A warm welcome to you on
this Fifth 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’.
Annual Meeting
Our annual meeting is today after our morning service. Please bring your
papers and come to the meeting. Nomination papers are still available
for members of PCC but Barbara Hancox and John Aspden were elected as
Churchwardens when nominations closed on Thursday morning, there being
no other nominations. Please note that all those standing for PCC will
be required to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau check unless one has
been taken already by church in the last year.
Comic Relief
John Madgwick went on a sponsored walk for Red Nose Day and would be grateful
for any money as sponsorship (albeit after the event). Please see John
or his carers if you can help. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
St Mary’s Charitable Giving Update
Please see the Mission notice board. We have received “Thank-you’s”
from: Anglicans in World Mission [USPG], Yeldall Manor, Gilead Health
Development, Global Care Sponsor a Child, Coventry Myton Hospice Appeal.
Sue Morton, for St Mary’s Mission Group.
Coffee Club
The Coffee Club meets next on Wednesday 1st April at 10.45 am. Cost £1.
All Welcome.
Coventry Walkathon 2009
The Coventry walkathon 2009 will take place in the Memorial Park on Sunday
10th May. Local charities have raised a staggering £140,000 over
the last 14 years. Anyone can take part in this Walkathon to raise money
for a charity or worthwhile cause which you nominate or for local charities
nominated by the organisers. Walk starts at 11 am and closes at 3.15 pm
and the idea is that you walk as many laps of the park as you can manage.
Each lap is 1.75 miles You can come in fancy dress and there will be prizes
for the most original costumes. Please see poster for more details.
Hope Rising
Elim Pentecostal Church (The Butts) are holding a Musical of Easter on
Wednesday 8th April at 8pm. Entrance is free but an offering will be taken
with proceeds going to Global Care.
Spring Craft Fair
Meredith Road Baptist Church are holding a Spring Craft Fair in aid of
Global Care on Saturday 4th April 2-5pm. Crafts, cards, gifts, toys, clothes,
books, bric a brac etc. Any donations of gifts etc and help with the stalls
would be most appreciated. If you can help with either of these please
phone Jean 07724 062254
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
Collect: Gracious Father, you gave up your Son out of love for the world:
lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion, that we may know eternal
peace through the shedding of our Saviour’s blood, Jesus Christ
our Lord.
First Reading: Jeremiah 31. 31-35 Sheila King
Second Reading: Hebrews 5. 5-10 David Greenhalgh
Gospel Reading : John 12. 20-33 Tony Thistlewood
Intercessor: Malcolm Tyler
Hymns: 293 461 335 346 372
Post Communion Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us that what
we do for the least of our brothers and sisters we do also for you: give
us the will to be the servant of others as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us, but are alive and reign, now and
for ever.
This week beginning 29th March 2009
This Sunday
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
11.15 am Annual General Meeting
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Monday 9 am Morning Prayer
7 pm Parish Office
Tuesday 9 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Lent Course
7.30 pm Lent Course
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer
Sunday 5th April
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
3 pm Marriage Blessing
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
