A warm welcome to you on this Second Sunday of Lent. Please do join us after the service to share in a cup of tea or coffee. All ages are welcome at St. Mary’s, children included. There is also a crèche in the Octagon for the very young if you need it. If this is your first time with us, please do fill in the slip at the end of the newsletter, so that we can keep in touch with you. St Mary’s is fitted with a hearing loop system. Members of the congregation who have a hearing aid with a ‘T’ switch will find that they can hear better when it is switched to ‘T’.
Coffee Club
In April they will meet on Wednesday 4th and 18th at 10.45 am. All Welcome.
You may be interested to know that £100 has been donated to the
Church Refurbishment fund from the Coffee Club. Gwen and Audrey
Annual Meeting
Our electoral roll is currently being updated. All regular worshippers
at St Mary’s should sign an electoral roll form (available from
Sheila Wick) this year as the roll is being completely revised. Membership
entitles you to vote at our Annual General Meeting which takes place on
March 25th when we shall be electing Church Wardens and our Parochial
Church Council. The review closes today. Could you please also ensure
that any outstanding reports are in the office by next Sunday.
Welcome Booklet
If you might be able to give a little time to help Jean and Derek Hudson
put together a welcome pack for newcomers to St Mary’s, please speak
to either of them as soon as possible.
Fund Raising Group
Last Thursdays meeting which had to be postponed has been rescheduled
for this Thursday at 7.30 pm. Please see Jean Hudson for more details.
Bishops’ Visitation - Generosity of God
Please remember that this afternoon Bishops Colin and John will be speaking
on the Generosity of God at Stoke St Michael’s beginning at 3.30
pm. Please do try to attend and stay for refreshments afterwards. The
scheduled finishing time (with refreshments) is 5.30 pm.
Mission Group
In November 2006, Mission Group made recommendations to PCC for St Mary’s
2006 charitable giving; full details of this will be reported at the annual
meeting on 25 March 2007. We also hope to provide more information about
charitable giving at our “Worship for All” service on 4 March
at 10am. In the meantime, please see the Mission notice board for thank-you
letters, and related information, received from: Coventry Myton Hospice
Appeal, Yeldall Manor, Headway Coventry and Warwickshire, USPG, Global
Care - Child Sponsorship and Gilead Health Development Charity (also k/a
Luweero). Sue Morton, for Mission Group
Lent Course
Last Wednesday 28th February we began our Lent Course. Two groups meet,
one in the morning (10.30 - 12 noon) and the other in the evening (7.30
- 9 pm). The course ‘Life Attitudes’ looks at the beatitudes
in Matthew’s gospel (Blessed are the poor in spirit etc). The morning
session concludes with a soup and roll lunch. You are most welcome and
either of the groups.
February Tote
1st Prize No. 8 T. Bennett £27.00
2nd Prize No. 26 Joyce Thompson £ 9.00
Your Church Needs You
You will be aware of the amount of repair needed to be done to the church
fabric - peeling paint and degraded plaster bear witness. We can, however,
keep the church as clean as possible and that is where you come in. Two
volunteers are needed to fill a vacancy on the cleaning rota. The work
involved takes less than an hour every seven weeks. If you are prepared
to help please have a word with me.
Alan Robinson
The Second Sunday of Lent
Collect: Almighty God, by the prayer and discipline of Lent may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings, and by following in his Way come to share in his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
First Reading: Genesis 15. 1-12, 17-18 [8 am only]
Second Reading: Philippians 3. 17—4.1 [8 am only]
Gospel Reading: Luke 13. 31-35 [8 am only]
Post Communion Prayer: Almighty God, you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect: Almighty God, by the prayer and discipline of Lent may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings, and by following in his Way come to share in his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
First Reading: Genesis 15. 1-12, 17-18 [8 am only]
Second Reading: Philippians 3. 17—4.1 [8 am only]
Gospel Reading: Luke 13. 31-35 [8 am only]
Post Communion Prayer: Almighty God, you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This week beginning 4th March 2007
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Worship For All
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Monday 9 am Morning Prayer
7 pm Parish Office
Tuesday 9 am Morning Prayer
7.30 pm PCC Meeting
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Lent Course - Octagon
7.30 pm Lent Course - Octagon
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer
Sunday 11th March
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
