Our churchwarden Anne King was sworn in to her role yesterday with other local churchwardens at a special service in Finchampstead with the Archdeacon of Berkshire, The Venerable Olivia Graham, and the Registrar of the Diocese, Canon John Rees.
In her charge - a sermon for the occasion - the Archdeacon affirmed the importance of the role of churchwardens as key people in the church's task to spread the good news of the gospel and be agents of transformation serving God's kingdom.
Anne is currently the only churchwarden in the parish; as no other persons have been yet found to take up the other vacant positions. The Parish of Wokingham All Saints should have three churchwardens.
The Rector Canon David Hodgson said, "We need to keep Anne in our prayers and also find ways to make sure that tasks that might have been done by other churchwardens are shared out amongst a supportive team around her. We do have a huge number of dedicated people at All Saints Church working together."
The Wokingham Summer Music Festival based at All Saints Parish Church Wokingham is only four weeks away. A feast of music across 5 days culminating in a weekend in which All Saints Church Choir will sing Choral Evensong and the Requiem by John Rutter on Saturday 7th June and a Choral Eucharist on Pentecost Sunday evening (8th June).
The festival will also feature world-famous folk singer/songwriter Martin Simpson, widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic guitar players in the world.
Members of our prayer and care teams will now be available immediately after every 9.30am Sunday service if you need prayer for yourself or someone else or need a listening ear to talk something through. We are glad to be offering this regular weekly opportunity for personal prayer as we recognise that issues and concerns can surface or be triggered at any time. Please go to the Lady Chapel after the service ends and look for team members with a prayer badge. This will be offered every Sunday for a trial period until the end of July.
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