Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Newsletter
Services for Sunday 19th February 2012
Next before Lent
8.00 am Communion, St. Marks, Ampfield
9.30 am Communion, All Saints, NB
11.00 am Worship for All, St. Marks, Ampfield
11.15 am Communion, St. Denys, Chilworth
3.30 pm Evensong, St. John the Baptist, NB
6.00 pm Informal Worship, St. Marks
Mid-week Services
Mon, Tue, 8.45 am – Morning Prayer, All Saints
Wed & Fri
Wed 7.30 pm - Wednesday Worship, St. Marks
Thursday 9.30 am - Morning Prayer, All Saints
7.30 pm - Communion, All Saints
St. John the Baptist is situated in Flexford Road, North Baddesley
St. Denys is situated off the A27 at Chilworth Old Village
All Saints is situated on Rownhams Road, North Baddesley
St. Marks is situated at Knapp on the A3090
Vicar Revd Peter Gilks - tel 023 80740515
Using Gift Aid envelopes provides a great opportunity to increase the value of a gift to the Church (provided donors are UK taxpayers)
Envelopes are available in each church, please ask if you cannot find them.
CHILWORTH PCC - Friday 24th February
(If there is any one in All Saints congregation that is not signed up to Gift Aid and pays tax, we would welcome your help. If you can sign up to gift aid it will not cost you a penny and it will help us in meeting our financial commitments. If you can help please speak to Pam after the service. - thank you)
SILVER SURFERS - Meet on Wednesdays 10 - 12 noon and 1 - 3 pm in All Saints Church. www.nbss.org.uk. (They are not meeting this Wed 22nd Feb).
2012 LENT COURSE: “Are we washing our hands of Britain’s Poor?” Poverty is an issue that is very topical and so our Lent Course focuses on poverty in Britain today. The Course will run on Mondays in All Saints, North Baddesley, beginning Monday 27th Feb. It will be held twice - at 2pm and again at 7.45.
WOMENS WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Friday 2nd March - All Saints Church NB - All very welcome to attend, men and women! This year the service has been written by the women of Malaysia. Tea/coffee will be served after the service.
OLD TYME MUSIC HALL- Saturday 3rd March at 7.30pm in All Saints Church starring the Daisybelles. Tickets are now on sale from Ann Cook (80410549) Pam Morffew, Sally in the Church Office(80737617) or from the T cup cafe on a Thursday morning. The wearing of costumes for this grand occasion is encouraged! All proceeds to the Building Fund.
ANDOVER FOOD BANK - Thank you to everyone in each parish for their support of the Andover Food Bank. To clarify: you can bring your contribution to any of our four churches, and it will then be taken down to All Saints NB. At the moment the bank is particularly asking for Instant Mashed Potato, Tinned Spaghetti, Long life Fruit Juice, Long life Milk (500ml and 1 litre), Sugar (500g), Rice (500g and 1 kg). They much appreciate your generous support for work that is increasingly vital to families and individuals in the Borough.
ALL AGE EASTER ACTIVITY - St. Marks chapel woods Good Friday 6th April 3 - 4.30 pm There will be a meeting to discuss the activities for this afternoon on Tuesday 6th March at 8 pm in St. Marks Room. All very welcome to come along with ideas even if you are unable help on the day.
EASTER ACTIVITY EVENT for children - Wednesday 4th April 1pm -4pm All Saints NB - Theme is “Journey to the Cross” and children are invited to discover the complete Easter Story from Palm Sunday, The Last Supper, Good Friday to Easter Morning The closing act of worship will tie it all together. Plans are now under way and volunteers are coming forward to help on the day but I am still in need of two co-ordinators to take charge and work with others for two of the workshops; The Last Supper and Good Friday. If you would like to take on a role as a work shop co-ordinator please have a word with me as soon as possible. Why should the children have all the fun!!. Some of the helpers are already getting excited!! Revd Clifford Stride 80739835 email cgstride@btinternet.com
DIGITAL SWITCHOVER - In March 2012 our television signal is switching to digital. For people not yet on digital there is a help scheme if they are over 75, disabled or on certain benefits - if you know someone in this category please check they have a leaflet and know what to do. Please also consider whether any of you friends and neighbours are likely to need help in switching to digital. The number of the Help Scheme is 0800 4085900. For general information on the switchover visit www.digital.co.uk/meridian or phone the helpline on 08456 505050.
STAINED GLASS WINDOW Sunday March 18th 3pm Unveiling of the new stained glass window at St Johns, in memory of Pat Minchington. Because there will a lot of invited guests, admission will be by ticket only. If you would like a ticket please contact Peter.
GARAGE AND GARDEN SALE – 12th May 2012 at All Saints Church. Lost for things to do now Christmas is over? Why not plant a few seeds and have pleasure watching them grow ready for the 12th May.
FAIRTRADE - Tony is away this Sunday so there will be NO Fairtrade table at All Saints, it will be there on the 26th instead. Fairtrade fortnight starts 27th Feb please support in making a concious effort to buy items with their logo displayed on goods. A local event supporting fairtrade is a Fashion show to be held in Romsey Abbey on Tuesday 28th Feb 7pm - Tickets £6 from Tourist Information Centre and Oasis.
ASH WEDNESDAY 22nd February 11 am St. Denys, Chilworth
7.30 pm St. John the Baptist, North Baddesley (both services with imposition of ashes)
Services for Sunday 26th February 2012
Lent 1
8.00 am Communion, St. John the Baptist, NB
9.30 am Communion, All Saints, NB
9.30 am Parish. Communion, Ampfield
11.15 am Matins, St. Denys, Chilworth
3.30 pm Evensong, St. John the Baptist, NB