St Mary's Church Arnold
Welcome to St Mary's. Please join us for coffee after 9.15am in the Family Centre or 11am at the back of church. If you are new, please make yourself known to one of the service leaders or wardens.
A collection is taken during the services. Please give generously to the work of St Mary's in the parish of Arnold.
Sunday March4th Lent 3
Morning Readings: Ex 20:1-17 p77, 1 Cor 1:18-25 p1144,John 2:13-22 p1065.
9.15am / Morning Communion
Hymns: 383, 612, 93, 190, 704. / Preacher:
Canon Sylvia Griffiths
11.00am / Morning Gathering / Preacher:
Andy Fisher
6.00pm / Evening Prayer
Readings:
Exodus 5:1-6:1, Phil 3:4b-4, Matt 10:16-22 / Preacher:
Frances Newsham
Next Sunday is Mothering Sunday.
There will be aSpecial All Age Joint Family Service
celebrating Mothers and Others 10.00am.
There will be NO 9.15am service.
Palm Sunday March 25th
Our Palm Sunday service starts at 9.00am on the car park next to the swings. We shall bless the Palms and process to church for the service at 9.15am.
Next Sunday March 11th Mothering Sunday
8.00am / BCP Morning PrayerReadings: Ps 122, Mark 3:31-34. / Preacher:
Alan Langton
10.00am / Special All age Joint Family Service
Reading: Luke 15: v 3—7 / Preacher:
Rev Margaret Caunt
6.00pm / Evening Communion
Readings:Numbers21:4-9, Eph2:1-10, John 3:14-21 / Preacher:
David Caunt
Lent Tower Appeal - a professional survey has confirmed the damage being done to our tower by pigeons. To clean the tower and prevent further pigeon access will cost £1500. A special Lent appeal will take place and purple envelopes are available to make donations. Please contact the Church Wardens or Ralph Bedrock () for further information.
Electoral Roll
Each Parish has an official public register of its members called the Electoral Roll. To be listed on the Roll, each person has to make application, must be baptised and over 16 years old, and either live in the Parish or have worshipped at this church over the previous 6 months.
Only members listed on the Electoral Roll are allowed to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. They may be nominated to represent the Parish on the PCC, and on the Deanery, Diocesan and General Synods.
If you are not on our existing Electoral Roll but wish to be, you must have applied 14 days before our Annual Parochial Church Meeting to be held on 15thApril. Application Forms are available in church and on the 'info' page of the church website. Please return completed forms to our Electoral Roll Officer, Michael Bolton. Please see Michael or a Warden if you have any questions.f the Churchwardens.
Easter Flowers
Thank you to all those who contributed to the flower fund, but it is getting rather low again as the Christmas pedestals were very expensive. If you would like a pedestal done in remembrance of a loved one or for an anniversary, there is a list on the back of the board by the main door. Please sign the appropriate week The price is £20 per pedestal. - Many thanks Pam and Neil.
Why not join us for midweek communion?
These are on 1st Wednesday of each month at 10am. This is followed by a ‘cuppa’. Our next service will be March 7th with Rev John Parfitt.
General Information and Notices
The clergy surgery on 3rd Wednesday of the month 6pm-8pm. Surgeryis to book weddings, baptisms and for anyone who needs a word with the vicar. Longer appointments can still be made with the vicar in the usual way.
Men's Multimedia Sports QuizFriday 9thMarch 7pm Mellish RFC including pie and pea supper.Please see Ed Sands (920 2023) for tickets for this great quiz. We came second last year and so it would be great to go one better!
Community Cinema - Tuesday6thMarch -The Shack (12) 7.30pm.
St Mary's Fellowship will meet at Veronica's for cuppa and chat. Wednesday March 7th 2pm.
For details of homegroups and Saints Alive course see Vicar Margaret.
ST MARY’S PRAYER PAGE
AROUND THE PARISH
In our prayers this week we pray for those who live and work in Front Street, Furlong Avenue, Furlong Court, Furlong Street and Galway Road.
Long Term Care
Please pray for: May Terry, Ella Wilson, John Shooter, Heather Christian, Susan Bloomfield and Mary Whitehurst
Recent Illness
Margaret and Norman Simpson, Eddie Smith, Julie Ellis, Kathleen Millward and Margaret Lockyer.
The family and friends of those who have recently died:
John Banks, Michael Truman,Pamela Williams and Eileen Norman.
Suggested daily Bible Readings for week beg Mar 5th:
Mon: Heb 4:14-5:10,Tues: Heb5:11-6:12, Wed: Heb6:13-end,
Thurs: Heb7:1-10, Fri: Heb7:11-end, Sat: Heb ch8.
Other Prayer Items:
-Please continue to pray for HOPE 2018. This is a nationwide initiative to reach out to our community with the Good News of Jesus. Please see the St Mary's website for links to their monthly Prayer Diary for 2018.
-Please continue to pray for St Mary's Finances which are causing some concern. There is a gift day planned for Sunday 29thAprilhere at St Mary's. Please be praying about how much you may be able to offer in thanksgiving.
Growing Disciples Prayer
Lord, take us from where we are,to where you want us to be; make us not merely guardians of a heritage, but living signs of your coming Kingdom. Fill us with that faith, hope and love which embody the Gospel; and through the power of the Holy Spirit make us one. That the world may believe, that your name may be enthroned in our nation,that your church may more effectively, be your witnesses. We commit ourselves to mission, love and service, in your name and for the sake of your Kingdom. Amen.
Get in Touch
Parish Administrator: Janice Yelland-Sutcliffe
Tuesday 9am – 1pm 01159209848 (Office) or leave a message
Or email:
Job Shop, Volunteering, Training
Can you help on a Sunday evening once a month?
We are very short of people to help on a Sunday evening with Rock Solid and R2:
- Rock Solid - aged ten to thirteen who meet from 6.30pm to 8pm
- R2 - aged fourteen to eighteen who meet from 7.30pm to 9pm
You will not be expected to plan a session but to be an extra helper on the evening.Please can you give this some thought as we are really struggling to keep both these groups going at the moment. Thank you, Andrea Sands.
Please remember that any items for the pew sheet need to be sent or given to Lucille Porter by Tuesday. 07833781770 or
WHAT’S ON week beginning 5thMarch
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Monday / 9.00am8.00pm / Morning Prayer
Men@St Mary's - Robin Hood & Little John
Tuesday / 2.00pm
7.30pm / St Mary's Tots
Special Community Cinema - The Shack (12)
Wednesday / 10.00am
2-4pm
2.00pm / Midweek Communion followed by cuppa
Church open
St Mary's Fellowship at Veronica's
Thursday / 9.00am
7.30pm / Morning Prayer
Refresh - with Bp Paul - St Mark's
Friday / 7.00pm / ACT Sports quiz
Saturday / 8.30am
10.00am
2.30pm / Time for Prayer in Church
Who Let the Dads Out?
Seniors' Tea
Sunday / 6.30pm
8.00pm / Rock Solid Youth Club
R2 Youth Club
Staff Team Contacts
Vicar: Rev Margaret Caunt 0115 967 3805
Children &Youth Ministry: Andrea Sands 01159202023
Church Wardens:David
Mary Norris
PCC Sec: Larrie Thompson 01159673331
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