SERVICES SUNDAY     20^th MAY        EASTER 7

8.30 a.m.     Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen

                  Celebrant    The Vicar

 

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen

                  Celebrant    The Vicar

                  Preacher     Roger Flowers

6.30 p.m.   Evensong at Burton Overy

                  Leader        The Vicar

 

SERVICES SUNDAY      27^th MAY        PENTECOST

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 + Sunday Club

                  Celebrant    The Very Revd Derek Hole

 

SERVICES SUNDAY      3^rd JUNE

TRINITY SUNDAY/DIAMOND JUBILEE

 

8.30 a.m.     Holy Communion (BCP) at Carlton Curlieu

                  Celebrant    The Vicar

11 a.m.   Jubilee Service at Great Glen

                  Leader        The Vicar

 

6.30 p.m.   Jubilee Service at Burton Overy

                  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, 21^st May

9.30 a.m.     Sparklers at St Cuthbert’s Church

7.30 p.m.     Glen PCC at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Wednesday, 23^rd May

9 a.m.    Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Church

Thursday, 24^th May

10.30 a.m.    Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church

Friday, 25^th May

             NO Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Monday, 28^th May

9.30 a.m.     Sparklers at St Cuthbert’s Church

Wednesday, 30^th May

9 a.m.    Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Church

Thursday, 31^st May

10.30 a.m.    Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church

Friday, 1^st June

7.15 p.m.     Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church

Saturday, 2^nd June

10 a.m. – 4p.m.      Jubilee Exhibition in St Cuthbert’s Church

NOTICES

Thank you everyone who helped with the wonderful Jubilee Choral Evensong at St Cuthbert’s Church last Sunday.  It was a wonderful service with great music from Arthur Whitfield on the organ, the 30+ choristers and Janet Arthur who conducted them, and the truly marvellous spread of food afterwards!!  Thanks too to the various people who helped our two casualties. 

The Christian Aid Coffee Morning raised £261.  We are grateful to all who helped with that and with the door-to-door collection. 

Ascension Day: Thank you Anne & Richard for a great breakfast, and thanks to Roland, Amy, Arthur and Carole Henson who helped with the school visit.

Supper and India Talk – The date for this has been changed to 30^th June at Burton Overy Village Hall.  Please put this date in your diaries!

Saturday, 2^nd June, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. : Jubilee Exhibition – Come and see various items, newspaper reports and photos from the 1950s plus some items from the 60 years since!  Teas will be served and there will be music from that era and a short film of events from the death of George VI to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to watch.

Diamond Jubilee Big Lunch at St Cuthbert’s Church is a Bring Your Own affair – or Bring and Share – whichever you wish!  The service on 3^rd June starts at 11 a.m. (not 10.30 a.m.) so that it will be lunchtime by the time the service ends, we’ve walked down to the village green to plant the oak tree and walked back to church.  There will be parking in Libby Carr’s field opposite the junction with Church Road (disabled parking only on Church Road which will be closed between Sence Crescent and London Road for the day).  So come prepared and stay to enjoy the day!  The Scouts are erecting gazebos to provide extra shelter for people in addition to the church.

Monday, 4^th June from 2 p.m. till late on the Recreation Ground in Great Glen – novelty dog show, fancy dress competition, tug-of-war, card games, activities for all ages, food on sale (teas, burger van, hog roast etc), a large marquee with dancing until late, a professional firework display and lighting of the Jubilee Beacon.  Great Glen is going to celebrate in style!!! AND so is Burton Overy – for details see their latest parish newsletter.

Sparklers needs a leader – We need someone who is willing to chat to and get to know the families who come and occasionally lead the short simple service (song, story, prayers).  Please contact Mary on 259 2238.

Colours of Life takes place on Saturday, 26^th May, from 9.30 a.m. until
4 p.m. at Samworth Academy in Leicester (free entrance).  Lots to do – juggling, fire-eating, a Christian conjurer, chainsaw wood sculpting, 30m long inflatable Noah’s Ark, sports coaching, a gospel choir, seminars with best selling authors, Messy Church, velcro olympics for older children, art exhibition, giant BBQ, Jemba drumming workshops, prayer labyrinth, and experience more of God in the Colours of Life interactive treasure hunt!  To see the whole programme go to the Leicester Diocese Website, click on Colours of Life, and scroll down to the programme link.

The City of Leicester Singers invite you to Come & Sing Great Oratorio Choruses on Saturday, 16^th June, at 6 p.m. at St James the Greater Church, London Road, Leicester.  Audience tickets £5 (under 16s free).  For full details of rehearsals/fees, contact John on 0116 286 5252 or www.cityofleicestersingers.co.uk

Mosaic Concert at Wistow takes place on the 25^th May 2012 at 7.30 p.m. at St Wistan’s Parish Church, LE8 OQF.  Mosaic perform ‘The Music of Life and Love’.  The Eight Voices of Mosaic perform a rich and varied programme of a capella music from Bach to the Beatles, Handel to Hoagy, Parry to Porter, Rachmaninov to Noel Coward, Spirituals, Jazz, Pop and more.  Tickets £5 (under 16s £2.50).  Proceeds in aid of Wistow Church.

 Music on the Launde on Saturday, 7^th July :  Come and enjoy a fabulous evening of Big Band and Soulful Jazz music featuring the Leicester Big Band and Funk Soul Brother plus support.  Gates open 4.30 p.m.  Music starts at 5 p.m.  Firework finale at 10 p.m.  Book tickets by telephone on 01858 540 411 or email tickets@funky-abbey.co.uk or in person at Launde Abbey.

’60 Glorious Years’ a Celebration in Flowers – All Saints’ Church, Wigston  Magna in association with the Wigston & Knighton Floral Society.  Church opens between 10 a.m. and 12 noon and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, 2^nd June, from 11.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, 3^rd June, and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Bank Holiday Monday and Tuesday.

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.

Humour is a gift – God’s Post-It notes – God himself doesn’t propose to judge a man until he is dead – so why should you?

Please pray:-

·         For the family and friends of Lynn Howarth/Houston (65) who died recently.

·         For all who are ill or Suffering.

·         For Rosie and Roger Hutchings, that God’s love may surround them.

·         For those trying to deal with the euro-zone’s crisis.

·         For the people of Syria and elsewhere whose lives are endangered by violence, famine or poor sanitary conditions.

Proverb of the Week:  “Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.” (Proverbs 12 v24)