St Giles Bulletin. 19 th March 2017 Third Sunday of Lent

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1 St Giles Bulletin 19 th March 2017 Third Sunday of Lent 9.00am Holy Communion Psalm 18: 1-6, 16-23, 28-36, (p.551) John v19-26 (p.1067) Whole Life Worship 5.30pm Tea and cake 10.00am Coffee and refreshments 6.00pm Choral Evensong 10.30am Informal Worship Soon after the start of the service, our children & youth groups begin: Sunbeams (ages 2½ - 4½) & Junior Church (primary age) meet in the hall. Youth meet in the church welcome area and then go over to Lutterell Hall. At the rear of church is The Haven, a glazed room where parents can take babies or children who are too young to join the children s groups and need some space to wriggle, crawl or cry! There are toys and books in boxes underneath the seats to help keep babies and toddlers entertained, but please be aware that the room is not soundproof. 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). If you have a notice for the bulletin, please send details by 10am on Wednesday either admin@stgilesparish.com or call

2 Diary for the Week Monday 20 th March 2.00pm Knitting and Sewing Group Tuesday 21 st March 9.15am Morning Prayer Wednesday 22 nd March 9.30am 12.30pm 10.45am Advice Centre in the Church Hall Midweek Communion Thursday 23 rd March am Tiddlers in the church hall Friday 24 th March 5.00pm Church Weekend Away Sunday 26 th March 10.00am Morning Worship 10.00am Coffee and refreshments For our Prayers Don Robson Ken Nichol Jean Stevenson Trevor Rolt Eric Nelson 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. If you or someone you know at St Giles would appreciate some pastoral support do talk to Daphne Carter in confidence. Service Change on Sunday 26 th March Please note that on Sunday 26 th March, as many of our congregation will be on the weekend away, there will be one service at St Giles, Morning Worship at 10.00am, followed by coffee afterwards. There won t be any or youth activities during this service, as most of the leaders and helpers will be away. Knitting and Sewing Group The next meeting is on Monday 20th March at 2.00pm in the Church Hall Meeting Room. Just bring along some knitting, crochet or sewing. Just turn! Calling all Singers, Actors and Dancers! Rehearsals for the next Churches Together WB musical Wildfire will be starting in April. There are opportunities for choir members and soloists, a range of acting roles and a team of dancers. To find out more come along to one of the taster sessions on Thursday 30th March or Sunday 2nd April, They're also looking for some instrumentalists of about grade 6 standard to

3 join the orchestra, particularly violins, viola and trumpet. Contact Chris McDouall or ). Raffle and Auction Prizes for Christian Aid Rachel Gregory is sourcing prizes for the raffle and auction that will take place at the Christian Aid event on Saturday 20 th May. If you have an object or particular skill that you could offer (a couple of hours gardening, a night's babysitting or a culinary skill perhaps?), do please chat to Rachel in church or contact her on rachelsgregory@btinternet.com or or Coffee for Marie Curie On Thursday 23 rd March at 10.30am, residents at Giles Court, Rectory Road are holding their annual fundraiser for Marie Curie. Entrance is 1 which includes a coffee. There will also be a raffle, Bottle in a Bag, cake and other stalls. Please support this good cause - tickets are available from Sylvia James. Could you help on St Luke s Weekend Away? St Luke s church weekend is at Hothorpe Hall later this year, 29 th Sept - 1 st Oct, and they would like to offer a supervised Creche for the babies and pre-school age children during teaching sessions. Is anyone from St Giles interested in going along to Hothorpe for the weekend to run a Creche during the teaching sessions on the Saturday and Sunday mornings. The rest of the time would be free. Accommodation at Hothorpe and all meals included. If you might be interested please speak to Claire Sheard. Christian Bookstall There will be a book stall at Hothorpe Hall where people can browse, buy and order books. Payment will be by cash or cheque. On Sunday 2 nd April the books will also be displayed back at St Giles. If you ve any questions please speak to Andrew or Claire Barker. Men s Social This month s meet up will take place on Monday 27 th March. All men are welcome to come along to the Willow Tree pub from 8pm. Are you a confident driver with some time on your hands? A local Christian businessman who is now unable to drive due to a recent brain injury is seeking a driver. This will be for occasional trips to business meetings and conferences within a two hour radius of West Bridgford. He is happy to pay a flat rate of 8-10 per hour for somebody to drive him to places, perhaps wait until he's finished, then drive him back. The ideal person must be a confident driver, comfortable on motorways and in traffic - probably just a couple of times a month, and mostly weekdays and not evenings. Plenty of notice would be given for upcoming trips. To chat more, phone Rob Brown on or rob@rob-brown.com.

4 Christian Aid East Africa Crisis Appeal Christian Aid is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, which last week launched a national emergency appeal in East Africa, where 16 million people across South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia urgently need food. The situation is deteriorating rapidly. A major catastrophe is unfolding. We must act now. Please donate to the Christian Aid East Africa Crisis Appeal, using the envelopes in church or online at The UK Government will match every pound raised by the public for this DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal for the first 5m. Thank you. Revision of the Electoral Roll The Electoral Roll is the church's membership list and register of electors. You need to be on it to attend the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 30 th April and to vote in elections to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and Deanery Synod. If you wish to stand for election to either of these bodies you must have been on the Electoral Roll for not less than six months, you must be over 16 and you must be an 'actual communicant' as defined in rule 54(1) of the Church Representation Rules. From Sunday 26th March there will be a board in the Welcome Area with the names of the people on the current Electoral Roll so that you can check that you are on it. If not, please fill in an application form. If anybody on the list has moved in the last year please tell Richard Crawley. If you would like further information, phone Richard on or him at richard.crawley1@gmail.com Job Vacancy: Senior Organiser for Nottingham Citizens Nottingham Citizens is a non-partisan alliance of 60 diverse faith, education, union, housing and community organisations across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire. They are support the staff team and Leadership Groups to build energy and participation through the use of Community Organising in order to build power to bring about substantive social justice. This is a full time role with a salary range of 30,000-40,000. The job description and application form are available online from Applications due by 5pm on Friday 31st March, with interviews on Tuesday 4th April. Contact Lydia.rye@nottinghamcitizens.org Book Groups The Afternoon Group is reading Wake by Anna Hope and will be meeting to discuss the book on Monday 27 th March at 3.00pm in the Church Hall Meeting Room. The Evening Group will be reading The Nightingake by Kristin Hannah and we'll be talking about the book at Daphne's (49 Cambridge Road) on Monday 1 st May at 8.00pm. New readers are welcome at both groups - for more details, please ask Johanna Langheld.

5 christian aid week 2017 Christian Aid Week was set up 60 years ago to help refugees in Europe following the Second World War. Christian Aid's focus this year for Christian Aid week is refugees stuck in camps in Southern Europe, unable to return to their home countries due to war or famine, and unwelcome elsewhere. Nejebar s family fled Afghanistan after the Taliban threatened to kill her husband, Noor, who was a teacher. When the family arrived at the refugee camp in Greece, they thought they would only stay for 10 days. But they ve been there six months now. Their only protection against the wind and rain is a tent. There is no school for their children. The safe peaceful future they long for seems like a distant dream. Let's act to help relieve suffering and build a world where everyone has a safe place to call home. The Big Event will take place in church on Saturday 20 th May, pm. There will be food & bar, raffle & auction, bingo, quiz sheets and fabulous jazz entertainment from Paul Ricard & friends! The evening is suitable for all ages do invite your friends along! Tickets will be available later this month: 7.50 for adults, 2.50 for children. The Plant Sale will be held as usual in mid May, so please wait to buy your tomato, vegetable and flower plants from green fingered Averyl, Dizzy and co, rather than rushing off to the garden centre before then! Lots of other fundraising activities will be taking place through the week, including the House to House Collections and the Friday Cake Break (on Friday 12 th May). If you would like to get involved in the fundraising effort for Christian Aid in May then please do speak to Rachel Gregory after the 9am service on Sundays. rachelsgregory@btinternet.com or or

6 To serve and equip young people on their journey of faith in Christ. Youth Nights are held on Fridays from 7.30 to 9.30pm. All youth are very welcome and please do bring friends along too. Coming up... Friday 24 th March Friday 31 st March Church Weekend Away no youth night Game Show St Giles Any questions, please speak to Andy Wright, after the service on Sundays, or his contact details are on the back of the bulletin. St Giles Mission Partners From the Friends International Prayer Diary: With the merger in Guildford of Christian Friends of International Students and Friends International now complete there is excitement and expectancy for what the future will hold. Please pray for 2017 to be a year of growth and unity as the ministry finishes transitioning and hits the ground running. Please pray for the Branch who is now overseeing the work. May they have wisdom and insight in all the decision making. Elizabeth & David Dunford are now home from their visit to Lesotho. It was wonderful to see the progress made at Fusi school. Your pens and pencils were safely delivered and photos can be seen on the mission notice-board. We look forward to telling everyone more about developments there and why your continuing support is still needed. Please continue to bring your donations into church (box near the front door) or take them directly to the Friary on Musters Road, or to their depot at Unit 6C Ludlow Hill Road, WB, NG2 6HF open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am 3pm. Most needed item right now: Jeans (waist size 30 and 32 ). Thank you.

7 Good Friday Workshop St Giles Church Friday 14 th April 10am 12pm Come and enjoy a morning of Crafts, Fun and Games, together with refreshments, songs and the Easter story explained. Easter Is Coming... We are running the Good Friday workshop again this year for pre-school and primary aged children: 10am-12noon on Friday 14 th April. This is a hugely popular event to which many children bring friends too. We do lots of crafts and tell the Easter story. To run the event we need loads of helpers, for craft activities, welcomers on the door, musicians and refreshment makers! Please let Sarah or Ellen know if you can help - those leading stalls will need to complete child protection paperwork if not already DBS cleared by the church Contact Sarah Moppett after 8pm or Ellen s details are on the back of the bulletin. Good Friday Workshop time to sign up! The Good Friday Workshop will be held on Friday 14 th April, 10am 12pm, for primary aged children (pre-schoolers are welcome too, but they need to have a parent or carer stay with them). Please pick up a registration form at the back of church and let Claire Sheard know if your child(ren) will be there - it helps with planning to have an idea of how many children will be coming. Completed forms and 3 per child will be collected on the morning.

8 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 20 th Psalm 25; Isa 11: 1-10; Matt 13: 54-end * Mbamili - (Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Henry Okeke Tuesday 21 st Psalm 9; Jer 11:18 12:6; John 7:53 8:11 * Mbeere - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Moses Masamba Nthukah Wednesday 22 nd Psalm 38; Jer 13: 1-11; John 8: * Mbhashe - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Elliot Williams Thursday 23 rd Psalm 56; Jer 14; John 8: * Medak - (South India) Vacant Friday 24 th Psalm 22; Jer 15: 10-end; John 8: 48-end * The Most Revd Dr Philip Leslie Freier Archbishop of Melbourne & Primate of Australia Saturday 25 th Psalm 11; 1 Sam 2: 1-10; Rom 5: 12-end * For our church weekend away Rector: Rev Lee Proudlove Tel: rector@stgilesparish.com Children & Families Worker: Ellen Dann Tel: families@stgilesparish.com Administrator: Claire Sheard Tel: admin@stgilesparish.com Curate: Rev Tim Chambers Tel: curate@stgilesparish.com Youth Worker: Andy Wright Tel: youthworker@stgilesparish.com Pastoral Care Co-ordinator: Daphne Carter Tel: pastoral@stgilesparish.com