Dear Congregation and Friends of St Mary Longcot,

Please find attached the Benefice Newsletter for tomorrow and the associated readings. 

Benefice Service.  A Benefice Service will be held tomorrow at St John, Fernham at 11am.   The Revd Norma Fergusson will lead the worship. 

Future Events.

1. Longcot Flower Festival held in St Mary: Saturday 6^th May to Sunday 14^th May from 10am to 4pm.  (Details in the Newsletter.)

2. Choral Evensong with Benefice Choir at 5.30pm on Sunday 7^th May in St Mary. (Details in the Newsletter.) Refreshments afterwards organised by Hazel and Keith. 

3. The Clarinet Collective Concert at 6.30pm on Saturday 13^th May in St Mary.  (Details in the Newsletter.)

4. Sunday 14^th May (Bell Sunday); Holy Communion in St Mary at the usual time of 9.30am.

5. Sunday 21^st May: Morning Prayer in St Mary at 9.30am.

6. Sunday 28^th May: Holy Communion by Extension in St Mary at 9.30am.

Oxford Art Weeks – Art & Poetry For Performance.  Diana Moore, the local poet and author, is holding two lively and fun presentations on the St Mary mezzanine on Wednesday 10^th May and Friday 12^th May.  Timings and other details are contained in the attached Oxfordshire Arts Week flyer.

Creative Writing Course.  A creative writing course will begin on the St Mary mezzanine on Wednesday 17^th May and continue through the remainder of the month and into June.  Timings and other details are contained in the attached flyer.