Parish News - Sunday 28th February 2010

Welcome to the church of Branksome, St. Aldhelm.

WEEKLY SHEET
Lent 2

28th February 2010

WEEKDAY SERVICES
THE HOLY EUCHARIST:
Tuesday—Holy Communion - 12 noon
Wednesday—10.30am
Thursday Melton Court—10.30am, -7.00pm—Church
Friday—Women’s World Day of Prayer

Next Sunday–
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
All Age Parish Eucharist—10.00am

PARISH NEWS

Lent “Fully Alive”
Our joint Lent course sessions with St. Joseph’s church will be at 6.30pm this evening, the venue is at St. Joseph’s and will be at St. Aldhelm’s next week. Full details are on the church notice board or yellow “Observing Lent” sheet or magazine.

Next Sunday . . .
As part of his ongoing studies, Gary Waldron will be delivering the address at the 8.00am Prayer Book Communion next Sunday, and we wish him all the best for this.

Wednesday—Holy Communion
Mothers’ Union Corporate Communion will take place at 10.30am on Wednesday 3rd March.
(Wednesday services will now only take place on the 1st Wednesday of the month).

Womens’ World Day of Prayer—Friday 5th March
Services will take place at St. Mary’s R C, Wimborne Rd at 10.30am, Maidment Court at 2.30pm and Holy Angels, Lilliput at 7.30pm. You are invited to wear bright coloured clothes and the guest speaker will be Penny Elliott.

Spring Fayre

Our Church Spring Fayre will take place in the centre on Saturday 27th March between 10.30am—12.30pm. If you have any donations please bring them to the parish office. Thank you.

Church Parish Report
Please send reports to Jan Kilminster by 5th March, for inclusion in the Parish Report.

Good Friday-Cross kids
After our Mothering Sunday service on 14th March there will be a meeting in church concerning the planning of this Good Friday’s three hour event for younger members of our congregation ; if you could help lend a hand in this, it would be much appreciated.

Church Cleaning
If you are able to spare a bit of time on Thursday evening after the Eucharist, why not come along to hoover and dust the church. See Paul Torok.

Church Clean Me Morning
Saturday 13th March from 9.30am.

Zenith Theatre Co
Zenith will be putting on their latest show “Little Red Hoody & The Wolves” on Friday12th and Saturday 13th March. Buy your ticket form Sam in the parish office and Zenith will donate £1 towards church funds. See the new March magazine.

St. Aldhelm’s Orchestra
The Orchestra’s next concert will take place in church on Monday 22nd March at 7.30pm.

Toddlers
Did you know our Todder Group meets on Thursday between 2pm—4pm in the parish centre (during term-time). The group is open to all children from 0—5 years. For £1 you get lots of fun including a drink and biscuit, good place to for new parents/carers to make friends. See Heidi for more information or just pop along.

Parish Magazine
Thank you to the ladies of the stapling team for folding and stapling our March magazine which is now available at the back of church; details for all our Easter Services are included.

DIARY

SUNDAY 8.00am B.C.P. Holy Communion
10.00am Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Lent Course at St. Joseph’s R C
2nd Tuesday 10.30am Coffee Morning in church
12 noon Holy Communion
3rd Wednesday 10.30am Mothers’ Union Corporate Communion
4th Thursday 10.30am Holy Communion at Melton Court
2.00pm Toddlers—(Pancakes and play)
7.00pm Holy Communion
5th Friday Women’s World Day of Prayer—Services at St. Mary’s R C, Wimborne Rd at 10.30am, Maidment Court at 2.30pm and Holy Angels, Lilliput at 7.30pm

7th Sunday 8.00am B.C.P. Holy Communion
10.00am All Age Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Lent Course at St. Aldhelm’s Church 6-8pm S.T.A.K.S.

Please remember in your prayers:

Ted Chapman And for the recently departed: Ernie and Carrie Munday, Charles Hancock and Edward Smith. Please write prayer intentions in the book which is in the area of morning & evening prayer; we will offer prayers at the weekday services.

PARISH INFORMATION
Vicar – Rev’d Stephen Batty St. Aldhelm’s Vicarage (Day off Friday) 764420
Curate – Rev’d Sarah Brayant 105A Winston Ave (Day off Monday) 386155
Parish Office - Open weekdays during term-time -9am – 12noon 764420
Parish Administrator – Mrs Sam Waldron Email address is: office@st-aldhelm.com
Child Protection Co-ordinator - Mandy Gridley 268443.


DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH, EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT HERE?

Our expenditure amounts to approximately £1,400 per week.

This includes £850.11 per week which goes to the Diocese for our ‘Share’
Last weeks donations were as follows:
Planned Giving £157.82 (including standing orders)
Collections £267.90
Our income tax claim produces the equivalent of an additional £170 approx. per week. The shortfall is made up from fund raising.

If you pay Income Tax, in each chair can be found a yellow giving envelope. Loose collection can be placed in these envelopes, completing the details requested (this will enable us to reclaim 28p in the £ from the Inland Revenue). If you are a non-tax payer, please put your loose collection straight into the collecting bag when this is passed round during the service.

Through our Planned Giving Scheme, church members commit a regular amount of money in order that we may be able to rely on a predictable income to meet our needs and responsibilities. Whilst we are grateful to those who contribute through the loose collections/Gift Aid envelopes, we need new members to join the Planned Giving scheme.

For further information please contact our Hon. Treasurer, Mr John Sprackling on (01202) 751553 or by e-mail via sprackling@branksomepark.freeserve.co.uk who will be pleased to provide you with a box of Weekly or Monthly envelopes or a standing order form.