Pews News 14th March

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PEWS NEWS for 14th March

Mothering Sunday
9:30am Communion Service

Congratulations

to our two Church Wardens
Cathy Sanderson and Colin Last
They will be sworn into their roles on the 21st March.
Chris Hjelt and Val Percival have been appointed deputy wardens.
If you can help with this role please see any of the wardens.
Sarah Collinson, Chris Hjelt, Tanya Fearon and David Alino-Wilcockson have been appointed PCC members from 7th March.

Our Electoral Role stand at 123 members

Church Leaders
Vicar: The Rev’d Simon Dommett

Associate Priest The Rev'd Jennie Cappleman
Assistant Curate: The Rev’d Marcus Ottaviani
Churchwardens:
Colin Last
Cathy Sanderson
Licensed Readers:
Michael Furlong
Cathy Sanderson
Licensed Lay Leaders of Worship
Sue Lennon
Susan Lane

Sunday 9:30am Communion

'My Father's house shall be a house of prayer'.

On the second Sunday of each month we usually have a service with a focus on wholeness and healing and invite people to come forward for individual prayer for others or for themselves.

With 'social distancing' and restricted movement, this becomes limited, so we are introducing a new way to bring our prayer requests to God in our services.
You are invited to write the name of the person or situation you want prayer for on a slip of paper and place this in a bowl by the entrance as you enter the church. If you are not attending church, please email the name or situation to the vicar before Sunday and he will add the name or situation to the bowl of prayers.

At our Sunday service during the intercessions, we will offer them in prayer, without reading them out loud.
In this way we can still share (privately) our prayers and concerns.

On this Mothering Sunday, we particularly invite you to name your mother if you wish.

Please bring your own slips of paper with you, and just place in the bowl as you enter the church.

Marie Curie Day of Reflection

By Mark Elvers on Mar 05, 2021 08:01 am

The Church of England has partnered with Marie Curie on 23^rd March 2021 to mark the first anniversary of the first lockdown in the UK with a national day of reflection to reflect on our collective loss due to Covid-19, support those who have been bereaved, and hope for a brighter future.
Bellringers have been invited by the Church to participate in this day by marking the end of the one minute silent reflection at 12 noon by tolling a bell at 12:01. There are other ways to get involved on the day detailed on the Marie Curie website

Vicki Chapman
Public Relations Officer

Words from the Creed

As we are encouraged to look at the Creed during Lent, everybody is invited to share which words are most important to them. Just email your thoughts to the ministry team.

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Suffered under Pontius Pilate.

There has been much talk about suffering and many of us have had to endure physical, mental and emotional suffering these past months. This past week we have been thinking not about our suffering, but Jesus' suffering for us. For Jesus was 'crucified, died and was buried; he descended to the dead'. Like sowing a seed, to use another analogy, without the death of the seed the new plant will not grow and blossom. As we look at the new plants growing and blossom appearing on the trees, now is a good time to remind ourselves of our journey in faith. This Covid lockdown may have been for us a period of suffering as if our faith had been buried. But now as we approach Easter we are reminded that now is a time to grow.
Song of Solomon 2.10-13;

My beloved speaks and says to me:
‘Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away;
for now the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtle dove
is heard in our land.
The fig tree puts forth its figs,
and the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away.’

St Mary's Cuppa and Chat

Wednesday: 17th March, 11am
Friday 19th March 2:30pm

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Revd Simon: 01234 351920, the.revd.simon@gmail.com
Revd Jennie: 01234 266952, jennie.cappleman @yahoo.co.uk
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