Friday, 15 June 2012

News in the pews


SERVICES SUNDAY               17th JUNE                  TRINITY 2
FATHER’S DAY

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


10.30 a.m. Father’s Day Service at Burton Overy
             Leader      The Vicar

6.30 p.m.  Joint Evening Service at Glen Methodist Church
             Leader      Revd. Gordon Webb



SERVICES SUNDAY           24th JUNE              TRINITY 3

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

 

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, 18th June
9.30 am    Sparklers at St. Cuthbert’s Church

Tuesday, 19th June
2.00 pm    Funeral of Bob Reinhardt at St. Cuthbert’s Church
7.30pm     Burton Overy DCC at St. Andrew’s Church.

Wednesday, 20th June
9 a.m.        Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s Vicarage

Thursday, 21st June
10.30 a.m.  Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church

Friday, 22nd June
7.15 p.m.    Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s Church


NOTICES


Thank you everyone who helped with the Jubilee celebrations in Great Glen, Burton Overy and Carlton Curlieu and a big thank you to those who made such lovely floral displays in the parish churches.  It was such a wonderful community event!  You can see a video of Glen’s celebrations (including the Jubilee peel of bells) on www.leicestershirevillages.com/greatglen/ click on Video tour of Great Glen.

Supper and India Talk – will be held on 30th June at Burton Overy Village Hall, 7pm for 7.30pm.  Mary will give an illustrated talk about her recent trip to India to take part in the Rotary ‘ End Polio Now’  Project which is beginning to bear fruit in terms or ridding the world of Polio disease.  In aid of St. Cuthbert’s Church funds.  Tickets are £8.50 (includes a glass of fruit juice) from Carole Henson.  You are welcome to bring more drink (juice/wine/etc) if you wish.

Help is needed at the above event!  If you can provide a pudding and/or help with preparing and serving the meal please contact Carole Henson on 240 3368, email: hensonc@talk21.com

The next Messy Church is on Thursday  21st June, 3.30-4.30pm in St. Cuthbert’s School Community Lounge: for 0-11 years.  The story this time is Abraham and his new home.  (Formerly called Messy All Sorts @ School)

Items for the parish magazine: If you have any items for the July/August edition please contact Dirne Spearing ASAP on 279 3311 or by email: insideoutgg@hotmail.co.uk

The next Timeout will be on Friday 6th July, 4-6pm at St. Cuthbert’s Church.  Please bring your own food and drink (wine/beer/etc) – we will provide juice for the children and tea/coffee.  Pizzas etc can be cooked or heated in the oven.   Games for the children will be organised so come and enjoy yourselves – there will be a short time of prayer for your concerns.

A flower arranging demonstration by Rosemary Mason will be held on
Thursday September 6th in aid of St. Cuthbert’s Church funds.  Rosemary is going to be featured in a programme entitled "The Royal Warrant Holders " on ITV3 on the 24th June. Rosie holds a warrant for making the posies carried by the Queen and her attendants at the Maundy Services.  Details of our event will be in the July magazine.

Tickets available for the LOROS Harborough support group summer lunch on Friday 13th July 2012 at Foxton village hall. Why not come and enjoy a lovely lunch and at the same time support a very worthwhile cause. Tickets are £12 and the time is 12:30pm for 1:00pm. Please contact - Fran Brown 2593184

Ratby Village Fete and Fun Run on: 23rd Jun 2012, 1:15 - 5:00pm,  stalls, bouncy castle, family games, live music and 2B dancers + Church teas. Mini Olympics for the children. Also Ratby Village’s first fun run (The John Day 5k), start 2pm, in memory of an ex-bell ringer (mini run for younger children). All welcome on the day, entry form tel: 2393130, email: jvajhawkins@hotmail.co.uk or jimmilner@talktalk.net

 From Time to Time – presented by “In Voice and Verse” to celebrate 350th anniversary of Book of Common Prayer.  Includes well known music as well as examples of how the BCP has affected peoples lives over the centuries.  Sunday 1st July, 6.00 pm. at St. Peter’s Church, Oadby.  Free admission but retiring collection. 

GOD AND SCIENCE ARE NOT ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS
John Lennox, Christian apologist and acclaimed Oxford University Mathematician, was asked to give a Lent Talk on BBC Radio 4 reflecting on Jesus’ ministry and passion from his own personal and professional experience. Read more and the text of his talk here: http://sbgdioceseofleicester.com/?p=1027

2 ART & THEOLOGY EVENINGS  at St Martins House, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ.  The artists’ presentation of their work and methods will be followed by discussion around faith, belief and spiritual practice: To book your place email: claire.stapleton@leccofe.org tel: 0116 261 5317

Wednesday 20th June: Exploring sculpture and artistic objects with Sue Pyecroft, a puppeteer, artist, teacher and theatre designer. She has designed and built giant puppets and structures for carnival parades and her puppets have been seen recently in the National Theatre’s production of War Horse [2007], and in several Curve Theatre productions.

Wednesday 27th June: Exploring textiles with Heather Marshall, a textile artist who creates stoles, vestments, altar cloths as well as large-scale textile pieces for private and public spaces.  She explores spiritual themes, colour relationships, combinations and associations to create different feelings, moods and emotions and even an idea of a time or place.

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 giftGod’s Post-It notes – ‘God promises a safe landing not a safe passage’


Please pray:-

·         For the family and friends of Bob Reinhardt (75) who died recently.
·         For John Spencer, Jayne Jackson, Jim Dunning, Lyn Stones, Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Marian McArragher, and all who are ill.
·         For Rosie and Roger Hutchings, that God’s love may surround them.
·         For pupils taking GCSE’s, AS & A’Levels, that they may do themselves justice.
·         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:  “A fool gives vent to anger, but a wise person quietly holds back.”  (Proverbs 29, verse 11)

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