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Christ Church
Cheltenham
1st March 2015
8.00am
Holy Communion BCP
10.30am Parish Communion
Preacher: Amanda Thiselton
Readings: Hosea 11:1-9
Pew Bible p.861
Mark 10:13-16
Pew Bible p.958
Hymns:
SF407, SF218, SF780, 365
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There is a crèche in the Alstone Porch at the back of church.
Please note that the crèche is not staffed.
Anyone who would like to receive personal prayer, simply come
to the back of church after receiving Communion and a member
of our Prayer Ministry team will be there to pray with you.
There are facilities for receiving communion gluten-free and
alcohol free; collect the relevant sign from one of our sidespeople.
Activity Bags for children to use in church (esp. 2’s-5’s).
Please ask a Sidesperson for one & return afterwards.
Coffee served after the service in the Harwood Hall.
Christ Church does not hand around a collection plate, but
always needs funds to support its life and mission. If you would
like to support Christ Church financially you’ll find a plate for
your offering at the back of church. Thank you.
There will be no 6.30pm service this week
The next 6.30 service will be our Choral Evensong
for Lent, next Sunday, 8th March
The March edition of ‘Outreach’ is on sale at the back of church
Alternatively, there is a copy in each pew so please take
this one and pay on your way out if you prefer
Christ Church website: www.christchurchcheltenham.org.uk
Arrangements during the week
Mon
2nd
8.45am
10.30am
1.30pm
7.30pm
Morning Prayer in church (side chapel)
Lent Group in the Malvern Room
Baby & Toddler Group in the Harwood Hall
PCC Meeting in the Music Room
Tues
8.45am
Morning Prayer in church (side chapel)
Wed
4th
8.45am
10-12
10.30am
7.30pm
Morning Prayer in church (side chapel)
Coffee Morning in the Alstone Porch
Holy Communion BCP in church
Lent Groups at 4 Arle Gardens, 1 Rowena Cade Avenue
and 61 Brooklyn Road
Thurs 8.45am
5th
7.45pm
Morning Prayer in church (side chapel)
Lent Groups at the Vicarage and 5 Charlton Close
Fri
6th
8.45am Morning Prayer in church (side chapel)
6.30-8pm Trebles’ rehearsal in the Music Room
7.30-9pm Choir rehearsal in the Music Room
Sat
9.30am
Clergy/Readers in the Lansdown Room.
Next Sunday - The 3rd Sunday of lent
8.00am
10.30am
12noon
6.30pm
Holy Communion CW
All-age Worship [group]: Rev Tim Mayfield
Shortened Holy Communion BCP
Choral Evensong BCP for Lent [choir]: Rev Tim Mayfield
LEATHER BELTS
If you have any unwanted belts Charlie Donaldson would like them for a
project (he’s tall and you’ll find him in the Worship Group).
PARTY AT THE PIANO
All are invited to stay after the 10.30am service for an informal sing around
the piano, with drinks and eats, as we say goodbye to Andy Salmon on his
move to Devon.
A warm welcome for all our visitors and newcomers
If you would like further contact with Christ Church, please do complete
one of the yellow cards in the pew and hand it to a Sidesman. Welcome
Packs about Christ Church are available at the back of church.
Christ Church Noticeboard
CHRIST CHURCH’S MONTHLY SALE will be held next week after the
10.30 service in the Harwood Hall. Contributions, especially jams, cakes,
garden produce and other edibles, welcome before the service.
FOODBANK
Foodbank - Please continue to bring donations and place in the boxes
at the back of church. By adding just one extra item to our weekly
shop and donating it to the Foodbank, we are making a difference to
the lives of many who are currently finding life difficult.
EXPERIENCE EASTER - week beginning 16th March
More than 200 children from Christ Church, Gloucester Road and Airthrie
schools will be visiting us to Experience Easter in the week commencing
16th March. In order to help the children see, touch and feel Easter we need
many volunteers who can offer 90 minutes or more during the school day.
Helpers from past years always find the experience rewarding. Sign-up
sheets are on display at the back of church from today. Any questions to
Laurette Thomas on 515 510 or laurettez@sky.com
PRAYER VISITING
….will be coming up in June. This year we’d like to start praying now for
people and homes in the streets we know we will be visiting. If you’d be
interested in ‘adopting’ part or all of a street to pray for at home over the
coming three months, please choose a street from the sheets at the back of
church and sign up. Anna Laszlo will then be in touch to confirm.
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!
11th July 2015: Christ Church Fête - in church and on Farnley Field. We
have had our first planning meeting of the year for this event which is a huge
fund-raiser for missions and charities and a really fun day for congregation
and local community alike. We will soon be starting to approach people
about taking on various roles. Please put the date in your diary and think
about how you might be involved. Your co-ordinating team: Tina Benney
(512246), Sarah O’Meara (513067), Nikki Seville (254457), Helen Weir
(577710)
PLEASE PRAY:
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About the situation in Greece. Eurozone finance ministers have
approved reform proposals submitted by Athens in order to obtain an
extension of its bailout. Measures include combating tax evasion and
reforming the public sector.
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About conditions in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,
which has launched an attack against Rwandan Hutu rebels in the
east of the country. Some FDLR leaders have been linked to the 1994
Rwandan genocide. Their presence in the DRC has been a key factor
behind two decades of conflict in the region, with Rwanda demanding
they be disarmed
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For people and government in Nigeria, responding to attacks from
Boko Haram. Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said the
tide has "definitely turned" against militant Islamists as regional
forces recapture territory. Pray too for Phyllis Sortor, a Christian
missionary in Nigeria abducted by masked gunmen
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For Ella Hawkins and her colleagues at ‘Aspire Gloucestershire’. This
service aims to improve options and outcomes for young, homeless
adults. Pray for Ella and her team as they support young people into
accommodation, education and employment.
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For the church in Syria, where IS has abducted dozens of Assyrian
Christians from villages in the north-east of the country. Pray too
about claims by Human Rights Watch that the Syrian government
dropped barrel bombs on hundreds of sites last year, violating a UN
Security Council resolution.
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About the process to appoint a new headteacher for Christ Church
School. Pray for Janie Fentem, preparing for retirement. Pray too for
the interview process to find a successor, beginning on Thursday.
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For the Lent Groups engaging with ‘Hosea’. Pray for those who are
hosting and leading. Pray that Easter might find us, both as
individuals and as a church, more warmly in love with the God of
love.
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For the sick: Julia Bamford, Sam Burns, Peggy David, Stella Fisher,
Angela Halse, Sarah Hudson, Margaret Judge, Karen, Mike Knowles,
Sue Potter, Derek Read, Mary Sambrook, and Alison Vlach.
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For the family and friends of Jack Coke-Wallis, and Joan Hutchings.