Leesfield Parish – 4th March 2018
St
Thomas’ DCC meets tomorrow evening at 7 pm,
and St Agnes’ open forum is on
Wednesday at 8 pm. The full PCC meeting
is next Monday, 12th March, 7 pm at St Thomas’.
Churches Together in Lees and
District Lent Meetings continue on Tuesdays, 12 noon at Zion Methodist Church, with
a simple lunch of soup and bread served afterwards. This year we will focus on
the film ‘The Theory of Everything’
using the Lent course book ‘The Mystery
of Everything’.
The
2018 Lees Schools’ Choral Speaking Morning
will be at St Thomas’ Church, 10 am on Wednesday
7th March. Pupils from St Agnes’ and St Thomas’ schools will be
taking part in this event, so please feel free to come along and support the
children from our local primary schools.
Next
Sunday is Mothering Sunday, with
services at the usual times at both churches. The previous day, Saturday 10th March, St Agnes’ Rose Queen and her retinue are hosting an Afternoon Tea in celebration of this special day.
Final payment is now due for the Rose Queen and Harvest Queen Dinner Dance at the White Hart on
Friday 16th March. Payment in cash
please to Colette or Karen.
The
Bible Study group will meet on Monday 12th March at 1.30 pm. Frank and lively
discussions about Scripture and our walk with God. Each Study stands alone...so
it doesn't matter if you have missed a few weeks. Please do be encouraged to
come along.
The Ladies of Leesfield Easter Stall will be open until 18th March. Donations of good-quality items are welcome .On Thursday 15th March the ladies are holding an evening of
funny stories and poems, 7.30 pm at St Thomas’. The first Tea and Toast of the season is on Saturday 17th March,
10.30 am to 12 noon, and Lees Co-op have
very kindly offered to sponsor this event.
The
Parish Confirmation Service is on
July 15th at St Thomas. If you haven’t been confirmed please
think seriously about it. Minimum age is Year 6 and there is no upper age
limit! I am particularly keen to encourage adults who are regular
attenders at church and who have not been confirmed to consider taking this
step this year. Preparation sessions will take place after Easter, but if you
let me know as soon as possible if you are interested I will try to arrange the
times of the sessions to suit everyone. Expressions of interest are not a
commitment! Edith
This Saturday, 10th March, scouts from St Agnes' and Leesfield will be packing bags from 10.30 am to 3 pm at Lees Co-op. Five young people from our scout groups have been selected to join 45,000 other scouts from around the world at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree Camp in West Virginia USA. Please come along and support our scouts as they have a massive task in raising £4,000 each to attend the event. Lees Co-op are supporting them in their fundraising and are donating a Mothers' Day prize.
St Thomas’ church is open regularly on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, so
people can drop in, look around, pray or just sit. For this to happen, we need
volunteers to sit in church. Can you spare an hour now and again? See Edith or
sign the list please.
Articles for the next edition of the Parish Magazine should be sent by next
Sunday to Paul (paulmdent@gmail.com). All are welcome to send in stories, poems
or articles about forthcoming events, and pictures to accompany the items
really help to make the magazine more appealing.
Items for the newsletter, website and facebook pages
to Liz (lizzy.dent@googlemail.com) whenever you want to
send. Lots of lovely pictures please!
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Mon
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05-Mar
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Pastoral Team visit to Avalon Park
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Mon
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05-Mar
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St Thomas' DCC 7 pm
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Tues
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06-Mar
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Lent meeting at Zion Methodist 12 noon - film discussion & lunch
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Wed
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07-Mar
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Schools Choral Speaking event at St Thomas' Church 10 am
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Wed
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07-Mar
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St Agnes' Open Forum 8pm
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Sat
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10-Mar
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St Agnes' Mother’s Day afternoon tea 12 noon
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Sun
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11-Mar
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Mothering Sunday
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Mon
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12-Mar
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Bible Study Group St Thomas' 1.30pm
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Mon
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12-Mar
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PCC meeting at St Thomas' 7pm
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Tues
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13-Mar
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Lent meeting at Zion Methodist 12 noon - film discussion & lunch
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Wed
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14-Mar
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DMPC 7.30 pm at St Thomas'
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Thur
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15-Mar
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Ladies of Leesfield - funny stories & poems, 7.30 pm St Thomas'
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Fri
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16-Mar
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Rose Queen & Harvest Queen Dinner Dance at White Hart
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Sat
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17-Mar
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Ladies of Leesfield Tea & Toast 10.30 - 12 at St Thomas'
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Mon
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19-Mar
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Pastoral Team visit to Ashbourne House
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Tues
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20-Mar
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Lent meeting at Zion Methodist 12 noon - film discussion & lunch
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Wed
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21-Mar
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Deanery Synod 7.30 pm - Holy Trinity, Shaw
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Sun
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25-Mar
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Palm Sunday, Harvest Queen children’s Easter Bake-off judging
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Mon
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26-Mar
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Bible Study Group St Thomas' 1.30pm
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Thur
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29-Mar
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Maundy Thursday Service 7.30 pm at St Thomas'
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Fri
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30-Mar
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Good Friday Service 10.30 am at St Thomas
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Churches Together Service opp Legends
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Sat
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31-Mar
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Easter Saturday Service 7.30 pm at St Agnes'
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Sun
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01-Apr
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Easter Sunday - services at usual times both churches
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