Pew sheet 8th February 2015

The Parish of St Mary, Richmond with St Michael & All Angels Hudswell Sunday 8th February 2015 2nd Before Lent 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. Please ask one of the sidespeople.

WEEKLY DIARY Sunday 8th 8.00am Readings 10.00am 6.30pm

February 2015 2nd Before Lent Holy Communion BCP Rev Antony Prov 8:1,22-31, Col.1:15-20, John1:1-14 Sung Eucharist Rev Antony Choral Evensong Rev John

Wednesday 11th February 2015 9.15am Holy Communion Thursday 12th February 2015 10.30am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity) 2.00pm Funeral Raymond Mederer 7.00pm Holy Communion Sunday 15th February 2015 Next Before Lent 8.00am Holy Communion BCP Rev John Readings 2 Kings 2:1-12, 2 Corinth.4:3-6, Mark9:2-9 10.00am All Age Eucharist Rev John

Please pray for:

PRAYER REQUESTS

Those mentioned in the Daily Prayer Calendar in the magazine.

All those in particular need of God’s comfort and healing, including, Bill Abbott, Enid Alderson, Barbara Beatham, Harry Bell, Jenny Beaumont, Phil Ellis, Margaret Emmerson, Adam Gedye, David Gillie, Jasmine Guy, Hugh Knox, Bill Overall, Richard Pooley, Janet Smith, Margaret Smith, Stephen Salvin, Lorna Stewart, Sheila Tweddle, Gavin Wheldon, Robert Wallis, Mark Willey and all the patients at the Friary Hospital.

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

Also those whose anniversaries fall during the coming week: 8th Peggy Garforth th 10 Ron Johnson, Heather Thom, John Foster th 11 Eileen Bell, Elsie Tindell, Anderson Muckle 12th Bessie Benson, Gerald Todd, Julie Ford, Joyce Conway th 13 Sheila Anderson th 14 Muriel Dixon, Ruth Gedye 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 Please note our new/changed time services at St Mary’s to which everyone is warmly invited.

1st Sunday of the month at 7.00pm Illuminate – contemporary worship with music group.

Every Wednesday morning Holy Communion 9.15am Every Thursday evening Holy Communion at 7.00pm

‘Counting Your Blessings’ is a very helpful and useful resource to use throughout Lent, thinking about a different blessing every day and putting aside a suggested sum of money for each blessing that we enjoy or take for granted. There will be a copy at the back of church and Judith Barber (01748 824656) will order more for anyone interested.

REMINDER – ANNUAL CHURCH REPORT 2015 Every year the diocese requires churches to provide a written record of their work during the previous year [i.e. 2013-14] It is usual to submit this before Annual Church Meetings are held.

St Mary’s is no exception and must submit its report, which contains 16-17 short reports, before the Annual Church Meeting in April.

So that it can be compiled in good time will those people who are responsible for providing one or more of the short reports please let me have them no later than Sunday 8th March, and earlier if possible.

Please send them to me by email at: harrisson1@aol.com or telephone: 07894668005, or see me in church to make a different arrangement. Thank you, Sheila Harrisson Lent Course: PRAISE HIM – SONGS OF PRAISE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT “We are used to singing hymns of praise but often miss the hymns and poems that are there in the New Testament. This course explores five different Songs of Praise from the New Testament – what they tell us about God and Jesus, but also what they tell us about ourselves and our faith.”

This is a 5 week York Course commencing 23 rd February. The times and venues are on the sheets at the back of church.

Please put your name against one of the venues so that the appropriate number of books can be ordered.

Family Help Darlington (Women’s Refuge) The Mothers’ Union are supporting this organisation during the coming year by collecting cleaning materials, dusters, dishcloths etc. to be included in a box of equipment the women are given when they leave the refuge. If you would also like to help Margaret Clayson at 8am or Liz Chambers at the 10am service would be

pleased to receive your donations. If you prefer, small cash donations could be given which are used towards shopping vouchers for the supermarket. Full details in March magazine.

DATES FOR THE DIARY Saturday 21 February 10.00am at the A66 motel. Bishop Clive Handford, formerly Bishop of Cyprus and presiding Bishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East will be speaking on ‘The Role of Religion in the Middle East’. Further details are available from Keith Miller. Email: kshmiller32@gmail.com st

Friday 6th March 2.00pm at St Mary’s Parish Church Women’s World Day of Prayer Service prepared by Christian Women of the Bahamas.

This is an interdenominational service and this year’s theme is Jesus Said to Them: “Do You Know What I Have Done To You. All are warmly welcome.

All notices for the next pew sheet by Thursday evening please to Liz Chambers.

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: Tel: E mail:

Claire Murray 07737482611 pa.richmondhudswellparish@gmail.com

Pew sheet: Liz Chambers Tel: 01748 821241 E mail: liz.m.chambers56@gmail.com Websites: http://www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk/ http:// funkeychurchatstmarysrichmond.wordpress.com/ http://illuminateservice.weebly.com/