Parish Office
South Street
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9RU
Cockermouth Area Team
Opening Times
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9.30 am to 4.00 pm
9.30 am to 4.00 pm
9.30 am to 12.00 noon
Tel: 01900 829926
An Answering Machine will take
[email protected] messages at other times.
If you require any photocopying this can be done by either
leaving the details of how many and what size, stating which
church it is for or if it is personal, in the letter box of Christ
Church Rooms or by calling in during office hours. Any work
left will be done on Friday morning ready for
collection/distribution.
Please send items for future notice sheets to the:
Parish Administrator (Sue Lake) to be received by
Wednesday noon.
Parish Web site:
www.cockermouthareachurches.org.uk
Is the place to visit for details about the 4 churches in the team
and to check the rotas and Parish Diary. Please don’t forget to
check the rotas each week for any amendments. If you can’t do
your duty please telephone the office BEFORE THURSDAY to
let us know.
Praying and Working together to share the
Light of Christ
Welcome
Today’s Services 15th February 2015
Second Sunday before Lent
Readings: OT: Kings 2:11-12
NT: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 & Gospel: Mark 9:2-9
“Roots” Bible Theme - Glimpsing the divine
All Saints
9.30 am
Morning Prayer
Hymns
187, 445, 275,& 784
ASH WEDNESDAY
Services for Sunday 22nd February 2015
7.00 pm
All Saints
9.30 am
Holy Communion
4.00 pm
Cottage Hospital Service
Evening Holy Communion
Christ Church, Cockermouth
Christ Church, Cockermouth
8.00 am
Holy Communion
10.45 am
4th Sunday Service
8.00 am
Holy Communion
10.45 am
Holy Communion (crèche available)
Christ Church, Great Broughton
10.45 am
Christ Church, Great Broughton
10.45 am
Holy Communion
11.00 am
Morning Prayer & Sunday School
Parish Verse for 2015
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, so that you may overflow with hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15 v 13
Parish Clergy
Adrian Thompson
01900 821288
[email protected]
Day Off Monday
Pastoral Counsellor
Elizabeth Brough
01900 823117
[email protected]
Licensed Lay Ministers
Chris Albon
Ann Peate
Lucy Thompson
Andy Walsh
01900 826125
01900 829616
01900 821288
01900 823895
St Bridget’s
11.00 am
St Bridget’s
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
If you can, please stay for coffee after the service
which will be served in the Church at All Saints,
St. Bridget’s and at Christ Church, Cmth; it’s a
good opportunity to meet and chat together.
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion & Sunday School
ASH WEDNESDAY
7.30 pm
Evening Holy Communion
(30 mins Holy Communion Service within
7.00 pm - 8.45 pm Week 1 of Lent Pilgrim Course)
Team Rector for the Cockermouth Area Team
We are thrilled to be able to announce that we have a
new Team Rector - Revd Godfrey Butland (and his wife
Lesley) who at present is the Rector in the Mosley Hill
Team Ministry, Liverpool.
Godfrey’s Licensing Service will take place on Sunday 17th
May at 5.00 pm with the Bishop of Carlisle officiating.
Women’s World Day of Prayer
Friday 6th March, 10.30 am
at
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church,
Crown Street
Praying for the Bahamas
All are welcome
COURSES FOR LENT 2015
DIARY for week beginning 16th February 2015
Monday 16th
10.00 am Prayers at Ten (All Saints)
12.00 noon Age UK Friendship Group (St Bridget’s)
7.30 pm Culgarth Home Group (5 Culgarth Avenue)
Wednesday 18th (Ash Wednesday)
7.45 am Called to Prayer (All Saints)
10.00 am Holy Communion (Christ Church, Cmth)
1.00 pm Bridekirk Baby Club
1.00 pm Funeral - George Barnes (All Saints)
3.00 pm (St Bridget’s Church Room)
7.30 pm Kirkgate Home Group (45 Kirkgate)
7.30 pm Belle Vue Home Group
(7 Belle Vue, Papcastle)
8.00 pm Slatefell Home Group (5 Gable Avenue)
Thursday 19th
10.00 am Holy Communion (Christ Church, GB)
7.30 pm Pastoral Care Course (St Bridget’s)
7.00 pm Christ Church Great Broughton - Mothers
Union (Welfare Hall, Little Broughton)
Friday 20th
9.45 am Pilgrim Course (The Garden House [beside
Rose Cottage] Lorton Road)
11.30 am Lent Lunches provided by Christ Church,
1.15 pm Cmth & St Bridget’s, Bridekirk
(Christ Church Rooms)
Saturday 21st
10.00 am Keswick Town Trail to Crosthwaite meet at
the Moot Hall, Keswick
CHRIST CHURCH, COCKERMOUTH
Several Home Groups (and one church based course) are
going to be running open Lent Courses and it is hoped
that anyone who doesn't normally manage to attend a
group regularly will be able to join one of the groups for
the 5 weeks between Ash Wednesday and Holy Week.
These groups include:
Hope Actually (run by Slatefell Homegroup) - a look at
the Gospels and the hope we find in Jesus Christ, and its
power to transform our increasingly anxious and cynical
society. Wednesdays at 8.00 pm - starting February 25th
(contact Bill Soulsby 01900 827315)
B.B.C. 'Passion' (run by Culgarth Ave Homegroup) running now to get the whole series watched but people
may slot in. Mondays at 7.30 pm next meeting 16th Feb
then fortnightly (contact Jan and Mike Heslop 01900
829542)
Life Attitudes (run by Bellevue Homegroup) - a study
on the Beatitudes, starting 18th Feb, Wednesdays at
7.30 pm (Contact Laura Connolly on 01946 861045 or
Ian Faulds)
Romans 8 (run by Kirkgate Homegroup) - beginning 25th
February, Wednesdays at 7.00 pm. (contact Trevor and
Elizabeth Brough 01900 823117)
You will need to book your place with the respective
Home Group leader as places will be limited.
The Pilgrim Course ('Lord's Prayer') - Beginning on
Ash Wednesday, 18th February at Bridekirk/Great
Broughton) A six week study and reflection on 'The
Lord's Prayer'. (Open to anyone)
18th February, 7. 00 pm Bridekirk Church Room including
7.30 pm Ash Wednesday Holy Communion Service
(Bridekirk Church) and concluding after the service
finishing by 8.45 pm
25th February, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Christ Church, Great
Broughton
4th March, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Bridekirk Church Room
11th March, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Christ Church Great
Broughton
18th March, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Bridekirk Church Room
25th March, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Christ Church Great
Broughton
Please contact Ann Peate 01900 829616 for further
information or just turn up on Ash Wednesday.
Refresher Day for Men
Saturday 28th March
NOTICE
NEW PHOTOS REQUIRED FOR UPDATING
THE CHURCH 'WHO'S WHO' NOTICE BOARD
If you are on the list (see porch notice board) you will
need to see Chris Lewis who will be available in church
on 1st March, 15th March and 22nd March to take
your photo at the end of the service.
St Andrew’s Mirehouse, Whitehaven
10.00 am to 4.00 pm £10.00 per head
(includes lunch)
A Day of Teaching, Worship and Ministry
looking at the Big 3 - MONEY, SEX & POWER
To Book, Contact Rev Chris Casey,
[email protected] or Tel: 01946693565
NOTICES FOR CHRIST CHURCH
GREAT BROUGHTON
Brigham Methodist Chapel
Friday 6th March at 7.00 pm
Women's World Day of Prayer service organised jointly
with Brigham Methodists, for anybody who would like to
attend. This will be held in Brigham Methodist Chapel
this year, with music by Travelling Light and followed by
refreshments. Please let Ann Jefferson (Tel: 01900
825434) know if you are available to take part by doing a
reading and/or can provide some refreshments.
Christ Church, Great Broughton
Sunday 8th March at 10.45 am
A Service of Dedication of the new facilities in the church,
with Adrian and the Archdeacon. Music again provided
by Travelling Light and also Broughton School choir.
Christian Aid Lent Lunches, 2015
Christ Church Rooms
Cockermouth
11.30 am to 1.15 pm
Every Friday from February 20th
to Good Friday, April 3rd inclusive
Home made Soup, Bread and Cheese , Coffee and Tea
Minimum donation £3.
All proceeds/profit will go to
Christian Aid
Christ Church remains the base for
the annual Christian Aid lent lunches.
The dates are as follows:
February 20th - Christ Church and Bridekirk
February 27th - All Saints
March 6th - Lorton Street Methodist
PARISH NOTICES AND EVENTS
Pastoral Care Course
Thursday 19th February at 7.30 pm
in St Bridget’s Church Room
Dimensions and Definitions - how do we
describe pastoral care?
We look forward to greeting all the people who have
signed up for this Course.
Cockermouth Area Parish
Walking Group
Our next walk will be part of the
Keswick Town Trail to Crosthwaite on
Saturday 21st February – approximately
3 miles.
The walk will feature a remarkable story of a labourer,
resident of Keswick, who went hunting with his friends on
9 March 1880. A few details were included by Alfred
Wainwright in his Central Fells Guide but much more
Information has been revealed in recent years. See you on
21st February to find out more.
Meet at The Moot Hall at 10.00 am. The walk is likely to
last approximately 2-3 hours. Wear appropriate outdoor
clothing.
The following walks have been arranged for March and
April:Sat. 28th March Hawes End, Skelgill & Uzzicar from
Braithwaite.
Sat. 25th April Watendlath from Stonethwaite.
Any queries, phone Stan on 01900 828821
New group for parents and carers of preschool
children, including babies.
Meeting 1.30 pm - 2.45 pm in the crèche of Christ
Church, Cockermouth every 1st and 3rd Friday (not
school holidays).
Join us for play, a bible story, songs and a drink.
Next meeting Friday 6th March at 1.30 pm
March 13th - Kings Church and the Christian Centre
March 20th - Paddle and the URC
March 27th - Friends and St Josephs
April 3rd Good Friday - Cockermouth Christian Aid
Group
Election Forum
On Monday 2nd March at 7.30 pm at Christ
Church, Cockermouth, a representative from CARE is
coming to Cockermouth to encourage and equip
congregations for the campaign period. An Election
Forum is an interactive evening addressing the Biblical
foundations for politics, Christian thinking about key
issues and ways to get involved. CARE's hope and prayer
is that the Forum will act as a stimulus for the church to
host a Candidates' Question Time.
If you would like to be part of the organising group for a
Hustings Meeting (Candidates' Question Time) please
contact Gillian Hackney on 01900 823445 or
[email protected].
The Children's Society
Cockermouth Committee met last week and planned our
year ahead. Just a few dates for your diary: Saturday 14th March - Coffee Morning, to be held in
the URC on Main Street, from 10.00 am until 12.00 noon.
£1 on the door to include refreshments. We hope to see
you there. Any donations of toys, cakes or 'fancy goods'
would be very much appreciated. Please speak to Anne
Wilkinson (822120) or any committee member for further
details.
Saturday 18th April - Annual Street Collection. We
would be very grateful to anyone who can help us for an
hour that morning. Please get in touch for any
information or to volunteer.
Speak to Anne or Jane Proniewicz (824064).
Saturday 27th June - Garden Trail. Further details to
follow.