1st - 7th March, 2015 Second Sunday of Lent Welcome to St. Margaret’s If you are new please ask for a Welcome Booklet and if you would like, fill in the welcome card. Welcomers & Sidespeople (those with badges who greet you) are here to help - if you have any questions please ask them. St. Margaret’s Church UXBRIDGE PARISH Healing Ministry: Our prayer team would be delighted to listen and pray with you during communion or after the service at: 9am—1st & 3rd Sundays 10.45am—Every Sunday 7pm—Every Sunday 12.40pm—Last Friday of the month Holy Communion: There will be a non alcoholic wine available if you prefer, simply ask the chalice administrator. Gluten free wafers are also available. Please notify clergy before the service starts if you need this. Pastoral Team: All our congregations have pastoral teams available to offer help and support. Please fill in a card or speak to any of the clergy. If you are here on Sunday A very warm welcome to Philip Bingham, CMS’s Mission Personal Manager, who will be preaching at our services today. Children of All Ages are welcome here at both our morning services. Today at our 9.00am and during our 10.45am service the children (from 311 years) will go upstairs for Sunday School. There is a crèche area for the under 3’s upstairs...and a crèche area for the younger children in the foyer—please help yourself. Young People (Pathfinders) Years 7-11 (11-16 years) meet in the service at 10.45am and then go over to Christ Church when the other groups go upstairs. As we come together for worship, please ensure that your mobile phone is on silent or switched off Services: Sunday Church Mission Society Mission Week – Sharing Jesus, Changing Lives. Readings: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (page 17), Mark 8:31-38 (page 1012) 9.00am 10.45am 5.30pm 7.00pm Holy Communion with children’s group Holy Communion with children’s groups Tea and Cake with CMS Speaker Philip Bingham Evening Service with Holy Communion Tuesday: 1.00pm Songs of Praise Theme: CMS— Sharing Jesus, Changing Lives. Thursday 10.30am Holy Communion Friday 12.40pm Holy Communion Our Parish Vision: “To see peoples lives transformed in Uxbridge through knowing God’s love and living Christ’s way” For all the very latest news, visit: www.stmargaretsuxbridge.org St. Andrew’s Please Pray for: St. Margaret’s: Gloria Simmons and family, Jo Paton and Claire Miller and their families, Eric Bannister, Chantal We remember in faith and love Palmer, Ruth Simpson, Joan & MiAll those who have died chael Hyland, Paula & Stephen especially Gill Hodgson, Fairbairn, Muriel Sexton, Daisy John Simmons, Leslie Terry and Linford, Wyn & Mary Price, Anne all anniversaries that occur at this Tomorri, Rosemary Bartholemew, time including Hamish McGregor, Joy Shiner, Myrna Kemp, Peter Murray, Sheila Coole, Kim Martin and EiThomas Rees, Peggy Wright, leen Goslett. Daisy Fairbairn, Peggy Saunders, and Margaret Saunders Please pray for Arianna and Brianna and their family as they are baptised on Sunday 8th March at 10.45am Dave Skelton, Aidan Hewitson & family, Glenys Seymour, Nicola Harrison, Joan Smith, Melanie Deeks, Ali Herman-Hunt, Audrey Bird and David Badhams. Please pray for: Church Mission Society Their mission partners are members of the community who feel called to serve alongside local Christians in other cultures, in the world. Please lift them to God and also the Yanez family working in Malagar. Parish Staff The Revd Andrew Sheard (Team Rector/St. M’s Vicar—day off Fri eve/Sat daytime) 01895 237853 The Revd June Hughman (Town Centre Minister/Ass. Vicar St. M’s—day off Thursday) 01895 254121 The Revd Tim Atkins 01895 231801 The Revd Cliff Bowman (St. A’s Vicar—day off Friday) 01895 239055 The Revd John Jenkins (Curate at St. A’s, Days Off: Tues & Sat) 07850553929 Pete TELFer (Parish Youth Worker—Part time) [email protected] 07969929225 Paul Singleton (Student Youth Worker—day off Friday) 07803 838088 Carrie Moore (Weekday Coffee Shop Manager) 01895 812193 Tina Rapson (Outreach Pastoral Worker) Monday-Wednesday 01895 812193 Rachel Drake (Outreach Pastoral Worker) Wednesday-Friday 01895 812193 Jane Hills (Parish Office) 01895 258766 Patrick Colbert (Saturday Pastoral Worker & Coffee Shop Manager) 07534649283 Jonny Rapson (Voluntary Worker—day off Saturday) 07557808527 Parish Office: 01895 258766 [email protected] Office Hours this week: Mon—Weds 9.30am - 1.30pm, Thurs & Fri 9.30am - 3.30pm ST. MARGARET’S WEBSITE: www.stmargaretsuxbridge.org Oasis Website: oasisuxbridge.org Email: [email protected] Parish YOUTH Website: www.stmargaretsuxbridge.org/youth/ Oasis Coffee Shop Opening Hours: Monday - Friday: 10.00am—2.00pm: Saturday 10.00am-3.00pm Weekday services Tue 1.00pm Wed 9.30am Thur 10.30am Fri 12.40pm Songs of Praise Eucharist for Mum & Toddlers Holy Communion Holy Communion St. Margaret’s St. Andrew’s St. Margaret’s St. Margaret’s Morning Prayer St. Andrew’s Chapel at 9am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. Midday Prayers are at St. Margaret’s at 12 noon Monday to Saturday On Wednesday all the Staff gather for midday prayers from 12-12.30pm. Everyone welcome 1st - 7th March, 2015 Sunday 1st March 2nd Sunday of Lent Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; Ps 22:23-end; Rms 4:13-end; Mk 8:31-end Thursday 5th March Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1; Lk 16:19-end 9.30-11.15am Mum’s with children (Bible Study & Support) Group meets 7.00pm Evening Service with Holy at 75 Belmont Road Communion in St. M’s 12.05pm Soup Kitchen in St. A’s Hall 1.00pm Cremation Service at Monday 2nd March Breakspear followed by Dan 9:4-10; Ps 79:8-9, 12, 14; Lk 6:36-38 10.30am Footprints in St. M’s Upper Rm 2.45pm Thanksgiving Service for Gill Hodgson at St. M’s 11.00am-1pm Foodbank in St. M’s 7.30pm Refresh in St. M’s Upper Room 7.00pm The Vibe in St. A’s Hall 7.30-9pm Prayer Group meet in St. M’s 7.30pm Parenting Course Chapel 7.45pm Ambassadors for Christ Group Friday 6th March in St. M’s Upper Room Tuesday 3rd March Gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps 105:16-22; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 11.00am-1pm Foodbank in St. M’s 11.30am Publicity Group in the Upper 10.00am Little People’s Oasis in St. M’s Room at St. M’s Upper Room 2.00pm Women’s World Day of Prayer 11.00am-12noon Songs of Praise Bible, in St. Andrew’s Church Coffee & Friendship Group in St. M’s 7.45pm Bellringing at St. M’s. 7.00pm Cells in St. M’s Upper Room 7pm for 7.30pm Growing Leaders in St. M’s Coffee Shop Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8, 16-end; Mt 23:1-12 Saturday 7th March Wednesday 4th March Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:4-5, 14-18; Mt 20:17-28 10.00am Praymates (Chapel & Upper Room) St. M’s 1.30pm Rise N’ Shine Group in St. A’s Church Hall 7.30pm Standing Committee meets at 72 Harefield Road. Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-end Mothering Sunday - 15 March, 9am & 10.45am Please join us for these special services and invite others. Invitation cards available today. Next Sunday Services (8th March, 2015) St. Margaret’s: 9.00am Holy Communion with children’s group 10.45am Holy Communion with Baptisms and children’s groups 7.00pm Evening Service St. Andrew’s 8.00am Said Eucharist 10.00am Sung Eucharist Notices: Electoral Roll If you are not on the Electoral Roll but are baptised, worshipping regularly at St Margaret's and are over 16 year's old, then please fill in a form after the service, which will take just a couple of minutes. 9am Congregation - Sunday 8th March We will be having ‘Coffee & Cakes’ after the service. Please stay on and join us. Any donations for cakes will go to help our Young People buy a much needed Marquee for Soul Carrie Moore is leaving her post as Coffee Shop Survivor. Manager on 31st March after 13 years faithful Revolution Trip to Thorpe Park, 21st March service. If you would like to contribute to a leaving All Young People 11-18 yrs should have received a gift for Carrie, as we express our thanks, please put letter if not contact Paul Singleton or Vikki it in an envelope marked ‘Carrie’ and place it in the collection at services or bring it into the parish Commissioning “Ambassadors for Christ” Week commencing Sunday 22nd March. office. We would like to pray for and commission as many Church Mission Society Mission Focus Week of us as possible at St. Margaret’s as w/c Sunday 1st March “Ambassadors for Christ” in the Diocese of London Find out more about CMS (one of our core Mission on Sunday 22nd March and during the week links) and their vision of “Sharing Jesus. Changing following...Please come to one of the services that Lives”. Catch up with the Yanez family working with week if you possibly can. immigrants in Malagar and hear of some exciting work developing Youth Ministry in the Congo. Kids Own Easter Journey There will be the opportunity in all services to pray Wednesday 1st April, 11am to 1pm at St. A’s and to give financially as part of our worship. If you An exciting opportunity for children to journey with would like to find out more, why not drop in for tea Jesus through Holy Week and Easter—with all (and cake!), 5.30pm Sunday 1st March at St. M’s sorts of fun and engaging activities including passport control (!) games, crafts, quizzes, with our speaker Philip Bingham? creative worship and refreshments. Could you help Gill Hodgson’s Funeral in any way with enabling this to happen. If so, Following Gill’s sudden death, her funeral please talk to June. arrangements are as follows: Help needed at the 10.45am Service in the Thursday 5th March Kingdom Kids group 1.00pm Cremation Service (Breakspear East Chapel) If you could help with one of the children’s groups 2.45pm Thanksgiving Service (St. Margaret’s) Gill’s family have indicated that everyone is in Kingdom Kids on a rota basis please speak to welcome at either or both services. There will be June or Fliss Davenport. refreshments in St. M’s following the Service of 10.45am Service - Sound Desk Help needed Thanksgiving. Gill loved cakes. If anyone would Someone needed once a month on the Sound like to bake a cake to be shared following her Desk. Training will be provided. If interested Thanksgiving Service, they would be most please contact Alison Atkinson on welcome. Please let Andrew know. [email protected] or talk to one of the John Simmons Funeral clergy. Monday 9th March, 2.30pm Service of Hustings prior to General Election Thanksgiving at St. Margaret’s. All are welcome. Uxbridge & South Ruislip, Thursday 23rd April There will be refreshments at St. Margaret’s Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start following the service. St. John the Baptist Church, Royal Lane, UB8 2QP Ladies Lent Breakfast Raised £65 in aid of Tearfund’s Oasis Project in Mumbai. Thank you to all who contributed
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