April 2024
22nd to 23rd – Passover
A festival in the Jewish calendar, commemorating the anniversary of the Exodus from Egyptian slavery.
23rd – St George – Patron of England, c.304
23rd – National Shakespeare Day
25th – Mark the Evangelist
27th – Friends of St Mary’s Churchyard
Working Party – 10am
28th – Fifth Sunday of Easter
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May 2024
1st – St Philip & St James, Apostles
5th- Sixth Sunday of Easter
5th – Rogation Sunday (Sunday before Ascension)
5th – International Dawn Chorus Day
Celebrated on the first Sunday of May to appreciate bird song.
6th – Early May Bank Holiday
6th to 20th – Prayer for Schools Fortnight
7th – Eurovision Song Contest
The 68th Eurovision Contest will be staged in Malmö, Sweden.
9th – Ascension Day
9th to 19th – Thy Kingdom Come
An annual international and ecumenical call to 11 days of specific prayer that more people will come to know Jesus.
11th – World Fair Trade Day
Celebrating Fair Trade’s contribution to sustainable development.
12th – Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day)
12th – Annual Parochial Church Meeting at 11:15am
After the Morning Service.
12th to 18st – Christian Aid Week
12th – International Nurses Day
Held on the birthday of Florence Nightingale.
13th to 20th – May – Mental Health Awareness Week
14th – Saint Matthias the Apostle
19th – Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
18th to 26th – National Doughnut Week
In aid of The Children’s Trust.
25th – Friends of St Mary’s Churchyard Working Party – 10am
26th – Trinity Sunday
27th – Spring Bank Holiday
29th – Oak Apple Day (or Restoration Day)
Commemorating the 1660 restoration of the English monarchy.
31st – The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
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