8th January The Epiphany
9.00am HC (Faldingworth)
10.30am HC (Middle Rasen)
10.45am Covenant Service at the Chapel
3.00pm EP (Friesthorpe)
A warm welcome to all who are with us this morning. Linda will look after our children at the Church Hall, where they will be looking at the story of Abraham. We will use Eucharistic Prayer A (p.18) today. Please join us for drinks in the Hall after the service if possible.
Readings: Ephesians 3, 1-12 p.826
Matthew 2, 1-12 p.681
Monday, 9th January
4.00pm Finance Committee Meeting
8.00pm Team Meeting at the Vicarage
Tuesday, 10th January
7.00pm Celebration of ’Community Spirit’
Wednesday, 11th January
9.30am Holy Communion
Thursday, 12th January
7.30pm Standing Committee Meeting
Saturday, 14th January
10.00 – 12noon ‘Saturday Club’ in the Hall
15th January Second Sunday of Epiphany
9.15am HC (West)
10.30am FS (Middle Rasen)
12.15pm Baptism of Lily Higginson (Middle)
5.00pm EP (Middle Rasen)
6.00pm EP (Faldingworth)
Brasses: Joyce Heath & Muriel Walford
Flowers: Flower ladies
ADVANCE NOTICE
Wednesday, 18th January
10.30am Methodist/Anglican Meeting
Sunday, 22nd January
3.00pm Week of Prayer for Christian Unity –
Joint Service at St. Thomas’, Market Rasen
Our Methodist friends celebrate their annual Covenant Service this morning at the Chapel. In previous years we have joined together for this service. However, it has been decided that a more appropriate occasion to hold such a united service would be Pentecost Sunday, so we hope to have a united service on the 27th May.
We hope to restart the ‘Challenging Lifestyles’ course on Wednesday 25th January. The course, which is based on a talk by Nicky Gumbel, will run over lunchtime. If you would like to take part, please let me know.
Canon Andrew White is due to give a talk in York on the 6th February. David Post is hoping to go along to see him. Perhaps if you missed hearing him when he spoke in Market Rasen, or if you are interested in hearing him again, you might like to have a word with David, who can give you further details of the evening?
We received a letter from Charles Lommens in Koekelare last week, wishing us God’s blessing over Christmas and New Year. He also spoke of inviting us to visit later in the year, perhaps in either June or September. Watch this space …
Charles Patrick, Rector.
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