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St Thomas à Becket Parish Weekly News sheet
January 8th 2012
This Sunday 8th January (Epiphany) 10.30am Holy Communion (Eph.3:1-12, p826; Isa.60:1-6, p524; Matt. 2:1-12, p681) 11.45am Worship Review Meeting 6pm Compline at Chapel Plaister
Next Sunday 15th January (2nd Sunday of Epiphany) 8am Holy Communion 9.30am All Together Breakfast 10.30am Family Service 6pm Compline at Chapel Plaister
The Collect for 8th January Creator of the heavens,
Please remember in your prayers those who are ill: Margot Daymond and her family as they care for her Bill Reece Brian Hoar
Housegroups - Will resume in the week beginning the 16th January. There will be a weekly group meeting at 15 Ashwood Road on a Monday Evening. This group will focus on Bible study, prayer and support. A fortnightly group will meet at 21 Park Avenue on Tuesday evenings, alternating with ‘The Filling Station’. A weekly group will also meet at 2 Gregory Close on a Wednesday evening focusing on Bible Study. If you would like to join one of these groups please speak to Janet or Alice.
Calling all stitchers -help needed! We have a number of spare kneelers and we are planning to convert at least some of these into pew cushions. If you think you could help (no expertise required!), come to a meeting in church on Wednesday 11th January at 11.30am. Coffee and biscuits provided. Jenny Eaton (742819). “Friends” Forthcoming Events
Auction of Promises on Saturday 28 January 2012. To be held in the Selwyn Hall. For this event, we need PROMISES! Can you offer to do something - make something - donate something? Our vicar has promised a cake of stunning proportions and we have more offers coming in but we need a lot more. Thanks. Freddy Connolly.
Review of Sermons on Prayer Alice and Clair are asking for some feedback about the sermon series on prayer that ran at St Thomas à Becket from September to December 2011. The series was an idea that came up on the Parish Away Day. The series consisted of sermons and discussions at the five morning worshipservices, the three advent events and a book swap in church. Before we think about planning another series we would like to get an idea of how successful it was and how we might improve it. Please could you answer the questions below and return them to Alice by e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or speak to either Alice or Clair. It would be helpful to have your response by 10th January:
1. How many of the sermons did you hear? 2. Did you find them helpful? 3. Did you borrow any books from the book swap? 4. Do you have any suggestions as to how we might do things differently in the next series?
Prayers Praying before the service on Sunday morning is not working out quite as we hoped. If you would like to go back to praying for the church and the world on a Saturday morning or another time please can you let a member of the Clergy know. It is important we spend time praying. Please let us know your ideas about how we can do this best for you.
Friday mornings? Are you free? We wanted to have a trial, meeting in various coffee shops on a Friday morning, with one or two people definitely being there but an open invitation for all to join. This would be a development from the “Frothy Coffee” group and would be a social group. If you feel you could be involved please let Alice, Clair or Janet know. What is holding this back is that we need someone to co-ordinate a rota; this person may not be one of the people who drinks tea and coffee...
Reminder: Men’s Group The next Men’s Group is on Friday 13th January from 8-10pm in the Vicarage.
Keep the Date—Saturday 17th March 2012 We will be having a “Group Away Day” where we will have some time together and some sessions as church groups, thinking about the church and reviewing the growth plans. Please put this your diary now. ALL WELCOME.
Weekly Calendar for St Thomas’
Tues 10th 7.30pm Filling Station at Methodist Church Speaker: Mark Bailey, Leader of the Central South West Region of New Wine
Wed 11th 9.15am Morning Prayer in church 10.30am Holy Communion followed by coffee 11am Help with kneelers in church
Fri 13th 8-10pm Men’s Group at Vicarage
HOUSE GROUPS RESUME WEEK BEGINNING 16TH JANUARY
CHURCH AWAY WEEKEND - REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW!
The PCC decided that we would go ahead and book Lindors Retreat Centre for our church weekend away. The weekend we have booked is 7-9th September 2012. Please put this date in your diary now.
If you would like to come please indicate by signing the sheet at the back of church; for more information please speak to Robin Parry or Jamie Hay. If you would like to come but are concerned about the cost please speak to a member of the clergy team.
Items for this sheet to Buffy Freeman: Email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by Tues evening please. Please also e-mail Buffy if you would like to receive your weekly notices by e-mail. |