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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 18-25 JANUARY
Sunday 19th January 2020
SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
Readings at the Eucharist: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42
Hymns: 362, 98, 39, 83, 193
8.00am
Holy Eucharist Reader: John Wharne Eucharistic Minister: Anita Backus
9.15am
Choir meets – all welcome to come and sing
10.00am
Parish Eucharist with Junior Church
Reader: Barbara Wright Intercessions: Gill Newcombe
6.30pm
Evensong Readings Jeremiah 1:4-10 Mark 1:14-20 Reader: Dorothy Hancock
Hymns: 30, 401, 282, 212
Monday
9.00am Prayers to start the day
2.00pm Funeral of Bessie White followed by a service of cremation at 3pm at Walton Lea
Tuesday
9.00am
Prayers to start the day
9.30am
Toddler Group in the Parish Hall
5.30pm Team Meeting
7.00pm Holy Eucharis
Film Night meets in the Parish Hall showing Les Miserables
Wednesday
8.45am Tea and Toast
10.00am Holy Eucharist
10.45am Shake, Rattle and Pray
Thursday
9.30am Prayers to start the day
10.00am St Laurence Coffee Morning in the Parish Hall
11.00am Holy Eucharist in the Parish Hall
Friday
9.00am Prayers to start the day
1.30pm Sew and Chat in church
7.00pm Bell Ringers
Saturday
9.30am
Prayers to start the day
Sunday 26 January Epiphany 3
Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23
8.00am
Holy Eucharist Reader: Rosemary Heeley Eucharistic minister: Lillian Harrison
9.15am
Choir meets – all welcome to come and sing
10.00am
Parish Eucharist with Junior Church
Reader: Jeannie McFarlane Intercessions: Elaine Graham
6.30pm
Evensong Amos 3:1-8 1 John 1:1-4
Reader: Elaine Graham
MESSAGE FROM OUR CHURCH WARDENS Betty and Joanna would like to thank all those who helped in any way during the Christmas period. We are very grateful for the support given by everyone at such a special time in our church year. May we wish everyone a Very Happy New Year and we look forward to working with you all during 2020. Thank you.
SURPLUS CHRISTMAS GIFTS Pauline would be pleased to accept any surplus Christmas gifts to use as raffle prizes at the Coffee Mornings. Thank you.
VE ANNIVERSARY PLANNING MEETING Wednesday 22nd at The Queen’s Head at 6.30pm. If you are able to represent the church at the meeting, please let our wardens and the Town Clerk (01928 735150) know.
THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY Many thanks to all those who came to make ‘Christingles’ and also thanks to the people w
ho came to Steward the service! The collection raised £1,144.40 for the Children’s Society. Well done and a Happy New Year. Pauline Sharpe
PCC The PCC meeting due to take place on 21stJanuary has been cancelled.
FILM CLUB next meets on Tuesday 21st January at 7pm in the Parish Hall. We intend showing Les Miserables. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, the film tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.
GLUTEN FREE WAFERS will be available at the High Altar should they be required. From then on, unless it is a service of Healing, they will be distributed from the Lady Chapel. Please let a sidesperson know if you would prefer to receive a gluten free wafer prior to the service and indicate to the eucharistic ministers distributing the wafers at the altar. If you would like gluten free wafers to be available at other services, would you let one of our wardens know.
APPEAL FOR SERVERS: Our team of dedicated servers has diminished in recent years and we are seeking to increase their number. Is this something you think God may be calling you to do? If so, see Betty or Joanna for more information.
FOODBANK is fully stocked at the moment but can accept tinned tomatoes and pasta sauces. Please note that they can only use food that is in date. They can be placed in the blue ‘bin’ at the back of church. Thank you.
THURSDAY COFFEE MORNINGS There are currently a number of Thursday morning coffee mornings in St Laurence Parish Hall that have not been allocated to any group. They are an excellent way of publicising your charity whilst raising much needed funds. Interested email saintells@gmail.com for more information.
STICK AND STEP our church charity this year, are holding a fundraising event at The Queen’s Head on 21st January. The band, The Mersey Flows will be playing and there will be an auction and a raffle during the evening. Stick and Step - to enable, inspire and support children with cerebral palsy and their families.
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