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THE OTHER SIDE15th March 2020 3rd Sunday of Lent
08.00 Holy Communion (said) Graham Watts & Pam Fawcett10.30 Celebration Sunday with ACCM Dave Bull17.30 Evensong Pam Fawcett
We are ordinary people led by an extraordinary God, whose love inspires us to welcome everyone, serve our communities and grow as we follow Jesus together
CORONAVIRUS: UPDATED ADVICE FOR SUNDAY SERVICESFollowing updated advice this week, our advice remains:- please use a tissue to catch coughs & sneezes and bin the tissue,- wash and sanitize hands frequently- avoid touching your eyes and nose with unwashed hands.
New this weekIn addition, our new advice is:- if you feel unwell, please stay at home- please avoid physical contact during Prayer Ministry and The Peace- at Holy Communion, we will distribute bread only and not wine
To help you stay up to date, there is now a dedicated page on our website. On the main menu at the top of the screen click on "Coronavirus" or follow this link:: https://4u-team.org/coronavirus-advice-for-sunday-services/. The Church of England is regularly updating its advice at www.churchofengland.org.
Loving each otherIf you know of anyone who is feeling isolated or especially anxious at this time, or who you have noticed is absent, please do make contact with them if you can or share your concerns with a member of the clergy or pastoral team. Thank you.
Church Lunch We are very sorry, but there will be no church lunch this month. The next one will be on Sunday 26th April.
The next Healing Room session will be on Saturday 27th March from 10 am to 12 noon at Christ Church URC on Oxford Road. (NO Healing Room in April)
Churchyard Maintenance (Grass
Last week we raised £485, including Gift Aid, from the Special Collection to support the Greek Island Migrant Emergency . Marlow Refugee Action will ensure that this money is used to support the agencies we are already working with on Samos. We will be sending the money to a medical charity with whom a nurse from Marlow recently spent a month volunteering. Thank you to everyone who contributed to help with this deteriorating situation on the Greek islands. Please continue to hold these people, whose only crime is to seek a safe and peaceful life for themselves and their families, in your prayers.
PARISH PRAYER There will be an opportunity to pray for the life of the Parish here at All Saints’ on Saturday 21st March from 9-9.30am. Do come and join us.
WELCOME LUNCH If you are new to All Saints Marlow, we would like to invite you to our Welcome Lunch on Sunday 29th March, 12.30-2.30pm in the main church building after the 10.59 service. This is our way of saying "Welcome to All Saints". Come and meet members of the clergy, staff team, welcome team and other newcomers over a light buffet lunch. Children welcome, we will have a creche. If you can join us please contact Ruth Scott [email protected]
CONCERTSSat 21st March 7.30pm Chiltern Music Academy in aid of Rotary charities
Sat 28th March 7.30pm Chiltern Concert Band
Sunday 5 April at 3pm, here at All Saints’ As a very fitting start to Holy Week, Jeremy and Geraldine Rowe (counter-tenor and soprano) will perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater , accompanied by organist Rhidian Jones , with projected images, & poetry read by Roger Deats. Free entry with retiring collection for the All Saints’ Music
cutting)Two of our volunteers are unable to continue to help with maintaining the churchyard so we are looking for two people to join the team with responsibility for cutting the grass in an agreed area. Mowers & equipment are provided with work carried out at a time to suit yourself. If you are able to help in this way and/or would like more information about what the task involves please contact Steve Pearson - [email protected] or call on 07717 610733. If you would like to help but only have limited availability why not 'job share' and team up with someone else?
Lighthouse Marlow registration for new volunteers is open at https://lighthousecentral.org/get-involved (previous helpers should use the link in the email they have been sent). Thank you to the 120+ people who have already volunteered – however we need around 300 volunteers to run Lighthouse!Lighthouse this year runs from 3-7 August and there are roles for anyone able to help for a day or more, for mornings or lunchtimes only, or for helping set up and clear the site (evenings and weekend for the week or so before and weekend after Lighthouse). We especially need people to organise and lead teams for the following areas:
Helper refreshments Looking after helpers’ children from 8-10am 4-year olds group (around 12 children)
We are also seeking an experienced ‘sound’ person to be part of the technical team during the Lighthouse week.If you are not able to help please pray for people to come forward to fill these roles.For more information on these, or any other, roles or if you have any questions please email [email protected] or speak to Sarah Jones or Wendy Beckett.
Church Cleaning & Brasses - volunteers neededA few of our volunteers are unable to continue to help with cleaning the church and polish the brasses, so we are looking for people to join the team.Brasses - this is on a rota basis and we are currently looking for people to clean for an hour each week for a month or two. The months that need covering are January, June, October and December.Cleaning - we are looking for volunteers to help with four areas of the church. Some areas require an hour's clean each week, whilst others can be done fortnightly. If you are able to help but only have limited availability, then you could 'job share' with someone else.Charlie Brown is also stepping down as the Cleaning team leader, so we are looking for someone to take on this role. If you are able to help and/or would like more information, please contact either Charlie Brown - [email protected] or 07540286662 or Richard Powell - [email protected] or 07718126668.
Trust. Coffee and tea after the concert.Staff team changes: This week, Harriet Miles stepped down from her role as Rector's PA and Deanery Administrator. It has been an absolute joy working with Harriet for the past 4 years and she has served us all with huge enthusiasm, faith and love. It's no exaggeration to say that she has been an important part of many of the good things we have seen the Lord doing in our parish. I'm sure you will want to join me in thanking Harriet and in praying for her and her husband Chris as they commence the next chapter of their lives. Taking over from Harriet on a temporary basis is Charlie Brown (like Harriet, a member of this church). Charlie brings with her a wealth of experience and organisational ability and a vibrant faith. Her email address is [email protected]. Welcome to the team Charlie! From now on, please address all enquiries to Charlie and please pray for her as she takes on this new role. Please also bear with us if there are any glitches in the transition process! Dave
Christian Aid Week in MarlowAs it has been increasingly difficult to recruit house-to-house collectors, the Marlow group has decided to compensate for the fall-off by introducing an ‘envelope drop’ scheme on a trial basis. Envelopes will be distributed to some homes with a note explaining that they will no longer be collected but donations can be made online or toone of several collection points in Marlow or Marlow Bottom. We will try to monitor the effectiveness of this trial, & continue to support existing collectors who wish tocontinue collecting house-to-house. The sponsored walk from Bix will take place on Saturday 16 May. together with a daytime street collection in central Marlow. For these new ventures to be successful lots of volunteers are needed, especially for the envelope drop & the street collection. Can you help to raise funds for Christian Aid’s work with some of the world’s poorest people affected by climate change. We would like to know now in order to make the necessary preparations. Forms are available in church indicating how you could help. Please return asap to Tony Threlfall, 61 Cambridge Road, Marlow ([email protected], Tel. 471610) or to Jean Ashford, 24 Squirrel Rise, Marlow Bottom ([email protected], Tel. 486227).
Thames Valley Hub Open Evening Tuesday 31stMarch 7-9pm at Kerith Centre in Bracknell. For anyone interested in studying theology. For more information see postcards at the back of the church.
Lent Lunches every Friday until the 3rd April at the Pugin Rooms, St. Peter’s RC Church 12 – 2pm. Home-made soup etc. £5
Christian Climate Response - All Saints MarlowMany of us are troubled by the unfolding climate emergency and struggling to identify the correct Christian response. It’s encouraging to see growing signs of action and awareness not only in the mainstream news but also from the Churches and Christian organisations including the NGO’s and even the Church of England General Synod announcement recently. 2020 is being seen as a critical year for our planet, and in the run up to the International COP26 Climate Summit being hosted in Glasgow inNovember, Christian Aid, CAFOD and Tearfund have joined together to encourage a year of passionate prayer for justice and for climate solutions. Alongside these corporate signs we are also facing up to the individual lifestyle changes necessary, and we can often feel bombarded with advice and conflicting opinions. As we embark on the season of Lent which in itself gives us the opportunity to step back, re-evaluate and reflect on our lives, if you would like to navigate this particular strand of our faith alongside others from our church we are offering a few ideas and suggestions:
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meet to pray with others for the climate each Friday of Lent at 8:30am in the prayer chapel
follow the Church of England’s #LiveLent campaign (available as an app or by email https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/living-out-our-faith/lent-holy-week-and-easter/livelent-care-gods-creation, and I have a few copies of the booklet)
join a small team to look at renewing our church commitment to the Eco Church programme over the coming months
meet to pray with other Christians in Marlow on the first Monday evening of each month between now and the November summit
If you would like to take up any of these suggestions please contact [email protected] or just turn up on Friday mornings.
Please do join us for coffee in the Church Hall after the 9.15 service.The Hall is just past the George & Dragon and is fully accessible.
SERVICES FOR THE COMING WEEK
Services for coming weekTuesday: 10.30 Holy CommunionWednesday: 08.15 Morning PrayersFriday: 19.00 Evening Prayers
Readings for next week:Exodus 2:1-10 John 9:1-11
Next Sunday 22nd March – Mothering Sunday08.00 Holy Communion (said)09.15 Holy Communion10.59 All Age Informal Service with Baptism17.30 Evensong19.00 Informal Evening Service
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TOGETHER IN AT ALL SAINTSWeek beginning 15th March 2020
A Prayer for Lent You, Lord Jesus, knew great power, to heal, to transform, to proclaim the reign of God so you met great temptations. The wrong way, glittering and possible, was open; you could rule if you chose, in majesty and wonder, more victorious than Alexander, more imperial than Caesar. But you said No, simply, decisively, forever, for us. Holy Spirit of God, enable us to respond to temptation with the strength of your word within us, so that we may hold firm to our calling and take your better way in faithfulness. Amen
Give thanks and praise as we celebrate the wonderful things God did for us last yearPray for honest and respectful discussion as we revue our values and plan for an exciting and inclusive future direction for our church, pray that all will feel involved and their views valued, may we keep God at the centre of all we do.
Pray that all who take time this Lent to reflect on their spiritual path with honesty and an open heart and mind to discern God’s will in their lives, may feel renewed and empowered.
Pray for the many people affected by the Coronavirus pandemic across the world, especially for those in the UK. Grant us all wisdom and constraint as we come together to minimize the impact especially on the elderly and vulnerable in our community. Pray all comply with advice and instruction and remain aware of the needs of those around us. Pray for the carers, doctors and nurses, technicians and researchers.
Pray especially for the homeless and displaced, the unwanted and persecuted: refugees the lost and abandoned Pray for those who support and care wherever they are able, to offer prayer, hope and practical support. Remember the many places where Christians are persecuted for their faith, their churches burnt and destroyed, and their lives threatened. Pray for tolerance, protection and acceptance, a time of new hope and new beginnings, a renewal of faith in God’s love and protection
Pray that all coming into our church may find a safe place to share and discuss, a calm oasis in a busy and complicated life. Give thanks for the blessings each one of us has received this week.
Pray for all those at home and abroad whose lives have been altered by violence, terrorist acts, severe weather and tragic accidentsPray for all those in government and positions of authority that they will make wise and good decisions in the interests of those they have sworn responsibility for and put aside personal ambition and self interest in the name of peace, respect and prosperity for the world and its needs. Pray for calm and respect as we leave the EU and move to a new future of independence.
Pray for those who are sick in body mind or spirit and all those who struggle to make sense of their lives and are facing times of personal crisis. Pray for those who are elderly and housebound, or living in residential homes with few friends or visitors. Pray for those recovering in hospital or at home, those waiting for treatment; those coming to terms with serious illness, disability or changed lifestyles.
Pray for those who have recently died and for those who mourn them. May all know the peace of Christ. Pray for those named on the Prayer Board in our church and all
PRAYER
who request our prayers.
