St. Mary's Church, Berkeley

Newsletter - Sunday 30th January

2011-01-28T14:08:00.001-08:00

St. Mary's Newsletter

30January2011

Hello Website,

Home Group at The Vicarage

Between now and the start of Lent (9th March) you are invited to meet 8.00pm at The Vicarage for an opportunity look at some challenging issues that face Christians today. The evening themes are based on video segments of a conversation with Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham.

3rd February The Post‐modern Movement
10th February Satan and Evil
17th February The Debate about Homosexuality
24th February Women in Ministry
3rd March The Authority of the Bible

This last one will link into our Lent midweek theme: ‘Let the Scriptures Speak’ (pdf) using resources developed by Church leaders of Gloucestershire.

Taizé

Our next Taizé Service is at All Saints’, Stone on Tuesday 8th February at 8.00pm

A Celebration of Ministry
in the Berkeley Benefice and Candlemas Holy Communion

At this Candlemas Communion service, Richard Avery will renew his call to ministry in our three parishes and the Archdeacon of Gloucester will induct and install Richard as Vicar of the benefice. This does not change Richard’s appointment in any day-to-day way, but means that his tenure is more secure and his official title within the diocese will be ‘Vicar’ rather than Priest-in-charge.

6.00pm Sunday 30th January at All Saints', Stone

Churches Together

There is a benefice service at Stone this Sunday evening (see above), but also Berkeley Evangelical Church are hosting a service for local church people at 6.30pm. If you’re not going to Stone, you are welcome to attend this.

Saturday Church Tidy-up

This year’s winter churchyard working party is:
Clearing the ivy from the North Wall of the new churchyard.
Trimming the ivy from the West Wall of the main church yard.
Removing the ivy from the table tombs.
Trimming back the vegetation from the fenced off table tombs.
Raking up the remaining leaves (especially in the fenced off section due to badgers).
Weeding the memorial garden.
We start at about 9.30am each Saturday morning and work through to approximately noon. More volunteers would be much appreciated.

Into Top Gear

A day conference for all involved with children through church.
Saturday 5th March 2011, 9.45am to 4.45pm at Severn Vale School, Quedgeley.
Organised by our Diocesan Children’s Officer, this includes national experts, resources and choice of many different workshops.
Details are on the noticeboards, here, or contact the vicar for a booking form.

Barn Dance and Supper

Saturday 5th February at 7.30pm
Leyhill Prison Officers Club
£8 adult £4 child

to book phone 01454 260376

Proceeds to All Saints’, Stone

News from Sally White

ex-Curate at St Marys

We have heard from Sally who is now living in Jersey where she is part time Prison Chaplain and because of her nursing background, she is also involved with Hospital and residential homes.

She sends kind regards to all who may remember her.
Richard & Maureen Field

The Badger Setts

Since the badgers have now been prevented from returning to their setts, the badger setts are now just holes in the ground. Our ex‐badgers are noweither residing in the main badger sett at Floodgates Farm or are occupying other outlying setts within their territory. The badgers have at the same time been prevented from returning to their sett underneath the office window at the Castle.During this last week the Council contractor will have started the work on filling in the holes and try to ensure that the badgers can not return to their old haunts in our churchyard. He will be installing chain link fencing in the ground surrounding the largest of our three setts. We will be informed as work progresses about what he intends to do with
the other two holes. It will depend upon on how far the badgers have tunnelled beneath the ground from their entrances underneath the tree trunks.

CMS Partners

Visit & Lunch

Dave and Rine Ingleby are speaking at both morning services on Sunday 13th February.
In a few months time they begin their mission work in Delhi so don’t miss this chance to meet up with them before they go.
To make the most our time together there will be a Bring & Share Lunch at The Vicarage (12.30 for 1.00pm). Do come!

Dates for your Diary

Wednesday
Bell Ringing Practice by arrangement
8.00pm Home Group - at The Vicarage (until 3rd March)
Friday
10.00am Little Fishes Music Group at Berkeley Union Church

Thursday 3rd February 8.00pm
Home Group at The Vicarage - The Post-modern Movement
Friday 4th February
Diversity holds a ‘Wii & Pizza’ night
Saturday 5th February 7.30pm
Barn Dance & Supper at Leyhill Prison Officers Club
Tuesday 8th February 8.00pm
Taizé Service at All Saints’, Stone
Sunday 13th February
CMS Partners Visit & Lunch
Wednesday 16th February 8.00pm
Ladies Home Group at Park View, Berkeley
Tuesday 15th February - Magazine Deadline
please send items to herald@berkeleybenefice.org.uk
Friday 4th March 10.00am
Women’s World Day of Prayer at St Mary's, Berkeley
Wednesday 9th March
Ash Wednesday, 7.30pm Holy Communion at All Saints’, Stone
Saturday 12th March

Hill Fun Run
Wednesdays in Lent from 16th March
12.30pm Lent Lunches at St. Mary’s
8.00pm Lent Course at The Vicarage

This Sunday

9.30am Holy Communion
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 2:1-12

11.00am Eleven - Informal Worship

6.00pm Celebration of Ministry and Candlemas Holy Communion

All Saints’, Stone

6.30pm Churches Together in Berkeley
“World Leprosy Day”at Berkeley Evangelical Church

If you have anything which you would have submitted for the magazine in February and would like to have it included in the Pew Sheet and e-Newsletter please send it to: pewsheet@stmarys-berkeley.co.uk

To have items included in next week's newsletter contact Peter Yardley

The Herald
We now have a new editor of the parish magazine, The Herald, and publication will recommence in March. Please see ‘Dates for your Diary’ for contact details and the deadline.

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Between now and the start of Lent (9th March) you
are invited to meet 8.00pm at The Vicarage for an
opportunity look at some challenging issues that
face Christians today. The evening themes are
based on video segments of a conversation with
Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham .
Provisionally these dates are all Thursdays, but we
could do * on Wednesdays.
3rd February The Post‐modern Movement
10th February Satan and Evil*
17th February The Debate about Homosexuality*
24th February Women in Ministry
3rd March The Authority of the Bible

Newsletter Sunday 23rd January

2011-01-21T13:48:00.001-08:00

Items for the Pew Sheet in February

Newsletter Sunday 16th Jan

2011-01-14T12:53:00.001-08:00

St. Mary's Newsletter

16January2011

Hello Website,

David and Rine Update

Our CMS Mission Link Partners

"Sharing Jesus, Changing Lives"

David and Rine's roles in Delhi are now quite defined and both have official "jobs" and "job descriptions". Dave will be working as a Programme Planning Support Officer with Habitat for Humanity in India. His main role will be in the planning, designing and implementing of housing programmes for slum dwellers, while also involved in research into appropriate technologies in built environment design, and urban and rural community development. The needs are very great, with a huge proportion of Delhi's population living in slum/informal housing. Rine will be working as Associate Director for Member Care and Training for a leading Indian organisation that facilitates and supports cross-cultural professional placements across the country. Her main duties will include hospitality, TEFL, teaching on topics such as cross-cultural issues, organising placements, as well as working with university students.

Dave and Rine will be visiting us at St Mary's on Sunday 13th February and we will have the opportunity to hear more about their work then. In the meantime, they are very grateful for our prayers and support.

(If you missed their last vist, there is some info on our website)

The Herald

We are pleased to be able to announce that publication of The Herald will recommence in March. We have a new editor of the parish magazine; unfortunately there will not be a February issue.

If you have anything which you would have submitted for the magazine in February and would like to have it included in the Pew Sheet and e-newsletter please send it to: pewsheet@stmarys-berkeley.co.uk

A Celebration of Ministry

in the Berkeley Benefice and Candlemas Holy Communion
Sunday 30th January 6.00pm, All Saints' - Stone

At this Candlemas Communion service, Richard Avery will renew his call to ministry in our three parishes and the Archdeacon of Gloucester will induct and install Richard as Vicar of the benefice. This does not change Richard’s appointment in any day-to-day way, but means that his tenure is more secure and his official title within the diocese will be ‘Vicar’ rather than Priest-in-charge.

Dates for your Diary

Wednesday 8.30am Morning Prayer

Wednesday Bell Ringing Practice by arrangement

Friday 8.30am Morning Prayer

Friday 10.00am Little Fishes Music Group at Berkeley Union Church
Friday 7.00pm Choir Practice
Sunday 30th January 6.00pm Celebration of Ministry in the Berkeley Benefice
and Candlemas Holy Communion at All Saints', Stone

This Sunday

9.30am Holy Communion
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42

11.00am Eleven - Informal Worship
John 1:29-42

6.00pm Holy Communion BCP
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42

Contact Us

Rev'd Richard Avery (Not available on Mondays except in an emergency)
01453 810294

To have items included in next week's newsletter contact Peter Yardley

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