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Newsletter 24th March 2024

 

 

Palm Sunday

24th March 2024

 

 

Collect

True and humble king,

hailed by the crowd as Messiah:

grant us the faith to know you and love you,

that we may be found beside you

on the way of the cross,

which is the path of glory.

Readings

Liturgy of the Palms:
Mark 11.1-11 or John 12.12-16
Psalm 118.1-2,19-24*  

Liturgy of the Passion:
Isaiah 50.4-9a, Psalm 31.9-16*
Philippians 2.5-11, Mark 14.1 - 15.47 or
Mark 15.1-39[40-47]

 

 

Bob’s Card and Craft Sale This raised £100 for church funds. Thank you to Bob and all who made the craft items.

Labyrinth walk at 7am this Sunday in the hall. A contemplative preparation for the 8am service. All welcome. There is no labyrinth walk on Easter Sunday.

Electoral Roll This is revised annually ahead of the APCM. Full details are displayed on the church door. If you are baptised and have been worshipping regularly at the Good Shepherd for at least the past six months, you are eligible to join the Electoral Roll. Please speak to Revd Jane or to our Electoral Roll Officer, Jenny Stride, to obtain a form with details of how to join.  The review ends 7th April, and the roll is available for inspection after that date. Email: jennymarshall42@gmail.com

Easter Flowers Several people in the congregation have requested fresh flowers for Easter. Trish Holme is sponsoring the altar flowers in memory of her mother. If you would like fresh flowers throughout the church Linda will be collecting donations after the 10am service. With your support we can make our church beautiful, and welcoming this Easter.  

Rogationtide Sponsored Walk Dave Worrall our Stewardship Officer is planning a fundraising event by walking round the parish boundary thirty times! Dave will clock up almost 300 miles in the period between Easter Monday (1st April) and Rogation Sunday (5th May).  He is fundraising for three church projects that require over £30,000: repairing and waterproofing the eastern wall of the Church of the Good Shepherd and its “Cavalry” War Memorial, replacing fragile mullion windows in the church, and updating the sound system.  Rogationtide is traditionally a time for “beating the bounds” when parishioners walk around the parish, praying for successful sowing of crops and the subsequent harvest. You can find out more details and sponsor Dave here: https://www.stewardship.org.uk/.../daveworralls300mileGOG...  Thank you, Dave, for doing this walk on behalf of the church.

Holy Week Services There will be an evening service on Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week at 7.30pm, offered by the Lent groups, sharing reflections from this year’s Lent course. All welcome. On Maundy Thursday, any who wish can have their feet washed, the farewell discourses from John’s Gospel are shared during the Watch (ending at 10pm).On Good Friday we join Shoreham Churches Together and the Walk of Witness (at St Mary’s churchyard at 11.15am). We walk together leaving from the Good Shepherd at 10.45am.

Easter Sunrise Service Wrap up warm, bring your camping chair and join us on the beach at 6am (remember the clocks go forward). If the weather is wet, we meet in church. Breakfast follows in the hall.

Good Shepherd Sunday falls on 21st April and Archdeacon Martin will join us at 10am. We are having a community lunch to follow, a special hot meal and pudding (veggie option too). Ticket prices are £5.50 for adults and £4 for children. If you would like to book there will be a sign-up sheet at the back of the church, or please let Kay (churchwarden) know on mobile 07949 505187.  A reminder you will need to bring your own crockery, cutlery, and something to drink.

Friday morning meditation with morning prayer There is no service on Good Friday.

 

Services this week

Sunday 24th March

8am – Holy Communion with Revd Jane 10am – Parish Communion with procession of Palms with Revd Jane. This service will be live streamed onto our Facebook and You Tube channel.You Tube page CLICK HERE  Church Facebook page CLICK HERE

Monday 25th March

7.30pm Evening reflections from the Lent group.

Tuesday 26th March

9.30am – Holy Communion with Revd Pat.

7.30pm Evening reflections from the Lent group.

Wednesday 27th March

6pm – Celtic Evening Prayer on Zoom

CLICK HERE

Meeting ID: 868 1252 3106

Passcode: 960274

Thursday 28th March

7.30pm – Maundy Thursday Communion with washing of feet and the Watch until 10pm

 

Friday 29th March

9.30am – Children’s service

10.45am – Walk of Witness leaves from the Good Shepherd

2pm – Good Friday Reflections

Saturday 30th March

8am – Morning meditationin the Good Shepherd and also on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81286470381 Meeting ID: 812 8647 0381

Evening Prayer is said on Saturday, 5.30pm at St Mary de Haura.

 

Contacts

Revd Jane Bartlett Email: bartlett.jane@ntlworld.com Tel: 079355 38085.

Church warden Kay Haffenden email: office@cogschurchwardens.co.uk

Safeguarding Officer David Edey Tel: 07590764900 Email: davidedey17@gmail.com

 Children’s Ministry  Fiona Hendry fionahendry321@gmail.com

Parish centre and hall bookings Tel: 01273 440202

Prayer chain (for emergency prayer) Liz Beeston 01273 454685

 

 

 



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