WEEK COMMENCING 21st FEBRUARY 2010
21st FEBRUARY LENT 1
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
Celebrant The Vicar
10.30 a.m. All-Age Service at Great Glen
Leader The Vicar
6.30 p.m. Evensong at Burton Overy
Leader The Vicar
SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY 28th FEBRUARY LENT 2
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
Celebrant The Very Revd Derek Hole
10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Burton Overy
Celebrant The Very Revd Derek Hole
At Communion Services
If you are a communicant member of a Christian Church, you are welcome to come up to receive the bread and wine. Otherwise you are welcome to either remain in your seat or come up to receive a blessing. Keeping your hands down by your side will signify to the Vicar that you wish to receive a blessing. If you have difficulty coming up to the Communion Rail and would like the Vicar to come to you, then please inform a sidesman.
DIARY
Monday, 22nd February
9.30 p.m. Sparklers at the Methodist Church
Tuesday, 23rd February
7.30 p.m. House Group at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy
Wednesday, 24th February
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage
Evening Scouts cleaning St Cuthbert’s Church
Thursday, 25th February
10.30 a.m. Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church
7.30 p.m. Lent 1 at the Methodist Church Hall
Friday,26th February
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church
Sunday, 28th February
7.30 p.m. Ignition at Burton Overy Village Hall
Future Events :
Friday, 5th March at 2.15 p.m. – Women’s World Day of Prayer Service at the Methodist Church
Wednesday, 17th March at 7 p.m. – Stoneygate School Choir Concert at St Cuthbert’s Church
NOTICES
Fund Raising Day for Haiti on Sunday, 7th March – Liz Sturgess is arranging this event in Burton Overy Village Hall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please come along and support this very worthwhile cause. None of us can imagine having to live in the conditions in Haiti after the earthquake. Entry is £2. for adults and children free. Refreshments available. There will be stalls for cakes, good bric-a-brac, books and plants. If you have any contributions for these stalls, please contact Liz on 259 2049.
Haiti Earthquake – We will soon be sending the kind donations given for helping victims of the Haiti earthquake to Christian Aid. If you still want to give, the bucket at the back of St Cuthbert’s will be there for a few more days.
The Lent Course this year runs each Thursday from 25th February to 25th March from 7.30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
25th Feb. – Lent 1 ‘I’m not supposed to feel like this’ – Coping with depression (Revd Paul Richards)
4th Mar. – Lent 2 Grand designs for everything – what do we make of ‘Reality Television’ (Revd Mary Ireland)
11th Mar – Lent 3 Characters around the Cross – A reflection on individual responses (Revd Paul Richards)
18th Mar – Lent 4 Christianity in Action – transformation and support in rural Zimbabwe (James Briggs)
25th March – Lent 5 The Holy Land through the Vicar’s eyes! (Revd Mary Ireland
The Cathedral Lent Lectures on Wednesday Evenings by Bishop Tim take place at Leicester Cathedral from 7 p.m. until 8.30 p.m. Each 40 minute lecture will be followed by questions and refreshments.
24th Feb How will Christianity change in the New Millennium?
3rd Mar How do we teach values to our children?
10th Mar Should politicians do God?
17th Mar What price should we pay for our planet?
24th Mar Is Jesus unique?
Urgent assistance needed to help with the crèche at the Essence Course (Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 11.45 a.m.) on 17th February, 3rd, 17th and 24th March and 14th April. Please contact Roger Hutchings on 259 2007 if you can help with any (or all) of these dates.
Burton Overy Christmas Tree Festival update – Thirty people attended a public meeting in Burton Overy Village Hall on Thursday, 4th February, to discuss the future of the Christmas Tree Festival. The meeting demonstrated unanimous support for the Festival and a determination to keep it going, albeit in a somewhat scaled-down form. The present committee was disbanded and all the members thanked for their contributions to past Festivals. All expressed their willingness to give future support to Lizzie King who has volunteered to take on the role of Co-ordinator. In due course, she will select a small steering committee for the 2010 Festival. Lizzie’s offer was warmly appreciated and endorsed and she was assured of the support of everyone present
Bishop Tim will be appearing on the ‘Beyond Belief’ programme on Radio 4 on Monday, 22nd February. (Please check listings for details)
Christ in the Centre on Good Friday needs stewards. Can anyone assist as a steward at the event? If you can, please contact Alan Fletcher. alanfletcher@freshpd.com
The Marriage Course starts on Monday, 1st March for seven consecutive Monday evenings (not Easter Monday) at Boboli Restaurant, Kibworth Harcourt. Each evening starts at 7.30 p.m. For further information, please contact David or Susan Radford on 0116 259 6947 or 07710 143344.
Lifts to Services – If you need a lift to any of our services, please contact Howard Bartlett (259 3747) at Glen or Richard Bloor (259 2440) at Burton Overy and they will arrange one for you.
Anthony Nolan Trust – Sing for Life takes place on Thursday, 25th March, at 6 p.m. in Desford Church. The Anthony Nolan Trust is at the forefront of developments in tissue transplantation and bone marrow register management and this is our chance to help this vital work. The idea is to sing 50 hymns non-stop. Come and join the singing – either for the whole 50 or jut a few. Sponsor the singers. Nominate your favourite hymn for £1. There will be light refreshments at the end of the marathon. For more information, please email marykcollins@hotmail.com
Laughter is a great gift – Church Bulletin Bloopers:
‘At the evening service tonight, the sermon will be “What is Hell?” Come early and listen to our choir practice.’
Proverb of the Week: The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.. (Proverbs 12 v6)
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