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Southlands News for 27th March 2022

Dear All

It is Mothering Sunday this weekend. We are looking forward to a Creative Church service, with crafts, discussion, and we plan to open a Millennium Time Capsule that Young Church put together in Jan 2000. We have no idea what is in it!

A reminder that the CLOCKS CHANGE this weekend. If you don't change your clock, you may arrive at the end of the service on Sunday! 

Services for the next few weeks:
27 March 10.30am - Creative Church service for Mothering Sunday
3 April 10.30am - Victoria Etherington will be leading our service
10 April - Palm Sunday service starting at St Chad's and finishing at St Clements. 
14 April 6pm - Maundy Thursday service and meal
17 April 10.30am - Easter Sunday service led by Andy Lindley

Future Dates
Weekly: 10.30am Sunday service and Young Church
Weekly: 2:30pm Monday Fellowship meeting
Weekly: 2pm Wednesdays Concern group
Weekly: 11am - 2pm Thursdays Planet Food's pay as you feel café and stall
Weekly: 10am - 12noon Saturdays Gallery Café
Weekends of 2/3 April and 9/10 April: York Open Studios at Southlands
Sunday 3 April 3pm: Board Game Afternoon at Acomb.
Sunday 10 April: Joint service/walk with St Chad's and St Clements churches 
Thursday 14 April: 6pm Maundy Thursday service and meal

Open Studios
Help is needed in providing refreshments during the open studios weekends (2/3 and 9/10 April). There is a helpers rota and baking sign up list in the coffee area of the Church to sign up on, or let Jill know if you can help.

Maundy Thursday
We are planning a Maundy Thursday Passover meal, on the 14th April 6:00pm.

This is open to Holgate, Southlands and Acomb churches. We start at 6pm to allow for families to join us, and it will be quite interactive.  The meal will be a lamb stew, but we can cater for special diets, so please note these.  We are charging £5 for adults and £2 for kids. Spaces will be limited to 50. Bookings can be made by email: southlands.church@gmail.com or via the sign-up sheet that is in the refreshment area of Southlands. See poster below.

The Dragonfly Schools Foundation
This foundation was set up five years ago by two educationalists from the York area, Ian and Sue Bretherton, to create life changing educational opportunities for children and adolescents living in Rajastan, Northern India, who would otherwise receive little or no education and thereby remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and social exclusion. The two founders visited the area regularly until the start of the pandemic, setting up a school for younger children and arranged practical training and apprenticeships for older pupils. The work is still continuing, albeit subject to restrictions caused by the current situation.

We are privileged to be having a visit by Ian to our Monday Fellowship Meeting on April 11th at 2.30 pm. He will speak about the work and the talk will be illustrated by numerous photographs taken on their visits. This is an open meeting and all members of the congregation are cordially invited to attend. Refreshments are served afterwards and there will be opportunity to chat with Ian and ask questions.
  
Praying for our Circuit 
Creator God, we thank you for growing things, and all that makes our world beautiful. Give us your wisdom to be good stewards of your world and to care for all the plants and creatures that make up our habitat, both locally and globally.  Amen.

If there is anything you would like included in these weekly emails, please send them to me by Friday lunchtime.

Regards, Naomi

Some of the daffodils that were planted as part of our Community Garden opening service in September are now flowering. Here is one in the Whittaker's garden. 
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