Current Newsletter - St Peter's, Leckhampton

Sunday 18th January 2015
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
www.stpeters-leckhampton.org.uk
+Welcome to St Peter's today.
A special welcome to our visitors and to any
worshipping with us for the first time.
A loop system is installed in the church; please
turn your hearing aid to the T position. We also
provide large print copies of the Common
Worship Services.
Toilet facilities are available in the Cottages
via the main glass doors.
SERVICES
08.00 Holy Communion
10.00 Parish Communion
Hymns: 233, 401, 278, 311
At Communion the choir will sing ‘The
Servant Song’
Organ Voluntary: Hornpipe (Water Music) Handel
12.30 Baptism (Jones)
18.00 Evening Prayer
THIS WEEK
In our prayers this week
Within the Worldwide Church we pray
for London, Bishops Richard Chartres,
Peter Wheatley, Jonathan Baker, Paul
Williams, Adrian Newman, Peter Broadbent.
Within the Porvoo Communion we pray
for Soer-Halogaland, Norway, Bishop Tor
Berger Joergensen.
In the Diocese of Gloucester we pray for
Arthur Champion, being licensed as an
Associate Priest in the Churn Valley
Benefice this morning.
In the Diocesan Partnership we pray for
our five overseas partner Dioceses and
especially today the Diocese of Dornakal,
Bishop Prasada Rao.
In our own Parish Calendar we pray for the
Members of the Parochial Church Council
and for the residents of Bishops Orchard
and Blackthorn End.
08.30 Morning Prayer every Weekday
and Saturday.
17.00 Evening Prayer every Weekday
and Saturday
Monday 19th January
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
19.30 Bell ringing
Wednesday
Agnes, Child- Martyr at Rome, 304
09.30 Holy Communion
11.30 Holy Communion at Hampton House
Thursday
11.00 Holy Communion at Middleton House
19.00 Choir Practice
Friday
09.30 Flower Guild in Church
Saturday
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of
the Faith, 1622
This is the week of Prayer for Christian
Unity.
Sunday 25th The Conversion of Paul
(Third Sunday of Epiphany)
08.00 Holy Communion
10.00 Parish Communion and Baptism of
(Duncan)
18.00 Evening Prayer
CHURCH FAMILY BOOK
If you would like to share a birthday or
anniversary with the Church Family of St
Peter’s, please fill in a form at the back of the
church and return it to the Parish Office.
NOTICES
Intercessions
Will you volunteer to lead the prayers on an
occasional Sunday morning at St Peter’s 10
o’clock service? Advice, support and
instruction are given. Please speak to Peter.
Lost – one pearl earring
Has anyone found a pearl earring set in silver
belonging to Anne Davies? If so, please hand
it in at the Parish Office, or speak to Anne
direct. Thanks.
South Cheltenham Churches Lent
Course 2015
The following topics will be debated at open
meetings at 7.30 p.m.
Justice and the Law – 26 February at St
Peter’s
Education – 5 March at Pip and Jim’s
The Environment – 12 March at St Stephen’s
Health – 19 March at St Christopher’s,
Warden Hill
Immigration – 26 March at Emmanuel
Full Time Church Administrator at St
Philip and St James
A poster and application forms for this post
are in Church. The post is 40 hours per
week with a salary of £20,000, fixed term
maternity cover until 1st May 2016 with the
possibility of becoming permanent after that
date. The deadline for applications is 26th
January. An application pack is also available
at www.pipandjims.org.uk If you understand
the Church of England, have close attention
to detail and a can-do attitude, we need to
hear from you.
We have great speakers lined up and, with
the General Election in May, this will give us
a head start to contacting the prospective
candidates about our concerns as Christians.
See the Poster in Church or contact Liz
Mitchell, Deacon at Pip and Jim’s, on 01242
241311 or fizzmitchell@gmail.com
David Deboys. David, who is on the staff of
Tewkesbury Abbey, will be with us in South
Cheltenham until Easter as an opportunity
for him to return to ministry following
illness. A pleasure to have you with us,
David.
COFFEE ROTA FROM JANUARY TO
MARCH Yes, it’s that time again, all you
lovely helpers. Please sign up on the new
rota. New faces very welcome. Penny
Come Dine with Me for Kambia
Are you willing to support the Kambia
Appeal (www.kambia.org.uk) and help raise
funds towards our work in Kambia, including
the fight against Ebola, by hosting a dinner
party for 4 or more of your friends and
asking them to make a donation (suggested
minimum of £5.00) to the Kambia Appeal?
All we ask is that you organise your dinner
(or breakfast or lunch) to take place before
28th February and that you contact Sonia
Maisey who is co-ordinating this campaign to
let her know, so that she can send you more
information.
Her phone numbers are 01242 231327 and
mobile 07469 251309, and her e-mail is
soniamaisey@yahoo.co.uk
If you would also take photos and send them
to us, we can add them to our Facebook
page. Richard
The Messenger online The February
edition is now available to view and
download from the diocesan website. Please
visit www.gloucester.anglican.org/news
A Fairtrade Church. If you buy products
for use at Church or in the Cottages please
purchase Fairtrade alternatives if they are
available. We will hold sales of Fairtrade
Products a couple of times a year. In Britain
there are over 7,300 churches, mosques,
temples and synagogues that have signed up
to be Fairtrade and the products range from
coffee to flowers, cotton to dried fruit. In
2012 it was worth £1.57 billion in the UK
economy.
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THIS WEEK
NEXT WEEK AND LATER
Conflict in the Holy Land: what should
Britain do? Come along to meet and
question our local politicians at the
Performing Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’
College, Bayshill Road on Tuesday 20th
January at 7.15 p.m. Organised by Pip&Jim’s.
See poster in Church or contact
mikeandalison@gmail.com
A Holocaust Memorial Day service and
exhibition will be held at the Municipal
Offices, Cheltenham on Tuesday 27th January
at 6.15 p.m. Information in Church.
Still Small Voice – British biblical art in
a secular age. The first of a series of five
special lectures will be held at The Wilson
on 28th January at 5.30 p.m. Poster and
information in Church.
Open the Book – your prayer support
please for the Richard Pate School at
9.00 a.m. on Wednesday 21st January.
Christingle. Again we will celebrate
Candlemas on Feb 1st this year with
Christingles. You can help raise funds for the
important work of the Children’s Society by
taking a collecting box from the back of
church and returning it on Feb 1st. Look on
their website for more information about
their work. Thank you.
Residential Care Homes
Over the past year or so two new Care
Homes have opened in the parish. We hold
monthly Communion Services in each of
them and it would be good if a few people
from the congregation at St Peter’s join in. It
shows we care as a church. The next
services are Hampton House (Leckhampton
Rd) Wednesday 21st at 11.30am; Middleton
House (Pilley Lane) on Thursday, 22nd at
11am; The Grange (Pilley Lane) on Tuesday,
27th at 2pm. Please join us if you are able.
Cheltenham Inter Faith meeting on the
subject of Subud, the international spiritual
movement, will be held on Thursday 22nd
January at 7.30 p.m. at the Friends’ Meeting
House, Warwick Place.
Christians in the World 2.2.15
Following Richard’s compelling talk on the
impact of the Ebola outbreak in Western
Africa, we have decided that our next event
will be a fundraising bring-and-share supper
for the Kambia Appeal in the Cottages on
Monday 2nd February at 8 p.m. More details
soon. Please contact Stephen
‘Pen and Pew’ at Pip and Jim’s
As part of the Big Appeal for the Church
roof (which passed £100,000 in December)
a series of four study days on writers and
poets, hosted by Adrian Barlow and Roger
Symon, will be held at the Church House,
Painswick Road, commencing on Wednesday
4 March with George Herbert.
Further dates for your diary are: John
Betjeman on Saturday 2nd May; Anthony
Trollope on Wednesday 23rd September;
and T.S. Eliot on Saturday 28th November.
Each day will begin with coffee at 10 a.m. and
will include lunch, closing at 4 p.m. The
suggested donation for each day is £20.
Please contact the P&J office on 573508 for
more details.
Soul Spark in Lent
A short course exploring prayer and spiritual
growth through prayer, reflection and
sharing developed by the Revd Nick Helm
will begin with an introductory meeting at
the Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing,
Cirencester, on Saturday 24th January. Full
details will follow in the New Year, or can be
found on www.course2.soulspark.org.uk
If you would like to reserve a place at the
introductory event, or are interested in the
possibility of running a course in your church
or deanery, please contact the Revd Duncan
Munro on mobile 07802 871156 or by e-mail
at duncan.munro@munrostrategic.co.uk
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Parish Office. Please contact the Office for
details and to purchase one.
Musica Vera ‘Come and Sing’ day will be
held at Christ Church, Cheltenham on
Saturday 7th March 2015, with registration
from 10.30 a.m., rehearsals during the day,
and a performance of Handel’s ‘Israel in
Egypt’ at 7.30 p.m. Proceeds to Sue Ryder
and the Festival of Performing Arts. A poster
and sign-up forms are in Church.
Citizens Advice Bureau
The CAB is now operating out of its new
permanent premises at 3 St Georges Place,
Cheltenham GL50 3LA. Tel. 527202
The Parish Magazine is available in
Church. Great value. For delivery to your
home, contact Sue.
Prom Praise 2015 at the Royal Albert
Hall. A Christian ‘Last Night of the Proms’.
It will be held on Saturday 25th April 2015
and will cost approximately £47. A coach is
being arranged by the Revd Maz Allen. Please
contact her at 19 The Oaks, Up Hatherley
GL51 3TS for more information.
Online Newsletter is at
www.stpeters-leckhampton.org.uk
Contributions should be given to the
Parish Office by 10am on Thursday. You
can post them through the letterbox in the
Glebe Cottages or call in (Monday - Friday
9am-1pm) E-mail: parishofficeleckhampton
@btinternet.com or phone 513647
Spirituality Network for
Gloucestershire – guided retreats
Please see the poster in Church for details of
these retreats, which begin with a taster
retreat on Monday 11th to Thursday 14 May or contact Sister Mary Johanna on
brownshillbookings@bernadine.org
GENERAL NOTICES
Gift Aid Envelopes are available at the
ends of pews for visitors and impulsively
generous regulars. Gift Aid helps us turn
every £1 given into £1.25. Please remember
to fill in your full name (first name and
surname) and your address (particularly your
postcode). Many thanks.
CCP FOOD DONATIONS
County Community Projects are very
grateful for your donations of food and still
have a pressing need for them. Tinned pies
and tinned meat products as well as tinned
vegetables are very welcome. A crate can be
found in the porch.
More information at www.ccprojects.org.uk
Thank you. Penny and Andrew
St Peter’s Stained Glass. There are still
some books written by Eric on sale from the
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