Event:

• ‘Benefice Pilgrimage’ - a Sunday walk round the three churches in our Benefice

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Date & Time:

• Sunday 30th August

Background & Information

• This year we plan to celebrate the three parishes of our Benefice by having a special day, combining our congregations and moving round the Benefice for worship in all three churches.

  Building on the centuries old tradition of Pilgrimage, we will walk together from one church to the other, learning from one another and praying with one another, for one another and for the parishes we pass through.

  For those that cannot walk the full distance, we will be inviting you to join us by car at one or more of the churches for worship and refreshments.

  We hope that many of you will want to walk and join us for all or part of the way but also that others will join us along the route for worship and refreshments.

  Please have a look at the proposed route, timings and events below. We hope that many people who don’t want to (or cannot) walk with us will nevertheless join us at the different staging points, and for the picnic meal in Woodchester at the end.

• In particular, it will be really helpful to have people come with cars to Brimscombe, and then be able to give lifts to walkers back to Woodchester for their picnic lunch!

  ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE VERY WELCOME!

Final Route and approx timings:

08:30 Walkers arrive and park up cars

08:45 Walkers depart Woodchester Green (after short prayer outdoors)

09:45 Walkers arrive at Rodborough Church (met by Rodborough worshippers)

09:45 Refreshments and short Morning Worship service at Rodborough Church

10:15 Walkers depart Rodborough Church

11:45 Walkers arrive at Brimscombe Church  (met by Brimscombe worshippers)

12:00 short Communion Service at Brimscombe

12:30 Cars from Brimscombe to Woodchester for……

13:00 Picnic Lunch in Woodchester Churchyard, followed by a Songs of Praise service at St.Mary’s Woodchester to end the day.

Worshippers:

If you want to worship at Rodborough Church, be there by 9:45

If you want to worship at Brimscombe Church, be there by 11:45

If you want to join us at Woodchester Church for a picnic lunch, followed by Songs of Praise worship, be there for 1pm.

Picnic Lunch:

This is a bit different from usual. Please bring your own picnic including all you want to eat, but please also bring a treat to offer round to everyone else. Tables and chairs, cutlery and plates, tea and coffee will be provided.

Locations:

• Start at St.Mary’s church, Woodchester - here on Google maps

• Find St. Mary Magdelene Church, Rodborough here on Google maps

• Find Holy Trinity Church, Brimscombe here on Google maps

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Further information

Contact David Pouncey on 07974 403449 or email davidp@woodchesterstmarys.org