Pew sheet Sunday 19th February 2017
Parish of St. Thomas, Bramford Lane, Ipswich Sunday 19th February 2017 2nd Sunday before Lent 8 am Eucharist (BCP) 10 am Parish Eucharist with Sunday School Opening Hymn Gradual Hymn Offertory Hymn Communion Hymn Final Hymn
426 Praise to the holiest 442 Seek ye first 309 Lord, enthroned in heavn’ly splendour 380 O,Lord my God (How great thou art) 514 Thou whose almighty word
Please join us for refreshments after the 10 am service in the Community Room Please pray for Those who are sick Ken, Peter Sparkes, Nellie Meadows, Eric Dickerson, Jean W, Adam, Kevin, Paul Derrett Russell Abbott, Beryl, Rosemary S, Jean Latham
Contacts: Priest in charge: The Revd Jutta Brueck. Mobile: 07958 360564 or Tel. 743 341 Email: [email protected] Jutta’s days in the parish are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Assistant Priest: Revd Lis Arnold m: 07788 855968 Website: St Thomaswww.stthomasipswich.org.uk Website is available to view Church email: [email protected] Services and meetings 20th – 25th February 2017 Daily, 10 am Morning Prayer except Mon days Monday 20th 4pm Evening Prayer, Vicarage st Tuesday 21 4 pm Evening Prayer, Vicarage 7.15 pm Ladies group. Wednesday 22nd 10 am Eucharist Thursday Friday Saturday
23rd 24th
4 pm 12noon
Evening Prayer, Vicarage Prayer for Syria -everyone
25th
Bishops’ invitation to ‘Prayer for Syria & Iraq: a minute of A big Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Confirmation Sunday so special. Amelie’s grandma wrote: prayer on Fridays at 12 noon. Please, do take part. ‘Please thank the people responsible for the buffet, what a spread! In fact, we had a great welcome from you all’. Those who have died: In recent worldwide conflicts and natural disasters. Those on the year’s mind list this week. Ladies Group: Tues, 21st February 2017, 7.15 pm. PhotoThose who recently died: Pansy Pratt, Austin King graphs of the local area. Audio/visual presentation by (Austin’s Funeral will be at St.Thomas’ Church on th Malcolm Gibbs. For more info: Carole Groom tel. 464218 Monday, 6 March, at 10.30 am)
Next Sunday: 26th February 2017 The Sunday next before Lent. 8 am Eucharist (BCP) 10 am Parish Eucharist with Sunday School Readings for next Sunday: Exodus 24.12-end 2 Peter 1.16-21 Matthew 17.1-9
Birthdays: Emma Knight (22nd) Dates for your Diary: - Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Party: 28th Feb, 4.30 pm - Ash Wednesday: 1st March – 10 am & 7pm Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, 7.45 pm Start Lent Group - PCC Meeting: 15th March, 7.30pm - APCM: Sunday 30th April, 11.30 am
+++ THE PEW SHEET IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ++++
LENT – Starts on Ash Wednesday, 1st March. For information on Lent groups and the Kagera Lent Appeal and Challenge, see the separate flyer. We are grateful to Jean Brisland, Caroline Fisk, Adam Higgins and Jim Startup who have agreed to share their faith journeys with us on Sundays 12 & 19 March in place of the sermon. Please keep them in your prayers. Good Friday, 14th April. We would like to offer a craft morning for local children. Please speak to Lis or Jutta if you could lead a craft or help in any other way on the day. Find. Thank you for your continuing gifts for Find. While the charity is looking for premises, please continue to bring in donations with a lengthy keeping date, which Keith will store in his garage. He will update us when there is news. Highfield Nursery School & Children’s Centre are seeking Members to join their Governing Body, esp. people with financial, building, or social services expertise. To find out more phone 01473 742 534. Evening Prayer in the Vicarage – see above. The next Community prayer meeting is on 2nd March, 7 for 7.30 – 9 pm in the Vicarage. Bring puddings/fruit to share.
Men’s group: Contact Malcolm Gibbs 07906 663530 for information of the next meeting
426 Praise to the holiest 442 Seek ye first 309 Lord, enthroned in heavn’ly splendour 380 O,Lord my God (How great thou art) 514 Thou whose almighty word
Please join us for refreshments after the 10 am service in the Community Room Please pray for Those who are sick Ken, Peter Sparkes, Nellie Meadows, Eric Dickerson, Jean W, Adam, Kevin, Paul Derrett Russell Abbott, Beryl, Rosemary S, Jean Latham
Contacts: Priest in charge: The Revd Jutta Brueck. Mobile: 07958 360564 or Tel. 743 341 Email: [email protected] Jutta’s days in the parish are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Assistant Priest: Revd Lis Arnold m: 07788 855968 Website: St Thomaswww.stthomasipswich.org.uk Website is available to view Church email: [email protected] Services and meetings 20th – 25th February 2017 Daily, 10 am Morning Prayer except Mon days Monday 20th 4pm Evening Prayer, Vicarage st Tuesday 21 4 pm Evening Prayer, Vicarage 7.15 pm Ladies group. Wednesday 22nd 10 am Eucharist Thursday Friday Saturday
23rd 24th
4 pm 12noon
Evening Prayer, Vicarage Prayer for Syria -everyone
25th
Bishops’ invitation to ‘Prayer for Syria & Iraq: a minute of A big Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Confirmation Sunday so special. Amelie’s grandma wrote: prayer on Fridays at 12 noon. Please, do take part. ‘Please thank the people responsible for the buffet, what a spread! In fact, we had a great welcome from you all’. Those who have died: In recent worldwide conflicts and natural disasters. Those on the year’s mind list this week. Ladies Group: Tues, 21st February 2017, 7.15 pm. PhotoThose who recently died: Pansy Pratt, Austin King graphs of the local area. Audio/visual presentation by (Austin’s Funeral will be at St.Thomas’ Church on th Malcolm Gibbs. For more info: Carole Groom tel. 464218 Monday, 6 March, at 10.30 am)
Next Sunday: 26th February 2017 The Sunday next before Lent. 8 am Eucharist (BCP) 10 am Parish Eucharist with Sunday School Readings for next Sunday: Exodus 24.12-end 2 Peter 1.16-21 Matthew 17.1-9
Birthdays: Emma Knight (22nd) Dates for your Diary: - Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Party: 28th Feb, 4.30 pm - Ash Wednesday: 1st March – 10 am & 7pm Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, 7.45 pm Start Lent Group - PCC Meeting: 15th March, 7.30pm - APCM: Sunday 30th April, 11.30 am
+++ THE PEW SHEET IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ++++
LENT – Starts on Ash Wednesday, 1st March. For information on Lent groups and the Kagera Lent Appeal and Challenge, see the separate flyer. We are grateful to Jean Brisland, Caroline Fisk, Adam Higgins and Jim Startup who have agreed to share their faith journeys with us on Sundays 12 & 19 March in place of the sermon. Please keep them in your prayers. Good Friday, 14th April. We would like to offer a craft morning for local children. Please speak to Lis or Jutta if you could lead a craft or help in any other way on the day. Find. Thank you for your continuing gifts for Find. While the charity is looking for premises, please continue to bring in donations with a lengthy keeping date, which Keith will store in his garage. He will update us when there is news. Highfield Nursery School & Children’s Centre are seeking Members to join their Governing Body, esp. people with financial, building, or social services expertise. To find out more phone 01473 742 534. Evening Prayer in the Vicarage – see above. The next Community prayer meeting is on 2nd March, 7 for 7.30 – 9 pm in the Vicarage. Bring puddings/fruit to share.
Men’s group: Contact Malcolm Gibbs 07906 663530 for information of the next meeting
