ST MARY THE VIRGIN - ACOCKS GREEN PEWSLIP 24th – 30th January 2016 TODAY Epiphany 3 Thursday 8.00am 10.00am 11.30am 6pm Holy Communion } Fr A – Preside / Sheila - Preach Parish Communion } Flower Festival Meeting in the Meeting Room Christian Unity Service at the Methodist Church 10.00am 6.30pm 7.30pm Holy Communion Choir Practice with Extras PCC in the Meeting Room 10 – 12 Saturday Yellow Epiphany Bk 8.00am 10.00am Candlemas 4.00pm Open Church Holy Communion } Fr A – Preside & Preach Family Communion } Candlemas Service Morning Prayer is said in church – Mon-Fri at 9am Yellow envelopes are available if you are a tax payer and would like to gift aid your cash offering. This will increase your gift by 25%. Please see stewards at the back of church. **Our website - www.stmarysacocksgreen.org** TODAY'S MUSIC Setting: Appleford Agnus: Webber-Holmes Choir: Christ changes everything Flower Festival Meeting – Today!! At 11.30am In the Meeting Room Churches Together – Unity Service – Today!! at 6pm At the Methodist Church. All welcome PCC – Thursday, 7.30pm in the Meeting Room Candlemas - Swan Group service next Sunday, 4pm here Choir Extras welcome – please attend choir practice on Thursday at 6.30pm (we’ll conclude the practice in church) NEXT SUNDAY Epiphany 4 Welcome to St Mary’s HYMNS 368NH 481 407 25NH 388 Before: Voluntary in G: Alcock After: Alla Marcia in G: Coleman Palm Crosses for Ash - Please leave your old Palm Crosses at the back of church, so that they can become ash for Ash Wednesday (10th Feb). Lent Lunch Soup – donations gratefully received – see back of church Brown Boxes for Lent – This year collecting for St Mary’s Heating Trip to Hall Green Little Theatre to see Shirley Valentine on Friday 12th February 7.30pm - Tickets £10 N.B. This production is upstairs in studio theatre with unreserved seats. Plz sign list at the back of church. Save the Date addresses (for 150th) – can you help? Please pass contact addresses for our 150th celebrations to Gillian or Aimée. Kimichi Chamber Choir – This new venture in all musical styles pop, jazz & classical is meeting on Sunday evenings, 7-8pm at Kimichi School, 111, Yardley Road. £25 per term. For more info tel: 679 5298 (Davina Brownrigg) John Timperley…is asking for someone 2 hours a week (paid) to help him with paperwork, diary entries etc. If interested please see the Vicar. Bonus Ball – Money now due. Please see Richard Next Week's Readings Thursday January Sunday 31st January 2 Samuel 7 v 18-19, 24-end Ezekiel 43 v 27 – 44 v 4 Mark 4 v 21-25 1 Corinthians 13 Luke 2 v 22-40 28th Organist: David Streeter *Please join us for refreshments at the back of church*