IN TOUCH Annual Church Meetings Annual Church Meetings

PRAYER CYCLE
The Orthodox Churches
Caxton Road, Western Road, Furze Way, the cemetery
the allotments, the Scouts and Guides, Greenleys Junior School
Thresher Close, Tillman Close
The blind and partially sighted; opticians, dentists and chiropodists
PLEASE PRAY FOR
RIP
ANNIVERSARIES
AN
NIVERSARIES
COLLECT
David Gates
Sid Davies
Joe Caudle
Margaret Rapjohns
Glenys Healey
Vera Speaks
Helen Legh
Pam Earl
Roger Smith
Joan Garwood
Sharon Lynch
Delphine Cole
BETTY WISE
HAYDN
KAY WILKINS
HAYDN SEVERNE
Lilian Elizabeth Mary Morrison, Doris Slater, Annie Neal
Clary Hardacre, Eileen Gammage, John Dickson, Stan Petts
Harold George Dunkley, Alice Clarke, Catherine Collins
Herbert Sydney Neal, Denise Ilett, Alfred Ernest Poynter
Debby Appleby, Lilian Bruce, Louise Burch
Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life and peace;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
THE BRIDGEBUILDER QUIZ took place yesterday evening at
Loughton Baptist Church. Three teams, including the one from
St George's, tied for first place. Sadly, we were not quite quick
enough in the deciding question so we finished in second place.
Annual Church Meetings
St George's - Sunday 19th April
Holy Trinity - Sunday 26th April
Please make sure that you have given your
contributions for the annual report to Gillian
in
Wolverton
3rd SUNDAY
OF LENT
IN TOUCH
March 8th 2015
WE ARE REALLY INTO our Lenten journey now, and we are making our way with
more and more purpose towards the cross. Griff, our placement student, will be
preaching today and he writes....
You know how sometimes, you might ask Where is God leading me with this
piece of scripture? Although, this could just be me! Well, I don't feel that way
with the lectionary (John 2:13-22) this time; hooray!
I have been praying and reading about this piece of scripture and I believe the
sentence to sum up what I feel called to bring out of it is:
Jesus clears the temple Jesus shows his passion for the Father in the
temple, but how do we show our passion for the Father in our lives...
SADLY, BETTY WISE who celebrated her 96th birthday on February 25th and was a
long-standing member of St George's church, died peacefully on Monday 2nd March.
We offer our love and prayers to all Betty's family, but especially for her son David
and her daughter Sue as they grieve. Though Betty had not been able to get to
church much in recent years, she received communion at home and was a dedicated
and faithful servant of Jesus and we pray that she will rest in peace and rise in glory.
Betty's funeral will take place on Monday 23rd March at 2pm in St George's,
followed at 3pm by burial in Wolverton Cemetery.
MOTHERING
NEXT WEEK IS MOTHERI
NG SUNDAY and we will be having special services in
both our churches where we will rejoice for the love of all those who offer a
mothering love. There will be activities for the little ones, mothers' day flowers will
be given, and candles lit in memory of mothers no longer with us.
Gill
Readings:
1 Corinthians 1. 18–25
John 2:13-22
8am
9:30am
11am
Holy Communion (CW)
CW) at St George's
Morning
Morning Worship at St George's
Parish Eucharist at Holy Trinity
Psalm 19:7-14 (p612) - Congregational Response
heavens
The heave
ns are telling the glory of God
Whether you are a first time visitor or one of our regular worshippers, we offer you a warm
welcome to our family and hope you find what you need among our worship and other activities.
Please introduce yourself to one of the welcomers and feel free to stay for a time of friendship and
fellowship over coffee after the 9:30am and 11am services. Children of all ages are welcome – please
feel free to meet their needs wherever is most comfortable and please ask if there is anything you
need or can’t find. KidZone happens on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month at St George’s and
Sunday Time on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th at Holy Trinity. The teams at both would love to meet you.
Large print bibles and song books are available, and we have a hearing loop system at both churches.
**DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY ** DIARY*
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
Mon 9th 9am
10:45am
Funeral of Kay Wilkins at Crownhill (Oak)
(Details: Gill)
7:15pm
Pilgrims' Course at Gill's house
(Details: Gill)
7:30pm
MK Theology Forum at Holy Cross, Two Mile Ash
Faith in Politics - how Christian beliefs & values enable effective engagement in society.
Tue 10th
9am
10am
3pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
Holy Communion at Holy Trinity
Tuesday Time at St George's
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Gill)
Fun for all the family: refreshments, activities, crafts, interactive bible story & songs.
Bell-Ringing at Holy Trinity
(Details: Mick Nimmo)
Contact Mick for details (321011) or just turn up.
House Group at 108 Church Street
(Details: June)
Lent Group at St George's
(Details: Anne B-V)
Walking and Praying with Christians of the Middle East
Please contact Anne to obtain details of where the group is meeting each week.
Wed 11th 9am
Thu 12th 9am
7:30pm
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
PCC meets at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Carole)
Fri 13th
9am
12:10pm
4:30pm
6pm
7:30pm
7:45pm
9:15am
3pm
Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
Soup and Prayers at St George's
(Details: June)
Winter Night Shelter: setup begins at St George's (Details: Graham)
Mark Lancaster opens King's Community Centre (Details: Gillian)
Winter Night Shelter: guests arrive at St George's (Details: Graham)
Occasional Anthem practice at Holy Trinity
(Details: Carole)
Breakfast and Prayers at St George's
(Details: Stephen)
Wedding of Lee and Jaqui Reeves at Holy Trinity (Details: Gill)
Readings:
Psalm 107:1-9
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Sat 14th
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Rev Gill BarrowBarrow-Jones
gillbarrow@yahoo.com
222802
Usual Day off: Friday
CURATE
Vacancy
ASSOCIATE CLERGY
Rev Dr Richard Sturch
CHURCHWARDENS
Holy Trinity
Pat Gates 07811 256 427
Peter Leedale 07766 110 918
St George’s
David Mainwaring 563051
Anne BlairBlair-Vincent 313007
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
ADMINISTRATOR
Gillian Bull Mott
wolvertonbenefice@gmail.com
07462 301 853
Mon--Thurs 4pmMon
4pm-6pm
Sat 10:30am10:30am-12:30pm
John 3:14-21
Holy Communion (BCP
(BCP)
BCP) at St
St George's
AllAll-Together Eucharist at St
St George's
AllAll-Together Worship at Holy Trinity
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Gill)
Funeral of Betty Wise at St George's
(Details: Gill)
followed by
3pm
Burial in Wolverton Cemetery
SUN 29th 4pm
Taizé Service for Palm Sunday at Holy Trinity
Mon 30th Evening
Creative Worship for Holy Week at St George's
Apr 11
Jun 4th
RECTOR
MOTHERING SUNDAY
8am
9:30am
9:30am
11am
11am
rd
Mon 23 2pm
th
CONTACTS
(Details: Gill)
(Details: Carole)
Please join us for a Taizé-style service of prayer and song. Making space for God
in our lives, seeking wholeness, healing and peace.
(Details: Graham)
If you are interested in being part of this, please speak to Graham.
7:30pm
Quiz Night at Holy Trinity
(Details: Pat)
7:30pm
Deanery Synod at St George's
(Details: Gill)
Milton Keynes Theology Forum
Faith in Politics - how Christian beliefs & values enable effective engagement in society
th
Monday 9 March,
March, 7:30pm
7:30pm - 9pm
Holy Cross, Church Hill, Two Mile Ash, MK8 8EQ
An open discussion for thinking Christians with introductory personal reflections by Cllrs.
Sam Crooks, Andrew Geary & Martin Petchey
St-George-the-Martyr-Wolverton
Holy-Trinity-Old-Wolverton
www.saintwww.saint-george.org.uk
www.holywww.holy-trinity.net
EDITOR: Stephen Mott
stephen.c.mott@gmail.com
Items for inclusion, please, by
8pm WEDNESDAY
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK May 10th 16th. Can anyone at HT help with
some door-to-door collecting this
year around the Parish? If you
would like to help, could you
please see me after the service
today and let me know which
street/s you would be willing to
cover. Thank you.
Gay
CHRISTIAN AID has been offered a
collection point outside Tesco in
Wolverton for Friday 15th May,
which is during Christian Aid
Week. Would anyone be able to
help for an hour or two on that
day? If so, please contact Laura on
01908
319632
or
laura.welch@talk21.com.
What part does faith play in practical politics? How does faith influence our stance on
issues? How can Christians best take part in community activity and the political process?
In the run up to the General Election what are the key issues for Christians? In a largely
secular society, is the Christian voice marginalised in politics? How can churches increase
their engagement in society? How do we work for the common good and social justice in
the community?
What are the issues we face as people of faith seeking to serve society through political
action?
On Sunday 22nd March I am taking part in an 8K
fun run around Willen lake to raise money for MK
Food Bank. If you would like to make a donation,
please let me know. My online fundraising page is
https://www.justgiving.com/Anke-Plummer5/ Anke
Parking permits are available from church if you need to park in the Agora car park during services and events at St George’s.
E&OE