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Weekly Notices

7th March 2010                                                 The Third Sunday of Lent

 

Today’s Services

 

 

8.30am          Holy Eucharist at St Basil’s

                      President & Preacher – Jonathan Williams

 

9.30am          Holy Eucharist at St Anne’s

                      President – Hermione Long;

                      Preacher – Chris Stone

 

10.00am        Holy Eucharist at St Basil’s

                      President & Preacher – Jonathan Williams

 

10.45am        Holy Eucharist at St John’s

                      President & Preacher – Chris Stone

 

11.30am        ‘Time for God’ at St Anne’s

 

1.00pm          Baptism at St Basil’s

 

1.00pm          Baptism at St John’s

 

5.45pm          Choir Rehearsal at St Basil’s

 

6.30pm          Evening Worship at St Basil’s

 

This Week in the Benefice

 

Monday        6.30pm     ‘Diary Night’ at St Basil’s

                      7.30pm     Holy Eucharist at St Basil’s – JW

 

Tuesday       10.00am   Holy Eucharist & Healing at St John’s – CS

                      2.00pm     St John’s Mothers’ Union Lenten Meditation

                                             in St John’s Hall. All Welcome

                      7.00pm     Stations of the Cross at St Basil’s

 

Wednesday  10.00am   Holy Eucharist at St Basil’s – JW

                      12 Noon    Luncheon Club at St Basil’s Hall

                      7.30pm     Bell-ringing Practice at St Basil’s

                      7.30pm     Mission and Charities group meeting at St Basil's.

 

Thursday     10.00am   Holy Eucharist at St Anne’s – HL

 

Friday           8.00am     Holy Eucharist at St Basil’s – CS

                      10.30am   ‘Sounds Fun’ at St Anne’s Hall

                      6.30pm     Friday Chillout at St Basil’s Hall

 

Next Sunday - The Fourth Sunday of Lent - Mothering Sunday

Eucharist Readings: Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Mothering Sunday Reading; Luke 2:41-52

8.30am          Holy Eucharist at St Basil’s - JW

9.25am          Choir Rehearsal at St Basil’s

9.30am          Family Eucharist at St Anne’s - RM

10.00am        Family Eucharist at St Basil’s - HL

10.45am        Family Eucharist at St John’s - CS

11.30am        ‘Time for God’ at St Anne’s

1.00pm          Baptism at St Basil’s

3.00pm          Informal Service at Rivermead Centre Afon Village

 

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

Anniversaries:

 St Basil’s:   Beryl Hopkins, Tony Bailey, Ken Morgan, Lisa Wall,

                    Goff Prosser, Gerald Phillips, Ray Lewis, Trixie Pullin,

                    Ethel Hatton-Evans.

 St John’s:   Olive Douglas, William Potter, William Tyler, Donald Harris,

                    Steven White, Edith Jones, Joseph Williams.

 St Anne’s:   Benjamin George.

 

PCC – The next meeting is on Monday 22nd March at 8pm in St Basil’s.

 

ELECTORAL ROLL – Every five years the Benefice has to collate a new Electoral Roll and this must happen this year. Forms are available in all churches. We are also using this as an opportunity to update our Benefice Directory. Please indicate on the sheet if you are prepared for your details to go in the Directory which is only available to church members.

 

LIFT HIGH THE CROSS – This is a special service of readings and music for Passiontide. It will be at St Basil’s on Sunday 21st March at 6.30pm.

 

PARISH VISITATION – The Bishop has asked all clergy to do a visitation of the regular worshippers in their parishes and leaflets are available explaining this. There are sheets in church today inviting you to sign up for a visit on a specific day and time. This will happen each week until the visita are completed.

 

Prayer Chain - If you wish the prayer chain to pray for a specific issue or person, then please contact Linda 663829, Shirley 894175 or Hermione 895441 and we will pass the request down the chain. We will assume requests are confidential unless you tell us that you are happy for information to be spread more widely.