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’.

Thank You
Thank you to those who came along yesterday and contributed to our Appeal and also to those who helped in whatever way. Please pray for Stella and myself as we prepare for the parachute jump - are we mad? The total that came in on the Saturday Open Day was about £2,600.

Reports for APCM
Please could those people who write reports for the APCM make sure that all reports are received into the office by Tuesday! The revision of the electoral roll needs to take place before the APCM and is now current. If you regularly attend St Mary’s and are not on the electoral roll, please see Sheila Wick as soon as possible. The revision will end on 28 February and the new list approved by PCC on 2 March, prior to the APCM on 21 March.

St Mary’s Charitable Giving 2009
Please see the Mission notice board for thank you letters from:
• Coventry Myton Hospice
• USPG Anglicans in World Mission and Nicholas Wheeler’s newsletter from Brazil
• The Gurkha Welfare Trust
• Yeldall - a Christian response to addiction
• The Church Army
• Gilead Health

Sue Morton, for Mission Group

Lent
Season of Renewal

Our Lent Course started last Wednesday; there are five more weeks, both after the 10am service and in the evening at 7.30 pm - details are given below.

The course will invite us to consider our pattern of Spiritual Growth in a changing world. There are 6 sessions (one to be held after Easter - on purpose. These are entitled

1. Seasons of Change (last week)
2. Praying with Jesus
3. All things new - growing as individuals
4. Depending on the Holy Spirit - resourcing the Church
5. Made new for mission - reaching the community
6. Celebrating the kingdom (after Easter)

Do come along either at 10.30 am or 7.30 pm.

Coffee Club
The Coffee Club meets next on Wednesday 3rd March at 10.45 am. Cost £1. All welcome.

January Tote
1st Prize No. 9 K Sheffield £24.50
2nd Prize No. 38 G Croshaw £ 8.00

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 Christ our Lord.

First Reading: Genesis 15. 1-12. 17-18 Lois Whitehouse

Second Reading: Philippians 3. 17—4.1 Barbara Gardner

Gospel Reading: Luke 13. 31-end Karen French

Intercessor: Nicola Harwood

Hymns: 15 120 128 383 561

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 28th February 2010

This Sunday

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Monday 7 pm Parish Office
Tuesday 9 am Morning Prayer
7 pm PCC
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Lent Course
7.30 pm Lent Course
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
7.30 pm Deanery Synod at St Mary’s
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer

Sunday 7th March

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
6.30 pm Evening Prayer