In 'Touch St Cuthbert's Magazine Lent 2011 Keeping In Touch with the Community St Cuthbert's Churcii wishes you a Peaceful and J{appy CEaster Rev Alastair Prince - 0151 5492202 - alastairprince@hotmail.com
A message from the Vicar It was one of the most strikingly stark changes of mood I had ever had to make. I was exploring my vocation to ordained ministry when it happened. I had spent just over an hour with Iqbal, an asylum seeker who was struggling to come to terms with his experiences in an Iraqi prison under Saddam Hussein. I sat with him, and I listened. I listened as he wept, and I listened in those long silent pauses as he tried to explain what had happened to him. The silences were worse than the words he said. In the silence were experiences of pain that words would not convey. Gradually though, piecing together the fragments of what he said, and the physical symptoms he manifested in front of me, it turned out that Iqbal was a modern day survivor of a form of crucifixion. After that conversation, I then went on to the Zimbabwean Independence Day Party. African rhythms, dancing and food, filled with hope for a truly free Zimbabwe. This group of ragtag asylum seekers, refugees, and volunteers danced like there was no tomorrow. I have never been to a party that was so exhilarating and uplifting before or since. When I got home, I was completely emotionally exhausted and overwhelmed by the sheer range of feelings I had experienced in one day. It is one of the more unusual features of a Vicar's life that we end up making some fairly sharp transitions from situations of joy to sorrow sometimes, but that would take some beating! Holy Week is where the Church marks that transition from the almost false dawn of joy in Palm Sunday to the extreme sorrow and pain of Jesus' crucifixion to the true joy of the resurrection beyond death. It is a tale of extreme transformation, the sort of transformation that can only be achieved through Godly love, the love that willingly suffers with those who suffer and rejoices with those who rejoice. Come and celebrate with us this radical transforming love, come and glimpse something of that love with us over this Holy Week! /I~,~;. 2
Welcome to the Taster edition of the InTouch Magazine! We look forward to welcoming you to the J{o{y Week services at St. Cuthbert's. This year we will offer the following opportunities to worship: J{o{y 'Week services 18th 24th APRIL 2011 MONDAY - WEDNESDAY: Eucharist and meditation on Stations of the Cross 7. 30pm MAUNDY THURSDAY: Seder meal from 6.30pm, followed by Eucharist with foot washing at 7.30pm GOOD FRIDA Y: Children's activities in St. Cuthbert's will run from lo-12pm Walk of Witness from the Good Shepherd, Lower House Lane, at llam The Last Hour Good Friday Service at 2pm SATURDAY: Vigil, with the Service of Light at 8pm First Eucharist of Easter with baptisms starting from 8.30pm SUNDAY: loam Easter Morning Eucharist 3
WHAT'S <9NAT ST CUmBERT'S Day Time Group 1.30pm - 3.00pm BABY BALLET (pre-school) 5.00pm - 6.00pm RAINBOWS Men 6.30pm - 7.30pm BROWNIES 7.30pm-8.30pm LABOUR REPRESENTATIVE-STEPH TILL (Every 2nd Monday of each month) 9.00am - 11.30am COFFEE MORNING - All are WELCOME Tues 1.00pm - 2.00pm JUMPING JACKS (pre-school) 5.30pm - 7.30pm SLIMMING WORLD 9.15am -11.15am PARENT & TODDLER Wed 1.00pm - 3.00pm FRIENDSHIP GROUP (50+) 6.00pm - 7.00pm KEEP FIT 7.00pm - 9.00pm WEIGHT WATCHERS Thurs 6.00pm - 7.00pm BEAVERS 7.00pm - 8.00pm CUBS 8.00pm - 9.00pm SCOUTS Fri 7.00pm - 8.00pm ZUMBA DANCE FITNESS Sat 10.00am -11.00am LABOUR REPRESENTATIVES - PETER MITCHELL & MARTIN CUMMINS (Last Saturday of each month) Sun 9.00am & 11.00 am EUCHARISTIC SERVICES (All are WELCOME) 6.00pm - 7.00pm EUCHARISTIC SERVICE 7.30pm - 9.00pm YOUTH GROUP 'SPARK' 4
) Cl900bjfrtbap ~btlbrtn'~ ~tltbratton Cood Friday The uniformed organizations together with St Cuthbert's Church volunteers would like to invite children to come and celebrate Good Friday in church between loam - 12noon. There will be a short film followed by a number of art and craft activities relating to Easter. If you would like your child/children to attend, please register your child's/children's name/s and contact details in church. Wptomtng ~btnt ST CUTHBERT'S SUMMER FAIR 2nd JULY 2011 5
THE PHOENIX CONCERT ORCHESTRA, LIVERPOOL Musical Director: Jill Hyde Associate Conductor: Dr Robert Howard Leader: Christine Bratherton are pleased to invite you to "THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES" including highlights from Pirates of the Caribbean, Apollo 13, Oliver, Evita, Harry Potter and Grease at St Cuthbert's Church, Langley Close, Croxteth Park, Liverpool L12 ONB on SATURDAY,11 JUNE 2011 at 8.00pm DONATIONS: 5.00 (Accompanied children under 16 free) Light refreshments included Proceeds of the concert towards the Church Window Appeal and Orchestra funds Further details from the Church or please phone 0151 5492202 or 0151 4866944 6
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Contact Details Rev. Alastair Prince St Cuthbert's Church, Croxteth Park 0151 5492202 alastairprince@hotmail.com 8