Last Saturday, at Trinity Church in Abingon, there was the premier of a new musical called ‘Witness’ telling the Easter Story. It was performed by people from the Wantage and Abingdon Methodist circuit, which comprises churches in Abingdon, Didcot, Grove, Milton, Wantage and Wallingford.

Almost 400 children from schools in and around Abingdon visited Experience Easter at Trinity Church, Abingdon, the week before last. As they visited the room-sized tableaux, they wrote hopes for the world on palm crosses, dried each-others’ hands, shared bread, thought of people who are suffering, and changed nasty feelings into beautiful models – then thought how they felt about the Easter story. This was Abingdon’s eighth Experience Easter, organised by local educational outreach TrinityLearning and supported by volunteers from 10 Abingdon churches.

Thanks to Jane for this …

In Abingdon Market Square Abingdon, from 10.30 to 12.30 a.m, there will be a shoe cleaning event for the local community – also serving tea, coffee, chocolate eggs and mini hot cross buns!

Everything is absolutely free and is supported by Our Lady and St Edmunds Catholic Church, Abingdon and Abingdon Community Church.

They will also be giving away leaflets detailing all of the Easter Church services in Abingdon, and answering any questions people may have.

The Women’s World Day of Prayer was began in America and Canada in the nineteenth century, and is now followed in over 170 countries, in over 1000 languages, all on the same day.

Each year the women of a different country prepare a theme,and in 2017 the service has been prepared by women of the Philippines. (2016 was Cuba, and 2018 will be Suriname.)

The Churches in Abingdon have been taking part for many years, and this year will join together at Abingdon Baptist Church for two versions of the service.

Everyone is welcome to attend either service.