Knighton

Sunday 17th April (Easter 4): 9.30am Sunday Worship at Knighton (Father John Stocker); 9.30am Sunday Worship at Whitton (Mrs Ann Stocker); 11.00am Sung Eucharist at Norton (Father Paul Gerrard).

Monday 18th April: 10.00am Eucharist at Knighton

Tuesday 19th April: 6.00pm Eucharist at Norton

Wednesday 20th April: 10.00am Eucharist at Knighton

Thursday 21st April: 6.00pm Eucharist at Norton

MUSIC AND LITURGY DAY - "A glimpse of heaven? The music in our worship". This is theme for a weekend led by Mr Geoff Weaver and the Reverend Anne Ballard. The programme is shaped to help everyone involved with worship to make the most of music in the life of the Church, and for ordinary congregations members as well as those with a specialised role such as organists, music directors and clergy.

The first day of this two-day event will be at Saint Edward's Church, Knighton. The first of four sessions will begin at 2.00pm and the afternoon will conclude with an act of worship at 5.30pm.

The second day will be at Holy Trinity, Llandrindod Wells. The first of two sessions will start at 2.00pm and the event will conclude with "A Celebration of The Word and Music" at 6.00pm.

Further details may be obtained from the Reverend Anne Ballard, The Rectory, Rock Road, Crossgates. LD1 6RU (01597 851204)

SAINT EDWARD'S CHURCH - Speaking at last Sunday's celebration of the Eucharist at Saint Edward's Church, Father Andrew Pearce, said that the Eucharist had been central to the worship of the Church from its earliest days to the present. Basing his sermon on the Gospel reading for the day - Luke's account of the encounter on the Road to Emmaus - Father Andrew said, "Jesus is revealed in the breaking of bread. This is why our church is Eucharistic." He regretted that, in the Anglican tradition, few wished to share in the Eucharist at the important points of their lives. "In the course of my ministry I have received very few requests to have the Eucharist at weddings and funerals." He added that, though the Eucharist was the sacrament of unity, it had become a source of division.

SPRING SALE - Saint Edward's Spring Sale, held last Saturday in Knighton Church Hall, raised £180. Father Andrew Pearce, Vicar of East Radnor, thanked everyone who helped to organise this event,

Raffle winners were Doreen Gammon, Mollie Spittles, Diana Rudge, Thomas Stevens and Jean Kilby.

CATHOLIC CHURCH - Father Morty O'Shea, SOLT, Priest in Charge of Knighton Catholic Church, paid tribute to Pope John Paul 2 in the church's weekly newsletter: "As the events surrounding Pope John Paul's death have unfolded - and particularly the funeral liturgy - we cannot but have a profound sense of gratitude to God for having bestowed on us such a wise and holy shepherd. The title John Paul the Great is gathering its own momentum in the light of his GREAT contribution to our time, proclaiming the primacy of the lordship of Jesus Christ and his solidarity with us in the Incarnation; his (John Paul's) resultant witness to hope even in times of severe trial; his defence of the Gospel in the face of the modern secular world; the innate dignity of the human person; the sacredness of human life from conception to natural death; a "preferential option" for the poor and the underprivileged; the value of suffering when it is united with the Passion of Christ; and much more."

Services for the coming week are:

Sunday 17th April (Easter 4): 11.00am Mass

Wednesday 20th April: 11.00am Mass.

METHODIST CHURCH - Mr William Dawson will lead Morning Worship this Sunday (17th April - Easter 4) at Knighton Methodist Church at 11.00am.

BAPTIST CHURCH - Worship for the Lord's Day will be at 11.00am this Sunday at Knighton Baptist Church. Sister M. Davies will lead the service, which will include Communion.

The Reverend Michael Humphreys will lead the service at Coxall Baptist Church at 2.30pm, and Mr and Mrs F. Blount will lead the service Knucklas Baptist Church at 6.30pm.