SERVICES DURING THE WEEK THE CROSS Morning Prayer at St Barnabas’s: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 9 am. Saturday at 9:30 am. A BULLETIN FOR THE CHURCH OF ST. BARNABAS THE APOSTLE LINSLADE Evening Prayer at St Barnabas’s: Tuesday at 5:30 pm, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 4:30 pm. th MONDAY 26 January: Timothy and Titus, companions of St Paul. 9:30 am Eucharist th TUESDAY 27 January. 9:30 am Eucharist using traditional language th WEDNESDAY 28 January. Thomas Aquinas, theologian, 1274. 3:00 pm Communion Service at Elm Lodge 7:00 pm Julian Meeting for silent prayer, in the Lady Chapel. th THURSDAY 29 January. Gildas, scholar and monk, 570. 10:00 am Eucharist. th FRIDAY 30 January. King Charles I, 1649. 8:30 pm Eucharist using a quiet service st SATURDAY 31 January. Charles Mackenzie, bishop of Central Africa, 1861. 10:00 Walsingham Cell Eucharist. 7:30 Concert in Church. st Sunday 1 February: CANDLEMASS SUNDAY 8:00 am said Eucharist. 10:00 am PARISH EUCHARIST. Preacher: Fr Bernard Minton Readings: Malachi: 3:1-5, Hebrews 2:14-18, Luke 2:22-40 6:00 pm Evensong. Readings: Haggai 2,1-9; John 2, 18-22. CONTACT DETAILS TEAM VICAR: The Rev’d Dr Bernard Minton; The Vicarage, 372149 Email: [email protected]. Fr Bernard is usually available in Church on Sat mornings after ~10 am. ASST. PRIEST: The Rev’d Wyn Jones, 2 Woodside Way, 373638 PARISH OFFICE 371802. Email: [email protected]. Web page: www.linslade-parish.org.uk Facebook: St Barnabas Linslade AND CROWN Sunday 25th January: 2015 THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL 8:00 am said Eucharist. 10:00 am PARISH EUCHARIST. Preacher: Rev’d Wyn Jones Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Acts 9:1-22, Matthew 19:27-30. 12 noon HOLY BAPTISM of Harry BENSON 4;00pm Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Salvation Army Citadel. There will be no Evening Service this week. Collect: Almighty God, who caused the light of the gospel to shine throughout the world through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul: grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion may follow him in bearing witness to your truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. PLEASE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR: Justin, our Archbishop; Alan, Bishop of St Albans; Richard, Bishop of Bedford; Saolo, Bishop of Amazonia; Lawrence, bishop of Long Island (USA); for the parish of Millbrook; and for our Walsingham Cell and Churches Together members. For all those who attend and work at Linslade Middle School, The Cedars Upper School, and the Tiddenfoot Leisure Complex. For those who are sick: Anne and Jim Barker, Marianne Hammond, Andy Judge, Gerry Colyer, Jo Lyons, Frank Bayley, Andrew Rae, Elle Damery, Alan Morris, Iris Nicholls, Christopher Murphy, Sharon Lund, Daphne, Sue Pain, Lisa Brown, Hannah, babies Luke and Alexander Parker, John Vickers, Abigail Cliff. For those for whom prayer is asked: Jonah Croucher, Sheila Lewis, Robert Minton, Barry Crocker, Joe & Betty Dunsford, Hazel Coomber. William & Barbara Cockcroft, Carole Dixon, Jamie, Catrin Ireland, Finley Wells, Gillian, Stephen Bigrave, Ann Lamb, Arthur Griffith, Muriel, John Faiers, Millicent Bradshaw, Edith Moore, baby Isabelle Hill, Nick, Maureen Thomas, Ron Milner, Mary Briggs, Margaret Phillips, Ian MacDonald, Eileen Youngs, Carolyn Nichols, baby Phoebe Read, Fr Vernon Smith, Arianwen Minton, Natalie Brett, those affected by the Ebola virus. For the recently departed: Trevor Richards, Bill Arkwright, Charlie Collins, Margaret Underwood of Elm Lodge, Bernard Arnold. For the Years Mind: Doris Gomarsall, Ralph Tofield, Dorothy Starr. THIS WEEK OTHER ITEMS th Sunday 25 January: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service 4 pm at the Salvation Army Citadel. No evening prayer tonight. th Ebola Crisis Appeal: Donations for this can be made on-line at dec.org.uk, or by telephone on 0370 6060900, or in the bucket at the back of church. Wednesday 28 January: Julian Meeting for silent prayer, 7 pm in the Lady Chapel. st Saturday 31 January: Leighton Buzzard Music Club Concert 7:30 pm in Church. The choral group Apollo 5 will sing a wide repertoire of sacred and secular songs. Tickets £15. NEXT WEEK st Sunday 1 February: Candlemass Sunday. COMING SOON th Sunday 15 February: Linsdale Singers Concert (4 pm), tea (5 pm), and Evensong (6 pm). th Tuesday 17 February: Shrove Tuesday Messy Church th Wednesday 18 February: Ash Wednesday. Said Eucharist 9:30 am, Sung Eucharist 7:30 pm, both with imposition of ashes. Church Organ: The work to restore our organ has begun. During the repairs, we will be using an electronic organ, and parts of the pipe organ will have to be left in the Church. Please don’t touch them: also please be careful that you do not hurt yourselves! Guided tours of the organ carcase can be arranged for a suitable donation to the organ fund! Renewing the life of St Barnabas’s: this year, for a variety of reasons, we are being challenged to renew various important aspects of our life together. • We need to renew our Outreach with new volunteers and new ideas about how we support those in need, and how we strengthen our own community life. • We need to create teams of bereavement visitors and baptism supporters who are specific to St Barnabas’s. • We need to renew our Fundraising, with new volunteers for our Fairs, and new ideas for things to try. If you think you can help, with your time or your ideas, please speak to Fr Bernard or Rev’d Wyn. nd Sunday 22 February: First Sunday of Lent. Lent Lunch in the Hall. th Saturday 7 March: Jumble Sale in the Hall. th Sunday 5 April: EASTER DAY. Easter Vigil and Paschal Candle Ceremonies at St Mary's at 5:45 am. th Sunday 19 April: Annual Parochial Church Meeting 11:15 am st Friday 1 May: elections to Diocesan Synod begin th Saturday 13 June: Summer Fair. th Sunday 14 June: our Patronal Festival. th Saturday 20 June: Archbishop Justin is preaching at St Alban’s Abbey for their Albanstide celebrations. Please book the date now: we hope to charter a coach. Show Up: Christians and Politics: A crossparty campaign was launched last Tuesday to encourage Christians to be more involved in politics. It is called Show Up and details can be found at this web address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLCcRaGx48. Further details from John Wallace.
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