SERVICES TODAY                   13th APRIL                   PALM SUNDAY

 

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

              Celebrant The Rev Canon Dr Stephen Foster 

10.30 a.m. Family Service at Burton Overy

              Leader    The Revd Canon Dr Stephen Foster 

6.30 p.m.  Choral Passion Service at Great Glen

              Leader    Roger Flowers

 

SERVICES MONDAY, 14th APRIL

                    TUESDAY, 15th APRIL

                    WEDNESDAY, 16th APRIL

 7.30 p.m. Reflective Service at Great Glen

             Leader     Roger Flowers

 

THURSDAY, 17th APRIL                                   MAUNDY THURSDAY

 

7.30 p.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen (with Methodists)

             Celebrant  The Revd Gordon Webb

 

FRIDAY, 18th APRIL                                                        GOOD FRIDAY

 8.30 a.m. Family Service and Breakfast at Burton Overy

             Leaders    Angela Allen and Carole Henson 

2 p.m.   Devotional Hour at Great Glen

             Leader     Roger Flowers

 

SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY         20th APRIL          EASTER SUNDAY

 

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

                     Celebrant   The Revd David Clark 

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

                Celebrant The Revd Gordon Webb

6.30 p.m.  Holy Communion (BCP) at Carlton Curlieu

                Celebrant The Revd Canon Philip Norwood

 

SERVICES SUNDAY               27th APRIL                      EASTER 2   

 

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

              Celebrant The Rev Canon Philip Norwood

10.30 a.m. Holy Communion (CW) at Burton Overy

              Celebrant The Revd John Tonkin

 

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, 14th April

             NO Sparklers - Easter Holiday

7.30 p.m. Reflective Service a Great Glen

Tuesday, 15th April

7.30 p.m. Reflective Service at Great Glen

7.30 p.m. Burton Overy and Carlton Curlieu Annual Meetings at Burton Overy Village Hall

Wednesday, 16th April

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

7.30 p.m. Reflective Service at Great Glen

Thursday, 16th April

7.30 p.m. Holy Communion (CW) at St Cuthbert's Church

Friday, 18th April

8.30 a.m. Family Service and Breakfast at Burton Overy

2 p.m.    Devotional Hour at Great Glen

             NO Choir Practice at St Cuthbert's Church

Monday, 21st April

             NO Sparklers - Easter Monday

Wednesday, 23rd April

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

Friday, 25th April

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

Monday, 28th April

9.30 a.m. Sparklers at Glen Methodist Church

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, 29th April at 7.30 p.m. - Bible Study House Group meets at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Over.

 

NOTICES

Easter Morning Live at Leicester Cathedral - BBC1 will broadcast live on Easter Sunday from Leicester Cathedral at 10 a.m.  No tickets required and everyone will be welcome to attend this Holy Communion Service with the congregation needing to be seated by 9.30 a.m.  To reserve a seat, please send your name and the number you require to leicestercathedral@leccofe.org or telephone Richard Paterson on
0116 261 5357.  There is no parking at the Cathedral at the moment so please use the Holiday Inn NCP which is the nearest car park.

 Songs of Praise comes to Leicester and two recordings will be made on Easter Monday.  However admission is by ticket only and the deadline for ticket applications has unfortunately now passed.

 

Cathedral launches new King Richard III website - Leicester Cathedral has launched a new website www.kingrichardinleicester.com telling the story of King Richard III and his 500 year place in Leicester's history. The Bishop and Dean of Leicester state their passionate desire to see that the mortal remains of the King are treated with dignity and honour and are re-buried as soon as possible in the city where he has belonged since his death.  The website is a resource for the facts about Richard III and Leicester and includes a short video, facts and fiction about the story and demonstrates the partnership within which the Cathedral is working.

Easter at Launde Abbey - Launde Abbey is once again opening its doors for delicious lunches this Easter Sunday as part of its annual fund-raising.  The Abbey will be hosting a three-course lunch freshly prepared by its team of chefs with a selection of menus to choose from.  Visitors will be able to explore the Abbey's magnificent medieval Chapel and the other rooms in the charming Elizabethan/Jacobean manor house.  Lunch will be served at
1 p.m. and pre-booking is essential to avoid disappointment.  Please call the General Office on 01572 717254 for more information or visit the website http://www.laundeabbey.org.uk.  Lunches are £20 per person (children under 12 - £12.50 and under 3s are free).  Other events this year at the Abbey include Pudding Nights and Steak Nights, as well as a variety of musical events throughout the summer and autumn and the restaurant is open daily for lunches, snacks and afternoon teas.

 

Keeping people in touch – Please do take copies of this news-sheet to anyone you know who might be interested, especially to those who can’t get to church at the moment.

 

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 - Misprinted Classifieds : "Toaster:  A gift that every member of the family appreciates.  Automatically burns toast."

Please pray:-

·         For Alan Selway, Phyllis Stanley, Keith Blythe, Margaret Wood, Peter Wood, Arthur Whitfield, John Spencer, Myra Humphrey, Judith Buffrey’s grandson Joel, Anna Richerby, and all who are ill.

·         For all the children and students who are now on their Easter holidays that they may have a relaxing time before the start of the next term when many will be sitting exams.

·         For us all as we prepare for the lead-up to Easter that we may remember the true meaning of Easter and the ultimate sacrifice made for us all.

·         For all the troubled areas of the world where there is conflict and unrest.

 Proverb of the Week:  “Stupid people always think they are right.  Wise people listen to advice.”  (Proverbs 12 v15)