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LENT GROUPS

Four of our groups will be following the York Lent Course entitled ‘When I survey ...Christ’s cross and ours’

The death of Christ is a dominant and dramatic theme in the New Testament. So it’s not surprising that, over the centuries, the Cross has become the symbol of the Christian faith. But Christians do not honour a dead hero; we worship a Living Lord.

According to the Bible, the death of Jesus is not the end of a track – it’s the gateway into life. His crucifixion gives rise to many key themes and you’ll explore some of these in this course including: the place of silence in our noisy world; despair and hope; a suffering world; the challenge of living as disciples when Christianity is no longer mainstream.

The Tuesday evening group will meet at the home of Vinod and Sue Duraikan at 8pm starting on Tues 23 Feb Phone (01223) 210472

The Wednesday evening group will meet at 8pm, starting Wed 24 Feb. Please phone Mary Cooper (01223) 842127 for venue/lift.

The daytime group run by Sarah Hackett and Sue Duraikan will now be at 9.30am on Friday mornings. The venue will vary so please phone Sarah to find out the venue (01223) 841356. Their first meeting will be Fri. Feb 26^th.

The Friday group meets at 10am, (Jane Randell & Mary Antcliff 842227)

Also meeting in Lent.....
Tuesday morning Bible study group

meets weekly at 10am for an hour at Jill Ward’s and looks at the readings for the coming Sunday. 847280
Beta Group will meet on 23 Feb, 9 & 23 March at 8pm, and will be following ‘The Miller's Tale’ by Margaret Silf. (Imogen Eccleston 721978)

Special services in Lent Ash Wednesday 17th March
7.30pm Sung Communion and imposition of ashes.

Fridays 26 Feb, 5,12,19,26 March
8.45pm Compline (Night Prayers)

A short service in the monastic tradition, of prayer, reading and reflection - a good way to unwind at the end of the week.

Mothering Sunday 14th March
9.45am Family service and distribution of posies, followed by the traditional simnel cake.

Service of wholeness and healing
Sunday 7th March at 6.30pm.

Sunday evening sermons in Lent at 6.30pm

Canon John Pinder will preach a course of sermons on the theme of ‘the desert in Christian spirituality’.

Ecumenical Lent Lunches
A good opportunity to meet up with members of neighbouring churches and raise money for charity - at 12 noon (enquiries to Joan Barnes 842504)

26 February Great Shelford

5 March Stapleford

12 March Shelford Free Church

19 March Little Shelford

Holy Week Palm Sunday 28th March
8am Holy Communion
9.45am Parish Communion with procession of palms and dramatised reading of the Gospel of the Passion. 6.30pm A service of readings and music for choir and congregation,

including Fauré’s Requiem.

Mon. Tue. Wed. 29, 30, 31 March
8.45pm Compline and short address
Maundy Thursday 1st April
10am Holy Communion
7.30pm Sung Eucharist and washing of feet.

Good Friday 2nd April

10am - 11.30am Children’s activities 12noon-2pm Service of devotion, readings and meditations.

Holy Saturday 3rd April
8pm A simple service of prayer, readings and preparation for Easter
Easter Day 4th April
6.30am Sunrise Service on Magog Down followed by breakfast in the Johnson Hall
8am Holy Communion (said)

9.45am Sung Family Communion followed by Easter egg hunt

6.30pm Evensong

Bring a flower to one of the morning services for the flowering of the cross.

EASTER FLOWERS
Donations towards Easter flowers will be greatly appreciated. Please place your donation in an envelope, showing clearly if it is being given in someone’s memory and hand it to one of the church wardens.