St Vigor, Fulbourn; St Nicholas, Great Wilbraham; St John, Little Wilbraham; and St George, Six Mile Bottom Diocese of Ely Sunday 25th January 2015 Conversion of Paul Welcome! We are a group of four churches in the diocese of Ely seeking to worship God faithfully, and to serve Him in all that we do. If you are visiting or if this is your first time worshipping with us, we would love to meet you. Welcome! Almighty God, whose Son revealed in signs and miracles the wonder of your saving presence: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and, in all our weakness, sustain us by your mighty power; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. AMEN PARISH CONTACTS Rector: Revd Alice Goodman The Rectory, 2 Apthorpe Street, Fulbourn 01223 880 337 Parish Office: Parish Assistant (Helen) `Twelve‘, 15 High Street, Fulbourn 01223 882 070 Benefice website www.fulbournandthewilbrahams.org Children’s Ministry Sunday School meets EVERY SUNDAY at 11am at Fulbourn Church in the Sunday School Rooms. Windmill Toddler Group meets every Tuesday during term at 9:30am in the Fulburn Centre. £1.50 for 1 adult + 1 child, 50p for each additional child. Twelve is our Church Centre and Shop, located at 15 High Street, Fulbourn. Opening hours: Monday 1:30-4:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am-4:30pm, Saturday 9:30am-12:30pm. Volunteers always needed! Parish Magazine To submit something for The Mill, Fulbourn’s monthly Parish Magazine, please contact the editor, Gerry Dorrian, on 882 933 or at [email protected]. For copies (large or standard print), please drop into Twelve. Fellowship Groups Jesus' mother, whose name we are never told by John, appears only twice in his Gospel. She appears here at the wedding at Cana (2:1–12) and in chapter 19 where she stands by the cross and is entrusted by her son to the guardianship of the Beloved Disciple (19:25–27). These two cameo appearances connect Jesus' first sign and his last breath. We are to connect Jesus' gift of wine at the wedding at Cana and Jesus' gift of his life on the cross. We are to connect the glory revealed by the wine and the glorification manifested in his death and resurrection. At the wedding at Cana, Our Lady’s role is partly to witness to the fact that the exalted Word made flesh of the Prologue is a real human being from a particular place and family. Her other role is to articulate our need for her Son. She makes a stark statement of what is lacking: `They have no wine‘. Weddings epitomize the fact that even the best laid plans go awry. Something is always askew. It is the role of the mother of Jesus to express that reality and to look expectantly in the direction of her Son. Time to Share: A women’s group meeting Fridays 1011:30am. Call 881699 for further details. Coffee and Chat: First Monday of the month, 10:30am12:30pm at 53 High Street, Great Wilbraham. The Word Together: Ecumenical Bible Study on the third Tuesday of the month, 2:30pm at the United Reformed Church. th st 25 January 8am, 9:30am, 11am 1 February 8am, 9:30am, 11am Jeremiah 1.4–10 708 Malachi 3.1–5 904 Acts 9.1–22 123 Hebrews 2.14–end 216 Matthew 19.27–end 20 Luke 2.22–40 56 6pm Evening Worship at the URC 6pm Psalm 132 585 Haggai 2.1–9 893 John 2.18–22 90 If you have a notice to go into the weekly sheet, please email or call Helen Shannon in Twelve by Wednesday evening at the latest. ([email protected] or 882 070) This week Sunday 25th January 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP) at F 09:30 Holy Communion at LW 11:00 Holy Communion with Sunday School at F 14:45 Service at Home Close Monday 26th January 08:30 Morning Prayer at F Tuesday 27th January 08:30 Morning Prayer at F Wednesday 28th January 08:30 Morning Prayer at F 09:15 Wee Worship at GW Thursday 29th January 08:00 Morning Prayer at F Friday 30th January 08:00 Morning Prayer at F Next month Sunday 1st February 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP) at F 09:30 Come and Join at GW 09:30 Matins at LW 09:30 Holy Communion at SMB 11:00 Holy Communion with Sunday School at F 18:00 Sung Evensong at F Sunday 8th February 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP) at F 09:30 Holy Communion at LW 11:00 Holy Communion with Sunday School at F 14:45 Service at Home Close 18:00 Sung Evensong at F Sunday 15th February 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP) at F 09:30 Holy Communion at GW 11:00 Holy Communion with Sunday School at F 18:00 Sung Evensong at F Gluten-free Communion wafers are now available at Holy Communion. If you require one, please tell the sidesperson when you come in. Notices and coming up Confirmations will be taking place in St John’s, Little Wilbraham, on Saturday 2nd May at 5pm. Anyone aged 10 or above who has not yet been confirmed is welcome. If you would like to learn more about what confirmation is and what it involves, please ask Alice! First Holy Communion classes will soon begin in St Vigor’s for children aged about 7. These will be run for half an hour directly after the 11am Holy Communion service by Alex Shannon. If you would like more information, please ask Alice or Alex. A Pancake Party for Shrove Tuesday will be held on 17th February at 7:30pm at The Rectory. Pancakes aplenty, with lots of lovely lemon and sugar...! All welcome. Ash Wednesday services will take place in Little Wilbraham at 9:30am and at Fulbourn at 7pm. These will be Holy Communion services with Imposition of Ashes, and are a perfect way to begin our Lenten journeys. The Annual Snowdrop Walk and Concert will take place on Sunday 15th February in aid of the Arthur Rank Hospice. The Manor will be open from 2pm, teas will be served in St Vigor’s from 2:45pm, and the concert will take place at 3:30pm. Tickets are £10, or free for under 16s. A wedding! As some of you may already know, the previous Rector, Rhiannon Jones, will be getting married to Philip King in Oxford on Saturday 18th April. Rhiannon has asked that, if anyone would like to come to the service and reception, they email them at [email protected] by the end of January. The Pilgrim Course, focusing on the Creeds, continues in Fulbourn this Tuesday 27th January at 7:30pm in Twelve, and all are welcome. Supper and Sax at the Hole in the Wall on Tuesday 3rd February at 7:30pm. Featuring the Cam Sax Quartet plus a two course meal and coffee. Tickets are £25, and all proceeds will go to St John’s. To reserve a place, call Sue Lee on 813 335 or email [email protected]. `Breathing Space‘ at the URC, run by Jenny Mashford, will resume on Sunday 1st February at 5pm. All are welcome for a time of quiet prayer. The Children’s Society annual box count and coffee morning, will take place in Twelve on Saturday 31st January between 10:15 and noon. Helpers needed! Further details to follow. Women’s World Day of Prayer: some advanced warning that this event will be taking place on Friday 6th March with a service in St Vigor’s at which all are welcome. Readers, welcomers, and intercessors are always needed! If you would like to go on the rota, please let Helen know for the Wilbrahams, or Anita for Fulbourn. The Twelve email address has now changed to [email protected]. If you wish to get in touch with Helen, her email is still [email protected]. Welcome packs! If you know anyone who is new to the village, or are yourself new, please ask for a welcome pack. These are available from Twelve, or can be delivered to your door by Helen if you email or call to let her know.
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