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St Thomas à Becket Parish Weekly News sheet
(3rd Sunday of Epiphany) 8am Holy Communion at Chapel Plaister 10.30am Holy Communion (Rev.19:6-10,p 880; Psalm 128,p438; John 2:1-11, p 749)
(Candlemas) 10.30am Group Holy Communion 6pm Taizé at Chapel Plaister
The Collect for 22nd January God of all mercy,
Please remember in your prayers those who are ill: Margot Daymond and her family as they care for her Bill Reece Brian Hoar
Clergy Days Off Next Week: Alice and Janet Friday 27th January Clair Saturday 28th January
“Friends” Forthcoming Events
Auction of Promises next Saturday 28 January 2012. The Friends of St Thomas à Becket are holding an auction of promises on Saturday 28th January 2012 at 7.30pm in the Selwyn Hall, Box. Please do come along and support us - and bid for some wonderful items. Or just come along for a drink and canapés. To view the very latest list of promises, please go to:
Canapés for the Auction Diana Northey would love some help with the canapés, either if you feel you could make canapés or provide some ingredients like oatcakes, melba toast, cocktail sausages, etc. Please contact Diana by phone on 742305 or phone or text her on07850 106848 if you can help.
Community of the Sisters of the Church, Bristol The sisters are holding a celebration of 20 years in Bristol on 27th January at 7pm in St Agnes Church with a Eucharist and bring and share supper. All invited. RSVP: Sister Hilda Mary on 01179 413268.
Prayers on Monday Morning Bronwyn Oborne has offered to host a time to pray for the church and the village at her house from 9-10am on Monday mornings. Please feel free to come along and pray at 2 Gregory Close.
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.
Prayer Circle If you would like prayer cover between Friday 27th January and Sunday 12th February, please contact Pam Farmer on 744171 (evenings only). Thanks.
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...
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.
Housegroups - Have resumed There is 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 meet at 21 Park Avenue on Tuesday evenings, alternating with ‘The Filling Station’. A weekly group 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.
Welcome Packs Jenny Eaton has been distributing Welcome Packs to newcomers to the village for some years but would now like to give up. If you could help with this role, please contact any member of the clergy or one of the churchwardens. Thanks.
Weekly Calendar for St Thomas’
7.30pm House Group at 15 Ashwood Road, Rudloe.
7.30pm Filling Station at Methodist Church Speaker: Rev. Geoff Hebbern MBE, who founded the Kainos Christian project which operates in three English prisons
9.15am Morning Prayer in church 10.30am Holy Communion followed by coffee 7.30pm House Group at 2 Gregory’s Close
10.00am Holy Communion at St John’s Colerne Followed by coffee—all welcome.
7.30pm AUCTION OF PROMISES in Selwyn Hall
CHURCH AWAY WEEKEND If you think you can come we need to know soon
The weekend we have booked is 7-9th September 2012.
Our speaker is going to be Revd Jonathan Beach who is currently Chaplain to MOD Corsham and Abbeywood. He has huge experience as a forces chaplain and is all together a great guy.
We are planning to organise youth and children’s activities while we are there.
If you would like to come please indicate by signing the sheet at the back of the 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.
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