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ST MARY & ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN – NOTICES 24th January 2021 The Third Sunday after Epiphany “Our vision is to follow Jesus by learning His ways and sharing His love” We seek to enjoy fellowship together as we worship God, grow in discipleship, develop in ministry and reach our community with the gospel. We value welcome, worship and witness. Please Continue to Check the Prayer and Worship section for the readings and sermon for each week. The rota schedule for worship leaders is now back live on the website. We also have produced a copy of the Morning Prayer Service and a copy of the service of Holy Communion. Please select the appropriate service for the link. • Following the resolution made by the PCC on 6th January to close the church building to public worship, the first review of the situation was held on Wednesday, 20th January 2021. The PCC voted unanimously to continue to keep the church building closed for public worship. The next review will be on 3rd February 2021. Until then, all Sunday Services will be streamed on Zoom only. • Our service this week is Holy Communion on Zoom at 11:00am. You will be able to log into the “Zoom Meeting” from approximately 10:45am.
• This Wednesday, 27th January 2021, any and all members of our church family are invited to the following event on Zoom at 7:00pm :
• Mother Union subscriptions for the year are now due. This year, the cost is £25.00, which includes two magazines. Please get the money to Denise as soon as you possibly can (under the circumstances !). • A date for your diaries. Following on from our Advent Study course, we will be holding a Lent Study course on Wednesday evenings, starting on February 24th, at 7:30pm. Each session will only be an hour long, as we prepare for Easter. In this weekly course, we will be looking, over six weeks, at the prayers of Jesus in the Gospels. We will explore the prayers to His Father as He moved towards the cross. Hopefully as we explore the prayers of the Son to His Father, we will grow in faith, hope and love. Unlike the Advent course there will not be daily readings in addition to the study sessions
• With the departure of the Rayner family, we will, once again, be without a Health and Safety Officer. If you feel that you could be able to fill this position, which isn’t very demanding at all, please contact Mike.
• Julie Barratt has prepared for us a series of reflections on the Holy Spirit, the first of which is attached at the end of the readings and sermons.
Re-Opening Church After Lockdown Please see the RE-OPENING OF CHURCH page for further information as Church will operate differently. • As a reminder to everyone. Moving forward:
• The Church of England updated its guidance for conducting services on Friday, 7th August 2020. Under the new guidelines, those leading services no longer need to wear facemasks, with the exception of when communion is being distributed. We will follow this guidance, which will, hopefully make it easier for members of the congregation to understand what is being said !! • Please follow the guidelines posted in and around the toilet. This includes sanitising your hands both before and after using the lavatory. • Please do keep all those shielding or unable to join in physical or online services in your prayers, and remember to give them a call to see how they are doing. The Sunday readings and sermons will continue to be included in the notices. No notices will be handed out at the services. PLEASE SEE THE RE-OPENING OF CHURCH PAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION A REMINDER : Although lockdown is drawing to a close, many of our church family are still not in a position to go out and socialise. If you are feeling lonely and down after so many weeks of our social isolation, you’re not on your own. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF PICKING UP THE PHONE to any member of the church leadership team or Pastoral Team. It’s OK not to be OK. We have a loving church family, and plenty of help is available. • HAVE YOU GOT THE CHILDREN AT HOME ? DO YOU WANT THEM TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE BIBLE STORIES THEY’D BE HEARING AT JUNIOR CHURCH ? Check out a website called sermons4kids. https://sermons4kids.com
• Although we’re now broadcasting our services on Zoom, there are still other places to take part in worship, if you can’t make it to the Zoom service . Here are just some of the other options
• Please do use the internet and social media, especially Facebook, to follow what the broader Church of England is doing during the crisis. Alternatively, the Church of England has launched a FREEPHONE service, Daily Hope, which you might find helpful and uplifting. Even if you just want to hear some hymns being sung, why not give it a call ? It’s free - call on 08008048044!! • As Christians, we are called to love our neighbours. We can do this in many ways, despite the enforced isolation in which we find ourselves.
• Pastoral Care Matters : We are facing worrying times at the moment.
• Dates for PCC Meetings in 2021 :
• We would ask you to please consider switching to donating through standing order. If you wish to do so, here are the bank details : Account Name : St Mary & All Saints with St John's Sort Code : 09-01-53 Account Number : 75875484 • If you have any Notices to be shared, please email them to stmarygoodshaw@yahoo.com by Thursday evening, so that they can be included on the Sunday Notices circular. If you wish to receive the notices electronically each week, please speak to Mike or email the above address.
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