Cake & Company
URGENT NOTICE – SERVICES SUSPENDED
It has been announced that, as of the 17th March, the Archbishops have regretfully suspended all public worship in the Church of England, so there will be no public services in our churches until further notice. This will, sadly, cover Mothering Sunday, Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter. We are also having to suspend Cake & Company, Sparklers and Flying Fishes, at least for the time being.
We are urged to keep the flame of prayer alight by continuing to pray individually. The archbishops have called for a national day of prayer and action on Mothering Sunday, 22nd March. In particular they ask everyone to place a lighted candle in a window at 7pm that day to symbolise the light of Christ shining in our homes.
We will keep our churches open as places of prayer and comfort. Hand gel or washing facilities, tissues and bins will be available, as well as aids to prayer. We will ask people to keep a safe distance from each other, and will institute a regime for sanitising door handles, etc on a regular basis. More information will be provided as soon as we have it (see www.whittonteam.org.uk for updates).
In addition, we’ll be circulating resources for prayer, and will be making greater use of our website, and seeking other ways of using technology to support the people of our villages spiritually, including – possibly – live streaming. Please let us know if there are things that you would find especially helpful!
Meetings will also be cancelled, or will be done by conference call or electronically wherever possible.
