This week`s pew sheet - St Helena`s Church, Larnaca, Cyprus

e-­‐mail: sthelenasoffice@cytanet.com.cy Postal: PO Box 42409, 6534 Larnaca, Cyprus Upper Room: Flat 201, St Helena’s Court (adjacent to the Church) web: www.sainthelenaschurch.com Chaplain: Ven. Dr John Holdsworth 99 658 147 If you wish to include anything in the bulleJn, please contact Deb Graham by noon Wednesday on 99173079 or email to debatprebbles@waitrose.com Diary of the week:
Sunday 17 May Monday 18 May Tuesday 19 May Wednesday 20 May Thursday 21 May Friday 22 May Saturday 23 May Sunday 24 May St Helena’s Anglican Church
Please note the ac,vi,es (*) take place in the Upper Room
9.30 am 10am – 1pm 3-­‐5pm Holy Communion: Ven. Dr John Holdsworth, preacher: Geoff Graham Charity Shop open Tea Dance – pls. see Jim or Jean for informa,on. 10am – 1pm 11am 10.30am -­‐ 12.30 Charity Shop open Quiet Service Open Church 10am – 1pm Charity Shop open 9.30 am Holy Communion: Ven. Dr John Holdsworth Today’s Scripture: Ezekiel 36: 24-28
Acts 1: 15-17
John 17: 6-19
Next Week’s Scripture: Ezekiel 37: 1-14
Acts 2: 1-21
John 15: 26-27; 16: 4b-15
Post Communion Prayer
Eternal Giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom.
Confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Please turn off mobile phones before the service commences.
Please note that we have a hearing loop and adjust your hearing aid accordingly.
Welcome to St Helena’s in the name of Christ.
If you are a baptised Christian of any tradition,
you are invited to receive Communion with us this morning.
A warm welcome to our visitors and newcomers today.
Please stay for refreshments in the courtyard after the service.
The Seventh Sunday of Easter 17th May, 2015
The Collect
O God the King of Glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
Mercifully give us faith to know that, as he
promised, he abides with us on earth to the end of
time; who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Looking Forward –
First, welcome to Ellie Gray and her family. Ellie is to be
baptised here this morning, and we hope the occasion is
memorable for all concerned.
The Church Council met this week and gave the go-ahead for
a new Charity Shop in Perivolia. We hope to open in June.
The site is ideal, close to the village centre, and providing the
option of a space for occasional services and some
refreshments as well. In the meantime we require volunteers
from the Church, willing to give half a day to working in the
shop. There will be room for more bulky items for sale than can
be accommodated in our first shop, and if you have anything
you think might be suitable please let Jean West know.
Also the Council decided to offer the use of the Upper Room to
the Oasis project. We already support this Christian
organisation financially, and this will be an opportunity to give
further practical expression to our concern for those whom
Oasis exists to help. The Council was pleased by the
willingness of Jan Dykes to take on the role of treasurer. The
new financial ideas mentioned in last week’s pew sheet will be
taken forward.
The Midsummer Evening Service planned for Oroklini Hill on
Sunday June 21st will, we hope, be a popular reinstatement of
an occasion enjoyed in the past. The idea is to bring a picnic,
and share that together at 6pm prior to a service as the sun
begins to set (ie. when it is not too hot and before the
mosquitos come out), to welcome the Summer solstice. There
will be a list for intended participants, on the grounds that we
do need a critical mass before the service is viable. Once we
have that, it will be fine for as many as possible to turn up and
we do hope plenty of people will.
A full account is contained in the draft minutes at the back of
the church.
John Holdsworth Chaplain/Parish Priest
Prayer Corner
This week we pray especially for:
Alannah, Berie Norton, Paul Leggett, Peggy
Steeden, Joan Andrews, Fran Bremner, Alan
Roper, Ann Pickard, Zoe Kolokotroni, Andreas,
Natalie, Miranda and Rachel, Vassiliki Goro,
Jackie, David Hamblin, James Phelps, Andi and
Elizabeth, Pat, Carollynne Ellis, Diane Conway,
Valerie, Annie, Susan and Glenn, Helen, Dave
Bennett, Margaret Hutchinson, Maureen Spelman,
Stacey and family, Stephen Cooke, Robin MacKay,
Pam Powell, Polina MacKay.
We pray also for all local expressions of the
diocese in parishes and chaplaincies, including the
Mission to Seafarers.
The Revd. Jeremy Crocker will be installed as the
parish priest and Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral on 24th
May at 6pm. If you would like to attend, please let
St. Paul’s parish office know by 18th May by phoning
22445221 or email stpauls@spidernet.com.cy
Council Members
Chaplain: Ven Dr John Holdsworth 24651327 / 99658147
email: sthelenasvicar@cytanet.com.cy
Associate Priest: Fr Sean Semple 99393726
Licensed Reader, Ordinand and Pastoral Care Facilitator: Geoff Graham 99178068
Wardens: Elsie Shearsby 24427532 / 99956975 and Rowena Parkin 22532135/
99450861
Treasurer:
Janet Dykes (from May)
CC Secretary and Synod Rep: Deborah Graham 99173079
Fundraising: Wendy Papasolomontos 24433540
Synod Rep:
Sue Mantovani 24652678/99594678
Vulnerable People Protection Officer: Jean West 24425224/99950866,
Council Member and Chairman of the Fabric Committee: Jim West 99249813
Council Member: John Morgan 99914830