April Update

Dear friends,

In the midst of all that this season holds, both at home and in church, I’ve found myself again feeling that pull to look ahead, to get to Easter Sunday and to the joy and celebration that we know is coming. It’s Wednesday of Holy Week (if you are reading this on the day the email hit your inbox) and you may like me feel the pull of Holy Week as being something to move through rather than something to dwell within.

This week invites us to slow down.

There is, of course, hope woven through every part of the Easter story. We know the empty tomb awaits. But can I encourage you resist the urge to rush there too quickly, and instead allow yourself to sit in the tension, the sorrow and the wonder of what unfolds.

My prayer for each of us is that in these days we might encounter Jesus once again or maybe for the first time. That the truths we’ve explored in Ephesians over the past couple of months would move from our heads to hearts, and that we would be shaped again by the story at the centre of our faith.

As Paul reminds us in one of his other letters:
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)

With blessing

Jonny

Easter at PMCH

We have been meeting every evening during Holy Week at 7pm, our Youth did an incredible job leading on Monday night and we’re looking forward to Table of Hope from Plymouth Foodbank leading reflections tonight. On Maundy Thursday, Dave Martin will lead a Tenebrae Communion Service in the main church and Good Friday will be a quieter, reflective service at 11am.

Easter Sunday

Sunrise Communion | Smeaton’s Tower | 6:30am

The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2NZ

Easter Celebration and Baptisms | 11am

If you would like to join us for breakfast rolls at 10am please book HERE

Easter Communion Service | 7pm | Martin Earl

Plymouth Foodbank

Foodbank Sundays

Please support our Foodbank by donating items each month. We provide item suggestions for Foodbank Sunday but any items of food or toiletries will be gratefully received.

05 April – Tuna/Fish

03 May - Rice

07 June - Bottle of Squash

Foodbank Prayer Meeting

Join us on the first Saturday of each month 9:30am - 12 as we pray for the Foodbank and the people we connect with at our sessions.

04 April

02 May

06 June

Please email Mark for more info mark@plymouthfoodbank.co.uk

Coming up this month

Sunday 05 April

11am Easter all age celebration & Baptisms

7pm Evening Service & Communion led by Martin Earl

Sunday 12 April

11am Morning Worship led by Dave Martin

7pm Evening Service David Evans

Sunday 19 April

11am Morning worship & Communion led by Dan Haylett

7pm Evening Service led by Ruth Richey

Sunday 26 April

11am Morning worship led by Jonny Libby

7pm Evening worship led by Val Facey

Weekly Groups

Youth Groups (term time only)
X:Clamation Monday 6:30 - 8pm
New4U Friday 6:30-8:15pm

Children & Families Groups (term time only)

Totstop Monday & Thursday 9:30am

Friyay 24 April 4-6pm

Messy Church 09 May 9:20am

For more information on services and groups at PMCH please visit www.pmch.org.uk