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A Special Welcome to Newcomers We hope you will feel welcome today. If they haven’t already met you, please introduce yourself to the Rector Jim Stevens, the Churchwardens or our Welcome Team. 26 Feb 2012 First Sunday of Lent 08.00am Holy Communion Isaiah 59 vs 1-4 & 9-15 Holy Cross Phil Waine Romans 3 vs 21-31
10.00 am Morning Prayer (BCP) Isaiah 59 vs 1-4 & 9-15 St Paul’s Phil Waine Romans 3 vs 21-31
10.00am ASK Service in Sarratt Village Hall
Collect: Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new; transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; Post Communion: God of glory, you nourish us with your Word who is the bread of life: fill us with your Holy Spirit that through us the light of your glory may shine in all the world. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 4th March 2012 Second Sunday of Lent 08.00am Holy Communion (BCP) Isaiah 61 vs 1-3 St Paul’s Jim Stevens Like 4 vs 14-30
10.00 am Benefice Communion As 8am Holy Cross Jim Stevens for your diary
Apr 22 Sunday 11.30am St Paul’s APCM St Paul’s
Apr 25 Wednesday 7.30pm Holy Cross APCM Holy Cross
THIS WEEK Mon 27 8.00am Early Prayers St.Paul’s Tues 28 10.00am Essential Jesus Discussions 7 Alexandra Road 2.00-3.30pm Mossmere Homegroup Mossmere, Deadman’s Ash Lane 6.30-8.00pm Revive St Paul’s Parish Room 8.00pm Waines’s Homegroup September Cottage, Croft Lane Wed 29 7.00am Early Prayers 7 Alexandra Road 10.00am Holy Communion Holy Cross 8.00pm Nobbs Homegroup Dellfield Thu 1 9.45am Micklefield Homegroup Micklefield Green House 1.30-2.30pm Youth Prayer 7 Alexandra Road 6.15-7.30pm Contact (Years 6-9) St Paul’s Parish Room 7.45-9.00pm Contact (Years10-13) St Paul’s Parish Room 8.00pm Benefice Prayers Vicarage Fri 2 10.00am Women’s World Day of Prayer at St Paul’s Music Exams this week in St Paul’s - Mon 1.30 – 6pm and Wed 9.00 to 6pm for your information and action
ESSENTIAL JESUS
Reading plan for this week –‘Trailers of a Saviour’ studies 11-15 (pages 27-33) Reading plan for week commencing Monday 5th March – ‘More prophecies about a Saviour’ studies 21-25 pages 41 - 47
ESSENTIAL JESUS It is most encouraging that 50 or so copies of this book have now been purchased, a book that will form the basis of sermons and talks in both churches in the coming weeks. Julia Lawrence has just a couple of copies of Essential Jesus remaining for sale at £6 – please contact her 01923 260504 or email julia.lawrence10@btinternet.com if you would like one. Alternatively copies can be found on line at Amazon and Eden Bookshops; or bought in Watford at The Storehouse Christian Bookshop, 15-17 The Parade, Watford (tel 248727 to check availability)
If you would like encouragement with your Essential Jesus readings, why not join us for a cup of tea or coffee and informal discussion on the week's readings at 10am on Tuesday mornings at 7 Alexandra Road, Sarratt. No need to commit to every week - just turn up if you're free. Everyone very welcome Jeannie Poulton and Sue Griffin
LENT APPEAL 2012 If you haven’t had a Lent Appeal leaflet please pick one up from the back of Church. Let us PRAY - GIVE – and become a blessing to others – and a delight to our Lord !
CHILDREN’S SOCIETY boxes are now due for collection and could they be left at the back of St Pauls.
THURSDAY NIGHT TOGETHER 7.30pm, 8th March at Chipperfield Baptist Church PRAYERS. ANSWERED? UNANSWERED? All welcome. If you would like to have an issue addressed, please let Jim know this week, and we will attempt to address it, without divulging you as the source
CAN YOU HELP PLEASE ? – If you are able to prepare coffee on any one of the following Monday evenings, Feb 27th, Mar 12th or 26th for the Growing Leaders Course, offers please to Jim.
Please hold the participants of this Course in your prayers: Ian Chantrell, Angela Coakley, David & Yvonne Collette, Peter Corbett, Louise Grant, John Guy, Janet Mitchell, Judy Olney, Frances Onians, Alan Poulton, Imogen Roberts, Rob Sheppard and Phil Waine. Jim Stevens
Click and drag top left corner of white box to get text MISSION ACTION PLANNING Bishop Alan has requested that as part of a Diocesan initiative we look at planning and prioritising for our churches and that we submit to him a Mission Action Plan. The ultimate aim for us is to discern a vision with priorities and goals for the Benefice, and individually for Holy Cross and St Paul's. This will take quite some time to achieve. A progress report will be given at our APCMs.
We want to involve as many members of the church as possible in collecting information and ideas about how our church interacts with our communities and what we want in the future.
Over the next few weeks please use the boards at the back of both churches where you will find post-it notes, pens and large sheets of paper. We are asking for your input about the topics the Diocese wants its parishes to consider. Your contributions can be anonymous or signed.
If you know of any member of the church who is unlikely to be in church over the next few weeks but would like to be involved, or if you would like a more detailed overview and explanation of what is going on, please ask one of Churchwardens who will arrange a visit to discuss this topic. We want everybody to feel involved.
The MAP process needs to take place prayerfully - might we request that your prayers include the future of our church. PLEDGING TO PRAY Further to the recent letter to the congregation concerning planning for the future of our two churches, prayer becomes increasingly essential to seek protection over all that is currently going on in the Benefice and to discern the way forward. Whilst there are groups already in existence that meet to pray on a regular basis, might there be others who would like to do so? We would like to set up a Pledging to Pray group which would commit to pray each week, either together in small groups or individually, for church matters, individual requests for prayer, and concerns in the wider world. If you are a ‘praying person’ and would like to receive specific prayer pointers, please let Jim know. We would be pleased to pass on further details of the specific daily topics for prayer in our Benefice set out below. Monday: All involved in the Growing Leaders Course which meets on alternate Mondays beginning 27th February. Tuesday: The ‘Esssential Jesus’ Bible Reading Programme – for participants – and Sunday Preachers. Wednesday – Those whom we seek to help through our Lent Project – in Rwanda – through DENS – through Angel Tree. Thursday – Appointment of Churchwardens for 2012/13 – and wise preparations as we move towards the Interregnum. Friday: Wisdom and grace to learn how to encourage whole families into the life of the Church. Saturday Our growing ministry amongst young people – six of whom will be preparing for Confirmation over Lent. In addition, you may have particular requests for prayer, in which case, please forward these to Jeannie Poulton (260295 email alan.poulton@talktalk.net) who will be responsible for collating and forwarding prayer information to our ‘Pledging to Pray’ group. Such requests would remain confidential within the group. For Jesus, prayer was at the very heart of his life with his Father. It is our experience that prayer can and does make a very real difference – we do pray that volunteers will come forward to be part of the Pledging to Pray group and that church members will avail themselves of this opportunity to have others pray for issues which are of real concern to them.
WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - 10am FRIDAY 2 MARCH ST PAUL’S PARISH ROOM, CHIPPERFIELD
On the first Friday in March every year, a service is held around the globe starting as dawn breaks over the islands of Tonga in the Pacific and continuing across each continent until the last services are held back in the Pacific, on the islands of Samoa. The world is circled in prayer for 36 hours.
This year’s service ‘Let Justice Prevail’ has been written by women from Malaysia and provides an opportunity to find out more about the role of women in this country. Everyone is welcome to join with friends from Sarratt, Chipperfield and Bovingdon churches We are also pleased to have members of St Paul’s School join us at this special service. GRAPEVINE MOVIES - Sarratt Village Hall – 2nd March: 4.30 for 5pm - The Smurfs are back! 7.30 for 8pm – Les Miserables - a chance to witness the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the World's longest running musical at the O2. Bar – Ice creams - Hotdogs. Tickets on the door.
RESTORE HOPE LATIMER -Spring Retreat Day at The Dairy, Latimer Park Farm - Tuesday March 6th 2012 - 9.30am - 3.30pm
Rev Rachel Jenkinson will lead this Spring Retreat. Cost £20 including lunch and drinks. Please book in advance 01494 765555. Dress warmly if you would like to walk on the estate, we are sorry there is no provision for children (or dogs).
WATFORD NEW HOPE TRUST – ‘LOVE NEVER FAILS’ CELEBRATION SERVICE to be held on 23rd March at St Luke’s Church, Watford – 7.30pm. To celebrate what God has done this last year at Watford New Hope Trust. The night will include: worship, prayer, stories, films and updates from across our different services. For more information, please visit www.wnht.org/loveneverfails.
St Paul's accounts. for 2011 available at the back of the church.
pointers for prayer People § The family of Susan Kindell whose funeral was last week. § The 20 couples who will attend Marriage Preparation a week on Saturday. For our church § Please see details on the Pledging to Pray sheet. Our community § Residents of Poles Hill, Sarratt & Megg Lane and Wayside, Chipperfield. § Give thanks for the many ways allsorts of people serve and enrich our communities. Wider World § Let us not grow weary in praying for peace, and for Leaders to use their authority with wisdom and compassion. Contacts Rector Jim Stevens 265848 revjim@tiscali.co.uk The Vicarage, The Street, Chipperfield, WD4 9BJ (Day off Friday) BeneficeAdministration 264377 Machaela Gravestock Tue 10.30-12pm (The Vicarage) Thu 9am -12pm & Fri 9am -11am (Church Office Sarratt Village Hall) holycrossstpauls@btconnect.com Reader Angela Coakley 264380 AngelaC3000@aol.com (Day off Mon) Youthworkers Eleanor Freeman 265197 elliehcsp@gmail.com Tom Hodkinson (intern) tomhcsp@gmail.com Churchwardens John Guy (HC.) 267549 johnguy267@btinternet.com Stephen Lawrence (HC.) 260504 slawrence@karsonmanagement.com Judy Olney (St P.) 263405 jpolney@btinternet.com Julia Lawrence.(St P) 260504 julia.lawrence10@btinternet.com St Paul’s Hall Booking 263182 Stephen Morrill Weekly emails from St Paul’s & Holy Cross Ann Waine ann2shoes@aol.com
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