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 8th FEBRUARY 2015 nd 2 Before Lent This spring we are exploring Jesus’ teaching on ‘Faith’ in our morning and evening services 8am Communion : Tim 10am Informal Worship Service : Tim 10.30am Service at Penton Park : David 6.30pm Going Deeper with God – Communion in the Round WEEK AT A GLANCE Young Adults ... the Twenties Group meets on 1st & 3rd Thursdays and Youth Discussion on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays in the month – they’d both welcome new faces  Speak to Sue on 07788 921730. Monday 9th FEBRUARY 2015 9.30am Prayers 4.45pm Rainbows 6.15pm Pizza & John & Youth Groups Meet 8.00pm Crossover Home Group meets Tuesday 10th February 9.15am Prayers 10am DAISY CHAIN meets in the Hall 6pm Brownies 8pm Home Groups meet Wednesday 11th February 9.30am MUM’S THE WORD meets in the Hall 2.30pm Community Songs of Praise & Tea in the Hall 7.45pm Bellringing Practice 8pm Home Groups meet Thursday 12th February 10am DAISY CHAIN meets in the Hall 7.30pm Choir Practice Friday 13th February 9.30pm Communion 10am COFFEE BREAK St. Valentinue’s Day, Saturday 14th February This coming Thursday 12th FEBRUARY CHERTSEY 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. Book on 01932 565764. SUNDAY 15th FEBRUARY : 1st Before Lent 8am Communion 10am Informal Communion Service 10.30am Service at Penton Park 6.30pm Going Deeper with God – Praying Church 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, Frank PONNIAH, Margaret WHEELTON and Mike & Hazel O’DONOGHUE. Also for Pauline HILLIER following a small operation on her foot this weekend. Please pray for David LILLICRAP following the death of his sister Monica this week. Following a week of distressing world-wide events, please pray for all those affected, especially in the Middle East. Prayers for Persecuted Christians take place on the 2 Friday of each month, contact Iris 568476 or George 565588 to find out more. nd Please continue to pray for a Sunday Afternoon Community New Worship Venture, and do let Sue know if you are interested in becoming involved. Our Outward Giving Charity is WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS. Please support WBT both practically and prayerfully. Winnie REMNANT ‘It is with sadness that we announce the death of Winnie who died peacefully in her sleep last weekend. Winnie has been a member of the Church for 14 years and worshipped regularly with us as well as being a member of the Songs of Praise, Food for Thought and sometimes Penton Park congregations. We will remember her sense of fun and humour! St. Peter’s was her family. We will celebrate Winnie's life at 2pm on Wednesday 25th February and we hope that many of us from our various congregations will be able to join together at her Funeral Service here at St. Peter’s, and come into the Hall afterwards for refreshments, and share warm memories of Winnie! ALPHA 2015 BEGAN last Monday ... meeting at The Vicarage, 9 more weekly evenings include ‘Christianity – boring, untrue and irrelevant?’ ... ‘Who is Jesus’ ... ‘Why did Jesus die?’ ... ‘How can I be sure of my faith?’ We share a meal together, followed by a DVD and coffee/chat, and would still welcome new (and old) faces to join the group - come and meet new people and explore the Christian faith together. Contact Tim on 01932 563141. Our Electoral Roll 2015 revision commences next weekend  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 Tuesday 28th April. 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, sweet biscuits, long-life milk and instant mash, FOODBANK warmly welcome toiletries, loo rolls, small boxes of washing power and washing up liquid. Please AVOID baked beans and tea, they have plenty of stock. Many thanks for your contributions and prayers. Iris. 2015 HOLIDAY CLUB takes place Monday 25th – Friday 31st JULY – make sure you book places early, or let Mena know if interested in helping out – everyone has a terrific time! CONTACTS Please contact Mena on her e-mail address or leave a message with the office.  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.