News in the Pews

SUNDAY 27th MARCH                                 EASTER SUNDAY
8.30 am	Holy Communion (BCP) at Burton Overy
9.15 am	Breakfast at the Methodist Church
10.30 am	Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen followed by coffee and Treasure Hunt
6.30 pm	Reflective Service at Carlton Curlieu
SUNDAY 3rd APRIL                          2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER
8.30 am	Holy Communion (BCP) at Carlton Curlieu
10.30 am	All Age Service with Baptism at Great Glen
SUNDAY 10th APRIL                         3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER
8.30 am	Holy Communion (BCP) at Great Glen Followed by Church Breakfast
10.30 am	Holy Communion (CW) at Great Glen
6.30 pm	Evensong at Burton Overy

 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

Wednesday 30^th March

9.00 am           Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s 

Friday 1^st April

2.0 pm         Wedding at St Cuthbert’s

7.15 pm           Choir Practice at Great Glen

Tuesday 5^th April

7.30 pm                 Bible Study Group at The Springs, Carlton Lane, Burton Overy

Wednesday 6^th April

9.00 am           Prayer Group at St Cuthbert’s

3.30-4.30 pm  Time of Quiet Prayer and Meditation at 20 Kingfisher Close, Great Glen

Friday 7^th April

7.15 pm           Choir Practice at Great Glen

 

 

NOTICES

 THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS take place on 21st April for St. Andrew's, Burton Overy, and 24th April for St. Cuthbert's Great Glen. Everyone is entitled to vote for the churchwardens, but to vote on any other matters or to be a member of the PCC, or a sidesman you need to be on the electoral roll.  If you are not already on the roll but would like to be added to it please ask for an application form from Richard Bloor or Amy Cook ( acting on behalf of Roger Hickling.)

CALL TO PRAYER The Archbishops have made a call to prayer and I would like us as a benefice to respond.  If you have any ideas or thoughts of what we can do to rise to the challenge please let me know.  The Archbishops have written to every serving parish priest in the Church of England expressing their longing “to see a great wave of prayer across our land, throughout the Church of England and many other Churches” from 8th-15th May.  The week of prayer will culminate in ‘Beacon events’ around the country over Pentecost weekend, where people will pray for the renewal of the Holy Spirit and the confidence to share their faith.  You can visit the website thykingdom.co.uk to see what it is all about.  Kim

LADIES NIGHT OUT EVENINGS, April Ladies Night Out will be on Wednesday 27^th April, and will be at the Grange Farm Pub, Oadby. Any enquiries to Carole Henson hensonc@talk21.com or telephone 0116 2403368

TIME OF QUIET PRAYER AND MEDITATION is on 6^th April 3.30 to 4.30pm. at 20 Kingfisher Close.  For more information, contact Christine Higgins on 2592624 or chrisples@btinternet.com  otherwise please just come along.

LEICESTER CATHEDRAL has extended an invitation to the parishes of our two deaneries to visit on SUNDAY, 5TH JUNE.  The programme is scheduled to commence at 2pm with groups touring the cathedral.  This will be followed by Choral Evensong at 3pm.  During refreshments there will be a talk led by the Dean, the Very Reverend David Monteith, with further tours of the cathedral offered at 4.15pm before departure at 5pm.  This will be an opportunity to learn about the life of the cathedral and to see what has been achieved following the re- interment of Richard III.  Please put your name on the form at the back of the Church if you are interested.

AGM FOR ST CUTHBERT'S 24th APRIL  We will be having a Songs of Praise service, followed by the AGM and PCC meeting and to finish off the evening we will be having cheese and crackers, and a chat about our vision for the future, so please mark the date! 

CHURCH FETE Save the date - June 11th.  We will be celebrating the Queen's birthday in style for the whole village to join in.  If you have any ideas for stalls or different activities please see Roger or Kim.  If you can help in any way with the running of the stalls etc on the day please let Roger or Kim know.  More details will follow soon.

A BIG THANK YOU from Sharon, Paul and Noah McKinder to all those who supported the recent coffee morning in aid of the Air Ambulance.  £270.99 was raised towards their fundraising as Paul prepares to run in the London Marathon in aid of this charity.  Sharon and Noah are regular Sparklers.

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:-

·         Margaret Bannister, Kit Burrows, Christine Higgins, Will Johnston, Elizabeth Tacey, Martin Tacey, and all who are ill. 

·         The soul of Judith Fowell her family and friends

·         The soul of Peter Lafford, his family and friends

·         The victims of the Brussels bomb attacks their families and friends

·         the people in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, and Gaza, and all other places of conflict in the world, that peace may return