FUTURE EVENTS 18 Feb 7.30pm 1 March 2.00pm 6 March 10.30am 7 March 10.00am 14 March 2.30pm 15 March 10.00am 3.00pm 20 March 7.00pm 29 March 9.50am 1 April 10.00am 5 April 10.00am 19 April 10.00am  = in Church Ash Wednesday Holy Communion Walking Together, Hampnett & River Leach Women’s World Day of Prayer Service Wedding Prep Day Book Swap, Parish Hall Mothering Sunday service Choir at the Cathedral Watoto Choir, CK Baptist Church Palm Sunday Procession, outside Co-op, followed by 10am service Walking Together, the Leach Valley Easter Sunday service Parish Communion & APCM, a chance to hear our plans for 2015 CONTACTS Clergy Revd Canon Michael Garland 01242 253402 [email protected] Revd Suzanne Leighton 01242 224745 [email protected] Verger Margaret Eccles 01242 521771 St Mary’s Charlton Kings www.stmarysck.org.uk Sunday 1st February Presentation of Christ in the Temple Welcome to our services today. We hope that you will find warmth and friendship in this place and God’s blessing and peace as we worship. At our Communion services, all are invited to come forward to receive bread and wine. If you would prefer to receive a blessing, simply keep your head bowed when you come to the front. If you require a gluten free wafer, please let a Welcomer know. There are toys for young children at the back. For 4-11 year olds, Junior Church usually takes place in the vestry during the 10am service. Church Wardens Dilys Jones 01242 242732 Derrick Walker 01242 525742 Tea & coffee are served after the 10am service (usually in the Parish Centre across the road, but sometimes in the church). Please do come along. If you are unsure about anything, ask one of our Welcomers. Director of Music Neil Fortin 01242 513475 [email protected] 8.00am Holy Communion Officiant: Revd Felicity Bayne Parish Resource Centre Beth Simpson 01242 224883 [email protected] FOR JUNIORS - several activities for children take place during the week. Rainbows, Brownies & Guides - various days. Contact Mary, T: 07443 627075 Little Fishes, a short service for pre-schoolers, is at 10.15am every Thursday in church, followed by playtime in the parish hall. Contact Fiona, T: 07825 955686. Open House, informal family worship with tea in the vestry, is held on the first Sunday of the month at 4.00pm. Contact Michael, T: 253402. Items for notices need to be in the Parish Resource Centre by Wednesday. The weekly notices can be downloaded at www.stmarysck.org.uk. Please take this sheet home with you and use for prayer and calendar reminders throughout the week—or maybe give to a neighbour. 10.00am Parish Communion & Junior Church Celebrant: Revd Rosanne Roberts Preacher: Revd Canon David Nye Hymns: 94, SP199, 295, 360, 438 Anthem: Oculi omium – Wood Readings: Malachi 3: 1-5 Hebrews 2: 14-end Luke 2: 22-40 Readers: David Adsett Virginia Adsett Gospel: Canon Michael Garland 4.00pm Open House@St. Mary’s 6.30pm Preacher: Hymns: Anthem: Full Choral Evensong Canon Michael Garland 17, Ps 122, 414, 595 When to the temple Mary went – Eccard PRAYERS Please pray for those who are sick including Raymond Blackwell, Colin Johnson, Suzanne Leighton, Betty Vernall & Frank Wood. Pray for the friends and family of those who have recently died, including Michelle Grainger, Harry Mitchell, Gwen Paine, Joyce Barton & Richard Hargreaves. We also remember Terence Palk, Herbert Clothier, Harold Butcher, Alison Luna, Ted Randall, Ina Turner, Sue Johnson & Mary Havard whose year’s mind is at this time. Our current charity is The Rock. Prayers are also listed overleaf in the This Week section. THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY’S CHARLTON KINGS Monday 2nd Daily Prayer: for our verger & servers; Sacred Hearts Catholic Church 9.00am Morning Prayer Church 2.30pm MU Afternoon Group Parish Centre 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church Tuesday 3rd Daily Prayer: For our Director of Music & our choristers 9.15am MU Corporate Communion Church 10.00am Finance Committee Meeting 17 Ham Close 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church 7.30pm Bell Ringers’ Practice Bell Tower Wednesday 4th Daily Prayer: For our flower arrangers & cleaners; Holy Apostles church 8.50am Open the Book CK Infants School 9.00am Morning Prayer Church 12.45pm Funeral of Ernest Harry Mitchell Church 1.20pm Open the Book CK Junior School 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church Thursday 5th Daily Prayer: For our bell ringers; our Open the Book teams 9.00am Morning Prayer Church 10.15am Little Fishes Church/Parish Hall 11.00am Holy Communion Church 12noon Open the Book Glenfall School 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church 7.30pm Outreach & Parish Life Committee Parish Centre Friday 6th Daily Prayer: For our house groups & Bible Study group 7.30am Holy Communion Church 5.30pm Evening Prayer Church 7.00pm Choir Practice Church Sunday 8th Daily Prayer: For our PCC; for CK Community Players 8.00am Holy Communion Church 10.00am Parish Communion & Junior Church Church Service will be led by the Friends of St. Mary’s 6.30pm Choral Evensong Church NOTICES, EVENTS & NEWS Walking Together—this afternoon Our walking group will be meeting at 1.45pm in the car park at the end of the drive at Crickley Hill. They’ll be undertaking a 3 mile walk along the Cotswold escarpment. Please come and join in. Lent groups—a study of The Psalms As in previous years, a series of ecumenical weekly study groups for Lent will be taking place. Through a 5 week period we will seek to understand what the psalms meant in Bible times and what they mean for us today. There are 6 groups, all starting in the week beginning 23rd February. Please sign up on the sheet at the back. More information is available in the leaflet stands. Newman Association Afternoon Talk What sort of God is presented to us by the Old Testament? by John Huntiss. Tuesday, 2.30pm, in the Lounge at Sacred Hearts Hall. Admission £3. Bring a Bible with you. Charlton Kings Carers Group This carer led support group for unpaid carers will be meeting on Thursday, 3pm, Holy Apostles. More info from Amber Taylor 07896 577597. Survey of our Sunday Worship The PCC are reviewing our Sunday Worship services - what we do well and where we could improve. If you are on our email list, you’ll shortly receive a request to complete an online survey giving your views. For those not on our email list, there will be paper copies of the survey available next Sunday and on 22nd Feb. Experience Easter We have invited children from our local schools to come into church dur- We would really appreciate your time ing the week beginning 22nd March in completing the questionnaire. to find out more about the meaning Thank you. of Easter. Helpers will be needed so please watch for details. Individually Guided Retreats The dates for this year’s individually guided retreats at Brownshill near Stroud are now available on the Community Board.