Parish News - Sunday 3rd April 2011

3rd April 2011 - Mothering Sunday - Weekly Sheet

The Parish Church of Branksome, St. Aldhelm

CHURCH CONTACTS

Vicar—Revd Canon Stephen Batty 764420 (Day off on Friday) Asst. Curate—Revd Joe Smith (non stipendiary, part-time) Tel: 424148

Parish Office Open weekdays during term-time—9am—12 noon Tel: 764420 Email: office@st-aldhelm.com www.twitter.com/stadhelms

http://www.st-aldhem.com/

WEEKDAY SERVICES — THE HOLY EUCHARIST:

Tuesday - Distribution Service - 12.00 noon

Wednesday - Mothers Union Corporate Communion - 10.30am Thursday - Melton Court - 10.30am Thursday - 7.00pm

Next Sunday— Lent 5

B.C.P Holy Communion—8.00am

Parish Eucharist - 10.00am

PARISH NEWS

PARISH MAGANE

Our Parish Magazine for April, which covers all the services and details for Easter is now available at the back of church. Many thanks to the ladies for stapling and folding again this month.

MAGAZINE DEADLINE

The May deadline is today, Sunday 3rd April. Please see Sam with your contributions. Thank you.

PARISH REPORT

The Parish Report is now available at the back of church; the APCM will take place following the Palm Sunday Service. Thank you to Jan and John Kilminster for producing this.

LENT

During Lent we are following some of Simone Weil’s reflections on the Lord’s Prayer, meeting here and at St. Joseph’s. This evenings meeting will be at St. Joseph’s beginning at 6.30pm and ending at around 7.45pm. Do join us.

GOOD FRIDAY WORKSHOP

Please meet with Frances after today’s service if you are able to help at this years children’s workshop on Good Friday.

ST. ALDHELM’S ORCHESTRA

The orchestra will play pieces from Weber, Schubert and Borodin on Monday 4th April—7.30pm in church, all welcome—retiring collection.

TRADITIONAL MID LENT TEA + FUN QUIZ

Will be held in the centre on Saturday 9th April between 2.30pm –5pm. Tickets £3.50 adults and children £2. Available from John Kilminster—tel: 257541 or Richard Gibbs, Pam Christy, Roy Barker, Joyce Lavender or Clair Pay. All welcome. Subscriptions to Friends are now due. Please see Elaine.

ROYAL WEDDING

To celebrate the Royal Wedding on Friday 29th April from 1pm, we shall be getting together for a ‘street party’ in the Vicarage Garden. Bring and share lunch. Children’s ‘Royal’ fancy dress competition. Please see Heidi Moxam or Clair Pay if you can help. (More details on posters or in the parish magazine). Can anyone make a wedding cake?

DIARY

3rd SUNDAY MOTHERING SUNDAY

B.C.P. Holy Communion—8am Mothering Sunday Service with Parade—10am

Good Friday workshop meeting with Frances

Mothers Union Cake Sale after the service

STAKS—6pm

DEADLINE FOR MAY MAGAZINE

4th Monday St. Aldhelm’s Orchestra Concert—7.30pm with a retiring collection

5th Tuesday Coffee Morning—10.30am—Church

Distribution Service—12 noon

6th Wednesday Mothers’ Union Corporate Communion—10.30am

7th Thursday Melton Court Holy Communion—10.30am Busy Bodies Bonnet Parade—11.00am—Church Toddlers—2.00pm Holy Communion—7.00pm 8th Friday Parish Office Closes for Easter

9th Saturday Mid Lent Tea and Fun Quiz—2.30pm—Hall

10th SUNDAY Lent 5 B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am Parish Eucharist—10.00am

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:

Enid Townson Please write your prayer intensions in the book where morning prayer is held; we will offer prayers at the weekday services.

SPECIAL OFFER FROM HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS! Are you an UK taxpayer: either PAYE or from a pension or self employed? For every £1 donated to your church we can claim back an extra 28p from HMRC. Provided you have paid income tax an amount equivalent to the total sum of your donations, we can claim this money under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra cost to you. Please complete the details on one of the yellow giving envelopes located in each chair or sign up to our regular Planned Giving Scheme. Our expenditure amounts to approximately £1,400 per week This includes £807.52 per week which goes to the Diocese for our “share”. Last weeks donations were as follows: Planned Giving £212.20 (including standing orders) Collections £213.93 Please see our Hon. Treasurer—John Sprackling—Tel: (01202) 751553 sprackling@branksome.freeserve.co.uk

St Aldhelm's Parish Camp 2011

Parish News - Sunday 27th March 2011

27th March 2011 - Lent 3 - Weekly Sheet

The Parish Church of Branksome, St. Aldhelm

CHURCH CONTACTS

Vicar—Revd Canon Stephen Batty 764420 (Day off on Friday)
Asst. Curate—Revd Joe Smith (non stipendiary, part-time) Tel: 424148

Parish Office Open weekdays during term-time—9am—12 noon Tel: 764420 Email: office@st-aldhelm.com www.twitter.com/stadhelms http://www.st-aldhem.com/

WEEKDAY SERVICES — THE HOLY EUCHARIST:

Tuesday - Holy Communion - 12.00 noon

Thursday - Melton Court - 10.30am

Thursday - 7.00pm

Next Sunday— Mothering Sunday

B.C.P Holy Communion—8.00am

Mothering Sunday Service - 10.00am

PARISH NEWS

TODAY

During our 10am service next Sunday, 27th March we shall mark the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of the Bourne Valley Gasworks and remember those who lost their lives during that tragic time.

THANK YOU

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Sarah’s leaving lunch and for the donations of food and her gifts. They were much appreciated.

LENT

During Lent we are following some of Simone Weil’s reflections on the Lord’s Prayer, meeting here and at St. Joseph’s. This evenings meeting will be here at St. Aldhelm’s beginning at 6.30pm and ending at around 7.45pm. Do join us. (Details on a purple A4 sheet at the back of church).

EMULSION PAINT LEFTOVERS

If anybody has any tins of half empty emulsion paint to give to Frances at the Vicarage, it would be much appreciated. Bright colours are particularly useful – as is white. Please leave in the Vicarage porch or back of church. Thank you.

MAGAZINE DEADLINE

The May deadline will be Sunday 3rd April. Please see Sam with your contributions. Thank you. (or email to the office—office@st-aldhelm.com)

MAGAZINE STAPLING

On Thursday 31st March at 9.30am we shall be folding and stapling the new April magazine, please come along to the lounge if you are able to help. Thank you.

FLOWER & PLANT SHOW

On Saturday 2nd April, Parkstone Gardeners’ will hold a Flower and Plant Show in the centre from 2pm—free admission.

ST. ALDHELM’S ORCHESTRA

The orchestra will play pieces from Weber, Schubert and Borodin on Monday 4th April—7.30pm in church, all welcome—retiring collection.

DIARY
27th Sunday Lent 3
(Clocks go forward one hour)
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
Parish Eucharist—10.00am—marking the
70th Anniversary of the Bombing of the Bourne
Valley Gasworks
29th Tuesday Coffee Morning—10.30am—church
Holy Communion—12 noon
31st Thursday Magazine Stapling—9.30am—lounge
Melton Court Holy Communion—10.30am
Toddlers—2pm
Holy Communion—7pm
2nd Saturday Parkstone Gardeners’ Flower & Plant Show—2pm
in the centre—free admission

3rd Sunday MOTHERING SUNDAY
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8am
Mothering Sunday Service with Parade—10am
Please meet with Frances after the service, if you are able to help at this years’ children’s workshop on Good Friday
Mothers Union Cake Sale after the service
STAKS—6pm

TRADITIONAL MID LENT TEA + FUN QUIZ

Will be held in the centre on Saturday 9th April between 2.30pm –5pm. Tickets £3.50 adults and children £2. Available from John Kilminster—tel: 257541 or Richard Gibbs, Pam Christy, Roy Barker, Joyce Lavender or Clair Pay. All welcome.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Enid Townson
Lillian Stickland (of Melton Court)—RIP
Barbara Jesse —RIP

Please write your prayer intensions in the book where morning prayer is held; we will offer prayers at the weekday services.

SPECIAL OFFER FROM HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS!
Are you an UK taxpayer: either PAYE or from a pension or self employed?
For every £1 donated to your church we can claim back an extra 28p from HMRC. Provided you have paid income tax an amount equivalent to the total sum of your donations, we can claim this money under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra cost to you. Please complete the details on one of the yellow giving envelopes located in each chair or sign up to our regular Planned Giving Scheme. Our expenditure amounts to approximately £1,400 per week
This includes £807.52 per week which goes to the Diocese for our “share”.
Last weeks donations were as follows:
Planned Giving £523.20 (including standing orders), Collections £228.00
Please see our Hon. Treasurer—John Sprackling—Tel: (01202) 751553

sprackling@branksome.freeserve.co.uk

Parish News - Sunday 20th March 2011

20th March 2011 - Lent 2 - Weekly Sheet

The Parish Church of Branksome, St. Aldhelm

CHURCH CONTACTS
Vicar—Revd Canon Stephen Batty 764420 (Day off on Friday)

Curate—Revd Sarah Bryant 386155 (Off Sat & Mon)
Parish Office Open weekdays during term-time—9am—12 noon Tel: 764420 Email: office@st-aldhelm.com www.twitter.com/stadhelms http://www.st-aldhem.com/

WEEKDAY SERVICES — THE HOLY EUCHARIST:
Tuesday - Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing - 12.00 noon
Thursday - Melton Court - 10.30am
Thursday - 7.00pm

Next Sunday— Lent 3
B.C.P Holy Communion—8.00am
Parish Eucharist - Marking the 70th Anniversary of the

Bourne Valley Bombings - 10.00am

PARISH NEWS

REV. SARAH BRYANT

This morning we celebrate Sarah’s curacy with us as she prepares to move to her next posting as a school Chaplain. Following the service you are invited to a ‘bring and share’ lunch in the parish centre. We wish Sarah all the very best and our prayers and good wishes are with her.

THANK YOU

Many thanks to everyone who helped at yesterdays Spring Fayre either by being there on the morning or donating something towards it.

LENT

During Lent we are following some of Simone Weil’s reflections on the Lord’s Prayer, meeting here and at St. Joseph’s. This evenings meeting will be at St. Joseph’s beginning at 6.30pm and ending at around 7.45pm. Do join us. (Details on a purple A4 sheet at the back of church).

NEXT SUNDAY

During our 10am service next Sunday, 27th March we shall mark the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of the Bourne Valley Gasworks and remember those who lost their lives during that tragic time.

ZENITH THEATRE CO

Zenith Theatre Company who meet every week in our parish centre are celebrating their 20th year. On Friday 25th and Saturday 26th March they will perform “Let’s Celebrate!” Tickets are available from (01202) 723588, adults £6, concessions £5. Performances—Friday at 7.45pm and Saturday at 2.30pm and 7.45pm.

EMULSION PAINT LEFTOVERS

If anybody has any tins of half empty emulsion paint to give to Frances at the Vicarage, it would be much appreciated. Bright colours are particularly useful – as is white. Please leave in the Vicarage porch or back of church. Thank you.

MAGAZINE DEADLINE

The magazine deadline for April is today. The May deadline will be Sunday 3rd April. Please see Sam with your contributions. Thank you. (or email to the office— office@st-aldhelm.com)

TRADITIONAL MID LENT TEA + FUN QUIZ

Will be held in the centre on Saturday 9th April between 2.30pm –5pm. Tickets £3.50 adults and children £2. Available from John Kilminster—tel: 257541 or Richard Gibbs, Pam Christy, Roy Barker, Joyce Lavender or Clair Pay. All welcome.

DIARY
20th Sunday Lent 2
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
Parish Eucharist and Sarah’s Leaving Service –10am
Followed by a “bring and share” lunch in the centre
S.T.A.K.S.—6pm– Den
22nd Tuesday Coffee Morning—10.30am—in church
Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing—12noon
24th Thursday Melton Court Holy Communion—10.30am
Toddlers—2pm
Holy Communion—7.00pm
25th/26th Friday/Saturday Zenith Theatre Co—”Let’s Celebrate”
27th Sunday Lent 3
(Clocks go forward one hour)
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
Parish Eucharist—10.00am—marking the
70th Anniversary of the Bombing of the Bourne
Valley Gasworks

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Ida Smith and Enid Townson

Lillian Stickland (of Melton Court)—RIP
Barbara Jesse —RIP

Please write your prayer intensions in the book where morning prayer is held; we will offer prayers at the weekday services.

SPECIAL OFFER FROM HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS!
Are you an UK taxpayer: either PAYE or from a pension or self employed?
For every £1 donated to your church we can claim back an extra 28p from HMRC.Provided you have paid income tax an amount equivalent to the total sum of your donations, we can claim this money under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra cost to you. Please complete the details on one of the yellow giving envelopes located in each chair or sign up to our regular Planned Giving Scheme.

Our expenditure amounts to approximately £1,400 per week
This includes £807.52 per week which goes to the Diocese for our “share”.
Last weeks donations were as follows:
Planned Giving £375.40 (including standing orders) Collections £258.49
Please see our Hon. Treasurer—John Sprackling—Tel: (01202) 751553
sprackling@branksome.freeserve.co.uk

Parish News - Sunday 13th March 2011

13 March 2011 - BaptismService - Weekly Sheet

The Parish Church of Branksome, St. Aldhelm

CHURCH CONTACTS
Vicar—Revd Canon Stephen Batty 764420 (Day off on Friday)
Curate—Revd Sarah Bryant 386155 (Off Sat & Mon)

Parish Office Open weekdays during term-time—9am—12 noon Tel: 764420 Email: office@st-aldhelm.com www.twitter.com/stadhelms
http://www.st-aldhem.com/

WEEKDAY SERVICES — THE HOLY EUCHARIST:

Tuesday - Holy Communion - 12.00 noon

Thursday - Melton Court - 10.30am

Thursday - 7.00pm

Next Sunday— Lent 2

B.C.P Holy Communion—8.00am

Parish Eucharist - Rev Sarah's Leaving Service - 10.00am

PARISH NEWS

WELCOME to all the families and friends who have come to support the children who are being baptised this morning.

SPRING FAYRE—1 week to go - Our Parish Spring Fayre will be held on Saturday 19th March in the Parish Centre. We would be grateful for any donations for the stalls including; bric-a-brac, books, toys, cakes on the day, bottles for the bottle stall, raffle prizes. (so far we have had bric-a-brac donations but not a lot else!). Please bring donations to the parish office, thank you.

REV. SARAH BRYANT Sarah will be leaving us shortly, her final Sunday with us will be March 20th; so following the 10.00am Parish Eucharist there will be a bring and share lunch in the parish centre to which you are all welcome. Please see Barbara Marsh if you are able to come to the leaving lunch on Sunday 20th March, can you bring some food for the bring and share lunch. Salads, quiches, crisps, etc and of course the outstanding puddings St. Aldhelm’s is getting famous for!!

MESSAGE FROM BROWNIES The Brownies would like to thank everyone who supported their recent cake stall which raised £112.55 for the Marie Curie Cancer Charity—’Mini Pots of Care’ - challenge (growing daffodils), exceeding their target of £100.

FRIENDS Subs are now due for the Friends of St. Aldhelm’s, please pass on to Elaine Howarth, thank you.

TODDLERS Toddlers are doing a ‘Sponsored Funny Bounce’ for Comic Relief on Thursday 17th March and any donations for raffle/cake stall or help on the day would be greatly appreciated, usual time of 2pm-4pm.

EMULSION PAINT LEFTOVERS If anybody has any tins of half empty emulsion paint to give to Frances at the Vicarage, it would be much appreciated. Bright colours are particularly useful – as is white. Please leave in the Vicarage porch or back of church. Thank you.

DIARY
13th SUNDAY Baptism Sunday
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
Baptism Service—10.00am
15th Tuesday Coffee Morning—10.30am
Holy Communion—12 noon
16th Wednesday Mothers’ Union Meeting—2.30pm—lounge
17th Thursday Melton Court Holy Communion—10.30am
Toddlers—2pm
Holy Communion—7.00pm
19th Saturday Spring Fayre—10.30am –12.30pm
20th Sunday Lent 2
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
Parish Eucharist and Sarah’s Leaving Service –10am
Followed by a “bring and share” lunch in the centre
S.T.A.K.S.—6pm– Den

TRADITIONAL MID LENT TEA + FUN QUIZ Will be held in the centre on Saturday 9th April between 2.30pm –5pm. Tickets £3.50 adults and children £2. Available from John Kilminster—tel: 257541 or Richard Gibbs, Pam Christy, Roy Barker, Joyce Lavender or Clair Pay. All welcome.

LENT TO EASTER To mark Lent we will be joining with St Joseph’s to follow some of Simone Weil’s reflections about the Lord’s Prayer, Joy will hold a Lent study group, we shall mark the 70th anniversary of the Bourne Valley Air Raid—Full details can be found on a purple A4 flier at the back of church.



PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Lillian Stickland (of Melton Court)—RIP
Barbara Jesse —RIP

Please write your prayer intensions in the book where morning prayer is held; we will offer prayers at the weekday services.

A prayer to enter Lent:
As the days lengthen,
and the earth spends longer in the light of day,
grant that I may spend longer in the light of your presence, Lord.
And may the seeds of your word, which have been long-buried within me, grow into love for you and those around me.
May there be a visible declaration of your lordship in my life.
Grant, Father, that this Lent there may be a springtime for my lift in Christ. Amen

SPECIAL OFFER FROM HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS!
Are you an UK taxpayer: either PAYE or from a pension or self employed?
For every £1 donated to your church we can claim back an extra 28p from HMRC. Provided you have paid income tax an amount equivalent to the total sum of your donations, we can claim this money under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra cost to you. Please complete the details on one of the yellow giving envelopes located in each chair, or sign up to our regular Planned Giving Scheme.

Our expenditure amounts to approximately £1,400 per week
This includes £807.52 per week which goes to the Diocese for our “share”.
Last weeks donations were as follows:
Planned Giving £870.00 (including standing orders) Collections £269.97
Please see our Hon. Treasurer—John Sprackling—Tel: (01202) 751553
sprackling@branksome.freeserve.co.uk

Parish News - Sunday 6th March 2011

6th March 2011 - All Age Service - Weekly Sheet

The Parish Church of Branksome, St. Aldhelm

CHURCH CONTACTS

Vicar—Revd Canon Stephen Batty 764420 (Day off on Friday)

Curate—Revd Sarah Bryant 386155 (Off Sat & Mon)
Parish Office Open weekdays during term-time—9am—12 noon Tel: 764420 Email: office@st-aldhelm.com www.twitter.com/stadhelms

http://www.st-aldhem.com/

WEEKDAY SERVICES — THE HOLY EUCHARIST:
Tuesday - Holy Communion - 12.00 noon
Wednesday - Holy Communion with Ashing - 10.30am & 7pm
Thursday - Melton Court - 10.30am
Thursday - 7.00pm

Next Sunday— Baptism / Lent 1
Holy Communion—8.00am
Baptism Service - 10.00am

PARISH NEWS

MESSAGE FROM BROWNIES

Today— the Brownies will be holding a cake sale to raise funds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity. They hope to raise with other events about £1,000. Please support.

REV. SARAH BRYANT

Sarah will be leaving us in March and her final Sunday with us will be March 20th. After the 10.00am Parish Eucharist there will be a bring and share lunch in the parish centre to which all are welcome. Please see Sam Waldron if you are able to come to the leaving lunch on Sunday 20th March, we would love to hear what food you would like to bring for the bring and share lunch. Salads, quiches, crisps, etc and of course the outstanding puddings St. Aldhelm’s is getting famous for!! Please could we have some volunteers to help out during the meal.

SPRING FAYRE

—2 weeks to go - Our Parish Spring Fayre will be held on Saturday 19th March in the Parish Centre. We would be grateful for any donations for the stalls including; bric-a-brac, books, toys, cakes on the day, bottles, raffle prizes. Help also would be appreciated to set up and pack away. Donations can be brought to the parish office. Thank you.

EMULSION PAINT LEFTOVERS

If anybody has any tins of half empty emulsion paint to give to Frances at the Vicarage, it would be much appreciated. Bright colours are particularly useful – as is white. Please leave in the Vicarage porch or back of church. Thank you.

TRADITIONAL MID LENT TEA + FUN QUIZ

Will be held in the centre on Saturday 9th April between 2.30pm –5pm. Tickets £3.50 adults and children £2. Available from John Kilminster—tel: 257541 or Richard Gibbs, Pam Christy, Roy Barker, Joyce Lavender or Clair Pay. All welcome.

MOTHERS’ UNION COFFEE MORNING

Will take place in the lounge from 10am on Saturday 12th March, raising funds for the M.U. Relief Fund.

DIARY
6th SUNDAY All Age + Parade
B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
All Age Service with Parade—10.00am
and Brownies Cake Sale
S.T.A.K.S.—6-8pm
8th Tuesday Shrove Tuesday
Coffee Morning—10.30am—in church
Holy Communion—12 noon
Pancake Party from 5.30pm in the hall
9th Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Holy Communion with Ashing—10.30am & 7pm
10th Thursday Melton Court Holy Communion—10.30am
Toddlers—2pm
Holy Communion—7pm
12th Saturday Spring Clean Me—meet in church 9.30am onwards
M.U. Coffee Morning—10am—lounge
13th SUNDAY B.C.P. Holy Communion—8.00am
Baptism Service—10.00am

SPRING CLEAN ME

We shall be Spring Cleaning the church and centre on Saturday 12th March from 9.30am. Please come along and lend a hand—all ages welcome.

SHROVE TUESDAY

We shall be holding our annual Pancake Party in the parish centre from 5.30pm. Bring along your frying pans, eat pancakes and join the races. Fun for all! Helpers needed, please.

LENT TO EASTER

To mark Lent we will be joining with St Joseph’s to follow some of Simone Weil’s reflections about the Lord’s Prayer, Joy will hold a Lent study group, we shall mark the 70th anniversary of the Bourne Valley Air Raid—Full details can be found on a purple A4 flier at the back of church.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Lillian Stickland (of Melton Court)—RIP
Barbara Jesse who passed away recently—RIP

Please write your prayer intensions in the book where morning prayer is held; we will offer prayers at the weekday services.

SPECIAL OFFER FROM HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS!
Are you an UK taxpayer: either PAYE or from a pension or self employed?
For every £1 donated to your church we can claim back an extra 28p from HMRC. Provided you have paid income tax an amount equivalent to the total sum of your donations, we can claim this money under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra cost to you. Please complete the details on one of the yellow giving envelopes located in each chair, or sign up to our regular Planned Giving Scheme.

Our expenditure amounts to approximately £1,400 per week
This includes £807.52 per week which goes to the Diocese for our “share”.
Last weeks donations were as follows:
Planned Giving £231.20 (including standing orders) Collections £168.87
Please see our Hon. Treasurer—John Sprackling—Tel: (01202) 751553
sprackling@branksome.freeserve.co.uk