
The Benefice of Ampfield, Chilworth and North Baddesley will hold a Prayer Day offering a Prayer Walk in Ampfield Woods (inside if wet) and quiet space in church. Anytime between 10am to 4pm, Weds 11th May, St Mark's, Ampfield. Drinks available all day; bring your lunch if you wish; enjoy the peace and quiet.

Note 1 2 Garage Cottages, Longstock SO20 6EH (just after turning to Longstock Nurseries and Farm Shop) some parking available in yard between cottages