Parish of St. Thomas, Bramford Lane, Ipswich Sunday 26th March 2017 Mothering Sunday 8 am Eucharist (BCP) 10 am All Age Eucharist A warm welcome especially if you are visiting or joining us for the first time. Opening Hymn Gradual Hymn Offertory Hymn
Sheet We sing a love 206 He’s got the whole world. 21 All things bright and beautiful.
Communion Hymn Final Hymn sheet
313 Lord of all hopefulness. Sheet
Fathers and Mothers.
Please join us for refreshments after the 10 am service in Church. A big Thank you to the team who prepared today’s posies☺ Please pray for Those who are sick Ken, Peter Sparkes, Nellie Meadows, Eric Dickerson, Jean W, Adam, Kevin, Paul Derritt Beryl, Rosemary S, Jean Latham, Klaus Steffens
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: www.stthomasipswich.org.uk St Thomas Website is available to view Church email:
[email protected] Services and meetings 27th March - 1st April 2017 Daily, 10 am Morning Prayer except Mon days Monday Tuesday
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Thursday Friday
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4pm 4pm 6.50 pm 7.30 pm 10am 10.45am 7.00 pm 4pm 12noon
Evening Prayer, Vicarage Evening Prayer, Vicarage Men’s Group(Car park) Lent Group Vicarage Eucharist Lent Group STPC Prayer meetg (Vic) Evening Prayer, Vicarage Prayer for Syria –everyone
Saturday 1st Could you read in church or lead the prayers? More people Bishops’ invitation to ‘Prayer for Syria & Iraq: a minute of are needed to read and lead intercessions. especially the latter. We offer training for those who have not done this prayer on Fridays at 12 noon. Please, do take part. before. Speak to Jim or Jutta if you can help. Those who have died: In recent worldwide conflicts, in this LENT - A big THANK YOU to Jean Brisland, Caroline Fisk, week’s terror attack in London.Those on the year’s mind list Adam Higgins and Jim Startup for sharing their faith this week. Those who recently died: Russell Abbott, journeys with us in place of the sermon. We have been Ruth Scales (Funeral 10 April 2pm at St Thomas’) richly blessed. Next Sunday: 2nd April - KAGERA LENT CHALLENGE – Please, do join in. We will 5th Sunday of Lent collect all your donations on Easter Sunday & the Sunday 8 am Eucharist (BCP) after Easter 10 am Parish Eucharist and Sunday School. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER – please take home a flyer with Dates for your Diary: the Holy Week and Easter service times. th - The sign up sheet for Easter lilies is on the welcome - APCM: Sunday 30 April, 11.30 am table We are sorry to say that there are no tickets left for APCM REPORT– preparations: Could everyone who leads the Passover Meal. groups & has done a report in the past please prepare this and give it to Gloria Elmer by 25 March. Thank You. Ladies Group: Tues, 4th April 2017, Afternoon Tea at Claydon Hotel Info: Carole Groom tel. 464218 Information sheet from the PCC – what’s happening, how can you be involved. PLEASE, have a close look and consider Men’s group: This Tuesday, 28th March at 19:30: Bowling at helping. Kingpin Martlesham, cost is £6.50 per person. Meet at the Electoral Roll: In the run-up to the APCM on 30 April we are church car park at 18:50.See Malcolm for details.07906 updating the electoral roll. Please, do join it, if you are not 663530 already on it – forms are on the welcome table- and hand it to Alison Gibbs. Evening Prayer in the Vicarage – see above. Next Community prayer meeting: Birthdays: Pat Wright ( 30th) on 29 March for 7 – 9 pm in the Vicarage. Bring puddings/fruit to share. +++ THE PEW SHEET IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE ++++
Find. Thank you for your continuing gifts for Find. The charity is able to stay in their premises until September, so we can continue as before. Keep them in your prayers.