Pew sheet 7th January 2018

The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels Hudswell Sunday 7th January 2018. Epiphany 1 We offer a warm welcome to any visitors who are here with us today. Please 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.

Large print hymn and service books are available.

Please ask one of the sidespeople.

Today 8.00am Holy Communion Rev. Bill Simms Readings Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 10.00am Sung Eucharist Rev. Mark Wednesday 10th January 2018 9.15am Holy Communion Thursday 11th January 2018 10.30am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity) Sunday 14th January 2018 10.00am Sung Eucharist Rev. Mark, Gillian Lunn Readings 1 Samuel 3:1-20, Rev. 5:1-10, John 1:43-51 10.00am Sung Eucharist Rev. Stewart Ridley, Gillian Lunn 12.00am Baptism of Oliver France. Rev. Mark 6.30pm Choral Evensong Scott Lunn Charity of the Month. Today’s collection is for Children of the Dump, Who provide children and families living at and around the public dump outside Manila (Philippines) with food, clothing, medical help, shelter and education, to enable the children to grow up healthy and able to escape the poverty of

their surroundings. Please give generously. Gift Aid forms available.

PRAYER REQUESTS Please pray for: Those mentioned in the Daily Prayer Calendar in the magazine.

All those in particular need of God’s comfort and healing, including, Bill Abbott, Liz Atkinson, Margaret Barrett, George Bell, Harry Bell, Caroline Conway, Adam Gedye, Margaret Grady, Eilidh Hallett, Mary Hartnell, Tim Harris, Doreen Hooton, Jennifer Mole, Vera Newman, Margaret Rucroft, Gillian Rutter, Shaun Tindill, Don Wade, Carole Ward, John Willis and all the patients at the Friary Hospital.

This Pray list is being renewed for the Pew sheet dated 21st January. If you wish for someone to be continued to be prayed for, please contact me prior to 17th January. Names will then remain on the list for six weeks. Please then contacted me again if you wish for them to be continued to be prayed for, or at any time to request their name be removed from the list. Many thanks. Claire Murray

We commend unto God’s merciful keeping those who have recently died. We pray that God will bring comfort to all who mourn their loss.

Also those whose anniversaries fall during the coming week: 7th Keith Robinson, Ethel Sheilds, Dora Stephenson th 8 Beatrice Lear, Geoff Able, Marjorie Nicholson th 9 Cynthia Wain, Dennis Hutchinson, David Taylor, Shelagh Jones 10th Jeffrey Hartley, Pamela Layton 11th Arthur Lines, Mary Sanderson, Julie Jeff 12th Dorothy Dixon, Olive Severs 13th Betty Haigh, Roy Bailey, Martin Braithwaite 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.

Bible Study at the Lunns will recommence at 7.30pm on Wednesday 10th January, 2 Hurgill Road. See Scott for further details.

Round Pound Coins. Old style round pound coins are now no longer legal tender. There are thousands of pounds worth of these coins in people’s pockets, piggy banks and at the back of sofas. You can’t spend them but the bank have agreed to exchange them for the church. We’ve opened a special Round Pound Donation Box at the back of the church. Check your pockets and furniture and give these old coins a good home.

We are delighted to announce that The Revd Martin Fletcher, currently serving as Vicar of Hersham in the Diocese of Guildford, has been appointed as Rector of the United Benefice of Richmond with Hudswell and Downholme and Marske in the Ripon Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds. We pray for Martin as he prepares over the next few weeks and months to leave Hersham and for his congregation as they begin to start their vacancy process. A licensing date will be announced soon.

Donate to Christian Aid this Christmas.

A reminder: if you haven't yet given a donation to Christian Aid and would like to do so, please give your contribution to Graham Merlane, Anne Simpson, Judith Barber, verger or churchwarden.

If you can gift aid, please use one of the Christian Aid envelopes at the back of church. Thank you.

The next Fair Trade stall in Church will be on January 28th 2018.

DATES FOR THE DIARY Friday 12th January 7pm. The Band of the Royal Armoured

Copes is holding a concert at St. Mary’s with funds raised going to St. Mary’s Church. The programme will be Stravinsky’s ‘The

Rite of Spring’ in its entirety, followed by A jazz transcription of the entire work in the second half called ‘The Re (w)rite of Spring’. Refreshments will be served. All Welcome.

Friday 19th January 7pm Agape Meal. As part of The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is from 18th-25th January, The Methodist Church are hosting a meal of Soup and Bread in their Church Hall. All are very welcome. There is no need to give advanced notice if you wish to attend.

Sunday 21st January 4pm. Cafe Church is on - Alexe Roberts in conversation with Bishop John Pritchard - this promising to be an interesting afternoon of conversation, discussion, music, cake and closing with compline. All welcome. Any queries please see John, Wendy or Gillian.

Sunday 28th January 4pm Fun-Key Church - Fun, faith and fellowship for all ages. Please see Gillian for more information.

All notices for the next pew sheet to Claire Murray by Wednesday evening please.

Contacts Administrator: Pew sheet: Tel: E mail:

07737482611 pa.richmondhudswellparish@gmail.com

Pastoral Care: Tel: E Mail:

Gillian Lunn 07592016476 gillian.lunn@yahoo.com

Church Wardens: Tel:

Roy and Janet Morel 01748 823278

Tel:

David Frankton 01748 823531

Website:

Claire Murray

http://www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk