St Andrew’s Church, Trowse, Norwich.

PRAY FOR UKRAINE
God of peace & justice.
We continue to pray for everyone in Ukraine on 4th anniversary of the outbreak of war.
We pray for peace & laying down of weapons & for all caught up in this and all wars.
Give wisdom, discernment & compassion to all who are working to bring peace.
Amen.

FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
22nd February’26.
10.45 Holy Communion
Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8408325459...

Meeting ID: 840 8325 4593
Passcode: 198005

The waiting room will be open from 10.30am.

LENT begins today so our altar frontal and vestments here at St Andrew’s Church, Trowse have changed colour to Lenten purple.
#TrowseStAndrews #StAndrewsTrowse #Trowse #AshWednesday #Lent

Our Ash Wednesday Service today will begin at 12noon here at St Andrew’s Trowse.
Everyone is welcome.
#AshWednesday
#TrowseStAndrew #Trowse

Have a “Holy Lent” to @bishopnorwich.bsky.social and all our friends and followers.
From us all here at St Andrew’s Trowse.

ASH WEDNESDAY
18TH FEBRUARY 2026
12noon Lent Lunch
1pm Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes.

Everyone is welcome.

TODAY, Sunday 15th February – Sunday next before Lent

Our Holy Communion Service is at 10.45 am.

This is the link in case you would like to join the service by Zoom:

us02web.zoom.us/j/8104398610...

Meeting ID: 810 4398 6102

Passcode: 465506

The waiting room will be open from 10.30am.

Good morning from Shrine of Our Lady Walsingham.

Synod approves motion confirming LLF programme to conclude and new working group to be established | The Church of England General Synod has given its backing to establishing working and consultative groups to continue work on same-sex relationships and marriage as the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith (LLF) pr...

Just in case you wanted to know waht #GeneralSynod decided about same-sex marriage (instead of what #DailyTelegraph and others think) read here
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Love💝Wins🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
www.churchofengland.org/media/news-a...

Our Local Licensed Minister (“Reader”) is off on retreat to The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham this weekend.
He will be remembering in prayer you and all those who live, work or worship in our Parish if St Andrew’s, Trowse in the Diocese of Norwich.
@dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Advanced dates of events happening here at @standrewstrowse.bsky.social
April “church spring clean” - date to be confirmed.
9th May - PLANT SALE
6th June - “Love your Burial Ground and Count on Nature” Event.
25th July - Afternoon Tea.
Full details and arrangements will be published later.

#WEDNESDAYS AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH, TROWSE
11.30am - 1pm OPEN CHURCH
• FREE COFFEE
• GREAT CONVERSATION & COMPANY
1pm BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH
1.30pm - 2pm MEDITATION
“We look forward to welcoming you”.
#StAndrewsTrowse #Trowse #OpenChurch #Coffee ##meditation #warmspace

JOIN US AT ST ANDREW’S TROWSE AS WE MARK THE BEGINNING OF LENT 2026.
11.30 - OPEN CHURCH.
12NOON - LENT LUNCH of soup.
1PM - ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE with imposition of ashes.

Members of the Church of England’s parliament, the General Synod, are gathering in London today at the start of a busy week-long meeting. It marks a significant moment in the Church’s history, as the first time Synod has met with the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, presiding, alongside the Archbishop of York. Today’s agenda will be relatively short as formal Synod business doesn't get under way until late afternoon to enable members to travel from around the country and also to make time for the clergy bodies known as the Convocations as well as the House of Laity to meet separately. There will be time at the start for Synod members to renew the rules on hybrid meetings, to enable some members to take part remotely, and a debate on the report by Synod’s Business Committee, which decides the agenda. Then there will be time set aside for the first of two deep-dive question-and-answer sessions on a wide range of topics concerning the life of the Church.

February's General Synod opens today.

Here's what's coming up on the first day of the Church of England’s Synod.

📺 You can also tune in live to all the events this week at cofe.io/SynodLiveStream.

#GeneralSynod

🙏🏻 Please pray for and remember our St Andrew’s Church Trowse, PCC (Parochial Church Council) which will be meeting this evening.
Asking for Gods direction and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in all our deliberations and discussions. 🙏🏻

Good to hear good news from Christ Church, New Catton - my home church where I was baptised.
I am so pleased you had a warm welcome - unlike your predecessor Bishop Edward Stanley, back in November 1841 when the church was consecrated - he had his top hat knocked off!
(Image:Bishop Edward Stanley)

Today’s Sunday service takes place at St Andrew’s Church, Trowse at 10.45am.

If you are new to church, returning after a break, or simply wondering what faith might mean for you, please know you are very welcome.

#StAndrewsTrowse #Trowse #SundayService #warmwelcome

I was just wondering………
“HOW MANY PAIRS OF SOCKS DO YOU OWN”?
I have just put 25 pairs in the wash and I still have 18 new pairs unopened unused yet.
#socks #washing

Now that the daylight dies away,
By all thy grace and love,
Thee, Maker of the world, we pray
To watch our bed above.

Let dreams depart and phantoms fly,
The offspring of the night,
Keep us, like shrines, beneath thine eye,
Pure in our foe’s despite.

#compline #nightprayer

#WEDNESDAYS AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH, TROWSE
11.30am - 1pm OPEN CHURCH
• FREE COFFEE
• GREAT CONVERSATION & COMPANY
1pm BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH
1.30pm - 2pm MEDITATION
“We look forward to welcoming you”.
#StAndrewsTrowse #Trowse #OpenChurch #Coffee ##meditation #warmspace

“O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before him, his glory proclaim; with gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness, kneel and adore him, the Lord is his name”.
#candlemas #eveningprayer

Almighty, ever-living God,on this day your Only-Begotten Son was presented in the Temple,in flesh and blood like ours.Purify us in mind and heart that we may meet you in your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns now and for ever. Amen.

So #Candlemas sees the end of the #Christmas liturgical season and so, our super frontal changes from white to green for a few weeks as we move towards #Lent2026.
#StAndrewsTrowse

JOIN US TODAY #wednesday for #OpenChurch here at #StAndrewsTrowse from 11.30am - 2pm.
☕️ Fresh brewed coffee
🗣️ Conversation & good company.
🕯️Light a candle
🛐 Say a prayer
Bring your own lunch if you like.

#wednesdaymotivation #Wednesdayvibe #wednesdathought #Trowse

#HolocaustMemorialDay
#holocaustmemorialday2026
#Remembering

St Andrew’s Church Big Bird Count volunteers.

Snowdrop’s in the churchyard.

Congratulations to @standrewstrowse.bsky.social #BigGardenBitdWatch team who counted birds in our lovely churchyard yesterday (Saturday).
Thank you for your hard work, dedication & for making feathered friends who visited #Trowse on the map.
@rspb.bsky.social @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow at St Andrew’s for the BIG GARDEN BIRD WATCH
10.30am meet in the churchyard.
Hot chocolate will be served at the end.
Everyone is welcome.

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY AT ST ANDREW’S CHURCH FOR THE BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH at 10.30am.

By taking part, you will be contributing to the world’s largest wildlife survey.

⭐️ 1 hour of your time.
⭐️ RSPB easy guide to help identify birds.
⭐️ Hot chocolate will be served at the end.

@standrewstrowse.bsky.social next #MessyChurch is on Saturday 14th February
12 noon to - 2pm
• Fun for all the family - babes in arms to about 12yrs.
** Lunch provided, storytelling, & craft activities, games, singing etc
Email revrosietrowse@gmail.com
#StAndrewsTrowse #Trowse #messychurch