St Giles Bulletin. Horizons (Y7 + 8) and Discoverers (Y9 + 10) meet in the Welcome Area.

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1 St Giles Bulletin 8am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion Romans 8: 31 - end (p. 1135) John 6: (p. 1070) Wholeness in Christ Sunday 11 th March pm Something Else Self Control Preacher: Lee Proudlove Soon after the start of the 10 am service, our groups for children begin. Sunbeams (ages 2½ - 4½) and Junior Church (primary age children) meet in the church hall. Horizons (Y7 + 8) and Discoverers (Y9 + 10) meet in the Welcome Area. The Church Hall can be found through the rear doors of the church. In the hall you will find toilets and baby changing facilities (in the disabled toilet). At the rear of church is The Haven, a glazed room which can be a great place to take unsettled children or infants. It is connected to our sound system, so you won t miss any of the sermon! If you have a diary date / notice for the bulletin, please admin@stgilesparish.com or call In order to be included next week, please send your information by 9am on Friday

2 Diary for the Week Monday 12 th March 9.15am 8.00pm First Priority Prayer in Church all welcome Tuesday 13 th March 9.15am 10.30am 7.30pm 9.15pm Seniors Coffee at Bradmore Garden Centre Impact group (Y11, 12, 13) meets at 46 Rectory Road Wednesday 14 th March 9.15am 9.30am pm 10.45am 3.00pm 7.30pm Advice Centre in the Church Hall Mid-week Communion Service Funeral In Church PCC Meeting in the Choir Vestry Thursday 15 th March 9.15am 10.00am 11.30am 3.45pm 7.00pm Tiddlers in the Church Hall Messy Church Easter Drama Rehearsal in Church Friday 16 th March 9.15am 7.15pm 8.30pm Choir Practice Saturday 17 th March All Day Concerts in Church Sunday 18 th March 8.00am 10.00am 5.30pm 6.00pm 7.30pm Holy Communion Morning Worship with Baptisms Tea and Cakes Choral Evensong Something Else Coming Up Thursday 22 nd March, 7.30pm Praying and Worshiping as a Family workshop in church see notice for details. Saturday 24 th March, 9.00am 12noon Church Spring Clean Sunday 25 th March, 10am Chris Burton from Family Care speaking Friday 6 th April, 10am 12noon - Good Friday Workshop for 5 11 s Sunday 22 nd April, after 10am service St Giles AGM Notices For our Prayers John Hobson Norman Baird Sylvia James Pat Tinsley June Churches He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

3 St Giles Family News Wedding Invitation! Claire Jones and Tim Bills would love to invite the whole of the St Giles church family to their wedding. We both love and value being part of the St Giles community and so would be delighted for everyone to come to the wedding service and for refreshments afterwards. The service is at 1pm on Saturday 31 st March at St Giles followed straight after by tea, coffee and cake in church. Margery Hibberd The funeral service for Margery Hibberd will be held in St; Giles' Church at 3.00pm on Wednesday 14 th March. Margery, who was 93, died in the City Hospital on Monday 5 th March following a heart attack. She and her husband Sid were regular worshippers at St; Giles during the 1980's through until Sid's death in For the last five years Margery was resident at the Westdale Care Home. Margery's family will be very pleased to see at the service all those who have memories of Margery. Thank you Dear Lee and Fellow Church Members, Just to say thank you for all your prayers and enquiries about my health since my collapse last June. After being in hospital once more through most of January, they were able to fit me with a special re-synchronisation pacemaker and that seems to be making a tremendous difference. It s now just a case of bilding up may strength again. Thank you all very much. Julie Robson. Good Friday Workshop 6 th April. Junior church will be running the Good Friday workshop again this year. This is always a really popular event for primary school age children. However we need loads of helpers for the crafts, games and refreshments etc. Please let Sarah or Iain Moppett know if you are able to help in any way. Coming Soon This summer, Bishop Paul will be prayer walking the length and breadth of our Deanery, meeting the people who live and work here and praying for our communities. The walk will take place on 23 rd 27 th May, and will finish with a Confirmation Service here at St Giles. Watch this space for more information. Nottingham Bible Society Action Group AGM The group would like to invite you to their AGM, followed by tea and cake on Friday 16 th March at St Andrew s with Castlegate URC Church, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham from 7.00pm. Their guest speaker is none other than our own Rev Allan Brown, who will be speaking on Psalm 137. For further information conact Ruth Jackson on

4 Job Vacancy: Events Adviser: 14 hours per week (0.4 fte) An outgoing, practical individual with a passion to share the Christian faith is being sought for the new post of Events Adviser for the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham. The part-time role, based within the Communications Team, will be focused around the management and use of the Diocesan Events Trailer. The successful candidate will oversee and manage the use of the trailer, towing it to events across the diocese during the year and helping support parishes making use of it for outreach in their communities. The role will also include promoting the trailer around the diocese and region and developing its use as a tool for mission. Key responsibilities will include the upkeep and delivery of the trailer, managing bookings, staffing it at events as required and offering training over its use. Deadline for applications: 12 noon on 16th March Interviews 3rd April 2012 in Southwell. Application packs are available to download on the diocesan website: or available from Nicola Marsh nicola@southwell.anglican.org Who is this man? An Easter play by St. Giles youth. Sunday 1st April (Palm Sunday) 3pm. Come along and find out what Easter is all about in a new play, bought to life by the young people of the church. All ages welcome. Tea/ Coffee / Refreshments available after the performance. 2 per ticket. Tickets available from Sally Proudlove and Becky Cooper Confirmation at St Giles There will be a special contemporary Deanery Confirmation service at St Giles on the evening of May 27 th. All are invited to attend to support those who are being confirmed. At children's baptisms promises are made are on behalf of the child by parents and Godparents, confirmation is an act of public witness whereby Christians confirm those promises for themselves and where the bishop prays for each person being confirmed that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them in their faith. Lee, Katie Conley and Tom Devas will be leading confirmation classes for all those wishing to be confirmed or simply wishing to know more about what is involved. If you are interested please speak to one of them. Dates for confirmation classes: Adults - 19th April, 26th April, 3rd May, 10th May - 17th May Young People - 17th April, 24th April, 1st May, 8th May, 17th May. Help Wanted On Saturday (17th March), I am holding 2 concerts for my students to perform in. I'd be grateful if anyone would be willing to help out by being on the door to take tickets and/or serve refreshments at the end (only drinks and biscuits - nothing complicated!). Please see me if you are able to help at either concert. (1.30pm or 6.30pm). Thank you. Andrew Rootham ( )

5 Seniors Coffee Morning Our March Coffee Morning for Seniors is on Tuesday, the 13 th from 10.30am. at Bradmore Garden Centre. If you would like a lift please meet at the Church car park at or contact David Dunford on if you would like to be collected from home. We typically have 30 seniors come and we are very happy to welcome "firsttimers". St Giles Crèche We've recently lost 4 helpers from the crèche rota so are looking for new people to join please! You don't need to be a current mum to little ones to be a helper. CRB checks will be performed prior to you starting. You will be needed twice a quarter. Please contact Jess Lane f you are interested: Thank you Seniors Summer Outing This year for our Seniors Summer Outing, we are off to Calke Abbey in Derbyshire on Monday, 16 th July. Please put the date in your diary and more details will be available in early June.

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7 St Giles Mission Partners Christian Aid Quiz Night - Save the date! The date of this year's annual quiz is Saturday 19th May with the usual format of quiz, raffle and auction. Tickets are still priced at 10 and will be on sale from mid-march. We are in the process of sourcing prizes for both the raffle and auction. If you have an object or particular skill you could offer us as either a raffle or auction prize, do please chat to either Debbie or Matt Keown or phone us on A couple of hours gardening, a night's babysitting or a culinary skill would be perfect. GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, Our God and King: For He is good, He is above all things. With a mighty hand And an outstretched arm For the life that's been reborn. Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong. Forever God is with us, Forever. (Repeat) Forever. From the rising to the setting sun, By the grace of God, we will carry on.

8 Sunday 11 th * For our worship today Eternal God, give us insight to discern your will for us, to give up what harms us, and to seek the perfection we are promised in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Monday 12 th Psalm 5, Gen 47:1-27, Heb 4:14-5:10 * Bethlehem - (III, The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Dr Paul Marshall * Those considering baptism or confirmation Tuesday 13 th Psalm 9, Gen 47:28-48:end, Heb 5:11-6:12 * Bhopal - (North India) Vacancy for Bishop * Those serving through leadership Wednesday 14 th Psalm 38, Gen 49:1-32, Heb 6:13-end * Bida - (Abuja, Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Jonah Kolo * Those seeking forgiveness Thursday 15 th Psalm 56, Gen 49:33-50:end, Heb 7:1-10 * Birmingham - (Canterbury, England) - The Rt Revd David Andrew Urquhart * Those misled by false gods of this present age Friday 16 th Psalm 22, Exod 1:1-14, Heb 7:11-end * Blackburn - (York, England) - The Rt Revd Nicholas Stewart Reade * All who are hungry Saturday 17 th Psalm 31, Exod 1:22-2:10, Heb ch8 * For our families and friends Administrator: Karen Clingan Tel: admin@stgilesparish.com Rector: Rev Lee Proudlove Tel: rector@stgilesparish.com Youth Worker: Tom Devas Tel: youthworker@stgilesparish.com Pastoral Care Co-ordinator: Daphne Carter Tel: pastoral@stgilesparish.com