St Thomas à Becket

Parish Weekly News sheet

February 7^th 2010

Please could all Sunday Stars children go straight to the vicarage before the service, they will be joining us at 11.20am

This Sunday 7^th February

(The Presentation of Christ in the Temple -Candlemas)

8am Holy Communion

10.30am Morning Worship

with Sunday Stars

6pm Evensong at Chapel Plaister

Next Sunday 14^th February

(Sunday next before Lent)

10.30am Holy Communion

with Sunday Stars

6pm Compline at Chapel Plaister

The Collect

Lord Jesus Christ,
light of the nations and glory of Israel:
make your home among us,
and present us pure and holy
to your heavenly Father,
your God, and our God.

Annual Church Meeting

This will be taking place on Wednesday 21^st April 2010 at 7.30pm in St Thomas à Becket church. It is very important to put this date in your diary and make sure you attend to find out what the PCC are planning for the year ahead. If you are not on the Electoral Roll (see below) you will not be entitled to vote on any of the issues raised so please make sure you have registered on the roll and can then have your say!

Electoral Roll

The Electoral Roll for our parish church is shortly to be revised. You are reminded that only those whose names appear on the Electoral Roll are eligible for voting at the Annual Meeting and for membership of the Parochial Church Council.

If your name has not been included you may obtain application forms from the table at the entrance of the church. When completed they should be returned to Catherine Hewes, Netherby House, Hazelbury Hill, Box SN13 8LB) or left in the church in the pigeon hole for ‘H’.

In order that you may be included in the new list from April 2010 please ensure forms are returned by 12th March at the latest.

If you have previously been included on the list and wish to withdraw please let me know as soon as possible (or contact any of the church officers listed in the front of the magazine).

Thursday Night Live

During Lent, instead of housegroups, we are going to meet on a Thursday night from 8.15pm-9.00pm in the church for some songs, some readings, prayer and time to reflect. If you would like to help organise or be involved in one or more of these evenings please get in touch with Alice or Janet and come along to a planning meeting at the vicarage at 8pm on Sunday 7^th February.

The Return of ‘The Box Files’

Instead of prayer and praise during Lent we are going to have two Lectures, one on Sunday 28^th February at 6pm and one on Sunday 28^th March at 6pm. Watch this space for more details...

Youth Group meeting

The next meeting of the 11-18 youth group is on 7^th February at the Church (not 14^th as previously advertised) from 7.30-9pm .

Prayer Circle

Until 13^th Feb please send all prayer requests (always totally confidential) to Pam Farmer

Items for this sheet to Catherine Hewes

Weekly Calendar

Mon 8^th

7-9pm Bybrook Singers rehearse in church

Wed 10^th

9.15-10.15 Morning Prayer

10.30am Holy Communion followed by coffee

8pm House Group Box Vicarage

Sat 13^th

8.30am Prayers in church. An open group for prayer for personal, local, national and Global issues

Please remember in your prayers those who are ill:

Margot Daymond and her family as they care for her.

Box Methodist Church Fairtrade Events

27^th February 2010.

Box Village Fair Trade Group invites you and your friends to a Fair Trade Breakfast/ Coffee morning, this will also include non fair-trade bacon butties!!

Fair Trade Foods, Crafts and Homemade cakes will also be on sale. Offers to make cakes using Fairtrade sugar, dried fruit, golden syrup etc. would be very warmly received!

Afternoon Event 3.00 pm - 5.30pm

Keith and Carla Pask invite you to dance the light fantastic at one of their very popular Tea Dances, profits to go to Fairtrade. To obtain your £4 ticket for the dance please ring Keith Pask.