INTERCESSIONS
The Church
Pray for our Diocese, for Sentamu our Archbishop, for Martin our Bishop, Richard our Archdeacon and our local Clergy. Pray for the Primates of the Anglican Communion and our communion of Churches.
The World
Please pray for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and for all those who have lost their homes. Pray for peace and stability in Pakistan and for progress in Iraq and Afghanistan. We continue to pray for peace between Israel and its neighbours. Remember the victims of all terrorist attacks and their families. Pray for financial stability and for those whose livelihoods and homes are threatened. Remember those who are hungry or oppressed.
Our Local Communities
In our Group of Parishes we pray for:
Boston Spa: Grove Gardens, Wharfeside, St. Mary’s Church;
Clifford & Bramham: Albion Terrace, Nursery Way, Chapel Lane;
Walton & Thorp Arch: Thorp Arch Parish Council.
The Sick
Pray for all who face great difficulties in their lives at this time and for all carers. Please pray for:
Boston Spa: Bill Parkinson, Gill Rastrick, Eileen Maclay, Jeanne Kerr, Pam Clarke, Alexandra Royle, Rita and Don Donaldson, Antony Burgess, Louie Moore, Irene Shaw;
Clifford & Bramham: Annie Dykes, Julie Hicks, Meg Kitson, Nora Sanderson, Olive Warrington, Janette Webb, Ernest Smith, Karen Womack, Cicely Clegg; Walton: Emma Fenton (née Shaw).
The Departed
Pray for the repose of the souls of all who have died recently. We also remember all those from our parishes whose anniversaries are at this time.
† May they rest in peace and rise in glory †
Services, News and Events
The Lower Wharfe Group of Parishes
SERVICES AND EVENTS
GROUP NOTICES AND NEWS
* 2010 LENT LECTURES AT ST. MARY’S “The Story of Faith through Five Objects”. Join us for some very interesting and informative evenings in St Mary’s Room at 7.30pm each Tuesday during Lent, commencing February 23rd. Our speaker is The Revd. Greg Hoyland, lecturer in Theology at York St John’s University. Light refreshments will be avalable before the meeting.
* LENT IN BETWEEN BREAKFASTS, 8.40am at St. Mary’s, commencing on Sunday 21st February for five weeks. Stay after the 8.00am service or come early for the 9.30am service and enjoy a continental style breakfast with a short reflection for Lent, led by the Lay Worship Group. Everyone is invited!
* ST MARY’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 21st April 2010. All AGM Reports should be submitted to the Parish Administration Office ideally by the end of February but definitely before 21st March.
* CHRISTIAN AID “Count Your Blessings” is a meaningful exercise for Lent. See the Justice and Peace notice board at St. Mary’s Church and pick up a leaflet!
* PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM 2010: Friday evening 2nd July to Monday morning 5th July. Accommodation (£149.25 for full board) is available at The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, (Note this year we do not have a driver so are unable to provide group transport, Pilgrims would therefore have to make their own travel arrangements). A booking deposit of £20 is required by Friday 25th March to confirm your place. To reserve accommodation and to obtain information on Travel and Public Transport contact the Parish Administrator Shirley Elphick.
* COFFEE FOR CASSOCKS in St Mary’s Room 10.00am to 12 noon on Saturday 20th March. St Mary’s Junior Choir members are growing and funds are badly needed for Cassocks and Surplices. We have coffee, cakes, a gift stall and a raffle, all we need is you! Admission £1
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* CELEBRATE SPRING with Daffodil Day on 20th March. Make a donation and wear a pin for the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal. Collectors are also needed (30 mins on Boston Spa High Street). If you can help please contact Rachel Bentley on 01937 842732 or 07976 621496
* LUNCHTIME CONCERTS 1.00pm at Boston Spa Methodist Church. Next concert Friday 12th March, Ian Peak (Saxophone and Clarinet) accompanied by Beryl Pankhurst. Light lunches (soup, sandwiches and cake) are served from 12.00 noon. Contact Gerald Payling on 01937 842027 for more information.
Sunday 7th March:
[Third Sunday of Lent]
Readings: Isaiah 55.1–9; Psalm 63. 1-
1 Corinthians 10.1–13; Luke 13. 1-
Response to Psalm:
My soul thirsts for you, O my God.
All Parishes:
8.00am Group Holy Communion at St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s Church:
8.00am Group Holy Communion.
8.40am Lent in-
9.30am All Age Worship.
6.00pm Night Prayer.
All Saints’ Thorp Arch & St. Peter’s Walton:
9.30am Joint Holy Communion at All Saints’ Church.
All Saints’ Bramham:
10.00am Parish Eucharist.
3.30pm Bramham Discoverers, followed by Childrens’ Service at 4.15pm.
St. Luke’s Clifford:
3.30pm Holy Eucharist.
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THIS WEEK
Monday 8th March: [Edward King, bishop, 1910 Felix, bishop, 647 Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, priest, poet, 1929]
3.45pm Christian Meditation Group at 197 High St, B. Spa.
5.30pm X-
7.30pm Baptism Enquiry meeting, St. Mary’s Room.
Tuesday 9th:
7.30pm Lent Lecture in St. Mary’s Room, see Group Notices and News.
Wednesday 10th:
10.00am Group Holy Communion at All Saints’ Thorp Arch.
10.30am Morning Coffee at St. Mary’s.
1.30pm Bramham All Saints’ Pram Service in Village Hall.
6.30pm X-
7.30pm St. Mary’s PCC meet in St. Mary’s Room.
Thursday 11th:
6.45pm St. Mary’s Choir practice (juniors), adults join at 7.30pm.
Friday 12th:
9.00am Celtic Morning Prayer at St. Mary’s School
9.30am Rascals meet in St. Mary’s Room.
10.00am Group Holy Communion, All Saints’ Bramham.
7.00pm Stations of the Cross at St. Luke’s Church.
7.30pm Holy Mackerel meet in St. Mary’s Room.
Saturday 13th:
10.00am Group Holy Communion at St. Mary’s.
10.00am Coffee in St. Mary’s Room.
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Sunday 14th March:
[4th Sunday of Lent]
Readings: 1 Samuel 1. 20 -
Colossians 3. 12 -
Response to Psalm:
It is the Lord who builds this house.
All Parishes:
8.00am Group Holy Communion at All Saints’ Thorp Arch.
St. Mary’s Church:
8.40am Lent Breakfast at St. Mary’s, “Lord of Energy”, see Notices and News
9.30am Parish Eucharist.
12.00nn Holy Baptism of George Joseph Tomlinson.
6.00pm Night Prayer.
St. Peter’s Walton & All Saints’ Thorp Arch:
9.30am Holy Communion at St. Peter’s Church.
All Saints’ Bramham:
10.00am Methodist Service.
St. Luke’s Clifford:
11.00am Holy Eucharist.
GROUP CONTACTS
Revd. Peter Bristow, The Vicarage, 86 High Street,
Boston Spa, LS23 6EA 842454, e-
Revd. Stanley Menzies, 2 Crag Gardens, Bramham, LS23 6RP
541047, e-
Victoria Etherington (Children & Youth Worker)
01937 844591 mobile 07966 015229, e-
Group Office, St. Mary’s Church, High Street, Boston Spa,
LS23 6DR 844402, e-
Contact the webmaster: click here
Contact St. Mary’s Magazine Editor: 01937 584004
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Contact All Saints’ Bramham Magazine Editor:
01937 843129 e-
Contact “Causeway” Magazine Editor: 01937 844831
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27th March: 4.00pm First Holy Communion meeting (session 5) followed by (5.00pm) Family Bring and Share Supper.
21st April: 7.30pm St. Mary’s Church Annual General Meeting.
23rd April: 7.30pm Lazy Safari Supper for St. Mary’s, see Group Notices & News.
7th May: Discoverers meet in St. Mary’s Room.
FUTURE EVENTS
20th March: 10.00am “Coffee for Cassocks” coffee morning in St. Mary’s Room, see Notices and News.
26th March: 7.30pm Holy Mackerel meet in St. Mary’s Room.
26th March: 70’s Night at St. John’s School for the Deaf. Tickets £10 including supper from Paul Martin 849687 or Kate Kennedy 541210.
