News Sheet 26th February 2012

Welcome to our First Sunday of Lent Service. We hope that you enjoy the worship and will be able to stay for refreshments and a chat afterwards.

About today's service:
Celebrant and Preacher: Clive
Server: Danny
Sidespeople: Sandra B & Keisha
Bread/Wine: Mami & Nas
First reading: Genesis 9: 8-17 read by Stella
Gospel reading: Mark 1: 9-15
Prayers: Stella
Music Group: Nic & Mick
Tea: Volunteers
Projector: Volunteer

Notices:
Prayer meetings start this Tuesday, 730-9pm at the Vicarage. All Welcome.

Our Lent course this year, Mission-Shaped for Lent, continues on Thursdays 7.30-9pm. at the Vicarage. Course booklets are available for those who can’t make it.

Lunchtime Communion Service this Monday at 11.30am (just before lunch club).
All welcome. Please speak to Clive or Janice if you are likely to come (and please take the opportunity to invite your friends and neighbours!)

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Friday 2nd March at St Margaret’s Church. 11am Service followed by light lunch, £1.00

Church Membership List (Electoral Roll). Each year we have to revise our membership list. If you attend the church regularly and would like to be included on this list, you will need to speak to Anna Evans or one of the wardens.

Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 1st April after Worship. You are welcome and indeed encouraged to stay and reflect on the life of this church over the last year, as well as elect Wardens and Church Representatives to help in the mission and ministry of
St Anne & All Saints’.
Nomination sheets are in the Lower Hall. Please check with the person that you would like to nominate that they are willing to stand on the Church Council.

Foleshill Charity Football tickets to be returned by 8th April please

Open the Book
A small group meet at All Saints School to take part in the Monday morning assemblies. We need to be there for about three quarters of an hour to set up and take part in the assembly.
We tell Bible stories to the children, by using several methods i.e. very short pieces of drama, the use of overhead acetates, reading from Open the Book, we use puppets and several other ways of getting the story across to the children.
We have been going to the school for five or six years, but may have to stop as we are running short of volunteers.
If you could help us bring the Bible to life for the children please contact Mick.

Please don’t forget to bring your used stamps to put in the basket in the Foyer for the Leprosy Mission

Prayers:
Please pray for
• Peace in the world
• The Global economies at this difficult time
• For all those using our building
• All who live in our District
• The Elliot family whose daughter Imogen is poorly

Those in special need at this time and those recovering from illness:
Edna Chappell; Irene Haigh; Jack Stansfield; David Smith; Sheila Green: Margaret Smith;
Betty Sutton; Smack Farne; Ron Smith; Veronica Martin; Peter Soles; Ryan George; Elaine Light; Alan Stansfield; Imogen Elliot

Prayer for the day: Heavenly Father, your Son battled with the powers of darkness, and grew closer to you in the desert: help us to use these days to grow in wisdom and prayer that we may witness to your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.