Parish Office
South Street
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9RU
Opening Times
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Cockermouth Area Team
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 22nd February 2015
The First Sunday of Lent
Readings: OT: Genesis 9:8-17
NT: 1 Peter 3:18-22 & Gospel: Mark 1:9-15
“Roots” Bible Theme - Out of the wilderness
All Saints
9.30 am
Holy Communion
Hymns
56, 113, 123 & 224
Communion Hymn 57
Services for Sunday 1st March 2015
4.30 pm
All Saints
9.30 am
Morning Prayer
Christ Church, Cockermouth
Christ Church, Cockermouth
8.00 am
Holy Communion
10.45 am
Holy Communion
8.00 am
Holy Communion
10.45 am
4th Sunday Service
Christ Church, Great Broughton
Christ Church, Great Broughton
10.45 am
Cottage Hospital Service
10.45 am
Holy Communion
Family Service with Baptism
St Bridget’s
St Bridget’s
11.00 am
11.00 am
Morning Prayer & Sunday School
Holy Communion & Sunday School
Election Forum: We need a Team!!
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.
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
[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.
Call for Christians
To exercise their democratic rights!!!
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].
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
DIARY for week beginning 23rd February 2015
Monday 23rd
10.00 am Prayers at Ten (All Saints)
12.00 noon Age UK Friendship Group (St Bridget’s)
Tuesday 24th
7.30 pm Mayo Park Home Group (51 Mayo Park)
Wednesday 25th
7.45 am Called to Prayer (All Saints)
1.00 pm Bridekirk Baby Club
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)
7.30 pm The Pilgrim Course (Christ Church GB)
8.00 pm Slatefell Home Group (5 Gable Avenue)
Thursday 26th
10.00 am Holy Communion (Christ Church, GB)
7.30 pm Pastoral Care Course (St Bridget’s)
COURSES FOR LENT 2015
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)
Friday 27th
9.45 am Pilgrim Course (The Garden House [beside
Rose Cottage] Lorton Road)
11.30 am Lent Lunches provided by All Saints
1.15 pm (Christ Church Rooms)
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)
Saturday 28th
9.30 am Wedding Preparation Information Morning
(Christ Church, Cmth)
Romans 8 (run by Kirkgate Homegroup) - beginning 25th
February, Wednesdays at 7.00 pm. (contact Trevor and
Elizabeth Brough 01900 823117)
Sunday 1st March
1.00 pm All Saints Workshop (All Saints Rooms)
You will need to book your place with the respective
Home Group leader as places will be limited.
CHRIST CHURCH, COCKERMOUTH
The Pilgrim Course ('Lord's Prayer') - Continues at
Bridekirk/Great Broughton) A six week study and
reflection on 'The Lord's Prayer'. (Open to anyone)
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.
Refresher Day for Men
Saturday 28th March
St Andrew’s Mirehouse, Whitehaven
NOTICE
10.00 am to 4.00 pm £10.00 per head
NEW PHOTOS REQUIRED FOR UPDATING
THE CHURCH 'WHO'S WHO' NOTICE BOARD
(includes lunch)
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.
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
Women’s World Day of Prayer
NOTICES FOR CHRIST CHURCH
GREAT BROUGHTON
Friday 6th March, 10.30 am
Brigham Methodist Chapel
Friday 6th March at 7.00 pm
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Crown Street
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.
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Praying for the Bahamas - All are welcome
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
Christ Church, Great Broughton
Sunday 8th March at 10.45 am
Christ Church Coffee Morning
in The Rooms
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.
Saturday, 7th March
PARISH NOTICES AND EVENTS
Christian Aid Lent
Lunches, 2015
Christ Church Rooms
Cockermouth
9.30 am - 11.30 am
Cakes, Biscuits, Bread, Raffle, Bran Tub, Greetings Cards,
Adult and Children's Books and Mullions Stall.
Cornerstone Christian Bookshop Stall
Charity Stall: N.S.P.C.C.
Thank you everyone who helped
Crohn's & Colitis UK raise £117.00.
We raised £243.00 for church funds.
Every Friday from February 20th
to Good Friday, April 3rd inclusive
In 2014 - 657 people attended the coffee mornings,
£1,414.00 was collectively raised for ten charities
and £3,325.34 was raised for church funds. Thank You !!
Roger and Dot, Andrew and Louise.
Home made Soup, Bread and Cheese, Coffee and Tea
The Children's Society
Minimum donation £3.
Cockermouth Committee met last week and planned our
year ahead. Just a few dates for your diary: -
11.30 am to 1.15 pm
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 27th - All Saints
March 6th - Lorton Street Methodist
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
An Event for our Older Members
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.
THURSDAY AT NOON
Cockermouth Soroptimists invite you
in Christ Church Rooms
to a musical evening with
on Thursday 5th March 2015
All Saints’ Community Rock Choir and friends
at 12 o’clock
at Christ Church, Cockermouth
and on succeeding first Thursdays
of each month
* Christian thought for the day
* A Light Lunch
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.
* Good Company
Friday 13th March, 7.30 pm
Tickets £5 and £3 concessions, Raffle and Refreshments
All proceeds to Povertyswap and other
Soroptimists charities.
Tickets available from Billy Bowman’s