Dear Friends,
Do join in with our Lent course. People really appreciated it last week.
A little word
“Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them. So shall your offspring be.” Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15.5-6 (NIV)
This great promise to Abram seems fantastical. He is an old man, 75, and childless. And yet he believed God’s promise. I love those clear nights when you can see all the stars. They are indeed uncountable. They remind me of all Abrams children, because, as the New Testament reminds us, we are, by faith, children of father Abraham.
Things to pray for
- Give thanks for God’s promises and those who trust them.
- For those working amongst the poor and marginalised at home and abroad.
- For our PCC, meeting on Monday.
Sunday services in the Church
9.15am Sunday Gathering
10.30am Morning Worship
Lent 2
Reading: Luke 14.27-33
CoGs the children’s group runs this week.
Refreshments available after the service.
6pm Lent Course in Welcome Centre
Watch ‘The Chosen’, a dramatization of the gospel. Cake and hot drinks as you arrive.
This Week’s Headlines
Funding news
We are delighted to have been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Awards for All programme. This will enable us to fund a new Administrator. We are putting the finishing touches together before we advertise the post. Please pray for a successful outcome.
Coming soon
Date for the diary – Bishop Pete will be joining us on 13 April (Palm Sunday) when we can formally recognise our fresh start, with our shiny new layout!
Lent
Lent Course – this year we are going to watch episodes of The Chosen which is a dramatisation of the Gospel story. There will be opportunity to reflect on what we have seen. There are two choices: Sunday evenings 6-7.30pm in the Welcome Centre with hot drinks and cake or Tuesday Lunchtimes 12.30pm at St Peter’s with soup and a roll.
Quiet Day at St Peter’s
What’s on? – all in the Welcome Centre
Wednesday 9.30-11am – No Stay and Play this week
Thursday 10am – Holy Communion followed by refreshments and Lunch Club.
Thursday 6.30pm – Sitting Room. Shared community meal.