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Sunday 7th March 2010
Lent 3
Today’s Services
Reading: The Passover
V
9:00 am Holy Communion
Exodus
12:1-13 / 21-30
V
10:45
am Morning Worship Luke 13.1-9
inc
Creche 0-3 yrs Scramblers 3-5 yrs SMYC
5-11 yrs Pathfinders 11-13 yrs
St Mark’s Church, Dates
for your diary
Sunday
7th March
CYFA10:45am - at he Holbrook Club (Adrian 218535)
Sunday 7th March 3pm
5-A-Side Football Tournament at the Holbrook Club -
further details below.
Sunday 7th March
7pm Café Praise
in church - Blessings in Christ Eph 1.1-14
Tuesday
9th March 7.30pm Alpha Course - Holbrook
Club.
Wednesday
10th March 9.45 am Morning Prayer
further
details to follow
Wednesday
10th March
7pm - 10pm
St Mark’s Church will be open each Wednesday evening
during Lent for personal prayer and reflection as
well as prayer for the life and mission of St Mark’s.
Sunday 21st February
Horsham Churches Together Lent Groups Course begins
(further details
under News and Messages)
Tuesday 16th March 8pm St
Mark’s Committee Meeting in church (please
note this is a change from the original date)
Monday
22nd March 8pm Annual General Meeting of St
Mark’s Congregation in church.
Friday 23rd April - Saturday 25th
April St Mark’s Church Weekend Ashburnham
Place, Battle, East Sussex
(further details
under Forthcoming Events)
Wednesday 11 August - Sunday 16
Soul Survivor
(further details
under Forthcoming Events)
News and Messages
Church Directory
- Rachael is updating the Church directory. If your
details require amendment or you would like to be added
to the directory, please contact Rachael on 261380 or
email
stmarkshorsham@btinternet.com
Mothering Sunday and Easter Appeal
Donations are sought
for the flowers for Mothering Sunday and Easter.
If you would like to
donate please see Eunice Winn or Rachael. Any
contributions welcome.
HELP is also
needed on Saturday 13th March from 9.30am in
church to make the posies for Mothering Sunday. If you
are able to offer your support, please see Rachael or
contact her by email at
stmarkshorsham@btinternet.com or telephone 261380.
Any offer of help will be very appreciated.
Youth
Confirmation Preparation
- message from Judi Cox, Youth Worker - if you are
considering Youth Confirmation this year (in preparation
for the Confirmation Service on 6th June 2010 at
6.30pm) please ring Judi Cox on 01403 210207 by Sunday
21st February at the latest.
Youth Confirmation
Preparation - if you are considering Youth
Confirmation this year (in preparation for the
Confirmation Service on 6th June 2010 at 6.30pm) please
ring Judi Cox on 210207 by Sunday 21st February at the
latest. The Team will be using Youth Alpha and other
resources with themes as follows:
Thursday 11th March God the Father
Thursday 18th March God the Son
Thursday 25th March God the Holy
Spirit
Thursday 1st April Church and
sharing your faith
Thursday 20th May Confirmation.
Thursday 27th May Confirmation
promises / service
Horsham Churches Together Lent Groups
- a five week course starts on Sunday 21st February.
Based on the Gospel readings in Lent around the theme
of “Journeys”. Registration deadline Thursday 11th
February 2010. Forms at the back of church or speak to
George Gooding on 256692 or Elizabeth Haverson on 250460
for more information.
Forthcoming Events
Sunday 7th March
from 3pm 5- A-Side Football Tournament at
the Holbrook Club. Teams
to include one person under 16. Each player is to bring
a white and coloured shirt. Please sign the sheet at
the back of church to enter
St
George’s Day Dinner
A St George’s Day
Dinner will be held on Friday, 23rd April 2010 at
7.30pm in St Leonard’s Church Hall. All proceeds raised
will go towards Family Support Work.
Tickets at a cost of
Ł11 per person can be obtained from Dawn Catten - Tel:
262257
Would
you like to join a St Mark’s running group?
I am thinking of
starting a running group which would meet on a Thursday
evening for a run of up to about an hour, finishing at
The Holbrook Club for a drink and a chat (showers
available)
You must be able to
run for at least two miles, but it doesn’t have to be
fast! If this is something you may be interested in
(even if a Thursday evening does not suit you), please
get in touch so I can gauge the level of interest and
see if it would be viable. Hope to hear from you …
Sarah Prior-Jones Tel: 274702 or email
sprior_jones@hotmail.com
23rd -
25th April 2010
St Mark's Church Weekend
A
second St Mark’s weekend away is planned 23 - 25 April
2010. The location will again be Ashburnham Place,
Battle, East Sussex.
Bookings are now being taken. There are 120 spaces
available and places will be filled on a first come
first served basis.
We do
hope you can join us - book now!
Feel
free to discuss any queries with a member of the Church
Weekend Team (Martin Hennock on 01403 734062 or Rosemary
Couchman on 01403 243835).
 30th and 31st May
2010 Wiston House, West Sussex. Gates open: 11am
Event: 2 - 10pm
In May 15,000
people gathered together in the most amazing
celebration of all that is good. They
worshipped, danced, jumped, and topped up their
inspiration as one one huge family - this was our
BigChurchDayOut. In 2010 it is
planned to make it bigger, wider, bolder and better.
BigChurchDayOut
is back for 2010, with a line-up that already includes: Hillsong United, Toby Mac (DC Talk), Israel Houghton,
Tim Hughes (Worship Central), Brenton Brown, Graham
Kendrick, Lou Fellingham,Tom & Olly, LZ7 and the Kings
Chamber Orchestra.It
promises to be an incredible day as people of all ages
and church backgrounds gather together again to
celebrate the faith that's bigger than all of us.
Tickets on sale NOW!
More information available at:
http://www.bigchurchdayout.co.uk/
Wednesday 11th August - Monday 16th August 2010
Soul Survivor REMINDER Youth Year 8+
Approximately 20/30 youth from Horsham parish attend
yearly with 5/6 leaders. This National Youth Camp of
10,000 youth is a chance to receive great Christian
teaching, worship God, pray with others and explore
your faith for the first time or further with your
friends. There are additional seminars for leaders and
youth if they want to know more as well as sports, skate
parks, basketball courts, cafe's, discos, market places
with all the latest youth resources, activity based
centres, a cinema, as well as leading Christian band
nights and much more! Leaders this year are: Toby
Smallwood, James Mellor, Judi Cox, Lisa Hambling, and
Nicky Hayes.
Hope to see you there - BOOK NOW!
If you
would like to know more about Soul Survivor , talk to
someone at your church who has been before or contact
Toby Smallwood on 01403 260993 or email
tobygsmallwood@googlemail.com
There
is a DVD you can borrow - please ask Toby or Judi for a
copy.You can also visit
http://www.soulsurvivor.com/uk/ss2010
Other Community Events
Family
Support Work Appeal -Update from Dawn Catten:
Following my recent
appeal for help, a big “Thank You” to all of those who
have so generously contributed to Family Support work by
donating goods so far. Now the challenge is to maintain
the momentum! May I suggest that each of you, as you
are able, buy one extra item for the box when you do
your weekly shopping. This should ensure a steady
supply of goods without imposing too much of a burden on
anyone. There are some yellow cards by the box with
further suggestions of items to donate – please take one
if you wish.
Many thanks for your
continued support which is most appreciated. Dawn Catten Tel: 262257
MisterChef
- Free Cooking Course for Men …
Horsham Partnerships
for Older People
are offering a course
of free cook and eat classes
for men called “MisterChef”.
The aim is to teach older men, who
may otherwise
do very little home cooking themselves,
basic cooking
skills. They will also receive advice on
healthy eating,
food safety and hopefully have fun too!
This will take place in a relaxed atmosphere and, after
doing some cooking themselves, the group will sit
together and enjoy the food they have prepared!
An introductory “taster session” is being held on
Wednesday 24th February at 2 Lavinia House, Duke's
Square, Denne Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1GZ
between 4pm - 7.30pm. At this session further
information will be provided about the course. We have
8 spaces available and those interested will need to
book a place. Transport is available.
The classes will start on 18th March and run until May.
They will be on Thursdays between 4pm -7.30pm at Lavinia
House. An experienced Home Economist, Pauline McCartney,
will be running the sessions.
If
you would like to book a place, please call Mary-Anne
Walsh, Community Engagement Worker on 07920 576 339. |