Dear Friends,

This month I will be participating in my third Lordsbridge Pilgrimage walk! I am very much looking forward to re-visiting all the churches in the Team, and to chatting with my fellow pilgrims enroute. This year we are trying a new route and will be starting at Childerley Hall at 8am and ending in Haslingfield at approximately 5:30pm (after various stop offs and lunch in the beautiful gardens of the Old Rectory in Caldecote at about 2pm!) People go on pilgrimage for as many reasons as there are pilgrims!  For Christians, going on pilgrimage involves a search for a deeper spirituality and for a closer connection to God. It is also a great adventure, with the chance to meet new people and to see new places. To set aside time for God and feel closer to Him; to discern His will and guidance; and to be strengthened in faith. Going on pilgrimage can give us a new sense of awareness and wonder. Or result in a greater sense of our life’s purpose. Pilgrimage helps us to focus on ‘what really matters’ and to rediscover the joy of giving and generosity. I look forward to seeing you along the way!

God Bless,

Clare

Rev’d Clare Coates,
Lead Minister for Caldecote with Childerley, Dry Drayton and Hardwick
clarecoates@lordsbridge.org
07818618795

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Services in June

Sunday 1 June 
11:00am Holy Communion with Revd Clare

Sunday 8 June Pentecost
11:00am Morning Prayer with Stephen Coates

Sunday 15 June
3:00pm Evening Prayer with Revd Clare

Sunday 22 June
No service

Sunday 29 June
Lordsbridge Team Service at St Peter and St Paul’s Dry Drayton
10:30am Holy Communion with Revd Claire and Becca Herrick, and a combined Lordsbridge Choir. Singers welcome to join the choir – please contact Revd Clare for more information.

Zoom
Worship at Home – All Lordsbridge Zoom Service
Every Sunday, 11.00am. Join any time from 10.50am: https://zoom.us/j/82311473640.

On Sundays where there is no service in our church, you are most welcome to join any of our services across the team: please see our website www.lordsbridge.org for further details.

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What’s On

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Useful Contacts

Churchwarden: Stephen Coates; caldecotechurchwarden@gmail.com

Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org

Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org; 01223 264974

Team Administrator: Becca Herrick; rebeccaherrick@lordsbridge.org

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Dear Friends,

The 80^th anniversary of VE Day is a moment of profound significance for our country. It is a time for us to remember with deep gratitude the generation who gave their tomorrow for our today. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten. Many of us will be thinking of our parents or grandparents, remembering them with love and thankfulness. We also remember that war continues in many parts of the world today and we continue to pray for peace and justice.

On May 8 1945, church bells rang out across the country to mark and celebrate victory in Europe, following Germany’s total surrender to the Allies. The day was one that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it, including my own Grandparents who remembered the sheer joy and relief that war in Europe was over. It signified the end to nearly six years of a war that had cost millions of lives; had destroyed homes, families and cities; and had brought huge suffering to populations of entire countries. Millions rejoiced and in towns, villages and cities across the country – and indeed the world – people celebrated the victory with spontaneous street parties, dancing and singing. However, VE Day did not mark the end of World War II because the war against Japan did not end until 15^th August 1945. Faith, for many people at that time, helped them get through the difficult and dangerous times, giving them hope that things would be better, that goodness and light would overcome the darkness and that justice would prevail. Faith can give us strength, consolation and hope too, enabling us to carry on whatever we are facing, because Jesus promises to always be with us (Matthew 28:20) lifting us up and sustaining us, encouraging us to not be afraid but to trust in him.

God Bless,

Clare

Rev’d Clare Coates,
Lead Minister for Caldecote with Childerley, Dry Drayton and Hardwick
clarecoates@lordsbridge.org
07818618795

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Services in May

Sunday 4 May 
11:00am Holy Communion with Rev’d Clare

Sunday 11 May
11:00am Morning Prayer with Stephen Coates

Sunday 18 May
3:00pm Evening Prayer with Rev’d Clare

Zoom
Worship at Home – All Lordsbridge Zoom Service
Every Sunday, 11.00am. Join any time from 10.50am: https://zoom.us/j/82311473640.

On Sundays where there is no service in our church, you are most welcome to join any of our services across the team: please see our website www.lordsbridge.org for further details.

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What’s On

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Useful Contacts

Churchwarden: Stephen Coates; caldecotechurchwarden@gmail.com

Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org

Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org; 01223 264974

Team Administrator: Becca Herrick; rebeccaherrick@lordsbridge.org

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