CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY March 22nd, 2015 â Fifth Sunday of
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CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY March 22nd, 2015 â Fifth Sunday of
CHRIST CHURCH HIGHBURY March 22nd, 2015 – Fifth Sunday of Lent Welcome to Christ Church If you are new to Christ Church or need to tell us of any change of address, please fill in a white card from the pew chair pockets and hand it in at the Welcome Desk in the Fellowship Room, where coffee is served after the 11am service. 9.00am HOLY COMMUNION* Leader: Tania Witter Preacher: Jonathan Brewster Reading: Hebrews 12: 18-29 11.00am MORNING WORSHIP Leader: Tania Witter Preacher: Jonathan Brewster Reading: Hebrews 12: 18-29 *If you would prefer to receive non-alcoholic wine, please bring this noticesheet with you to the altar-rail 6.30pm EVENING PRAYER Leader: Tania Witter PLEASE PRAY FOR – Margaret Buckingham, Mike, Vikki, Issy and Sadie of St Luke's Church, and Andy Mallon and family, Hilary Fathers, the family of Mervyn Jones and Harry Langley (Names of people to be prayed for appear for four weeks) and also for our five Mission Links – Cambodia Action, Church Mission Society in the Middle East, Church Army (UK), Potential Edge (Uganda), and the Delhi Bible Institute. Prayer Ministry: Members of the team will be in the Prayer Corner after the 11am service to pray with anyone who would value this. MORNING PRAYER –Monday 9am, Tuesday 9am, Wednesday 10.30am, Thursday 9am. VISITS - if you would like a visit from one of the visiting team, call the office on 7354 0741. VESTRY HOUR – Mondays, 5.30-6.30pm, in the Vicarage Basement. Please come to Vestry Hour if you would like to talk to one of the clergy. No appointment required. You are welcome to take this noticesheet away with you CHRIST CHURCH news PILGRIMAGE TO ST PAUL’S: Greetings to all who have signed up for this pilgrimage. On Saturday 28 March, please come to the Fellowship Room at church promptly for 12 noon, with comfortable walking shoes and your packed lunch. We will supply hot soup, teas and coffee. We will eat together, say a pilgrim’s prayer and start out walking at 12.40pm. A route description will be provided. Rendezvous for walkers and non-walkers will be 2.00pm at Starbucks in Paternoster Square, ready for the Cathedral tour at 2.30 pm. If you find after all that you cannot come, please let Tania know, 0207 226 6908, or [email protected] as somebody else could use your place. MAUNDY THURSDAY: our service on Maundy Thursday, 2nd April, will be at 7.30pm and involves a meal so it would be a great help if you would sign up in advance. There is a sign-up sheet on the Welcome Desk or you can contact the Church Office. EASTER SATURDAY: On the 4th April there will be open Church and Café from 9am – 12 noon. If you would like to donate cakes or pastries etc, please complete the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Desk or speak with Sarah Brewster. MENS BREAKFAST will be in the Fellowship Room on Saturday 18 April at 9.00a.m. As usual, conversation and a short presentation will happen over a full hot breakfast. All welcome as well as friends or visitors. Please sign up at the Welcome desk (so that we know how many eggs to buy!). SPIRE REPAIRS AND HERITAGE DIGITISATION: Could you spare 2-3 minutes to give your views on a proposed new Highbury Heritage visitor centre at Christ Church? This project will enable Christ Church to meet the Heritage Lottery Fund criteria that more people and a wider range of people will engage with our heritage. The visitor centre and audio visual information will be planned, developed and maintained by volunteers – over 50 people have already indicated interest in being involved as volunteers. Your views will help us to prepare our stage 2 application to the Heritage Lottery Fund - for a grant of £200,000 to repair the spire. Please fill in the online form at http://bit.ly/highbury-heritage or find it on the Church web page http://www.christchurchhighbury.com/community/highbury-heritage/ FLOWERS FOR THE CHURCH: Valerie Brett would like to remind everyone that it is possible each Sunday to donate money for flowers in memorium or to mark any special occasion. PARISH AWAY WEEKEND: Book your place at the 2015 Christ Church visit to High Leigh Friday 5th - Sunday 7th June. Room allocations are on a first come first served basis so please book early and make payment to secure your place. Forms are available to download on the website (http://www.christchurchhighbury.com/joining-in/parish-weekend-away/) and can be handed into the Welcome desk at church or email to and for further information contact: [email protected] HOW TO GIVE - Giving from the congregation is our major source of income - over 70% of the total - and vital to the mission of the church. Thank you to all those who continue to give so generously. If you would like to discuss further please talk to the clergy or Evelyn Thomas, the giving secretary. Leaflets explaining the giving process are available on the welcome desk or go to www.christchurchhighbury.com/giving Roots down – branches out – www.christchurchhighbury.com M QUIET DAY AT ST SAVIOURS:. We have booked another Quiet Day at St Saviour's Priory on Saturday 25 April from 10.0 am to 3.30 pm. There will be space and silence for reflection, with some worship and some guidance as to how to spend the time. There will also be some art materials. Coffee and tea are provided, but please bring your own packed lunch. St Saviour's Priory is on Dunloe St, E2 8NS and can be reached either on the 236 bus, with a short walk, or on the overground to Hoxton station, with a short walk. A lift might also be possible. There is a sign-up sheet on the Welcome Desk. Please indicate if you need a lift. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928): Union Chapel warmly invites you to a FREE screening of this silent masterpiece with live score for soprano, organ and electronics, Good Friday, April 3, 8pm (doors and bar open 7pm). Carl Dreyer's film, based on the transcripts of Joan's dramatic trial for witchcraft and heresy, is frequently rated as one of the greatest of all time. It features stunning camerawork, as well as a mesmerising performance by Renee Falconetti as Joan, who must endure the taunts, deceit and ridicule of the court. It is only through her faith that she can rise above her cruel tormentors and face her inevitable death, although even she has her moments of doubt. Irene Buckley's score is hauntingly beautiful; she is joined by organist James McVinnie and soprano Emma Nash for what will be an unforgettable, moving and poignant evening. Come along and bring your friends! This screening is the third event in the Chapel's Good Friday Project which offers people the chance to hear a free programme of live religious music performed to a professional standard every Good Friday. Two years ago the Project began with Scott Stroman conducting Eclectic Voices in a performance of Bach's St John Passion; last year they sang James Macmillan's Seven Last Words From the Cross. There will be a retiring collection for the work of the Organ Project and Union Chapel's homeless project Margins http://www.unionchapel.org.uk/pages/the_good_friday_project_music_for_the_community.ht ml ISLINGTON CENTRE FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS is a charity which teaches English and whose students are looked after by a dedicated team of teachers and volunteers. Lunch is provided and food parcels distributed to those most in need. The Centre is regularly short of non-perishable food to hand out and would appreciate donations such as bags of lentils, pasta, rice, sugar, cans of tuna, tins of tomatoes, milk, soup, fruit, custard, stock cubes, instant coffee, tea bags, cereal, etc. These items should be left, clearly marked for the Centre, on the table to the right of the hatch in the Fellowship Room on Sundays. Contributions in cash are equally welcome (please pass on to me directly or the Church Office). Thank you. Christine O’Brien. NEXT SUNDAY March 29th 9.00am 11.00am 6.30pm Holy Communion Holy Communion Jazz Vespers Notices for this sheet should reach the Church Office by 12 noon on Thursday. Thank you. TIME TO PRAY AND READ Gracious Father, you gave up your son out of love for the world: lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion, that we may know eternal peace through the shedding of our Saviour’s blood, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. MONDAY, March 23 Psalm 73 John 11: 28-44 * For Highbury Young Singers who will be holding their concert this evening * All who are hungry TUESDAY, March 24 Psalm 35 * For all the groups who use our church during the week * All who work in the medical and healing professions John 11: 45-end WEDNESDAY, March 25 Psalm 111 John 12: 1-11 * For those who work to prepare our parks and gardens for spring * Those living in poverty or under oppression THURSDAY, March 26 Psalm 40 * For us all as we continue our journey through Lent * Emergency and Rescue organisations John 12: 12-19 FRIDAY, March 27 Psalm 22 John 12: 20-36a * For the 19 people killed and those injured in the Tunisia attacks * Prisoners, refugees and homeless people SATURDAY, March 28 Psalm 23 * For all those who live in fear and uncertainty * The worship of the Church. John 12: 36b-end SUNDAY, March 29 Psalm 61 * For us all as we come together to worship today * The Universal Church Matthew 26 CLERGY: 7354 0741 (NB Friday = day off) Revd Jonathan Brewster Revd Tania Witter: 7226 6908 Revd Charis Enga: [email protected] [email protected] On Maternity Leave LICENSED LAY MINISTERS Paddy Marsh: 7226 5726 Polly Arthur: 7359 2571 [email protected] YOUTH WORKER SAFEGUARDING OFFICER Dom Sadler: 07762 917930 Simon Mason: [email protected] [email protected] CHURCH OFFICE: 7354 0741 Juliette Soanes: 7354 0741 [email protected] (NB Weekdays apart from Wednesday) www.christchurchhighbury.com