The Parish of Saint Matthew, Donnington Wood

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21^st February 2010: First Sunday of Lent.

Services:		8.00am Said Eucharist. 10.00am Family Eucharist, followed by tea and coffee. 6.00pm Evensong.
Readings	(This morning) (This evening)	Deuteronomy 26.1-11; (Bibles p188) Romans 10.8-13; (p156) S.Luke 4.1-13; (p58). Psalm 119.73-88; Jonah 3; (p875) Luke 5.27-end; (p60).
Hymns	(This morning) (This evening)	145, 120, 532, 22, 500, 10. 341, 464, 223, 426, 293.

This Week:

Tuesday	23^rd February	11.00am Holy Eucharist at Barclay Court..
Wednesday Thursday	24^th February 25^th February	7.00pm Said Eucharist, followed by Lent Group. 10.00am Said Eucharist, followed by tea & coffee.
Friday Sunday Second in Lent	26^th February 28^th February	7.00pm Rehearsal for Licensing Service.. 7.00pm Stations of the Cross. 10.00am Family Eucharist, followed by tea & coffee. 12.00pm Holy Baptism. 6.00pm Evening Prayer.

For our prayers:

Please pray for those who are ill, including: Ryan Jones, Alice Hales, Charles Price, Mary Storey, Audrey Lewis, Tony Lloyd, Andrew Flowers, Mark Sergeant, Pam Jordan, Vi Sorrill, Mick Jeggo, Joyce Wilde, Penny Griffiths, Nathan Cuff, John Martin, Tony Athersmith, Elsie Ashmead, May Jones, June Lockley, Doreen Taylor, Pauline Clayton, Suzanne, Colin Jones and Carol Peake.

Please pray for those who have died recently: Pat Small, John Stones and Sister Gwen Woods.

Welcome to

Jim Norton who is presiding at 8.00am and David Mawson who is presiding and preaching at 10.00am.

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Lent

The Lent Study Group will commence on Wednesday 24 February after the Eucharist Service. We will be following the York Course entitled ‘When I survey – Christ’s Cross and Ours.’ Each unit is separate and people are welcome to attend any or all of the 5 sessions.

Donations for this year’s Bishop’s Lent Appeal can be placed in the red box at the back of Church.

Mothers’ Day

Looking for something different for Mothering Sunday for your mum? Why not look through the MU Catalogue and make your mum and someone else’s mum special.

Electoral Roll

If you would like to be included on the Electoral Roll, please see Malcolm Griffiths.

Maundy Thursday

Bob Skinner will be taking a mini-bus to Lichfield Cathedral on Maundy Thursday for the Service of the Blessing of the Oils. There are 15 places available on the bus and the cost of the return journey will be £3.00. The bus will leave Church at 9.00am and return at approximately 3.30pm. Please let Bob know if you wish to go.

Ruth’s Chinese Take-away

On 27 March 2010, Ruth will be travelling to China to start a 9-day trek on the Great Wall of China – not the whole 5,500 miles, of course! There is a group from the military from Uni who are doing the trek in aid of ‘Acorns’ – children’s hospices in the Birmingham area. They are trying to raise as much as possible and if anyone would like to sponsor Ruth, she will be very grateful for any contribution.

Licensing of Reverend Paula Smith

We are pleased to announce that Reverend Paula Smith will be licensed as Priest in Charge of St Matthew’s, Donnington Wood on Monday 1 March 2010 at 7.30pm. The Service will be followed by refreshments in the Life-long Learning Centre.

Reverends Paula and Andy are now living in the vicarage. Please continue to hold them in your prayers as they prepare to start work.

If you require a parking space within the Churchyard for the Licensing, please see Chris.

Items for inclusion in this newsletter to Terry Lawlor – 617002 / christel3@blueyonder.co.uk – by 5.00pm Friday, please.

St. Matthew’s on the web: www.st-matthews-donningtonwood.com