FUTURE EVENTS
1 Feb

= in Church
10.00am Candlemas service
1.45pm Walking Together,
Crickley Hill
8 Feb
10.00am The Friends of St. Mary’s
Service
18 Feb 7.30pm Ash Wednesday Holy
Communion
1 March 2.00pm Walking Together,
Hampnett & River Leach
6 March 10.30am Women’s World Day of
Prayer Service
7 March 10.00am Wedding Prep Day
14 March 2.30pm Book Swap, Parish Hall
15 March 10.00am Mothering Sunday
service
3.00pm Choir at the Cathedral
29 March 9.50am Palm Sunday Procession,
outside Co-op, followed
by 10am service
1 April 10.00am Walking Together, the
Leach Valley
5 April 10.00am Easter Sunday service
19 April 10.00am 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
St Mary’s Charlton Kings
www.stmarysck.org.uk
Sunday 18th January
2nd Sunday of Epiphany
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.
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.
Church Wardens
Dilys Jones 01242 242732
Derrick Walker 01242 525742
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.
Director of Music
Neil Fortin
01242 513475
[email protected]
8.00am
Holy Communion
Celebrant: Canon Michael Garland
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.
10.00am
Parish Communion &
Junior Church
Celebrant: Revd Pauline Smith
Preacher: Dr Gordon Wenham
Hymns:
621, 233, 622, 470, SP156
Anthem: View me, Lord—Lloyd
Readings: 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
Revelation 5: 1-10
John 1: 43-end
Readers: Susan Drinkwater
Margaret Eccles
Gospel:
Canon Michael Garland
12.30pm
Baptism William Maguire
6.30pm
Preacher:
Hymns:
Anthem:
Choral Evensong
Canon Michael Garland
116, 96, 491, 571
O Lord increase my
faith—Loosemore
PRAYERS Please pray for those
who are sick including Raymond
Blackwell, Colin Johnson, Suzanne
Leighton, Joyce Barton & Betty
Vernall.
Pray for the friends and family of
those who have recently died, including Sylvia Compton, Barbara
Ward, Michelle Grainger, Ernest
Mitchell, Geoff Birch & Gwen
Paine.
We also remember Florence
Martyn, Stanley Jelf, John Spencer,
Susan Ledamun, Rosemary Ash,
Edward Cronin, Joan Clark, William
Neve & John Barr 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 19th Daily Prayer: For CK Girl Guides; the Borough Council
9.00am
Morning Prayer
Church
2.30pm
Bible Study Group
Members’ Home
5.30pm
Evening Prayer
Church
7.30pm
Church Neighbours’ Meeting
Parish Centre
Tuesday 20th
Daily Prayer: For CK Scouts; our local Police
9.00am
Morning Prayer
Church
5.30pm
Evening Prayer
Church
7.30pm
Bell Ringers’ Practice
Bell Tower
7.30pm
Estates Committee Meeting
Parish Centre
Wednesday 21st Daily Prayer: For our link dioceses Dornakal & Karnataka
Central; Cheltenham Street Pastors
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 22nd Daily Prayer: For our link diocese of Western Tanganyika;
Bafford House Care Home
9.00am
Morning Prayer
Church
10.15am
Little Fishes
Church/Parish Hall
11.00am
Holy Communion
Church
5.30pm
Evening Prayer
Church
Friday 23rd
Daily Prayer: For our link diocese of El Camino Real; CK
Care Home, Grevill House & Ashley House
7.30am
Holy Communion
Church
2.00pm
Happy Circle for the over 60s
Parish Centre
5.30pm
Evening Prayer
Church
7.00pm
Choir Practice
Church
Sunday 24th
Daily Prayer: For our link diocese of Vasteras; for Nazareth
House
8.00am
Holy Communion
Church
10.00am
Parish Communion & Baptism of Oliver Hawkins
Church
12.30pm
Baptism of Isabella Jarvis
Church
6.30pm
Joint Service for Christian Unity
Holy Apostles
NOTICES, EVENTS & NEWS
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Starts today. 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.
Next Sunday at 6.30pm there will be a
joint service at Holy Apostles. There is
no evening service at St. Mary’s.
Michelle Grainger’s funeral
will be on Weds 28th Jan at 2pm.
Philip & St James. Tuesday, 7pm, Performing Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Bayshill Rd. More info
on the community board.
Winter Melodies
A concert of songs from movies and
musicals. Saturday, 7.30pm, Baptist
Church. Tickets are £8 /£5 from the
Parish Office or Megan Hosier.
New St. Mary’s Website
Walking Together in 2015
For the new year, we have a newThe new programme of monthly
look website! Thank you to Peter
walks is now available at the back. As Ryan who has designed it. To have a
before, there will be a walk on the 1st look, go to www.stmarysck.org.uk
of each month throughout the year.
(the same address as before). The
It’s a lovely way to get to know people site includes a really useful calendar
better and to explore the local counof St. Mary’s meetings & events. This
tryside. New faces are welcome.
is automatically updated from the
diary held in the parish office so it is
Soulspark - a short course exploring
prayer & spiritual growth, developed crucial that you keep Beth informed
by the Rev'd Nick Helm. It is intended of events and meeting times!
to extend the course throughout the If you would like to advertise an
diocese, starting with two pilot cours- event on the website, please contact
es during Lent, one of these is
Beth in the Parish Office.
planned for Charlton Kings. Come to
Donations to The Children’s Society
the Introductory event, Harnhill Cen- I would like to thank all the box holdtre nr. Cirencester, Sat 24th January
ers and a generous donor for the
10.0am-2.30pm. More info from Revd marvellous sum of £250 which has
Felicity Bayne T: 237074.
been collected. This will be put to
Conflict in the Holy Land: What
Should Britain Do?
Meet & question our local politicians
at this event organised by vicar of St
good use by the Society providing
help for vulnerable & abused children
in the UK. With thanks, Vivien Barr.