SAT 2.30 pm Fairtrade tea and pineapple event in church
Speaker from Ghana
Sunday 7 March: Lent 3
8.00 am Eucharist: Celebrant:Revd Andrew Burnett
9.30 am Eucharist: Celebrant & Preacher: Revd David Clune
11.00am Eucharist: Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Alan Fiddyment
Isaiah 55.1-9, 1 Corinthians 10.1-13, Luke 13.1-9
11.00 am Connect at SPCEDS: Revd Vaughan Pollard
3.00 pm Baptisms: Revd Vaughan Pollard
6.30 pm Evensong: Officiant & Preacher: Revd David Clune
Genesis 28.10-19a & John 1.35-end
For your prayers
We hold before God those who are ill, especially Peter Winfield, Derick Smith, Bob Goemans, Freda Whelpton, Jean Fiddyment,
We hold before God those who have died, amongst them Irene Gardener, Owen Davidson, Mary Jurguet, George Young, Cecil Hunt, Eva Cordley and John Sunter.
The week ahead
TUE 10.00 am Eucharist, Revd Andrew Burnett
WED 1.30 pm Pram Service
7.30 pm WOW Group, The Chantry
THUR 7.30 pm Rehearsal for Murder in the Cathedral
FRI 7.00 pm Evening Prayer
SAT 10-12 noon Preparation of flowers for Mothering Sunday in the Maples Room
Sunday 14 March: Lent 4, Mothering Sunday
8.00 am & 11.00am Eucharist
Exodus 2.1-10; 2 Corinthians 1.3-7; Luke 2.33-35
9.30 am All Age Worship
11.00 am Connect at SPCEDS
6.30 pm Evensong;
Isaiah 40.27-41.13 & 2 Timothy 4.1-18
Parish Notes & News
1 The March edition of Tidings is now available, please pick up your copy.
2 The Lent edition of Crosslincs, the Diocese of Lincoln's newspaper is also available at the back of church.
3 HELP! Stewards needed for the Shop/Visitors Centre on Saturdays. If you are interested please contact Janice or Alan Bashford on 01406 370822.
4 Mothering Sunday flowers - don't leave it to the Mums! As usual we will be giving flowers to Mums at services on Mothering Sunday. Amazingly these don't just spring from thin air and we need many hands to make light work of preparing the flowers on Saturday 13 March in the Maples Room between 10am and 12 noon. We will also need foliage to put with the flowers. If you can help on Saturday or provide foliage please let Heather know at the office.
4 ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ A play by T S Eliot performed by St Nicolas Players on Saturday 20 March at 7.30 pm in St Mary & St Nicolas Church. All tickets £7. 7.30pm start, Bring a cushion – refreshments served during the interval. Tickets 01775 764777 www.southollandcentre.co.uk, Parish Office and on the door
5 Churches Together in Spalding & District LENT LECTURES 2010.
Six Weeks to Rediscover Mission & Re Imagine Church
Monday Meetings at
Monday 8th March 7.30pm Re- imagining Church – Community
Dr Julie Doddrell (Messy Church
Monday 15th March 7.30pm Re-imagining Church – Worship
Liz Jackson (
Monday 22nd March 7.30pm Re-imagining Church – Leadership & Discipleship
Dr Pete Atkins (Fresh Expressions National Team Member)
Palm Sunday 28th March 10.45am United Service at St Marys & St Nicolas Parish Church Where do we go from here?
6 John Bennett’s Induction Service. Please note that the Induction Service for Revd John Bennett will be at St Mary & St Nicolas Church on Thursday, 25th March at 7.30 p.m., it will be conducted by the Bishop of Lincoln and will be followed by a Faith Supper in the Hall.
7 Bring & Share/Faith Supper. We hope that people will be willing to bring some food for this Buffet Supper after the Induction Service. It would be helpful if you could indicate on the sheet at the back of Church what you might provide, please. Final date Sunday 21st March. Thank you.