The Parish of the Icknield Way Villages 01763 837272 or office@icknieldwayparish.com If you are planning an event, please check the Diary page on our web-site: www.icknieldwayparish.com ___________________________________________________ St Swithun’s Midsummer Ball Sunday 22 February at Great Chishill Playing Fields on Saturday 20th June 2015 The First Sunday of Lent This is a fundraising event in aid of the St Swithun’s Church restoration appeal. Tickets are £70 each, or early bird discount £60 each, if purchased before 31st March. Champagne Cocktail Reception from 7pm Evening Entertainment will include: live music from : ‘Back to the 80s’ Raffle Auction of Promises Dress : Black Tie Carriages at 2am 9am Hamlet A BCP Holy Communion Service Readings: 1 Peter 3: 18-22 Mark 1: 9-15 10.40am Elmdon Family Communion Service with crèche and Sunday Clubs. (Children in Xstream Group should go to the Village Hall at 10.35 please. Grid Group will be held in the Vestry) Readings: 1 Peter 3: 18-22 Mark 1: 9-15 For ticket information and sales please email: stswithunsball@gmail.com or phone: Clare : 838100 or Kathey : 837285 Easter Eggs The Original Real Easter Egg, the first and only Fairtrade chocolate Easter egg to explain the Christian understanding of Easter. The 2015 edition has a new 24 page Easter storybook which when flipped over becomes a 3ft Happy Easter Banner, a high quality Fairtrade 125g milk chocolate egg and a pack of milk chocolate Chunky Buttons. Available from Next Week 10.30am Chrishall Confirmation Service. We are delighted to welcome Bishop Roger Morris who will lead the service. Please do join us for this important moment in the life of each candidate and of our parish. We will be presenting seven candidates for confirmation. This will be the only service of the day. Eden.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------------In The Parish of the Icknield Way Villages we seek to be:  Christ-centred  prayerful faithful to scripture loving  welcoming  accepting all  sharing fellowship Dates for this Week Monday 23 February 9.10am Morning Prayer at Elmdon 10.30am One Way Club planning meeting at Dawes House, Duddenhoe End 2.30pm Funeral of Joy Kitchen at Strethall Tuesday 24 February 7.30pm Lent Course at Chrishall Village Hall. See below Wednesday 25 February 10am Barnabas Group at Dawes House, Duddenhoe End 10.30 – 11.30am Church Mice (for pre-schoolers) at The United Reformed Church Hall 1.15pn Great Chishill Bible Study Group, 53 Heydon Road, Great Chishill Whether we have shamed ourselves or been shamed by others, God wants to clothe us so that we can stand in his presence without shame. He wants it so badly that his son was shamed in our place. This conference is for pastors, counsellors, home group leaders, youth group leaders—anyone who wants to grow in their ability to speak gospel light and truth into the experience of shame. All Souls Church, Langham Place, London W1B 3DA, Tickets are £22 with a limited number of concessionary tickets at £17 available for full-time students and those in receipt of state benefits. Book online www.thegoodbook.co.uk/bcuk Call 0333 123 0880, 9am–5pm, or Post No Shame?, The Good Book Company, Unit B1, Blenheim House, 1 Blenheim Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 9AP. Thursday 26 February 3pm Funeral of Colin Sparrow at Cambridge Crematorium A Concert of Choral Surprises Notices Conducted by - Richard Prince Wine and soft drinks available Lent Course 2015 Royston Choral Society supporting St Swithun’s Appeal Fund - Saturday 14 March 7.30pm St Swithun’s Church, Great Chishill This year the Lent Course will be based on a book by Desmond Tutu entitled In God’s Hands. The course will start this Tuesday, 24 February, and continue on Tuesday evenings, 10, 17, 24 and 31 March, 7.30pm, at Chrishall Village Hall. If you intend joining the course please let Andy or Erica know as soon as possible. Tickets £12 (Concessions £9 School students £1) available from choir members, Royston Library, St Swithun’s Appeal Committee, the Church Office and on the door. www.roystonchoralsoc.org.uk or email Heather Howard (Chair) at heather@lemonyellow.org or call Jenny Leitch 01763 837073 or 07850 862199. STOP PRESS: Parish Support Announced For further information about the St Swithun’s Appeal Telephone Angus Gent (Chair) 01763 838941 Macmillan will be the ‘charity partner’ for our parish this year. We will be running several events in support of Macmillan and parish funds. Please look out for special events throughout the year. This partnership will be launched at a special service at 10.40am at Great Chishill on 8 March. Nicola Clark the regional coordinator for Macmillan will be our guest speaker. Parenting Young Children This popular course is to be run again on Thursday evenings, beginning in April. Please contact Hazel (838703) to book a place. Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2015 Idolatry Organised by team (training for east anglia ministry) there will be a Plenary Day on Wednesday 11 March at Eden Baptist Church, Fitzroy Street, Cambridge from 9.45am-4pm. £10 payable on the door. No booking necessary. Contact Rosie Gathercole on 01223 847284 or email teamadmin1@googlemail.com Biblical Counselling UK Gospel hope in the experience of shame Saturday 14 March 2015 – 10am-4pm Ever since Adam and Eve first cowered and hid in the garden we have known what it is to feel ashamed. God replaced those hopelessly inadequate fig-leaves with garments given by grace. And he still does. This year the Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held on Monday 27 April (more details to follow). Everyone is very welcome to attend and anyone on the electoral roll can vote. If you would like to vote or be elected but are not currently on the electoral roll, please ask for a form from the church office on 837272. (Must be over 16 years of age) Church Directory Each year, following the APCM, an updated Church Directory is sent out. If you are not currently included on the directory and would like to be, please contact Erica before 27 April with your details.