Dear Friends

Online
Great and Holy Friday (30th April),
Matins of Holy Saturday (Service of Lamentations). 7 pm.

At St Francis’ Hall
Great and Holy Saturday (1st May),
The Resurrection Service, Procession and Matins of Pascha, 3.30 pm

Great and Holy Pascha (2nd May),
The Divine Liturgy, 9.30 am.

Our services for Pascha are as above. You must book by contacting me for all services at St Francis’ Hall: unfortunately, places are limited. The service online is via Google Meet — please contact me and I will send you the details.

We must clean the hall both on arrival on Saturday (from 2.30) and before we leave on Sunday: offers of help would be most gratefully received.

Attending Church

We will be meeting at St Francis’ Hall, Nightingale Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 9JA. You must register beforehand. This is for two reasons, we must limit the number of people in the hall and this will facilitate NHS Track and Trace. We will restrict attendance at any service to 10 families (bubbles) and ask that you stay together in the service. Registration by email to [email protected] (please state to which services you would like to go and the names of those in your family). I will send confirmation of your registration by email: regretfully it is possible some may not be able to attend if we have reached the maximum number.

There will be a signed one-way system, entrance by the car park. You must wear a mask at all times when inside unless you are exempt. We must ask that we do not socialise at all inside in the current regulations, though we may do so outside in groups no larger than 6 (or containing only 2 bubbles). On entry we ask that you sanitise your hands and there will be sanitiser available for your use.

We do not yet have banking facilities. Please do not give cash as a donation nor for candles. When we have the details we will circulate the details and ask that you give by bank transfer or standing order.

I wish you a joyful celebration of Pascha: may the light of the risen Lord shine in your hearts.

Your prayers!

In Christ, Fr Alexander
[email protected]