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Church News
February 2019
Christ Church Rothley Road Mountsorrel LE12 7JU
St Peter’s Church Market Place Mountsorrel
LE12 7BA
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Services in Church for February 2019
Date Time Service Venue
Saturday 2 February (Candlemas)
10.30am Holy Communion* St. Peter’s
Sunday 3 February
9.30am Mattins* St. Peter’s
11.00am Holy Communion Christ Church
4.00pm Fun@4 Christ Church
Sunday 10 February
9.30am Holy Communion* St. Peter’s
11.00am Word & Worship Christ Church
4.00pm Senior Sunday St. Peter’s
Sunday 17 February (Septuagesima)
11.00am Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing
Christ Church
6.00pm Evensong* St. Peter’s
Sunday 24 February (Sexagesima)
9.30am Holy Communion* St. Peter’s
11.00am Morning Worship and Baptism
Christ Church
Sunday 3 March (Quinquagesima)
9.30am Mattins* St. Peter’s
11.00am Holy Communion Christ Church
4.00pm Fun@4 Christ Church
Wednesday 6 March (Ash Wednesday)
10.30am Holy Communion* with Ashing
St. Peter’s
In addition, there will be Morning Prayer at Christ Church every Tuesday to Friday at 9.00am
Except for 12th to 15th February inclusive
* Service taken from the Book of Common Prayer (1662)
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L ately, I've been reflecting a little bit on conflict – especially in the light of the Brexit negotiations which still divides almost every community and the nation
at large; complete with opposition to any and every argument for or against Hard Brexit, Soft Brexit, Second Referendum ... Elsewhere in the world, renewed terror attacks and anti-Christian sentiment abound.
There are many hymns in our hymnals that speak of conflict: Fight The Good Fight being just one of them alongside others such as Stand Up Stand Up For Jesus & Onward Christian Soldiers. But just who or what are we fighting; and why?
St Paul urges Timothy to “Fight the good fight of the faith”. (1 Timothy 6.12). To stand against false teaching, controversies and quarrels; and to pursue righteousness and Godliness. St Peter, writing to the Church tells us “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith”. (1 Peter 5.8-9) St Paul, again, tells us to put on the armour of God because “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world”. (Ephesians 6.12)
Our fight and our battle is against Satan and the forces of evil. It should certainly never be against one another. Instead Jesus told us to love one another. Indeed, he makes it a command: “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13.34-35)
Let us learn to obey this command and live in love and peace with all. With every blessing,
Colin
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Diary Dates
Friday 1 February 10.00am Coffee Morning at Christ Church Saturday 2 February 10.30am Holy Communion at St. Peter’s Monday 4 February 1.30pm Craft Group meets at Christ Church Tuesday 5 February 7.30pm Men’s Fellowship, Film Night at Christ Church (see page 10) Wednesday 6 February 8.00am School Prayers at Christ Church & St. Peter’s CE School 9.45am Fun@4 Planning Meeting at Christ Church 12.00pm Meet for lunch at Cromwell Road Coffee House Friday 8 February 10.00am Coffee Morning at Christ Church Monday 11 February 1.30pm Craft Group meets at Christ Church Wednesday 13 February 12.00pm Meet for lunch at Cromwell Road Coffee House Friday 15 February 10.00am Coffee Morning at Christ Church Monday 18 February 1.30pm Craft Group meets at Christ Church Tuesday 19 February 10.00am Holy Communion at Rose Cottage 7.30pm Just4Ladies, Games evening at Christ Church (see page 10) Wednesday 20 February 11.00am Hymn Singing at Quarry Hill Grange 12.00pm Meet for lunch at Cromwell Road Coffee House Friday 22 February 10.00am Coffee Morning at Christ Church Monday 25 February 1.30pm Craft Group meets at Christ Church Tuesday 26 February 7.30pm Deanery Synod Wednesday 27 February 8.00am School Prayers at Christ Church & St. Peter’s CE School 12.00pm Meet for lunch at Cromwell Road Coffee House
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Diary Dates for March
Friday 1 March 10.00am Coffee Morning at Christ Church 2.15pm Women’s World Day of Prayer at the Baptist Church 7.00pm Marriage Preparation Course, Week 1 of 5 Saturday 2 March 10.00am Staff Meeting at the Vicarage Wednesday 6 March - Ash Wednesday 10.30am Holy Communion with Ashing at St. Peter’s
I will be recycling genuine branded printer ink cartridges such as: Brother, Canon, Epson & HP, (not refilled/unbranded ones) for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Please leave any that you have in the boxes available in both Churches.
Thanks to everyone for the used postage stamps over the last year. I shall continue collecting them next year for The Leprosy Mission.
Thank you,
Janet Wright
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Women’s World Day of Prayer Come - Everything is Ready
Planned by Christian Women of Slovenia Friday 1st March, 2:15pm at
The Baptist Church All welcome - men as well.
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Children and Families
Christ Church and St. Peter’s Mountsorrel
Children’s Page
February 14th – Valentine’s Day February 22nd – Thinking Day
Fold two circles in half then slip one piece into the other and glue together. Write a message and put it in the heart with the name of the person you love on the side.
The Children and Families’ Workers are hoping to start a weekly toddler group. We are still in the very early planning stage, but we would like to ask you to think about what you might be able to offer this group. Help with the planning, help with setting up, help with running it, help with tea and coffee or maybe just another person to sit and talk with the mums, dads or carers. It doesn’t have to be a weekly commitment, the more people who offer their time, the less time they need to offer. What better way to introduce children and families to our own Church family than to be there and interact with them at this new group. For more information please talk to Alison or Linda and help get our first new Children and Family activity off the ground.
“We love because He first loved us”.
1 John 4:19
[email protected] [email protected]
It is traditional to send a card to the one you love on Valentine’s Day but keeping secret who it is from. On Thinking Day Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies, Beavers and Rainbows around the world wear their uniform and ‘think’ about what it means to be part of the two organisations and the opportunities it gives them. Why not, this month, put the two together. Make a paper heart and give it to someone you love. Only make sure you put your name on it too, so it isn’t a secret. Then have a good ‘think’ and write inside who you love and why. God loves each and every one of us, we shouldn’t keep that a secret either. Perhaps you could make a heart for God.
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The programme includes:
Welcome
Activities ~ crafts/competitions/games
Celebration ~ with story /song/prayer
Tea ~ sandwiches/nibbles & cakes
Each session follows a theme that is explored by the activities
and developed in the celebration.
Next Meeting Sunday 3rd February, 4.00pm
The topic will be: ‘Self Confidence’
EVERYONE WELCOME ~ COME & JOIN US! for more information please contact
Linda Vesty Tel: 0748 833 0893
Email: [email protected]
Fun@4
For families/people of all ages
Meets at 4.00pm at Christ Church
on the 1st Sunday of the Month
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The last weeks of 2018 were a real roller coaster for all of us involved with the Youth Cafe, the building was up for sale, Jo who has successfully run the daytime Community Cafe for nearly four years decided that now was the right time for her to move on to pastures new and it was time to try and secure key funding for the next financial year. Well when Christmas actually arrived we had two and half out of three challenges sorted so we could all at least breath easily and enjoy the season.
Challenges into the coming spring still remain of course, we need to secure the full funding package and tackle our planning for the longer term options around delivery of appropriate youth services centred on the Cafe or elsewhere. On funding we are very cautiously optimistic, the Cafe has a good track record of delivery but we do recognise that every year is different and we need continuously to make the case for support but we are really buoyed up by the Parish Council’s decision to ring-fence £20,000 in the coming year’s precept to youth work delivered through the Cafe. That decision illustrates the Council’s confidence in us as a team but also recognises the on-going need within the village.
Future delivery is a bigger and more critical challenge. The Cafe was founded on the premise that we deliver a free to use drop in facility for young people and that remains our underpinning, but we have noticed over the last couple of years that the perceptions of young people in what they desire and how they want to spend their free time are changing and that a fixed location drop-in may no longer be the key to supporting them. These changes are not unique to the village, the same is being seen elsewhere across the country. Finding a solution to this conundrum within Mountsorrel is our challenge for the next 12 months and it is one that we cannot hope to solve alone, we will be engaging with our users, stakeholders (that is everyone who supports us in whatever way) and local public bodies, most importantly the Parish Council. Please note the 12 months time frame. as in March 2020 we will have completed our 10 year lease on the site and need to look at continuing by negotiating a further lease or not. As you will imagine the next few months will be “interesting”.
Those of you who were in the Cafe just before we closed for Christmas will have been able to say goodbye to Jo who, after nearly four years of setting up and
Notes from the Sorrel Youth Café
https://www.facebook.com/sorrelyouth/ https://www.facebook.com/Mycommunitycafe/
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running the daytime community Cafe (MyCafe at SyCafe), had decided to move and
concentrate her efforts on foster work. She will of course be missed by many and she goes with our best wishes and respect for taking on the challenge that fostering represents. Jo’s departure left us with a serious problem, the community cafe has, since its founding, taken on a life of its own and has surfaced issues within our community that need tackling. These may not be totally youth focussed but they are certainly related and the community cafe provides a platform for solutions. With that being the case we could not consider simply closing and thankfully have found a lady who has the right skill sets and interest in taking up the challenge, so do call in and meet Nicci who is now running the community cafe for us all.
I spoke at the start of these notes about securing a funding package for the year. That is obviously critical but does only cover the essentials, site rental, staff pay, utilities etc, we have always been reliant upon the support of the local community to fill the financial void for the rest and in this the church communities of both Christ Church and St Peter’s have been stalwarts, providing us this last 12 months with £2264.89. This fantastic support is made up from two key events, the September Fair at St Peter’s (£832.55) and The Christmas Tree Festival at Christ Church (£706.04) and these are underpinned by the ongoing week in, week out support from the Christ Church Friday Coffee Mornings (£726.30). A heartfelt thank you from all of us for this support. As ever we still need volunteers to help with youth sessions and support Nicci with the community cafe so if you feel up for a challenge do please have a word with me or Nicci. John [email protected]
All Change at MyCafe @ Sycafe
Jo (on the right) handing over the
community cafe to Nicci
December 2018
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Senior Sunday—T.L.C (Tea and Lovely Cake)
4.00pm at St. Peter’s, on the second Sunday of each month
Please let Leslie or Colin know of any people over 60
who would value going to a short service followed by tea.
MONDAYS - Christ Church & St. Peter’s Craft Group
1.30 – 3.30pm in Christ Church
(except bank holidays)
Everyone welcome to join this friendly group.
Bring your current craft project—Sew, knit, crochet, stitch,
compare ideas, swap patterns etc.
We share our skills - everyone welcome
CHRIST CHURCH & ST. PETER’S MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Meet at 7.30pm, mainly in the Bower Room on the first Tuesday of
the month. We would be pleased to welcome more men to the group.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES These groups and activities are open to anyone in the
community. Invite family, neighbours and friends—just come along
at Christ Church—Come for tasty treats
and a chat—make new friends
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Quarry Hill Grange
HYMN SINGING/HOLY COMMUNION
11.00am on 3rd Wednesday of each month All Welcome
Date: 20/2(M), 20/03(A), 17/04 (M), 15/5(A)
(A = Anglican led M = Methodist led)
Rose Cottage Each month I visit Rose Cottage residential home at 10am for a short
service of either hymn singing or Holy Communion. If you would be
interested in accompanying me on these visits, please let me know.
Colin Resch
Date: 19/2, 19/3, 16/4, 14/5
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIMES
Meet at CROMWELL ROAD COFFEE HOUSE.
12.00 – 2.00pm for a cuppa or lunch and fellowship
Maureen and Nigel serve lovely food at modest prices
SOAR VALLEY COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT
The Soar Valley Community Food Project is open at
Rothley Baptist Church on Mondays from 11.00am to 1.00pm
If you would like to make a donation, there is a box at the back of
each Church to receive gifts of canned meat/vegetables &
packets of dried food.
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Need Prayer or a Home Visit?
If you, or someone you know, is in need of prayer, then please contact our confidential Prayer Chain via Liz Resch on 0116 429 9946 or via email at [email protected]
If you would like a home/hospital visit for prayer and/or communion, please leave a message for Revd Colin Resch on 0116 429 9946 or send an email to [email protected]
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals
For enquiries about Christenings (baptisms), weddings or funerals at either Christ Church or St Peter’s Church, please contact Revd Colin Resch on 0116 429 9946 or via email at [email protected]
Get the latest information via our web pages -
http://cofe.mountsorrel.org/
Christ Church/St. Peter’s Church, Mountsorrel
Christ Church and St Peter’s – Contact Information
Ministry Team:
Priest in Charge, Revd Colin Resch 4 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7JU 0116 429 9946 07878 029879 [email protected]
Assistant Curate, Revd Darren Walker 6, Peartree Close Anstey, Leicestershire. LE7 7TD 0116 236 4121 07568 173184 [email protected]
Reader, Mrs Helen Hodson, 0116 2303828
Reader, Mr Edmund Stacey, 01509 214802
Children and Families' Workers:
Alison White, [email protected]
Linda Vesty, [email protected]
Christ Church Contacts:
Warden & PCC Secretary, Mr Peter Hodson, 0116 230 3828
Warden, Mrs Veronica Liquorish, [email protected]
St. Peter’s Church Contacts:
Warden & PCC Secretary, Mr David Bird, 0116 2303095
Warden, Mr Ian Evans, 01509 890889, [email protected]
Administration:
Treasurer & Bower Room Bookings’ Contact Mrs Val Doyle, 0116 237 5623, [email protected]
Parish Administrator & Newsletter Editor Mr Paul Rowley (part time)
0116 421 0143, [email protected] (Copy date for the next newsletter is Tuesday 12th February, but
if items are ready, please send earlier)
