IN TOUCH March 29th 2015

PRAYER CYCLE
The communities of Taizé, Iona and Corrymeela
The Police Force, Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service
The mentally ill, Chadwick Lodge, the Campbell Centre, Marlborough
House, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists and counsellors
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Glenys Healey
Sid Davies
Joe Caudle
Margaret Rapjohns
RIP
ANNIVERSARIES
AN
NIVERSARIES
DOREEN VINTON
KATH STIMSON
BETTY WISE
Jean Winifred Clements, Madge Goldsmith, Ernest Tapp
Stephen Butler, Leslie Clifford Baxter, Ronald Linton, Ken Speaks
Nellie Smith, Claude Thompson, Harry Mould, Ena Lavington
Billy English, Berte Henson , Kevin Leeming, Mary Elizabeth Parry
Louisa Florence Saunders, John Galvska, Peter John Lloyd
COLLECT
Roger Smith
Vera Speaks
Helen Legh
Pam Earl
Norman Nash
Joan Garwood
Sharon Lynch
Delphine Cole
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
ST GEORGE'S DAY Thursday 23rd April - Eucharist and Agape meal at St George's.
THANK YOU to everybody who made a donation for the Food Bank Fun Run. I ran
together with Jacqui Coombs-Reeves from Holy Trinity and together we raised nearly
£300. Your support has been greatly appreciated!
Anke (& Jacqui)
CALLING BELLES
BELLES OF THE BENEFICE (BOB) - the men have their Men of the Benefice outings
(MOB) so how about the ladies having their BOB ....with a couple of social outings a month, to
such places as restaurants, cafés, cinema, etc - suggestions welcome. If you are interested, please
speak to Sammy or Pat at Holy Trinity or Anne Blair Vincent at St George's.
BRIDGEBUILDER runs a monthly project in schools - JesusQuest - and we are looking for
someone who is good with technology (transferring a film from SD card to DVD for use in a
laptop primarily, with some other small computer-related jobs) who would be available once a
month on a Thursday morning during term time for a couple of hours (9am-11am). We can
organise a DBS check.
Gillian
CHURCH
CHURCH ANNUAL MEETINGS
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Sunday 19 April (10am) at St George's and Sunday 26th April (11:30am) at Holy
Trinity. See your PCC Secretary for further information.
Please make sure that you have given your contributions for the annual report to Gillian
in
Wolverton
PALM
SUNDAY
IN TOUCH
March 29
29th 2015
THIS SUNDAY we begin our Holy Week journey together - this morning by
beginning with the waving of the palms, then with the retelling of the dramatic
events of the Passion of Jesus. By the end of the week those shouts of "Hosanna"
will have been changed to shouts of "Crucify Him!"
I WOULD INVITE YOU to join in this pilgrimage to cross by asking if you might join
us for one of our services this week. There are full details here, but they range from
our creative service tomorrow night reflecting on 'The Nail', through the reenactment of the foot-washing on Thursday followed by the meditative silence of
'The Watch'. Climaxing on Friday with our Walk of Witness and the desolation of
The Last Hour. And after the silence of Holy Saturday, we begin our celebrations of
Easter with the magnificent Easter Vigil and Festival of Light at 11pm that night - it is
so mysterious and so beautiful to share the light coming into our darkness. Next
Sunday morning there will be joy and rejoicing (and chocolate of course). But this
week is a preparation and an entering into Christ's ultimate sacrifice that I would
urge you to share with us.
CONGRATULATIONS to Charlotte and Scott married at Holy Trinity yesterday.
CONGRATULATIONS to John and Sarah Dolphin on the arrival of their baby girl
Emily on the Feast of the Annunciation this week (Wed 25th) - a sister for Henry, she
weighed 8lb 8oz and all them are doing well! If you might be able to help provide
some meals for John and Sarah at some point - please speak to me!
Gill
Readings:
Mark 14:1 – end of 15 (dramatised reading)
8am
Holy Communion (BCP)
BCP) at St George's
9:30am
Parish Eucharist at St George's
11am
Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity
Psalm 118:19-25 (p736)
Congregational Response:
4pm
O give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
Taizé service at Holy Trinity
Whether you are a first time visitor or one of our regular worshippers, we offer you a warm
welcome to our family and hope you find what you need among our worship and other activities.
Please introduce yourself to one of the welcomers and feel free to stay for a time of friendship and
fellowship over coffee after the 9:30am and 11am services. Children of all ages are welcome – please
feel free to meet their needs wherever is most comfortable and please ask if there is anything you
need or can’t find. KidZone happens on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month at St George’s and
Sunday Time on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th at Holy Trinity. The teams at both would love to meet you.
Large print bibles and song books are available, and we have a hearing loop system at both churches.
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Owing to Holy Week and school holidays, a number of our regular
activities have been suspended or altered.
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Mon 30
MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK
9am
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
7:30pm
Service of Reflection at St George’s
(Details: Graham)
Creative service reflecting on 'The Nail'
Tue 31st
9am
10am
3pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Wed 1st
9am
7pm
9pm
Thur 2nd
Fri 3rd
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
Holy Communion (BCP) at Holy Trinity
Tuesday Time at St George's
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Gill)
NOT THIS WEEK
Fun for all the family: refreshments, activities, crafts, interactive bible story & songs.
Resumes Tuesday 14th April
Bell-Ringing at Holy Trinity
(Details: Mick Nimmo)
Contact Mick for details (321011) or just turn up.
House Group at 108 Church Street
(Details: June)
Lent Group at St George's
(Details: Anne B-V)
Walking and Praying with Christians of the Middle East
WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
WEEK
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
Occasional Anthem practice at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Carole)
In lieu of Good Friday - note change of date & time for this week only
Night Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
MAUNDY THURSDAY
(Details: Gill)
9am
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
7:30pm
Commemoration of Last Supper with foot-washing at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
8:45-10pm The Watch (silent meditation) at Holy Trinity
GOOD FRIDAY
9am
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
NOT THIS WEEK
10am
Short service of Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
10:15am
Churches Together in Wolverton Walk of Witness(Details: Gill)
Gather in Holy Trinity Church car park
11am
11:30am
2pm
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Sat 4
9:15am
11pm
SUN 5th
Readings:
8am
9:30am
11am
Tue 7th
Wed 8th
th
Sat 11
Churches Together in Wolverton service, Agora car park
Soup & Rolls at St George's
(Details: Stephen)
“The Last Hour” at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
EASTER EVE
Breakfast & Prayers at St George's
(Details: Stephen)
Easter Vigil and Festival of Light at St George’s
(Details: Gill)
EASTER DAY
Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18
Holy Communion (BCP) at St George’s
(Details: Gill)
Easter Eucharist at St George’s
(Details: Gill)
Easter Eucharist at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
10:30am-12 Coffee Morning at St George's
(Details: Shirley)
2:30pm
Funeral of Kath Stimson at Crownhill (Willow)
(Details: Gill)
7/7:30pm
Quiz Night at Holy Trinity
(Details: Pat)
Teams of up to 6. £7 per person, includes fish & chips. Tea and coffee and other
drinks available for a donation, or bring your own. Please book by April 8th.
CONTACTS
RECTOR
Rev Gill BarrowBarrow-Jones
[email protected]
222802
Usual Day off: Friday
CURATE
Vacancy
ASSOCIATE CLERGY
Rev Dr Richard Sturch
CHURCHWARDENS
Holy Trinity
Pat Gates 07811 256 427
Peter Leedale 07766 110 918
St George’s
David Mainwaring 563051
Anne BlairBlair-Vincent 313007
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Gillian Bull Mott
Mott
[email protected]
07462 301 853
Mon--Thurs 4pmMon
4pm-6pm
Sat 10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
St-George-the-Martyr-Wolverton
Holy-Trinity-Old-Wolverton
www.saintwww.saint-george.org.uk
www.holywww.holy-trinity.net
EDITOR: Stephen Mott
[email protected]
Items for inclusion, please, by
8pm WEDNESDAY
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK May 10th 16th. Can anyone at HT help with
some door-to-door collecting this
year around the Parish? If you would
like to help, could you please see me
after the service today and let me
know which street/s you would be
willing to cover. Thank you. Gay
CARPET TILES IN ST GEORGE’S The carpet tiles in St George’s have been there for almost
40 years and are in desperate need of replacement. The PCC has authorised this and we
are hopeful that it will be laid before Easter. As the cost will depreciate our funds we
thought that maybe members of the congregation and parish would like to contribute
towards the cost.
There is a Fund Raising board at the back of church, if you would like to purchase part of
or a whole tile for £5. Any contribution however small will be gratefully received. Many
thanks.
Sue
GENERAL ELECTION - MEET THE CANDIDATES MK Mission Partnership has arranged an
opportunity for you to meet the candidates for Milton Keynes at the forthcoming General
Election. St Andrew’s Church, Gt Linford for Milton Keynes North at 7:30pm on Tuesday
28th April, and The Guildhall, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, for Milton Keynes South
at 7:30pm on Wednesday 29th April. All electors in the Constituencies are welcome.
If you would like to pose a question to the candidates, please forward it by e-mail to John
Moffoot at [email protected] by Sunday 19th April.
CHRISTIAN AID has been offered a
collection point outside Tesco in
Wolverton for Friday 15th May,
which is during Christian Aid Week.
Would anyone be able to help for an
hour or two on that day? If so,
please contact Laura on 01908
319632 or [email protected].
Parking permits are available from church if you need to park in the Agora car park during services and events at St George’s.
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