This weekend’s Bible readings:

Isaiah 49:1-7 (p 735) and John 12:44-46 (p 1080)

Pop Up Shop:

Thank you to everyone for your support over the last year. £172.12 was donated to the local food bank from the profits. The pop up shop returns this Sunday after the 10.30 morning service at St Mary's, Standon. We sell a variety of fairly traded and ethically sourced products and also Christian cards and gifts. Over the next few months we shall also have some Easter cards available.

Choral evensong this Sunday:

Our regular monthly service of choral evensong will take place this weekend, at 6.00 pm on Sunday. Please come along and enjoy this contemplative service, with music led by our benefice choir.

Be More Informed: Palestine:

Basma will be speaking in Standon Village Hall on 3rd February at 3.00 pm on ‘Understanding the Palestinian people, their origins, culture, recent history and aspirations’. Tickets are £5 and will include tea, coffee and Levantine sweets. Although it’s ok just to come along, in order to help with setting up, it would be helpful if you would please let Sue know if you plan to attend – 01920 318674. Any profits will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).

There are fliers in our churches; please take some and pass them on to any who might be interested.

Ash Wednesday service:

The start of Lent this year will be marked as usual with our Ash Wednesday service at 7.30 pm on 14th February at St Catherine’s. Please join us if you can.

Soup ‘n’ Snowdrops 17th February:

This year’s event is on 17th February. Soup will be served in St Catherine’s from 12.00.

World Day of Prayer:

This year’s service is on Friday 1st March at St Mary’s Church, Standon at the earlier time of 2.30 in the afternoon, with refreshments afterwards. This is an ecumenical service open to all. The service is prepared years in advance and this year’s service has been prepared by the Christian Women of Palestine!

If you would like to help in any way or would like to know more about World Day of Prayer please speak to Margaret.

Website:

Our benefice website is on the www.achurchnearyou.com platform. The benefice page can be reached via this link: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice/32-240BF/. The forward from https://ubsms.org.uk should point to that page.

Services for the next few weeks

Midweek services each week:

Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine's

Wednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary's

Sunday services:

28th January 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's

6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's

4th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's

10.30am Morning worship, All Saints

6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints

11th February 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's

6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints

18th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's

10.30am Holy communion, All Saints

6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints

25th February 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's

6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's