1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

FUTURE EVENTS
25 Jan
6.30pm
1 Feb
10.00am
1.45pm
8 Feb
10.00am
18 Feb
7.30pm
1 March 2.00pm
6 March 10.30am
7 March 10.00am
15 March 10.00am
3.00pm
29 March 9.50am
5 April 10.00am
19 April 10.00am
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= in Church
Joint Service for
Christian Unity Week,
Holy Apostles
Candlemas service
Walking Together,
Crickley Hill
The Friends of St. Mary’s
Service
Ash Wednesday Holy
Communion
Walking Together,
Hampnett & River Leach
Women’s World Day of
Prayer Service
Wedding Prep Day
Mothering Sunday
service
Choir at the Cathedral
Palm Sunday Procession,
outside Co-op, followed
by 10am service
Easter Sunday service
Parish Communion &
APCM, a chance to hear
our plans for 2015
CONTACTS
Clergy
Revd Canon Michael Garland
01242 253402
[email protected]
Revd Suzanne Leighton
01242 224745
[email protected]
Verger
Margaret Eccles
01242 521771
Church Wardens
Dilys Jones 01242 242732
Derrick Walker 01242 525742
Director of Music
Neil Fortin
01242 513475
[email protected]
Parish Resource Centre
Beth Simpson
01242 224883
[email protected]
FOR JUNIORS - several activities for children take place during the week.
Rainbows, Brownies & Guides - various days. Contact Mary, T: 07443 627075
Little Fishes, a short service for pre-schoolers, is at 10.15am every Thursday
in church, followed by playtime in the parish hall. Contact Fiona, T: 07825
955686. Open House, informal family worship with tea in the vestry, is held
on the first Sunday of the month at 4.00pm. Contact Michael, T: 253402.
Items for notices need to be in the Parish Resource Centre by Wednesday.
The weekly notices can be downloaded at www.stmarysck.org.uk.
Please take this sheet home with you and use for prayer and calendar
reminders throughout the week—or maybe give to a neighbour.
St Mary’s Charlton Kings
www.stmarysck.org.uk
Sunday 11th January
Baptism of Christ
Welcome to our services today. We hope that you will find warmth and
friendship in this place and God’s blessing and peace as we worship
together.
At our Communion services, all are invited to come forward to receive bread
and wine. If you would prefer to receive a blessing, simply keep your head
bowed when you come to the front. If you require a gluten free wafer,
please let a Welcomer know.
There are toys for young children at the back. For 4-11 year olds, Junior
Church usually takes place in the vestry during the 10am service.
Tea & coffee are served after the 10am service (usually in the Parish Centre
across the road, but sometimes in the church). Please do come along.
If you are unsure about anything, ask one of our Welcomers.
8.00am
Holy Communion
Celebrant: Canon Michael Garland
10.00am Parish Communion &
Baptism of Lawrence Jackson
Celebrant: Canon Michael Garland
Preacher: Bishop Bob Evens
Hymns:
90, 92, SP30, 188, 183
Anthem: Purest & Highest—
Stanford
Readings: Genesis 1: 1-5
Acts 19: 1-7
Mark 1: 4-11
Readers: Lesley Martin
Brenda Davitt
Gospel:
Revd Pauline Smith
6.30pm
Preacher:
Hymns:
Anthem:
Choral Evensong
Canon Michael Garland
191, 46, 93, 174
O for a closer walk with
God—Stanford
PRAYERS Please pray for those
who are sick including Raymond
Blackwell, Colin Johnson, Michelle
Grainger, Suzanne Leighton, Joyce
Barton & Betty Vernall.
Pray for the friends and family of
those who have recently died, including Sylvia Compton, Barbara
Ward & Edward Nugee.
We also remember John Todman,
Patricia Massey, Tony Farthing,
Florence Martyn, Stanley Jelf, John
Spencer, Susan Ledamun, Rosemary Ash & Edward Cronin whose
year’s mind is at this time.
Our current charity is The Rock.
Prayers are also listed overleaf in
the This Week section.
THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY’S CHARLTON KINGS
Monday 12th
9.00am
5.30pm
7.30pm
8.00pm
Daily Prayer: For Little Fishes; Our Deanery & Synod reps
Morning Prayer
Church
Evening Prayer
Church
Book Club Theology
18 Carisbrook Drive
MU House Group
Members’ Home
Tuesday 13th
9.00am
5.30pm
7.30pm
7.45pm
Daily Prayer: For East Cheltenham churches
Morning Prayer
Church
Evening Prayer
Church
Bell Ringers’ Practice
Bell Tower
School Road Hall Trust Meeting
Parish Centre
Wednesday 14th Daily Prayer: For Junior Church; our link parish of
Skinnskatteberg & diocese of Vasteras
8.50am
Open the Book
CK Infants School
9.00am
Morning Prayer
Church
1.20pm
Open the Book
CK Junior School
5.30pm
Evening Prayer
Church
Thursday 15th
9.00am
10.15am
11.00am
5.30pm
7.30pm
Daily Prayer: For Open House @ St Mary’s
Morning Prayer
Church
Little Fishes
Church/Parish Hall
Holy Communion
Church
Evening Prayer
Church
Liturgy & Education Committee
Parish Centre
Friday 16th
7.30am
2.15pm
5.30pm
7.00pm
Daily Prayer: For CK Infants & Junior schools; our MP
Holy Communion
Church
Funeral of Sylvia Compton
Church
Evening Prayer
Church
Choir Practice
Church
Sunday 18th
Daily Prayer: For St Edward’s school, local nursery schools,
the youth club & Air Training Corps; Christian Unity
Holy Communion
Church
Parish Communion & Junior Church
Church
Baptism of William Maguire
Church
Choral Evensong
Church
8.00am
10.00am
12.30pm
6.30pm
NOTICES, EVENTS & NEWS
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
This begins next Sunday. The theme is
“the well is deep” based on John 4,7.
There is a booklet with a week of reflections at the back or contact the
parish office. On Sunday 25th at
6.30pm there will be a joint service at
Holy Apostles.
A big thank you
We have raised the grand total of
£6,569.68 for Al Shurooq School for
the Blind in Bethlehem. Thank you to
everyone who has organised events,
come along to fundraisers, donated,
or helped in any way.
Our new outward giving charity,
which we will be supporting until the
end of June, is The Rock. This local
charity (based at St Peter’s Church on
the Tewkesbury Rd) provides a safe
place for young people to develop
physically, emotionally & spiritually.
They also work with schools on intervention and re-engagement activities,
and provide a safe place for young
people in the evenings. Details of how
to get involved in fundraising for The
Rock will follow in the coming weeks.
Winter Melodies
A concert of songs from movies and
musicals. Sat 24th Jan, 7.30pm, Baptist Church. Tickets are £8 /£5 from
the Parish Office or Megan Hosier.
Thanks for “Hopes”
Thanks to all those who placed their
“hopes” on the special trees which
we made available at the service on
28th December. A summary of these
hopes can be found on the poster on
the Community board at the back.
Walking Together in 2015
The new programme of monthly
walks is now available at the back. As
before, there will be a walk on the
1st of each month throughout the
year. It’s a lovely way to get to know
people better and to explore the local
countryside. New faces are welcome.
New St. Mary’s Website
For the new year, we have a newlook website! Thank you to Peter
Ryan who has designed it. To have a
look, go to www.stmarysck.org.uk
(the same address as before). The
site includes a really useful calendar
of St. Mary’s meetings & events. This
is automatically updated from the
diary held in the parish office so it is
crucial that you keep Beth informed
of events and meeting times!
If you would like to advertise an
event on the website, please contact
Beth in the Parish Office.