Second Sunday Of Lent News
Priest-in-Charge Fr John Ainslie (revjohnainslie@gmail.com; 01628 629827)
A very warm welcome to any new readers, and to visitors and newcomers to St Michael's. If you are new to St Michael's, do join us for refreshments in the Vestry Hall after the service so we can welcome you properly.
SERVICES THIS COMING WEEK: Thursday, said Mass in Lent 10.30am. Next Sunday 16th March Sung Mass 10.30am.
NEXT SATURDAY 22nd March - LENT QUIET MORNING 10am – 12.30: STATIONS OF THE CROSS at 10.15 followed by prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
OUR LENT CHARITY – MARY’S MEALS
Mary’s Meals is a charity based in the Roman Catholic Church which provides meals for children in school in the very poorest countries. In this way they provide sustenance for children who otherwise would go hungry, but in a way that also encourages children to attend school and get an education which might lift them and their families out of poverty. Collections via Lent Boxes and our Lent Lunch on Sunday 16th March.
There are Lent Boxes and ‘Tea Cups’ at Back of Church – do please take one home if you wish, and use it for your loose change and regular donations throughout Lent. Bring it back full on Maundy Thursday !!
NEW CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL: The box is still at back of church for late delivery of Electoral Roll forms.
THE PCC meet this Thursday at 7.30pm.
FOR OUR PRAYERS: We pray that we would use Lent well as a time for prayer, reading and reflection. We pray for the work of our PCC, meeting on Thursday. We pray for our fractured world at a time of uncertainty and crisis, especially for Ukraine and the Middle East. We pray for children and families in poor countries of the world, and for the work of the charity ‘Mary’s Meals’.
We pray for those in need, and especially Paul Jones, Glynis Reynolds, Yvonne Young, Jessica O’Sullivan, Lindsay Wheeler, Martyn Nash, Fran, Ellie Tomlinson, David Green, Alison Heywood, Norman Farrington, Olga Danes-Volkov, Pope Francis.
We pray for the recently departed. We remember those who have faithfully served God in this Church in previous generations, and we pray for those whose year’s mind occurs this week: Arthur Tester.
FROM THE BELLTOWER:
Friday, 7 March 2025 1296 Bamborough Surprise Minor
1 Mark Elvers
2 Jacqueline Barlow
3 Philip Jarvis
4 Pam Thomas
5 Stephen Coaker
6 Neil Jones (C)
Rung on the World Day of Prayer
Sunday, 9 March 2025 1296 Stedman Triples
1 Philip Jarvis
2 Stuart Cox
3 Jacqueline Barlow
4 Emma Jarvis
5 Jane L Kostelnyk
6 Mark Elvers
7 Neil Jones (C)
8 Pam Thomas
Rung on the First Sunday of Lent.