SERVICES

Today

10.30 am Parish Communion

Amma Sue

Members of the PCC are reminded that they have a meeting to approve the 2013 accounts after this service.

If you have young children we have a Children's Corner where there are bags of quiet toys which can also be used in your pew during the service.

6.30 pm Evensong and Sermon

Amma Sue

Tuesday 11 March

9.30 am Holy Communion

Sunday 16 March

Second Sunday of Lent

10.30 am Parish Communion

Rev’d Canon John Hartley

6.30 pm Evensong and Sermon

Amma Sue

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Mike Fields, James Kinder, Giles Tipton, Eileen Ridley,

George Worthington.

PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED

Edna Houghton, Barbara Jones.

THIS WEEK

Monday 10 March

Benefice Office Hour 6.00 - 7.00 pm at the Vicarage, Mellor, for discussion of arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings, or any other spiritual matter.

Tuesday 11 March

Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am.

Mothers’ Union 7.30 pm in Day School.  Speaker Jim Atkinson ‘Guess the Place’.

Wednesday 12 March

Choir Practice 6.30 – 7.30 pm.

Lent Group 7.00 – 9.00 pm. St Mary’s Court Community Room. See further details below.

NEWS

Vestry Meeting and PCC Annual General Meeting These will take place on Sunday 16 March after morning service.   Everyone who is on the electoral roll is very welcome to attend.  We urgently need nominations for two churchwardens and three members of the PCC.  Nomination forms are available in the narthex. Would all current sidespeople and anyone who would like to join the team of sidespeople please sign the form in the narthex.  In addition we also need a new treasurer.

Lent group "No Tame Lion" a Lent course based on the writings of C S Lewis - 12, 19, 26 March, 2 and 9 April at St Mary's Court Community Room 7.00 - 9.00 pm.

Confirmation preparation The Confirmation date for the United Benefice this year is 8 June (venue to be arranged) and the preparation groups begin on Thursday 20 March with the first session running from 4.00 - 5.00 pm. As some parents have indicated a 4.00 pm start is difficult, Amma Sue is attempting to arrange a later start time so please come to the first session at 4.00 pm on 20 March and we'll have more information about whether or not it is possible to change the time then (but not the day).

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Sunday 16 March Vestry Meeting and PCC Annual General Meeting after morning service.

Friday 25 April to Sunday 27 April Art Exhibition in Church.

If you wish to contribute anything to the notices please send an email to Chris Davis at chrisdavis256@gmail.com by Thursday evening.

Please remember that there is a HEARING LOOP in Church and hearing aids have to be adjusted to the 'T' position to use it.