and Penton Park Church Web-site: www.stpeterschertsey.org.uk Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StPetersChertsey WE WELCOME EVERYONE VERY WARMLY TODAY. Please do join us after the service for tea or coffee and chat. If you are new to St. Peter’s Church do please make yourself known to us. Members of our prayer and pastoral team are available after the Service to talk and pray through any issue. Please make your way to the chancel area where they will pray with you. If you’d like to receive Notices and other info electronically, please do contact [email protected] and we’ll add you to the list. SUNDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2015 Epiphany 4 This spring we are exploring Jesus’ teaching on ‘Faith’ in our morning and evening services 8am Communion : Tim & David 10am Informal Communion : Tim & Sue 10.30am Service at Penton Park : Christine 6.30pm Going Deeper with God – Charisma Service : Tim & visiting speaker Charles Whitehead : ‘Theme – There is much, much more!’ WEEK AT A GLANCE Young Adults ... our Twenties Group meets on 1st & 3rd Thursdays and Youth Discussion on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays in the month – they’d both welcome new faces, meetings are in the upper room or there’s a change of venue now and then  Speak to Sue on 07788 921730. Monday 2nd FEBRUARY 2015 9.30am Prayers 4.45pm Rainbows 6.15pm Pizza & John & Youth Groups Meet 8.00pm Mi Casa Tu Casa Home Group meets Tuesday 3rd February 9.15am Prayers 10am DAISY CHAIN meets in the Hall 6pm Brownies Wednesday 4th February 9.30am MUM’S THE WORD meets in the Hall 1.30pm Ladies’ Group meets 7.45pm Bellringing Practice 8pm Home Groups meet Thursday 5th February 10am DAISY CHAIN meets in the Hall 8.00pm Twenties Group meets Friday 6th February 9.30pm Communion 10am COFFEE BREAK is followed at 12.15pm by FOOD FOR THOUGHT 12.30pm Funeral Service for Brian RATCLIFFE 8.00pm Band Practice SUNDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2015 : 2nd Before Lent 8am Communion 10am Informal Worship Service 10.30am Service at Penton Park 6.30pm Going Deeper with God – Communion in the Round PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK We pray for our world, our country and our local community. We pray for those known to us and those who are ill, recently bereaved, homeless, lonely, sad or in difficulty and distress. Please continue to pray especially for Elisabeth HOBBS and Frank PONNIAH. Also for Margaret WHEELTON suffering severe back pain and undergoing treatment. For old friends Mike & Hazel O’DONOGHUE, Mike is in hospital with heart problems, so Hazel is staying at The Grange Nursing Home. For Phil BURNHAM’s mum, unwell. Our Outward Giving Charity for is BESOM. Please support the Besom Project both practically and prayerfully – contact Karen Goodlake on 07747 642459 if you’d like to know more about how you can help. ALPHA 2015 BEGINS ... Our next 10 week ALPHA COURSE begins this Monday 2nd February at The Vicarage. Including ‘Christianity – boring, untrue and irrelevant?’ ... ‘Who is Jesus’ ... ‘Why did Jesus die?’ ... ‘How can I be sure of my faith?’ ... Monday evenings begin with a meal together, followed by a DVD and coffee/chat. We’d love to welcome new (and old) faces - come and meet new people and explore the Christian faith together. Pick up a leaflet and return to The Vicarage or the Office. POSSIBLE NEW WORSHIP VENTURE : KEEP PRAYING! A small group of us have been praying and talking through some ideas for those not presently being reached/included by St. Peter’s. We are considering a Sunday afternoon meeting about 4.30pm in a local school hall. Please would you pray with us for this: To have wisdom in the planning, that we would hear what God has in mind. That we would raise a small, committed, united team to run such an event. And as you pray if you feel this could be something you could get involved with, please speak to either Tim or Sue. CHERTSEY MUSEUM : Wednesday 4th FEBRUARY – to mark the 800th Anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede, the Museum is opening a new exhibitioin – 6 – 8.30pm – there’s wine! On Thursday 12th FEBRUARY the museum celebrares its 50th Annivesary (and the Friends their 21st birthday!) Malcolm Loveday, Chair of The Chertsey Society and Emma Warren, Curator of the museum invite you to an informal look at how the town and museum has changed since 1965. Doors open 7pm. Talk 7.30pm. Please book for both events 01932 565764. Next Friday 6th February is FOOD FOR THOUGHT – do come along for a time of worship, fellowship and a delicious lunch prepared by our terrific FFT team at 12.15pm. We welcome new faces, bring a friend! Norman’s Monthly Quiz for Church Funds : February is yellow, and the letter is ‘E’. Have a go at answering Norman’s cryptic questions! £1 in the wall safe please. Those who know ANNE DOLLERY, are warmly invited to her INSTITUTION AND LICENCING. Do come along at 7.30pm on Wednesday 25th February to St. Dunstan’s Church, St. Dunstan’s Road, FELTHAM, followed by a reception in the Church. The church has arranged parking in a nearby local school. At 11.00am on Saturday 28th February the Inauguration Ceremony for the new Bishop of Guildford, the Rt Revd Andrew Watson takes place at Guildford Cathedral. Please pray. Bishop Andrew will then preach for the first time at the Cathedral at the 9.45am Eucharist on Sunday 1st March. The Bishop will be visiting Runnymede Deanery in April, and we are hosting a service here at St. Peter’s Church to which all are invited at 8pm on Monday 20th April with refreshments afterwards in the Church Hall. Pop the date in your diary! WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Praying for the Bahamas : 11.30am Friday 6th MARCH at St. Peter’s Church followed by refreshments afterwards in the Hall. Do come along to this special service. Our special MOTHERING SUNDAY Service is at 10am on Sunday 15th MARCH. Do come and receive a THANK YOU posy. FOODBANK NEWS ... As well as 500g bags of sugar, sponge puddings and tinned meat, FOODBANK warmly welcome toiletries, loo rolls, small boxes of washing power and washing up liquid. Please AVOID baked beans and tea, they have plenty. Many thanks for your contributions and prayers. Iris. Electoral Roll revision coming up  We have lots of new members, please do make sure you complete and submit a form to join our list this year! Annual Church Meeting is 28th April. CONTACTS For the time being, please contact Mena on either her e-mail address or leave a message with the office and she’ll call back. Thank you.  Vicar: Tim Hillier [email protected]  Associate Minister: Christine Pattinson [email protected]  LLM’s: George Hobbs [email protected] Sue Browning [email protected] David Ingoldby [email protected]  Verger & Website: Richard Stoker Church & Hall Administrator: Jackie Loveridge Church Office Mon/Wed/Fri 10am-4pm [email protected]  Families & Children Worker: Mena Evans 01932 563141 01932 570527 07742 278931 01932 565588 07788 921730 07754 901324 01932 855768 01932 570155 [email protected]  Youth Worker: Gerard Oglesby 07887 894358 [email protected]  Music Co-ordinator: Rosemary Richards [email protected] Churchwardens: [email protected] 01784 442100 Wendy Greaves Dave Phillips 01932 841667 01932 565904 We do not take a collection within the service. As a church we are 100% self-sufficient in terms of funding. Many give by standing order or via our Planned Giving Scheme. If you would like to leave a donation there is a plate available at the back. Thank you.