NEWS & VIEWS

MIRFIELD RETREAT MEETING today, straight after Mass there will be a short meeting for those going to Mirfield. This will be the opportunity to ask any questions and for Fr Gareth to share some information with you. There are 16 of us going this year.

ST MARY’S OFFICERS We are asking members of our church family to seriously consider the call to serve as churchwarden for a minimum term of 12 months from next month, and for a Treasurer to serve likewise. These are important and significant roles within the life of our parish, but also ones that are rewarding. Please pray daily – using the special prayer below - that God will raise up lay leaders from among our number, and that we all might consider how we can contribute to our life together at St Mary’s.

ACS LENT BOXES If you have one, please return your Additional Curates Society Lent box to Hilary Hardwick as soon as you can.

SPONSORED WALK on Saturday 28 May Nicky Tann is trekking 26 miles to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society. You can donate at tinyurl.com/nickytann or by giving her cash.

ANNUAL MEETING our Annual Vestry and Parochial Church Meeting - St Mary’s AGM – will be on Sunday 29 May after Mass. Nomination forms for the post of Churchwarden and to be a PCC member are at the back of church today (and can be downloaded using the buttons below). We are asking all members of the church family to be present for the Mass and the following AGM that day so that we can begin the process of listening as outlined by Fr Gareth a few weeks ago. 

INTERCESSION

OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE PRAY FOR

the sick, distressed and bereaved

John & Joan Cassidy, Richard Holland, Lucy Ball, Jane Kew, Amberly Crediton, Charlotte Carney, Christine Taylor, Nik, Kathy Valentine, Margaret Harding, Daniel Drake, Claire Gray, Fr Jacob, Barbara Iggulden, Suzanne Spencer, Avelle Pugh, the Noory family, Karala Singham, Michael & Barbara Mann, Kate Lovesey, Bernard Street, Mel Taylor, Marian & Sandy; Charlie Brinkley, Barbara Hope

the recently departed

Darren Gray, John Rushworth-Potter

those whose anniversaries of death fall this week

Monday

Emily Willcock, Christian Duraisamy

Tuesday

Violet King

Wednesday

Daphne Coultart

Thursday

Gladys Bloomfield, Clifford Hensher, 
Martin Smith priest, Molly Folkard, Edward Hinds

Friday

Bob Green, Charles Millington, Constance Bridgeman

please pray for

our lay leaders

Fr Gareth has written 
a prayer for service to our parish 
and asks that it is prayed each day 
until the APCM on 29 May.

HOLY GOD, you call us to your service 
and our perfect freedom is found in service to you and others.

Raise up, we pray, leaders within our church family

 to serve as Churchwarden and Treasurer.

Open the ears of our hearts 
to your still small voice and give us the courage to respond.

We ask this in the name of the Servant King, 

Jesus Christ Our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

 one God for ever and ever. Amen

ORDER OF SERVICE