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Please pray for this month’s Mission: CMS and Alison Giblett who works with ISAAC (International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition). They are a key partner with CMS for drug rehab ministry in Russia and the Ukraine. Here, addiction affects 1 in 3 families. It’s a struggle, but Christian rehabilitation centres have an average recovery rate of 50-75% compared with 10% for secular and government programmes. We ask for your prayers for Alison in her difficult work.
Preaching 8: John Suddards, 9.15 & 10.30: Sheila Fisher, 4:00 Bruce Goodwin 6: John Suddards.
Experience Easter. From March 19th for 2 weeks, I intend putting on ‘Experience Easter’ again for the children from local schools to visit. I will need lots of help so if you are willing to help either to set up (probably 9am on Monday 19th) or take them down (probably Saturday 31st), or tell the stories in the ‘stations’, please let me know if you are willing to help and if so, when and what you would be able to do, or if you would like more details. Many thanks. Monica 413975 email Alamo.23@blueyonder.cp.uk
Team Amboi invites you to Afternoon Tea. We are a group of 16-18 year olds from Castle School who are raising money for our community project as part of our Borneo world challenge trip in July. As part of our fundraising efforts we are holding a 3 course afternoon tea with entertainment, a raffle and cake stall on Saturday 11th February at the church hall between 2-4pm, tickets cost £8. If you would like to purchase a ticket please contact Simon or Debbie Ash on 413964. More information is available in February’s Ch@t and we are hoping to visit both churches on Sunday morning.
We are looking for volunteers for St Mary’s Coffee Rota, to make coffee after the 10.30am service as we are losing John & Cathy Crawley, thank you both your time on the rota. If you are able to help, please contact Alicia in the church office on 281900 (Thur & Fri)
Wotton Deanery Choral Evensong on Sunday 19th February at St Mary’s, Wotton-under-Edge at 6pm. Preacher: The Ven Geoffrey Sidaway, Archdeacon of Gloucester. Choirs from the Deanery. All welcome.
Please Remember in Your Prayers. USPG: Anglicans in World Mission it exists to support the churches of the Anglican Communion as they engage in God’s holistic mission. Throughout the world, Anglican churches can be found at the heart of their communities. Their local knowledge is used by USPG to deliver aid, train leaders and provide other forms of practical assistance. USPG are looking for a new name to better reflect the work they do – can you help?
‘The Way to Freedom’ TCT Lent Groups Launch is on Tuesday 21st February at 7.30pm in Thornbury Baptist Church when copies of the booklet will be available.
TCT Lent Groups only two weeks left to sign up to join - please sign the lists in the back of both churches - over five weeks groups will be organised throughout the week, Monday to Friday, daytime and evening, usually in the homes of church members. Everyone is warmly invited to the launch and the groups. If you would like to lead/host a group please contact Christine Dadd on 414396.
The next meeting of the Bereavement group gathering over a cup of tea, is Friday 24th February at 3pm at the vicarage. This is open to any widow or widower who feels they would like to come and share their feelings and help each other at such a difficult time in their lives.
Contact Sheila 412989 for further information.
Step This Way – Saturday 25th February Meet the producer – Sandra Rojas a Fairtrade sesame seed producer from Nicaragua at Thornbury Methodist Church Hall 10-12noon. Stalls, quiz, children’s activities and Fairtrade sesame refreshments. Arranged by South Gloucestershire Fairtrade Steering Group. For further information contact Marian Stephens tel 412165 or Robin Pencavel tel 632064
Children’s Society’s ‘Make Runaways Safe Campaign. There is still time to sign the petition to help keep youngsters safe at a time of great distress, if you would like to, there are copies at the back of both churches.
Christian Aid ‘Hunger for Justice’ Evening: Wednesday 14th March 2012 at 7.30pm in Bath, lift available. To book a place please telephone 415923
Urgently needed ... is it you? The “Open the Book” team for Manorbrook School needs 2 more people to help tell Bible stories on Tuesday mornings from Easter onwards. Preparation, ‘performance’ and planning last from 9.30 – 10.45am. Please can you help? For more details, contact Anne: avellis8@btinternet.com or Vincent: vincent_costello06@tiscali.co.uk
From Sunday 12th February, Healing Prayers at St Mary's will be offered immediately after the 10.30am service on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays as opposed to during Communion as it is at present.
Ch@T awaits collection by our distributors outside the Stafford Chapel at St Mary’s and at the back of St Paul’s next week. Please take your bundle. Thank you.
Bufumbo Evening. Saturday, 3rd March at 7.30pm – more information to follow, see Ch@t.
Please return your Palm Crosses for Ashing on Ash Wednesday. Baskets are at the back of both Churches.
Film Night at the Church Hall ‘Jesus of Montreal’ Saturday 18th February at 7.30pm. In preparing a Passion play actors are faced with questions of the relevance of the play to their real lives. What if Jesus were to return? Would we recognise him? How would we treat him?" A hauntingly beautiful film" - Academy award nomination. Bound to engage you and make you think. Tickets are free and are available at the back of church on Sundays.
Sean Rinaldi is doing a ten mile walk around Gloucester, beginning and ending at the Kingsholme ground of Gloucester RFC on Sunday 25th February, all monies raised going to the Cotswold Care Hospice. If anyone would like to join the walk or to find out any more about it, please find the link below. http://www.cotswoldcare.org.uk/menswalk/index.php
Exploring Christian Vocation. A day’s course is being held in Gloucester on Saturday 10th March from 10am to 4pm & anyone who would like to take part would be very welcome. The day will be led by Revd Pauline Godfrey. Further details from Jan Miles on 415456.
CD Copies of Concert celebrating Charles Harford Lloyd (on 22 October) are available to order from Paul Morrish (281734). £3.50 each.
St Paul’s Church is still looking for an organist if you know anyone who would be willing to play for the occasional service please contact the church warden, Phil Jones email: solentpdj@gmail.com
2012 Church Diaries are available to buy for 50p at the back of both churches.
Used Stamps & Print Cartridges. We are still collecting them for our mission partners/charities. There are boxes in the back of both churches.
Healing Prayers on Sunday mornings every month will be offered at St Paul’s immediately after the 9.15 service on the first and third Sundays; and at St Mary’s whilst people receive communion and immediately after the 10.30 service on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays.
Pastoral Care. If you or some-one you know is away from church, in hospital or has cause for concern, then please contact the Vicar on 418415 or Kate Teague on 415837 or Sheila Jones on 412989 or Val Ricketts on 415449. Where appropriate they will be able to arrange for pastoral contact and/or include the person’s name amongst our intercessions.
Gluten-free Eucharistic wafers are available at St Mary’s and St Paul’s for those who need them. Please let the clergy know before the service if this applies to you.
E-Mail Version If you would like regularly to receive a copy of this newssheet on Fridays by email, please e-mail the office requesting that your e-address be added to the distribution list.
We Pray this week for: Lucy Forster, Rae Forster, Sue Hallett, Flora Barford-Turner, Ella Cotterill, Peter Teague, Stanley Fisher, Pat John, Jonathan Evans, Ruth Parker, Jonathan Self, Audrey Kirk, Sally Lea, Yvonne Treavis, Peter Laycock, Matthew Watson and amongst those we regularly pray: Elsie Langdale, Patricia Rollema & James Cooke. We Pray also for those who died at this time of year: Barbara Newman, Violet Riddiford, Leslie Gulwell, & Blanche Flight.
Preaching 8: John Suddards, 9.15 & 10.30: Sheila Fisher, 4:00 Bruce Goodwin 6: John Suddards.
Experience Easter. From March 19th for 2 weeks, I intend putting on ‘Experience Easter’ again for the children from local schools to visit. I will need lots of help so if you are willing to help either to set up (probably 9am on Monday 19th) or take them down (probably Saturday 31st), or tell the stories in the ‘stations’, please let me know if you are willing to help and if so, when and what you would be able to do, or if you would like more details. Many thanks. Monica 413975 email Alamo.23@blueyonder.cp.uk
Team Amboi invites you to Afternoon Tea. We are a group of 16-18 year olds from Castle School who are raising money for our community project as part of our Borneo world challenge trip in July. As part of our fundraising efforts we are holding a 3 course afternoon tea with entertainment, a raffle and cake stall on Saturday 11th February at the church hall between 2-4pm, tickets cost £8. If you would like to purchase a ticket please contact Simon or Debbie Ash on 413964. More information is available in February’s Ch@t and we are hoping to visit both churches on Sunday morning.
We are looking for volunteers for St Mary’s Coffee Rota, to make coffee after the 10.30am service as we are losing John & Cathy Crawley, thank you both your time on the rota. If you are able to help, please contact Alicia in the church office on 281900 (Thur & Fri)
Wotton Deanery Choral Evensong on Sunday 19th February at St Mary’s, Wotton-under-Edge at 6pm. Preacher: The Ven Geoffrey Sidaway, Archdeacon of Gloucester. Choirs from the Deanery. All welcome.
Please Remember in Your Prayers. USPG: Anglicans in World Mission it exists to support the churches of the Anglican Communion as they engage in God’s holistic mission. Throughout the world, Anglican churches can be found at the heart of their communities. Their local knowledge is used by USPG to deliver aid, train leaders and provide other forms of practical assistance. USPG are looking for a new name to better reflect the work they do – can you help?
‘The Way to Freedom’ TCT Lent Groups Launch is on Tuesday 21st February at 7.30pm in Thornbury Baptist Church when copies of the booklet will be available.
TCT Lent Groups only two weeks left to sign up to join - please sign the lists in the back of both churches - over five weeks groups will be organised throughout the week, Monday to Friday, daytime and evening, usually in the homes of church members. Everyone is warmly invited to the launch and the groups. If you would like to lead/host a group please contact Christine Dadd on 414396.
The next meeting of the Bereavement group gathering over a cup of tea, is Friday 24th February at 3pm at the vicarage. This is open to any widow or widower who feels they would like to come and share their feelings and help each other at such a difficult time in their lives.
Contact Sheila 412989 for further information.
Step This Way – Saturday 25th February Meet the producer – Sandra Rojas a Fairtrade sesame seed producer from Nicaragua at Thornbury Methodist Church Hall 10-12noon. Stalls, quiz, children’s activities and Fairtrade sesame refreshments. Arranged by South Gloucestershire Fairtrade Steering Group. For further information contact Marian Stephens tel 412165 or Robin Pencavel tel 632064
Children’s Society’s ‘Make Runaways Safe Campaign. There is still time to sign the petition to help keep youngsters safe at a time of great distress, if you would like to, there are copies at the back of both churches.
Christian Aid ‘Hunger for Justice’ Evening: Wednesday 14th March 2012 at 7.30pm in Bath, lift available. To book a place please telephone 415923
Urgently needed ... is it you? The “Open the Book” team for Manorbrook School needs 2 more people to help tell Bible stories on Tuesday mornings from Easter onwards. Preparation, ‘performance’ and planning last from 9.30 – 10.45am. Please can you help? For more details, contact Anne: avellis8@btinternet.com or Vincent: vincent_costello06@tiscali.co.uk
From Sunday 12th February, Healing Prayers at St Mary's will be offered immediately after the 10.30am service on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays as opposed to during Communion as it is at present.
Ch@T awaits collection by our distributors outside the Stafford Chapel at St Mary’s and at the back of St Paul’s next week. Please take your bundle. Thank you.
Bufumbo Evening. Saturday, 3rd March at 7.30pm – more information to follow, see Ch@t.
Please return your Palm Crosses for Ashing on Ash Wednesday. Baskets are at the back of both Churches.
Film Night at the Church Hall ‘Jesus of Montreal’ Saturday 18th February at 7.30pm. In preparing a Passion play actors are faced with questions of the relevance of the play to their real lives. What if Jesus were to return? Would we recognise him? How would we treat him?" A hauntingly beautiful film" - Academy award nomination. Bound to engage you and make you think. Tickets are free and are available at the back of church on Sundays.
Sean Rinaldi is doing a ten mile walk around Gloucester, beginning and ending at the Kingsholme ground of Gloucester RFC on Sunday 25th February, all monies raised going to the Cotswold Care Hospice. If anyone would like to join the walk or to find out any more about it, please find the link below. http://www.cotswoldcare.org.uk/menswalk/index.php
Exploring Christian Vocation. A day’s course is being held in Gloucester on Saturday 10th March from 10am to 4pm & anyone who would like to take part would be very welcome. The day will be led by Revd Pauline Godfrey. Further details from Jan Miles on 415456.
CD Copies of Concert celebrating Charles Harford Lloyd (on 22 October) are available to order from Paul Morrish (281734). £3.50 each.
St Paul’s Church is still looking for an organist if you know anyone who would be willing to play for the occasional service please contact the church warden, Phil Jones email: solentpdj@gmail.com
2012 Church Diaries are available to buy for 50p at the back of both churches.
Used Stamps & Print Cartridges. We are still collecting them for our mission partners/charities. There are boxes in the back of both churches.
Healing Prayers on Sunday mornings every month will be offered at St Paul’s immediately after the 9.15 service on the first and third Sundays; and at St Mary’s whilst people receive communion and immediately after the 10.30 service on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays.
Pastoral Care. If you or some-one you know is away from church, in hospital or has cause for concern, then please contact the Vicar on 418415 or Kate Teague on 415837 or Sheila Jones on 412989 or Val Ricketts on 415449. Where appropriate they will be able to arrange for pastoral contact and/or include the person’s name amongst our intercessions.
Gluten-free Eucharistic wafers are available at St Mary’s and St Paul’s for those who need them. Please let the clergy know before the service if this applies to you.
E-Mail Version If you would like regularly to receive a copy of this newssheet on Fridays by email, please e-mail the office requesting that your e-address be added to the distribution list.
We Pray this week for: Lucy Forster, Rae Forster, Sue Hallett, Flora Barford-Turner, Ella Cotterill, Peter Teague, Stanley Fisher, Pat John, Jonathan Evans, Ruth Parker, Jonathan Self, Audrey Kirk, Sally Lea, Yvonne Treavis, Peter Laycock, Matthew Watson and amongst those we regularly pray: Elsie Langdale, Patricia Rollema & James Cooke. We Pray also for those who died at this time of year: Barbara Newman, Violet Riddiford, Leslie Gulwell, & Blanche Flight.