Pew Sheet Easter Sunday

The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels Hudswell Sunday 20th April 2014 Easter Sunday We offer a warm welcome to any visitors who are here with us today. Do stay for refreshments after the service. This morning’s service is for everyone and if needed there is a children’s area at the back of church. Lord’s Prayer and Communion Cubes for children are available for anyone to use during the service. Please just ask if you would like to borrow one.

There is an induction loop system in the church and all hearing aid users are invited to switch to ‘T.’ Large print

hymn books are available if required. ask one of the sidespeople.

Please

WEEKLY DIARY Sunday 20th April 2014 Easter Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion BCP Rev John Readings: Acts10:34-43, Col.3:1-4, John20:1-18 10.00am Sung Eucharist Rev John 10.00am Holy Communion Mark Beresford-Peirse (Hudswell) 12.00pm Baptism of Fenella Heagerty Wednesday 23rd April 2014 9.00am Holy Communion Thursday 24th April 2014 10.30am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity) Sunday 27th April 2014 2nd Sunday of Easter 8.00am Holy Communion BCP Rev John/Joan Plowman Readings: Acts2:14a,22-32, 1Peter1:3-9, John20:19-31 10.00am Sung Eucharist Rev John/Joan Plowman APCM Straight after service 4.00pm Fun-Key Church

Please pray for:

PRAYER REQUESTS

Those mentioned in the Daily Prayer Calendar in the magazine and for Fenella Heagerty who is to be baptised today.

All those in particular need of God’s comfort and healing, including, Enid Anderson, Jenny Beaumont, Frank Garman, Gordon Garfoot, Philip Gazzard, Adam Gedye, Jasmine Guy, Graham Halliday, Stephen Salvin, Janet Smith, Mark Willey and all the patients at the Friary Hospital.

We commend unto God’s merciful keeping those who have recently died, including Malcolm Wheatley. We pray that God will bring comfort to all who mourn his loss.

Also those whose anniversaries fall during the coming week of April: 20th Irene (Peggy) Jackson, Ena Walker, Evelyn Hill 21st Mary Metcalfe 22nd Dominic Meacher 23rd Malcolm Ferry, Shirley Rogerson 24th Jane (Jean) Hutchinson, Bryan Broadhead, Christopher Patrick 25th John McIntosh, Dennis Bradley, Joyce Miller, Nellie Alderson th 26 Thomas Embleton, Samuel Wilson, Joan Leaver BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE – Any names to be entered in this Book should be given to Ann McDonald (01748 823223) along with the date of death and a donation of £5.

Fun-Key Church @ St Mary’s Richmond is next Sunday at 4.00pm, with refreshments and activities from 3.40pm.

We will be looking at how it is ok to be Asking Questions.

Fun, faith and fellowship for all ages. We look forward to welcoming you. Any queries please contact Gillian on 07592016476 or http:// funkeychurchatstmarysrichmond.wordpress.com/

Today – at the end of the service don’t forget the Egg Hunt & Roll. Thank you to the Friends of St Mary’s for donating the foiled eggs. Also Abi Gedye and Jude Brown will be distributing sea birds and fish cut outs. These are to be used to decorate the church for ‘Ahoy!’ (See back page) but need finishing off.

They would be really grateful to anyone who would take one to colour, paint etc. Could they pleased be returned to church by Friday, 2nd May. Please add your name to the list at the back of church if you would like a set of accounts before the APCM. A set will then be emailed or posted to you. The full accounts and Treasurer’s report will be available on the date of the APCM. Please send questions and queries to Sue Gudgeon in advance of the meeting.

Church Mission Society Please take an envelope from the back of church if you would like to make a donation to the work of our Anglican mission partners throughout the world, as a Lent/Easter offering. Anne Simpson will be sending donations to CMS at the end of the month. Please ask her for more details. *********************************************** DATES FOR DIARY

Thursday 24th April at 1.30pm The Friends of St Mary the Virgin will be holding their AGM at the Rectory.

Membership is for anyone who is on the Electoral Roll of St Mary’s and we would love to see you.

Saturday 26th April, 8.00am-12.00pm Coffee Morning in aid of the British Heart Foundation in the Town Hall.

Donations for stalls and offers of help to Maureen Gibbon (821002) or William Gedye (07710739192).

Tuesday 29th April, 2.00pm MU at Greyfriars. Gillian, Claire and Julia update us on their courses.

Saturday 3rd May 5.00pm–6.30pm. Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose and Sea Shanties, with The Choral Workshop led

by Musical Director Carol Gedye. For tickets, available from 13 th April, call Sandra Johnson on 01748 821372 or see Christine Steadman in church. Adults £6, concessions £5, accompanied under 16’s free.

Choral Workshops began taking place at St Mary’s Church in 2004 when friends, family and the church community gathered to sing together for Ruth Gedye’s Memorial Service. This 10 th Anniversary Workshop is themed around light hearted sea shanties and a special work Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose. The Workshop will bring together over 80 singers and musicians.

Also a children’s choir with young people from the schools in Richmond will join in the concert.

11th – 17th May, Christian Aid Week will soon be here and once again Anne Simpson and Judith Barber are looking for willing collectors in Richmond. Each church has streets allocated to it and last year £3,527.19 was collected between them. They would love to equal or better that total this year! Please see the article in the May magazine.

A list of streets allocated to St Mary’s will be at the back of church. Please choose which you are willing to cover. Please consider helping to bring “Peace and Reconciliation” to some of the most desperate places in the world through the work of Christian Aid.

Contacts

Rector: Tel: E mail:

Rev John Chambers 01748 821241 j_echambers@btinternet.com

Curate: Tel: E mail:

Rev Antony Kirby 01748 850349 antonykirby01@btinternet.com

Administrator: Claire Murray Tel: 07737482611 E mail: pa.richmondhudswellparish@gmail.com Pew sheet E mail:

Liz Chambers liz.m.chambers56@gmail.com