This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 Chronicles 29:10-17 (p 434) and Luke 6:37-38 (p 1034)All Saints@6 this weekend: This Sunday’s meeting will be the next in the Christians Together series, bringing together Christians of all denominations for fellowship and mutual support. All are welcome.All Saints@6 in March: On Sundays 3rd, 10th and 17th March, the All Saints@6 team will be leading a Lent course, open to all (as always), on The Promises of Jesus. Please join us if you can.Ash Wednesday service: The start of Lent this year will be marked as usual with our Ash Wednesday service at 7.30 pm on Wednesday at St Catherine’s. Please join us if you can.Soup ‘n’ Snowdrops 17th February: This year’s event is on 17th February. Home made soup, bread and cheese will be served in St Catherine’s between 12.00 and 2.00.Sunday lunch at the Star: Heather’s next Sunday lunch at the Star will be on Sunday 25th February at 12.15pm. If you would like to join us please phone on 07909 065550 by Monday 19th February.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.Thank you from the Food Bank: We have received a thank you card from Gemma. She writes: ‘Huge thanks for your continued support, it really does help a number of vulnerable families and individuals.’Hope for Rural Churches 16th March, 9.30 – 4.30: The Diocese is running this day conference at Putteridge Bury Conference Centre, LU2 8DL. The Venerable Stewart Fyfe, Archdeacon of West Cumberland will be the keynote speaker. Stewart has a vast amount of experience of and a real heart for the rural church. The aim is to bring together those who serve in and have a heart for the rural churches across our diocese, to gather together, to connect with others, to be inspired, equipped, to worship and pray together and to leave with renewed hope for all that God is doing and will do in our rural churches. The event is open to ministry teams and any others who would benefit from the day. There is no charge and lunch and refreshments are included. Please book before 29th February, as catering numbers need to be finalised two weeks before the day. Rebecca will be collecting names and will make a block booking for our benefice; please let her know if you would like to go.St Mary’s hassocks need some TLC: Several of the hassocks in St Mary’s have lost their D rings, which we use to hang them on the cup hooks on the back of the pews. If you would be willing to help sew on new tapes to re-secure the D rings, please speak to Marion.Hospital transport looking for volunteer drivers: The dedicated hospital transport team offers lifts to local people who need them. It could be simply picking up someone in the village and taking him or her to the surgery, or it might involve a trip to an outpatients appointment at hospital. If you think you can offer some of your time (however little or large an amount), please speak to Wendy. Volunteers receive reimbursement for their petrol costs.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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:11th February 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints18th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints25th February 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's3rd March 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6 Lent course, All Saints10th March 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's6.00pm All Saints@6 Lent course, All Saints
This weekend’s Bible readings: 1 Timothy 6:3-10 (p 1194) and Luke 6:37-38 (p 1034)All Saints@6 this weekend: Joe Boot will speak on Matthew 20: 20-28 on Ministry, Service and Power at All Saints@6 this weekend. All are welcome.Knit & Natter group 8th February: If you like knitting or crocheting, come and join us for a couple of hours in Standon village hall at 2pm usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Tea & cakes will be available. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 8 February 2024. For more information please contact Marion on 01920 745683.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.Quiz Night – thank you: Thank you to all who supported the FOSM Quiz Night last weekend. We made £1,533, which will help towards the work needed on the tower at St Mary’s.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.St Mary’s hassocks need some TLC: Several of the hassocks in St Mary’s have lost their D rings, which we use to hang them on the cup hooks on the back of the pews. If you would be willing to help sew on new tapes to re-secure the D rings, please speak to Marion.Hospital transport looking for volunteer drivers: The dedicated hospital transport team offers lifts to local people who need them. It could be simply picking up someone in the village and taking him or her to the surgery, or it might involve a trip to an outpatients appointment at hospital. If you think you can offer some of your time (however little or large an amount), please speak to Wendy. Volunteers receive reimbursement for their petrol costs.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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:4th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints11th February 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints18th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints25th February 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's3rd March 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints
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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:28th January 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's4th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints11th February 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints18th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints25th February 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's
This weekend’s Bible readings: Isaiah 60:1-3 (p 746) and John 3:16-24 (p 1066)Midweek Music at St Mary's: This month's concert is on Wednesday 24th at 12.30, when we will be welcoming back Huw Jenkins to give a concert of organ music. Huw performed as an accompanist at St Mary's at a midweek concert last year and he has also played for services covering for Michael. There has been an unexpected financial benefit from these concerts and their success is largely because of the support of the whole Benefice. You will be pleased to know that donations are now shared between all three churches to continue our shared mission and outreach.Do come and join us for refreshments from 11.30 if you’d like to. The concert will start at 12.30 and lasts about 35 minutes.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 on Sunday 28th January 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.Sunday lunch at The Star: Heather’s next Sunday lunch at The Star will be on 28th January at 12.15pm please confirm your place by phoning on 07909 065550.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.Little Angels - helpers needed: Little Angels, our carer and toddler group in St Mary’s on Friday mornings between 9 and 11 is becoming more and more popular and we need some more helpers! All that’s required is to help with refreshments and help putting out and away the children’s equipment (it’s not heavy!). There will be a rota so it doesn’t mean every week. Please contact Basma if you can help.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 weeksMidweek services each week:Tuesdays, 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), St Catherine'sWednesdays, 9.30am Morning worship & Bible study, St Mary'sSunday services:21st January 8.00am Ante communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints28th January 10.30am All age worship, St Mary's6.00pm Choral evensong, St Mary's4th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Morning worship, All Saints11th February 10.30am Holy communion, St Mary's6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints18th February 8.00am Holy communion, St Mary's10.30am Holy communion, All Saints6.00pm All Saints@6, All Saints
