News from the Pews March 31

8:29am Monday 31st March 2008

THE Warham Trust is an informal Church of England, cafe-style congregation with young people's groups.

Every first Sunday of the month, there is tea at 4.30pm and a service at 5pm, and every third Sunday there is a service at 12.30pm with lunch at 1.30pm.

They meet in the clubhouse at Malshanger.

For further information and to book places for lunchtime, ring Susanna Bedford on 01256 781121.

THERE are Saturday evening Masses at the Catholic Church of St Thomas More, in Mount Pleasant, Hartley Wintney, at 6.30pm.

The parish priest is Canon David Mahy.

For further information, call Geoff Jennings on 01252 843644, or Nigel Beazley on 01252 842139.

THE West Church, Basingstoke Community Church, meets at St Mary's Church Hall, Overton, with a family service at 10.30am every Sunday, except the first Sunday bimonthly.

For more information, contact Tony and Gina Leach on 01256 772020.

STREETS being blessed this week in Tadley and Pamber Heath are Herriard Way, Hythe Close and Hicks Close, Tadley; and Pamber Heath Road, Pamber Heath.

A NEW curate starts at St Michael's, Basingstoke, this summer and will be ordained deacon on June 29, in Winchester Cathedral. Martin Quayle is studying at Mirfield Theological College, in Yorkshire.

His wife Fiona is a community psychiatric nurse.

I CAN be contacted by e-mail at blairman@ntlworld.com, by telephone on 01256 475380 or by post to 16 Brocas Drive, Basingstoke, RG212 5LT.

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