FUTURE EVENTS 23 Feb 1 March 2.00pm 6 March 10.30am 7 March 10.00am 14 March 2.30pm 15 March 10.00am 3.00pm 20 March 7.00pm 21 March 9.30am 23 –27 March 29 March 9.50am 1 April 10.00am 5 April 10.00am 18 April 9.30am 19 April 10.00am = in Church Lent Groups start, various venues & times Walking Together, Hampnett & River Leach Women’s World Day of Prayer Service Wedding Prep Day Book Swap, Parish Hall Mothering Sunday service Choir at the Cathedral Watoto Choir, CK Baptist Church Churchyard Clear Up Experience Easter Palm Sunday Procession, outside Co-op, followed by 10am service Walking Together, the Leach Valley Easter Sunday service Churchyard Clear Up 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 15th February Sunday Next Before Lent 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. Junior Church, for all ages, usually takes place in term time during the 10am service. There are also toys for small children at the back of church. 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 Preacher: 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: Revd Rosanne Roberts Hymns: 2, SP 106, 502, 491, 513 Anthem: Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – Bach Readings: 2 Kings 2: 1-12 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6 Mark 9: 2-9 Readers: Brenda Linney Antony Gilder Gospel: Canon Michael Garland 6.30pm Officiant: Preacher: Hymns: Anthem: Choral Evensong Canon Michael Garland Dr Gordon Wenham 16, Ps 99, 248, 22 Lord, I trust thee – Handel PRAYERS Please pray for those who are sick including Raymond Blackwell, Colin Johnson, Suzanne Leighton, Betty Vernall & Frank Wood. Pray for the friends and family of those who have recently died, including Gwen Paine, Richard Hargreaves, Evelyn McNally, Tony Mobley, Emily Chance & Derek Morris. We also remember Mary Paget, Rosemary Godwin, John Eltham, Richard Mason & Elizabeth Stern 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 16th Daily Prayer: For Open House @ St. Mary’s 9.00am Morning Prayer Church 2.30pm Bible Study Group Members’ Home 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church Tuesday 17th Daily Prayer: For CK Infant & Junior Schools; our MP 9.00am Morning Prayer Church 2.15pm Funeral of Tony Mobley Church 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church 7.30pm Bell Ringers’ Practice Bell Tower Wednesday 18th Daily Prayer: Glenfall & Balcarras schools; Parish Council 8.00am Ash Wednesday Holy Communion Church 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 7.30pm Ash Wednesday Holy Communion Church Thursday 19th Daily Prayer: For St. Edward’s Schools & local nurseries; for CK Youth Club and the Air Training Corps 9.00am Morning Prayer Church 10.15am Little Fishes Church/Parish Hall 11.00am Holy Communion Church 12noon Funeral of Evelyn McNally Church 12noon Open the Book Glenfall School 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church Friday 20th Daily Prayer: For Rainbows. Brownies & Guides; for Cheltenham Borough Council 7.30am Holy Communion Church 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church 7.00pm Choir Practice Church Sunday 22nd Daily Prayer: For our link dioceses Dornakal & Karnataka Central; for Cheltenham Street Pastors 8.00am Holy Communion Church 10.00am Parish Communion (no Junior Church) Church 6.30pm Choral Evensong Church NOTICES, EVENTS & NEWS Lent groups—a study of The Psalms As in previous years, a series of ecumenical weekly study groups for Lent will be taking place. Through a 5 week period we will seek to understand what the psalms meant in Bible times and what they mean for us today. There are 6 groups, all starting in the week beginning 23rd February: Mondays at 7.30pm; Tuesdays at 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Weds at 10.30am, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Please sign up on the sheet at the back. Ash Wednesday Holy Communion Weds 18th February, 8am and 7.30pm. Please come along to mark the start of Lent. Experience Easter—can you help? Children from local schools will be visiting the church during the week of 22nd March to find out more about the meaning of Easter. Helpers are needed to read a brief story at each of the Easter “stations”. If you can help at any of the following sessions, please sign up at the back: Mon 23rd 1.45-2.45pm; Tues 24th 9.3010.30am; Tues 25th 1.45-2.45pm; Weds 26th 1.15-2.15 & 2.15-3.15pm. Diocesan Courses There is information on a variety of courses being organised by the Diocese on the Community Board. Junior Church There is no Junior Church today or next week due to half term. From 1st March, the leaders will be trialling a move to the Parish Centre. Watch this space for more information. Women’s World Day of Prayer Friday 6th March, 10.30am at St. Mary’s. The service has been prepared by the Christian women of the Bahamas and Revd Rosanne Roberts will be the speaker. Spare tickets to the RSC Nigel Sharp has 2 tickets to The Shoemakers Holiday, 28 Feb, 1.30pm, £38 each. See Nigel if you’re interested. Churchyard Clear Up The monthly churchyard tidy up mornings will be starting again on Sat 21st March (9am-1pm). Volunteers are always needed to keep the open space around St. Mary’s looking its best for all the people who walk through, come on a Sunday or attend baptisms, weddings and funerals. You don’t need to be green fingered! If you can help, simply turn up. Refreshments are provided. News from the Diocese The Messenger, the monthly newsletter from the Diocese which used to the included within our Parish Magazine, is now available at the back.
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