SERVICES TODAY 24th JUNE TRINITY 3
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen
Celebrant The Vicar
Celebrant The Vicar
Preacher Roger Flowers
SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY 1st JULY TRINITY 4
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) at Carlton
Celebrant The Vicar
10.30 a.m. All Age & 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,
25th June
9.30
a.m. Sparklers at St Cuthbert’s Church
Wednesday,
27th June
9
a.m. Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s
Church
Thursday,
28th June
10.30
a.m. Drop-In at St Cuthbert’s Church
Friday,
29th June
7.15
p.m. Choir Practice at St Cuthbert’s
Church
Saturday,
30th June
7
p.m. India
FUTURE DATES
Tuesday,
3rd July at 7.30 p.m. – Bible Study House Group at The Springs,
Thursday,
5th July at 3.30 p.m. – Messy
Church
Friday,
6th July 4 – 6 p.m. – Timeout at St Cuthbert’s Church
NOTICES
The Christian Aid Coffee
Morning raised £261. We are grateful to
all who helped with that and with the door-to-door collection.
Supper and India Talk will be held on 30th June
at Burton Overy Village Hall at 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Mary will give an illustrated talk about her
recent trip to India
Help is needed at the above event! If you can provide a pudding and/or help with
preparing and serving the meal, please contact Carol Henson on 240 3368 or
email hensonc@talk21.com
The next Timeout will be on Friday, 6th July
from 4 – 6 p.m. at St Cuthbert’s Church.
Please bring your own food and drink (juice. wine, beer, etc. Games for the children will be organised so
come and enjoy yourselves. There will
be a short time of prayer for your concerns.
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 can everyone pray about this and think about who might be able to
take on this role for us. Contact Mary
on 259 2238 with any queries or thoughts.
A flower arranging
demonstration by Rosemary Mason will be held on Thursday, 6th
September, in aid of St Cuthbert’s Church funds. Rosemary is going to be featured in a
programme entitled “By Royal Appointment” on ITV3 at 8 p.m. 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.
The Bible Study House Group will meet on Tuesday, 3rd
July at 7.30 p.m. at The Springs, Carlton
Lane , Burton
At the Evensong Service at Burton Overy on the 8th
July, there will be a visiting choir of ex-Cathedral choristers. Please do come to hear their beautiful
singing at this lovely traditional C of E service.
From Time to Time takes place at St Peter’s Church, Oadby
on Sunday, 1st July at 6 p.m.
An evening of music and readings celebrating the Book of Common Prayer’s
350th anniversary. Included
is Handel’s ‘Come unto him’, Wesley’s ‘Lead Me Lord’, John Ireland’s ‘It is a
thing most wonderful’, Charles Villiers Stanford’s ‘Te Deum’ and Geoffrey
Burgon’s ‘Nunc Dimittis’. Words include
the language of Cranmer and his successors plus how the Prayer Book has
influenced life and thought over the centuries.
Free entry with retiring collection. More details from Oadby Parish Office on 272
0080.
Vigil of Prayer - There will be a Vigil of Prayer for the
Church of England in Leicester Cathedral on Thursday, 5th July, from
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the eve of the meeting of the General Synod in York at which
voting will take place concerning the ordination of women to the
Episcopate. There will be prayers for
the guidance of the Holy Spirit for wisdom and compassion in the debates, for
those who will be happy as a result of the votes and for those who will be
upset. All who are concerned about the
future of the Church of England are welcome to attend, whatever your views are
on this issue. For further information,
please contact Julia Unna, PA to the Residentiary Canons on 0116 261 5362 or
email julia.unna@leccofe.org
Women And The Church
(WATCH) Open Evening takes place on Wednesday, 27th June. If you wish to know what WATCH is all about,
are curious, or wish to discuss the current legislation on Women Bishops,
please feel free to come along at 7.30 p.m. to Knighton Vicarage, Church Lane Leicester , LE2 3WG
Music on the Launde on
Saturday, 7th 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.
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.
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. 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.
Humour is a gift – God’s Post-It notes – ‘The Will of God will not take you to where
the Grace of God will not protect you.’
Please pray:-
·
For Richard and Alison James as they grieve for the
loss of their first baby, Orla Rose.
·
For John Spencer, Jayne Jackson, Jim Dunning, Peter
Blagburn (Kate Alexander’s father), Lyn Stones, Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s
grandson Joel, George Costello, and all who are ill.
·
For Rosie and Roger Hutchings, that God’s love may
surround them.
·
For General Synod members as they consider the
ramifications of the proposed Women Bishops legislation.
·
For the Queen and Prince Philip as they continue
their Jubilee Tour.
·
For the Christians of Nigeria who are being persecuted.
Proverb of the Week: “Pride leads to arguments; those who take
advice are wise” (Proverbs 13 v10)
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