Current Newsletter - St Peter`s, Leckhampton

Sunday 8th February 2015
THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
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: 442,
The Lord’s my Shepherd in the Townend
version (words on sheet)
348, 612
At Communion the choir will sing ‘Day by
Day’ by Martin How
Voluntary: ‘Grand Jeu’ – Louis Marchand
18.00 At St Stephen’s Church – joint
service of Vespers and Benediction to
welcome the Revd. Nick Davies
(Replaces Evening Prayer here)
THIS WEEK
In our prayers this week
Within the Worldwide Church we pray
for Maiduguri, Nigeria, Bishop Emmanuel
Mani.
Within the Porvoo Communion we pray
for Bangor, Wales, Bishop Andrew John.
In the Diocese of Gloucester we pray for
the Benefice of Tetbury, Beverston, Long
Newton and Shipton Moyne, Poppy Hughes,
Peter Quinell (Parish Clergy), Andrea
Aveyard, Richard Glanville (Readers).
In the Diocesan Partnership we pray for
our five overseas partner Dioceses and
especially today the Diocese of Karnataka
Central, awaiting a new Bishop.
In our own Parish Calendar we pray for
Leckhampton Primary School, Children,
Staff, Headteacher Sam Porter; the
Governors, especially the Foundation
Governors, the Rector, Anne Gale,
Barbara Mears and Joey Kerr-Wilson.
We also pray for the residents
of Charlton Lane, Chatsworth Drive
and Chestnut Place.
08.30 Morning Prayer every Weekday
and Saturday.
17.00 Evening Prayer every Weekday
and Saturday
Monday 9th February
19.30 Bellringing
Tuesday
15.30 Piano tuner in Church
Wednesday
09.30 Holy Communion
Thursday
09.30 Reception class in Church
Friday
09.30 Flower Guild in Church
17.30 Wedding rehearsal
19.00 Choir practice
Saturday
Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs,
869 and 885
13.30 Wedding of (Riches & Hartley)
Sunday 15th February The Sunday Next
Before Lent
08.00 Holy Communion
10.00 Parish Communion
18.00 Service of Healing Prayer
CHURCH FAMILY BOOK
If you read the magazine but have not paid
for the year, please consider doing so as this
helps us to know what money is available.
Do contact me for details or use the back
page and pop it through my letter box!
Please indicate if you wish to pick the
magazine up from Church or have it
delivered at no extra charge.
Sue
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
Nick Davies welcome service to St
Stephen’s
As part of our recent team review, Nick will
be formally welcomed as Team Vicar of St
Stephen’s at a service of Solemn Evensong
and Benediction this evening at 6 p.m.
Archdeacon Robert will be our preacher at a
rich and traditional service that will reflect
on Candlemas themes and will include
several anthems sung by the choir of St Philip
and St James. Drinks and nibbles will be
available afterwards. Do join us as we
celebrate a new chapter in the life of St
Stephen’s and the team.
EASTER EGGS Traidcraft is selling ‘the
Real Easter Egg’ (125g) which contains a
Fairtrade egg, a 24-page Easter story book
with quiz, a ‘Happy Easter’ banner and a
packet of Fairtrade chunky buttons – for just
£3.99. If you wish to order one or more,
please sign up at the back of Church before
the end of February.
Confirmation An opportunity to make
Baptism promises our own. The Team is
looking towards preparing a group of people
for Confirmation at the Pilgrim Confirmation
at the Cathedral on Saturday, May 2nd. If you
or somebody you know who is not already
Confirmed would like to be so, have a word
with me in the near future. Paul
Mission Boxes With the Christmas season
now behind, as thoughts begin to look
towards Lent and then Easter, Lenten boxes
will be on hand to receive offerings for
various societies we support. Please take one
and fill it up over the next 60 days – today is
Sexagesima. Mary
Cheltenham Street Pastors have written
to all the Churches to thank them for their
support during the year. The CSP annual
report has been circulated and a copy can be
seen in the Parish Office if you are
interested.
Christians in the World Kambia
Supper – The delicious and sociable ‘Bring
and Share and Donate’ supper for the
Kambia Appeal last Monday raised £445 –
which Gift Aid will enhance by another £90
or so. Huge thanks to all who helped and
donated so generously. Stephen.
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
Parish Magazine
I wish to thank those who deliver the
magazine each month.
Thank you also to those who have already
brought me their money as this helps to
budget over the year and pay around £200
for the publication each month.
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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.
Soul Spark in Lent
Following the taster course, further details of
this short course exploring prayer and
spiritual growth through prayer, reflection
and sharing developed by the Revd Nick
Helm, can be obtained at
www.course2.soulspark.org.uk
Details are on the poster in Church, or
please contact the Revd Duncan Munro on
mobile 07802 871156 or by e-mail at
duncan.munro@munrostrategic.co.uk
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
THIS WEEK
Street Pastors meeting will be held on
Tuesday 10th February at 10.30 a.m. at St
Matthew’s Church, Clarence Street.
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
Church Mission Society The Audio
Mission meeting will be held on Tuesday 10th
February at 12.30 p.m. at 5 Parkland Road.
Please bring a nosebag of lunch.
There is a CMS conference at High Leigh,
Hoddesdon, Herts on the weekend of 6-8
March – a chance to discover what CMS is
doing worldwide. Leaflets available in one of
the pigeonholes under the noticeboards in
Church.
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
Open the Book – your prayer support
please for Leckhampton Primary School at
9.10 a.m. on Wednesday 11th February.
NEXT WEEK AND LATER
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.
Gloucestershire Churches
Environmental Justice Network will be
holding a meeting on ‘Christian theology and
the Green Party’ with Dr Jonathan Ingleby in
the Jerusalem Room at the Cathedral on
Thursday 26th February at 12.15. Can you let
Arthur Champion know if you will be
attending on 01242 870402. More details in
the Parish Office.
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‘Pen and Pew’ at Pip and Jim’s
As part of the Big Appeal for the Church
roof (which stood at £115,178 in midJanuary) 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.
surname) and your address (particularly your
postcode). Many thanks.
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
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
Parish Office. Please contact the Office for
details and to purchase one.
The Parish Magazine is available in
Church. February edition out now. 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 has
been arranged by the Revd Maz Allen.
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
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