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2nd Sunday after Epiphany You know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8.9 Today we are glad that Bishop Frank is president and preacher at our celebration of the Eucharist with Confirmation & Affirmation of Discipleship OT Reading: 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 NT Reading: Revelation 5: 1-10 (8am Eucharist) Gospel: John 1: 43-end 8.00am Eucharist Reader: Elizabeth Charlton 10.00am Sung Eucharist with Confirmation & Affirmation of Discipleship Reader: Tony Garland Hymns: 85 503 332 45 35+1 511 Do stay for refreshments in church after the 10am Eucharist 6.00pm: Evening Prayer Microphone Interference One possible cause of electronic interference during worship is mobile phones. Rather than just switching to ‘silent mode’, please SWITCH OFF your phone. Thank you
Dates and News:. Saturday, 28th January: “Christian Vision for Men”, 8.30am-10.30am Men’s Breakfast at The Park Hotel, Tynemouth . Buffet Breakfast £8. Speaker John Walker. Subject “An Ascent of Kilimanjaro”. Anyone interested please contact Derek Burton. Wednesday, 1st February: 12 noon MenZone meet at The Golf Club. Speaker Professor John Derry. Subject “The Little Admiral (Nelson)”. Please sign up no later than Sunday 29th January. Derek Burton Sunday, 5th February:. Candlemas Family Event 3-5pm. We need contributions of empty jam jars, cardboard tubes from toilet and kitchen rolls. Please place in vestibule box . Many thanks. Pat Moran Friday evening 10th February-Sunday lunchtime 12th February: If you feel ready to grow a bit more in your own faith or as someone who is travelling with others exploring discipleship, Robin and Sue are leading a weekend at Shepherd’s Dene. Based on their recently published resource “Being God’s People”, there will be time for worship, stillness, relaxing, eating and thinking about how local churches take a step from being a collection of those who sometimes go to church to being a Eucharistic (thankful) community that is rooted both in God and God’s work in the world. For more information contact Shepherd’s Dene – www. shepherdsdene.co.uk THE PLEDGING SCHEME is now on the website and will be updated at regular intervals. Have a look at it on www.stmarysmonkseaton.co.uk. William Walker, Bryan Morgan and Ruth Blake thank those who have already hosted a House Meeting and those who have offered to host in the coming weeks. Please contact us if you would be willing to either host or attend a House Meeting. Girl Guiding North Tyneside: All Wish Tokens have now been printed. If you have any tokens please bring to church and I will collect them. Thank you. Margaret Campbell THE OLYMPIC GAMES: There is a notice on the vestibule board giving details about Opportunities to Service as an Olympic Games Pastor. (The Olympic torch passes through Whitley Bay on Friday, 15th June). VERY MANY THANKS if you came and supported our Redevelopment Fundraising “Words & Music Concert for New Year” given by Stephen Pettitt’s Choir, “Cantoris” and readings by Clare Peel on Saturday, 7th January. A marvellous £578.60 was raised and the evening was enjoyed by an appreciative audience. Thank you to everyone who made it such a lovely evening. Ruth Blake
CONGRATULATIONS! Our Church Magazine was entered into the National Parish Magazine Awards 2011 competition. We came 85th out of 620! Very well done to our Editorial team - Michael & Helen Matthews and Margaret Campbell – and thank you for all the time and effort you give to producing our magazine. Well done! ST MARY’S REDEVELOPMENT FUNDRAISING Group presents “DESERT ISLAND DISCS with our Guest Castaway Alan Campbell MP Member of Parliament for Tynemouth On Friday 3rd February, at 7.00pm Tickets £7.50 inc. glass of wine & finger buffet
Enid Scarth is now home and thanks visitors from St Mary’s who called on her in hospital. Visitors are very welcome to call at her home, 7 Grenada Close, tel. 252 4559 Please see the STREET PASTORS’ notice in the vestibule appealing for volunteers for the next stage of the project, extending it to cover Thursday nights as well as Saturdays on the streets of Whitley Bay. Training starts in April 2012. Contact Chris Lincoln on 0754 901 896 A Prayer of John Henry Newman God has created me to do him some definite service. He has committed some work to me Which he has not committed to another.
I have a mission. I am a link in a chain. He has not created me for naught. I shall do his work….therefore I shall trust him.
Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness will serve him, If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve him.
Collect
Almighty God
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature
by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Please pray regularly: For St Mary’s Pledging Scheme aiming to raise funds for the continuing redevelopment of St Mary’s and for those hosting House Meetings during the next week. For Emma Louise Surtees & Helen Berenice Louise Rees who will be confirmed today and for Susana Moran who will be received into the Church of England. For Keira Ann Lois Darn being baptised here next Sunday, for her parents & godparents and for her sponsor, Judith Cure.
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