Reverend Ann's Letter
May 2026
May is the loveliest of months and it contains two very important church festivals. In April we celebrated the joy of the resurrection, and now we look forward to Pentecost and the coming of the Spirit, and then the celebration of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit on Trinity Sunday.
Both Pentecost and Trinity Sunday will be Benefice services at Easton and then Hacheston. I know that for some of you this means that you won’t attend church on either Sunday as the service is not in your village.
I am aware that some of you did not attend church on Easter Sunday, the most important Sunday in the church year, for the same reason.
So, my question to you is whether it is more important to you to go to church only in your own village or to attend church on these important and significant Sundays in whatever church is holding the service?
I cannot answer this question for you and I am not being judgemental. However, I am throwing down a challenge to you all, that on either Pentecost at Easton or Trinity Sunday at Hacheston, that you come to celebrate these important festivals. Be bold, take a step out of your ‘comfort zone’ and come and join us and make these services something special. I am often being told that it is ‘so much better’ when there are more people at a service.
Of course, I and the ministry team are constantly working out how to honour your current traditions and all that sustains you by worshipping in your own parish church but also making the changes that are needed for the future.
We can’t really afford to do nothing. Nobody likes change, including myself, but change is inevitable and we are at a crucial time for our parishes and how we can sustain them into the future.
I know that being part of a Benefice was not your decision, but it is what we are, and by coming together to worship and to meet one another, we can support and encourage each other, which is what we are called to do as followers of Christ.
May this May be a time of fellowship and coming together for us all.