Messenger: March/April/May 2020
Regular Events
Sunday Services
8am Holy Communion
10am Parish Communion & Junior Church.
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Monday
9am Morning Prayer
7 pm Parish Office (Wedding and
Baptism enquiries)
6.30pm Cubs (Walsgrave School)
Tuesday
9am Morning prayer
1.30 pm Butterflies (Carer & Toddler Group)(Church Centre)
Wednesday
10 am Holy Communion
Thursday
9am Morning Prayer
5.45 pm Brownies (Church)
10-12 noon Friendship Club
(2nd & 4th Thursday of each month)
12.30 pm Luncheon Club (2nd & 4th Thursdays)
6.30 pm Beavers (Walsgrave school)
7.15 pm Guides (Church)
Friday
7.45 pm Scouts (Walsgrave School)
Saturday
9.03am Morning Prayer
For your Diary
Coffee Club - meetings in March, April & May are as follows:
4th & 18th March
1st, 15th & 29th April
13th & 27th May
10.45 am. Price £1.Tea, Coffee, biscuits.
All welcome.
Walsgrave Friendship Group-
meetings in Jan & Feb are as follows:
12th & 26th March
23rd April
14th & 28th May
10 – 12 noon on 2nd and 4th Thurs of each month.
St Mary’s Luncheon Club
Follows the Walsgrave Friendship Group on the dates above. 12.15 pm.£4.Speak to Malcolm for more details.
Lent Groups
We are running two Lent Groups during Lent; one on a Tuesday evening at 7pm and one on a Wednesday at 10.45 after the morning service. Both will meet in the Octagon and the subject will be the Lord’s Prayer.
Come along if you are able.
CREW (Creative, Ready, Equipped & Willing)
- a children’s activity and worship group.
Join us to get creative @ C.R.E.W.
Good Friday – 10th April
10.45 -12 noon. Craft, worship and food.
Junior Church:
Every Sunday during 10am service apart from when Creative Communion takes place.
Creche (under 4’s), (4-8’s), (8-11’s) and (over 12’s).
PCC Meetings:
Sunday 8th March
APCM-Sunday 29th March
Members of PCC are as follows:
Barbara Hancox John Aspden
Lorraine Baker Nickie Harwood
Gary Croshaw Tony Thistlewood
Coral Carson Mervyn Hancox
Val Ekin Mo Hearne Wilson
Nathan Lewis
Baptisms
29th March -Reggie McDougal
19th April - Jennifer Hawkins
Weddings
4th April -Nell & Tim O’Beirne
(vows renewal 25 years)
Holy Week & Easter Service
Maundy Thursday
Communion & Foot washing at 7.30 pm
Good Friday
Solemn Liturgy at 2 pm
Easter Day
Vigil & Easter Ceremonies at5.15 am
Parish Communion at 10 am
Useful contacts
Who’s who at
Clergy: Revd. M. Tyler7661 8845
Revd D. Lutsenko7661 8845
Wardens: Mrs B. Hancox, Mr J. Aspden
Verger: Mr G. Croshaw
Organist: Mr C. Gardner
Brownies: Lin Marley
Guides: Hazel Turner 07909 600899
Beavers: Samuel Liggins 07711 214487
Cubs: Gemma Liggins 7645 6011
Scouts: David Rhodes
Butterflies: Janet Asbridge 07977 523156
Quiz Night Val Ekin7661 0263
St. Mary’s Church of England Academy
Website:www.walsgrave.coventry.sch.uk
St. Mary’s Church Office
Sue Williams Tel: 7661 8845
Email:sueatstmarys@aol.com
Website:www.stmarys-walsgrave.org.uk
Office Hours: Mon – Thurs9.30 – 12.30 pm
Car Parking
Parking at the Red Lion is permitted on Sunday and Wednesday mornings, though you need to go into the pub and enter your registration on the screen at the bar and let them know you are at church.
At weddings and funerals we ask the council not to send parking attendants, so parking on the streets is acceptable.
Is This Our Church?
I came across the following recently when reading Philip Yancey’s book “Vanishing Grace. ”He quoted something he’d come across in a U.S. Church and I wonder if it could be an accurate description of St. Mary’s.
-Married, divorced or single here, it’s one family that mingles here.
-Conservative or liberal here, we’ve all gotta give a little here.
-Big or small here, there’s room for us all here.
-Doubt or believe here, we can all receive here.
-Gay or straight here, there’s no hate here.
-Woman or man here, all can serve here.
-Whatever your race here, for all of us grace here.
-In imitation of the ridiculous love almighty God has for each of us, let us live and love without labels.