The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels Hudswell Sunday 29th April 2018. Easter 5 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. There is an induction loop system in the church for those who would find it useful.
Large print hymn and service books are available. Please ask one of the sidespeople. Today. 8.00am Holy Communion Readings: John 15: 1-8, Acts 8:26-end, 10.00am Sung Eucharist United Benefice Service 4.00pm Fun-Key Church
Rev. Martin Fletcher 1 John 4:7-end Rev. Martin Fletcher Gillian Lunn
Wednesday 2nd May 9.15am Holy Communion Thursday 3rd May 10.30am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity) 12 Noon First Thursday Prayers Sunday 6th May 8.00am Holy Communion Rev. Martin Fletcher Readings: John 15: 9-17, Acts 10:44-end, 1 John 5:1-6 10.00am Sung Eucharist Rev. Martin Fletcher
Traidcraft Stall: Please come and support our stall which is at the back of church today, selling a variety of fairly traded goods. 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, George Bell, Harry Bell, Eilidh Hallett, Mary Hartnell, Doreen Hooton, Gwendoline McMurray, Vera Newman, Harriet Ridley, Don Wade, Carole Ward, Josh Winch, Christopher White, Bronwen Williams, John Willis and all the patients at the Friary Hospital. 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 including Lesley Frankton and Peter Bradshaw. Also those whose anniversaries fall during the coming week: 29th Monika Henry, Jane Hart-Davis th 30 William Allinson, Julia Bradey, Donald Cook, Ivy Ward, Eric Brundle 1st Pat Maudsley, Jon Ketley rd 3 John Addison th 4 Doreen Cuthbert th 5 Maurice Blueman, Dorothy Walter 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. The Rectors day off will be on a Monday but this is subject to change. Fun-Key Church @ St Mary's is this afternoon at 4pm (with refreshments from 3.40pm kindly served by the Mothers Union) when our theme will be "Love". Plenty of activities, crafts, hymns, songs, prayer and a short talk. All very relaxed and informal worship for all ages. Any queries please see Gillian or call 07592016476 and find us on Facebook. Bible Study at The Lunn's house (2 Hurgill Road) begins again on Wednesday 9th May at 7.30pm, studying the Gospel of Mark. All are welcome. 826895 Thank you to all who supported the Coffee Morning at the Town Hall on Thursday 19th April, raising £301 for church funds.
Christian Aid Week 13-19 May: Once again we need volunteers to take part in our house to house envelope collection, which we share with the other Richmond churches: we try to cover the streets allotted to us. The more collectors, the easier it is - see article in the May magazine. There is a list of streets at the back of church - please have a look and sign next to a street you can cover, or ask Anne (822277) or Judith (824656) for more information. We always need more collectors, your help will be greatly appreciated. Richmond Refugee Support Group wish to thank all those who attended, made donations, provided soup and sweets, waited and served at the tables and who helped in any other way at the recent Soup and Sweet lunch raising £440. Thank you for making this such a successful event. The Charity of the Month collection next Sunday is for The Missionary Aviation Fellowship. MAF uses planes to transform the lives of the world's most isolated people in need. They fly medical, relief and lifetransforming help to vulnerable people in hard-to-reach places, providing flights for 1,500 aid, development and mission organisations. Gift Aid forms will be available if you wish. Please give generously.
St MARY'S 8TH COMMUNITY EXHIBITION : Tour de Richmond Wheels within Wheels In less than a week our Exhibition will open over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Friday evening, May 4th - Monday afternoon, May 7th. On Friday evening at 6.30pm there will be a viewing with entertainment, wine, fruit cake and Wensleydale cheese. (£5 on the door.) We have a good number of excellent exhibits, so why not join in by coming along to see them. Bell Tower Tours available on Saturday. Refreshments available over the weekend. You will be most welcome. The cyclists will flash past St Mary's on the first stage of the race from Richmond Market Place to Catterick. For more information please contact 07894668005
DATES FOR THE DIARY Shared Prayer at Holy Trinity Church on Thursday 3rd May from Noon – 12.30 led this month by the Kings Church.
Exploring Faith. At 10am on Saturday 5th May at the Rokeby Inn on the A66. The Speaker is Bishop Helen-Ann on Studying the Bible. Please take a bible with you to this talk. Refreshments Served. Please contact Keith Miller on ksmiller32@gmail.com to reserve a place. £5 per person. Thy Kingdom Come Deanery Walk 2018 will be taking place over the days between Ascension and Pentecost. 10th-19th May. Details of individual walks and there varying lengths are listed at the back of church. Bishop Helen-Ann is walking with us on Ascension Day, which takes in the beautifully restored church of St. Mary’s Cowdon. All are very welcome. Saturday 26th May from 3pm-5pm at St. John’s Church Sharow, Ripon HG4 5BJ. Speaking about Suffering – When questions come. Priest Alastair Ferneley Discusses issues raised in his new book. Please see poster at the back of church. To reserve a place, contact Carol Stenner at: carol.stenner@leeds.anglican.org or 0113 353 0281. Tickets £5. All welcome. All notices for the next pew sheet to Claire Murray by Wednesday evening please.
Contacts Rector Tel: E Mail:
Rev’d Martin Fletcher 01748 821241 fletcher_martin@yahoo.co.uk
Administrator: Pew sheet: Tel: E mail:
Claire Murray 07737482611 pa.richmondhudswellparish@gmail.com
Church Wardens: Tel:
Roy and Janet Morel 01748 823278
Tel:
David Frankton 01748 823531
Website: www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk