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St Mary’s Potton ♦ All Saints Sutton ♦ St John’s Cockayne Hatley
15 February 2015 — next before Lent
News and Events
Diary
ASH WEDNESDAY service of Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes 7.30pm at St
Mary’s this Wednesday 18 February, beginning the season of Lent.
LENT COURSE written and led by Simon Gutteridge on every Tuesday evening in March
at Sutton church, save the dates. Full details in the magazine (50p per copy from the
church, or £5/yr to subscribe).
DEANERY LENT EVENING SERVICES start on 22 Feb 6pm at Northill Parish Church
with speaker Mr Alistair Burt MP.
THANK YOU! to Rosemary and Tim for sharing expertise, time and effort in kindly replacing the bell ropes at Sutton Church; THANK YOU! to Geoff for generously sourcing and
delivering a replacement organ for Cockayne Hatley. Benefice fellowship in action!
A MILESTONE FOR GILL: Everyone is warmly invited to share bubbly and cake (coffee
available) after St Mary’s 10.30 service next Sunday 22 February (11.45) in St Mary’s Hall
to help her celebrate and give thanks to God for 60 years of life.
Half-Term Week
Monday 16th February
6pm Baptism preparation, Isaac.
8pm Baptism preparation, Annie.
Tuesday 17th February
9am Morning Prayer Potton
10.30 Prayer Group, The Rectory
1pm Funeral of Nancy Harben, St Mary’s
7.30 Potton PCC, Priest’s Room
Wednesday 18th February
Ash Wednesday
7.30pm Holy Communion with Ashing
Memorable Verse for the week to keep with you
Thursday 19th February
9am Morning Prayer at Sutton
3pm Ministry meeting, St Albans
No Soul Cinema – Half Term
7.30 Cockayne Hatley APCM, St John’s
“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my trust in you.”
(Psalm 25:1)
Please pray …
- for those who have recently undergone surgery and are awaiting test results;
- for those awaiting surgery in the coming weeks, especially remembering Jefferson tomorrow;
- for those we know who are in care homes, nursing homes or sheltered accommodation;
- for boldness in our witness, worship and action, to follow God’s leading in all we do;
- for those killed on the M1 near Flitwick yesterday, and all those involved in the accident;
- for the Ukraine/Russia ceasefire, that it will be honoured and that peace will prevail.
For those we know who have asked us to pray for them :
Rev Liz Hughes (wife of Archdeacon Paul), Rev Barbara Johnson.
Potton: Nikki Richards, Edna Barley, Dennis Charman, Eric Jakes, Lynn Sexton (and family),
Monica Mills, Abdul Rouf, Dennis Fage, Peter Tether, Fran Hodgson, Victoria Warner, Paula
Evetts, Vernon Godel, Eileen Odell, Annie Hull, Hazel Rozanska, Jefferson Tarn, Andrew Craig,
Alice Steadman. and Dean Syme.
For the bereaved For the family and friends of Ian Woollcott, John Armstrong, Nancy Harben,
Bob Darlow, Rosemarie Cockayne, Cyril Kefford, and all those who are bereaved and those
remembering anniversaries of death at this time.
Friday 20th February
No First Steps—Half Term
Living God’s Love
Ministry Team
RECTOR:
Rev Gill Smith
01767 260782
The Rectory, Hatley Road, Potton
(Day off – Wednesdays)
READERS:
Mr Simon Gutteridge 01767 260306
Mr David Kilpatrick 01767 261328
PRIEST ON ATTACHMENT:
Rev Barbara Johnson, Chaplain to
Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service
LAY MINISTRY
DEVELOPMENT TEAM:
Janet Baillie, Derek Bradley,
Fay Bradley, Sally Davis,
Pippa Montgomery, Tina Mundy,
Margaret Pryor, Liz Snoswell,
Jefferson Tarn, Natalie Tarn,
Paulet Wilsher.
READER EMERITUS
Mrs Kath Partington
This Week’s Services
15 February 2015—next b/f Lent
(see website or magazine for more details)
2 Kings 2:1-12
Children’s Church: every third Sunday
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
at Potton during the Shorter Communion;
Mark 9:2-9
Family Services: every first Sunday at
---------Sutton and Potton
9am Holy Communion
First Steps: Mums, babies and
Sutton
toddlers, Fridays 10-11.30 (261094)
Rev Gill Smith
NightLight: Reflective night service
---------second Sunday monthly 7.30-8.30pm
Potton
Potton Housegroups: alt Wednesdays
9am Morning Prayer
8pm (699650); alt Thursdays 10am (260565)
Simon Gutteridge
Potton Mothers’ Union (261206)
10:30am Shorter Communion
Prayer Group: Tuesdays 10.30
Rev Gill Smith
Regular Services/Events
Soul Cinema: youth film nights every
Thursday, Priest’s Room 6-8pm (260782)
St Mary’s Bellringers ring Sundays
and practise Tuesdays 7.30pm
St Mary’s Choir sing Sundays 10.30
and practise Thursdays 7pm
Sutton Bible Study: alternate Fridays
Sutton
9am Holy Communion
(see above)
Cockayne Hatley
3pm Evensong
Rev Gill Smith
Next Week’s Services
22 February 2015—Lent 1
Genesis 9:8-17
1 Peter 3:18-end
Mark 1:9-15
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9am Holy Communion
Potton
Rev Gill Smith
---------Potton
9am Holy Communion
(see above)
10:30am Holy Communion
Rev Gill Smith
12:30pm Baptism of Annie Gill
Rev Gill Smith
Sutton
9am Mattins
David Kilpatrick
Cockayne Hatley
3pm Evensong
David Kilpatrick
Chronicle/Website/Facebook contact: Dave Thompson: g3oxg@btinternet.com; Sunday Link contact: Jefferson Tarn: sundaylinknews@gmail.com
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