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Easter Fun Day

Come and join our Easter Fun Day on Saturday 11th April between 10 am – 1 pm at St. Matthew’s Church, Otterbourne. There will be games, crafts, face painting, tombolas and a raffle as well as refreshments. Also, brand new this year, there will be a Teddy Bear’s Picnic Trail around The Cranbury Estate starting at 9.30 am with last admission at 12 noon. The trail will start and end at St. Matthew’s Church. Entry is £1 per adult and children will be admitted for free. Everyone is welcome to come to join in the fun. Why not come along?

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

A Teddy Bears’ Picnic trail will be held at The Cranbury Estate in Otterbourne on 11th April. The gates open at 9.30 am for families. This will be a lovely event with a chance to enjoy the outdoors together. More details to follow.

Oasis Christian Centre, Romsey

Oasis Christian Centre is a charity-run business that has operated in Romsey since 1984. It sells a wide range of second-hand books, Bibles, cards, stationery, and much more. This year, Oasis is holding its first ever Easter Egg Hunt. Drop in with your primary school aged children during the Easter school holidays, hunt for eggs, learn about the true Easter story and win a prize. Also available at Oasis are The Real Easter eggs. These are Palm Oil free and the Original and Dark eggs are plastic free. Out of the 80 million Easter eggs sold in this part of the world every year, The Real Easter Egg is the only one which has an Easter story book in the box, is made of Fairtrade chocolate and supports charitable projects. Please continue to support your local Christian Bookshop. Oasis can be found in Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BT

Holy Week Services

On Maunday Thursday, 2nd April, there will be a service at All Saints’, Compton at 11 am, including the traditional foot washing and a simple shared lunch, followed by an evening service at St. Matthew’s, Otterbourne at 7.30 pm. We begin Good Friday with a gathering at the Wayside Cross on Shawford Down, followed by a Walk of Witness to All Saints’, Compton, where we will hold a Good Friday service followed by coffee and hot cross buns. At 12 noon, there is a service at St. Matthew’s Otterbourne, followed by a sung vigil from 1 pm to 3 pm. A reading of the Passion will take place at All Saints’, Hursley at 3pm. On Easter Sunday we celebrate with joy the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord. A Daybreak Service will be held at the Wayside Cross on Shawford Down, followed (as tradition happily dictates!) by bacon sandwiches. Later in the morning, Easter Day services with Family Communion will be held across our three churches at the usual times. There will also be a Sung Evensong for Easter Day at St. Matthew’s, Otterbourne at 6 pm. Whether you come along for a quiet moment of reflection, a traditional service

Mothering Sunday

There will be Family services in all three churches to celebrate Mothering Sunday on 15th March. Everyone is welcome to come along and we look forward to seeing you. Please take a look at our ‘Services’ page for timings.

Mid week Services

In addition to our Wednesday morning 11 am BCP Morning Communion service at All Saints’ Church, Compton, there will now be an 11 am mid week Communion service at St. Matthew’s church, Otterbourne. During Lent, the services in both churches will be followed by a light lunch and bible study as we look at Pilgrimage.

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