News in the Pews

SERVICES SUNDAY 29th JANUARY
EPIPHANY 4

8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Burton Overy
Celebrant The Vicar

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen
Celebrant The Vicar
Preacher Roger Flowers

SERVICES SUNDAY 5th FEBRUARY
3 BEFORE LENT
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Burton Overy
Celebrant The Vicar

10.30 a.m. All Age and Baptism at Great Glen
Leader The Vicar

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, 30th January
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church Hall

Tuesday, 31st January
7.30 p.m. Great Glen PCC at 27 Erringtons Close

Wednesday, 1st February
9 a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage
7.30 p.m. Deanery Synod at St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, Kibworth

Thursday, 2nd February
10.30 a.m. Drop-In starts again at St. Cuthbert’s Church
7.30 p.m. Theology Reading Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Friday, 3rd February
2.30 p.m. Funeral of Roy Hadley at St Cuthbert’s Church
7.15 p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Monday, 6th February
9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church Hall

Tuesday, 7th February
7.30 p.m. Burton Overy DCC at 5 Baileys Lane


NOTICES
The Lent Course will be held on Tuesday evenings this year starting on Tuesday, 28th February at the Methodist Church Hall from 7.30 p.m. until
9 p.m. The theme this year is “Money” – seems a timely topic!
1. Money – what is it? 28th February Revd Paul Richards
2. Money and Rewards 6th March Revd Mary Ireland
3. Money and Influence 13th March Roger Flowers
4. Money: Wealth and Poverty 20th March Revd Gordon Webb
5. Money and Generosity 27th March Revd Mary Ireland

St Cuthbert’s & Glen Methodists “walking out together” – Our next joint service is on Sunday, 12th February when our Methodist friends will be joining us for our normal 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Service. There was a warm atmosphere at the Christian Unity Service but it was a special one-off service, not normal worship for either church. This next shared service will be the first time the Methodist congregation join us for one of our usual Sunday morning services and we welcome them.

Breakfast in Church – No Bishop Tim this time but I hope a good number of us will enjoy breakfast in St Cuthbert’s Church after the 8.30 a.m. service on Sunday, 12th February – hopefully some people from the 10.30 a.m. service will join us too and then stay for the CW Holy Communion afterwards. It’s a good chance for members of the two congregations to get to know each other.

The next Timeout for families will be at The Yews on Saturday, 11th February, from 4 to 6 p.m. A social family time - we bring board games and puzzles, etc for older children and toys for younger ones. Buy your own drinks (and food if you wish) from the pub. We have a brief time to pray for people’s concerns at some point! We have been allocated a room/area to ourselves (far right as you enter the pub).

Lifts to church: Sometimes, especially when there’s a special service, we need more than one person to give people lifts to church – if you can offer to help in this way please tell the Vicar.

Burton Overy Community Choir will be singing for fun for the next two Mondays (30 Jan & 6 Feb) at 7.30 p.m. in the back room of The Bell Inn. Pop in and see what they’re up to or contact Helen Alloway on 259 1011 or helenalloway119@gmail.com for more details.

Eliminating Polio – Polio now exists in only four countries (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria) and Rotary and Bill Gates are now working together to eliminate polio completely. Mary is going to India with Rotary in February to assist with the National Immunisation Day on 19th February. Each child is given a small present, such as balloons, pens and pencils, toothbrushes, small bouncy balls, etc as a reward for children receiving the drops or their siblings who bring them. It has been suggested that church members might like to contribute some items for Mary to take (she has to take 100 in total). These must be of very low value or we will make it difficult for Indian Rotarians in the future NIDs when they give very little.

What are you doing for Lent this year? Why not try “Lent for Everyone: Mark Year B” by Tom Wright (pub. SPCK). Tom Wright is very easy to read – this is one review: “This book brings together the author’s profound understanding of scripture with an interest in everything from last year’s Libyan revolution and the ancient history of the Middle East to critiques of Classic FM, the coded meaning of stars falling from the sky and personalities as diverse as Bertrand Russell and Bob Hope.

Christmas Card Board – Thank you very much to everybody who participated in the Christmas Card Board. The money we saved on giving individual cards totalled £24.90 which will be given to The Children’s Society.

Holy Trinity Church, Regent Street, Leicester are looking for someone to fill the full-time post of Operations Manager (£29,500). For details see www.holytrinityleicester.org

A Musical Evening is being organised by Blaby Rotary Club at Leicester Grammar School on Tuesday, 7th February, at 7.30 p.m. to raise money for e-Ranger Ambulances which saves the lives of women in labour. These little motorbikes with side-cars don’t get bogged down in sand or mud and are cheap and easy to maintain. Tickets £5. from LGS reception (tel. 259 1903).

Humour is a gift – “Q. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the Bible. A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.”

Children during the 10.30 a.m. Communion Services - There are bible quizzes, colouring pictures, bible stories, etc available in a children’s area in the north aisle (whether at Glen or Burton). We hope that all children will come to the altar with their families to receive a blessing (or communion if they normally receive this).

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.

Please pray:-
• For all who are ill or suffering
• For all who are grieving.
• For our Fire Brigade and all who work for this emergency service.
• For discussions at our PCC and DCC meetings and for the Deanery Synod as it discusses future plans for the churches in our Deanery.
• For all who are trying to set up their own business.
• For everyone affected by the Costa Concordia cruise ship crash.

Proverb of the Week: “Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him.” (Proverbs 14 v 2)