Current parish book is ‘Cross Roads’, by Wm Paul Young. Sign-up sheets on Book Group notice board. Discussion groups: Mon 13th Jan 8pm & Thurs 16th Jan 10am.
Parish Pastoral Care – The course will start on Thursday 16 January at 8pm in St. Andrew’s Chapel. Course booklets are available from Mark at £3 please.
Thank you from Mark to all who helped decorate the church and assist in services and hospitality over Christmas.
Thank you from Mark and family for all Christmas cards and gifts – very much appreciated!
Christmas Collections – This year the plate collections from the Crib Service, Midnight Mass and the two Christmas Day services have been donated to two charities – Stone Pillow and to the DEC appeal for The Philippines. Thanks to your generosity we have been able to send cheques for £416.64 to each. Thank you all.
The next Girls’ Pub Club outing will be to The Bear on Friday 17th January, from 8pm. Girls of all ages welcome, and do bring your friends. Elise.
Cathedral Information – The latest Chichester Cathedral Newsletter, which includes the diary of events from December 2013 – March 2014 is displayed on the bookcase. Free Lunchtime Concerts for the Spring Session on Tuesdays From 1.10pm – 2pm commence on 14 January 2014. Bring your own sandwiches, coffee provided, retiring collection. Feel free to come and go as you wish. For any further information contact June Baker our Parish/Cathedral Link.
Church helpers – required to keep our beautiful church clean and tidy. Just 1.5 hours one day per month light exercise. Join the team, enjoy the fellowship, and the rewards will speak for themselves! Contact Sue Miller; 01243 261839 or 07845 926766, email sue.armex@btinternet.com
Church Website update: Sunday sermon recordings are now available to download on the Sermons page (thanks to Graham Jones). We also have new Church Calendar and Gallery pages. To add content to the website email editor@paghamchurch.org
Revd. Mark Eminson can be contacted at the Vicarage, 38 Kings Drive, PO21 4PZ. Tel: 262713. Email: vicar@paghamchurch.org
Pews News: Sarah or Nikki can be contacted via Email: sarah@stom29.plus.com
The Church of St Thomas a’Becket, Pagham
Weekly Pews News
No.656 5th January 2014
Colour of the season: White
Epiphany
Collect for the day:
Almighty God, in the birth of you son you have poured on us the new light of your incarnate world, and shown us the fullness of your love: help us to walk in his light and dwell in his love that we may know the fullness of his joy; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Response to the Psalm: King bow down before him; all the nations do him service.
Our Opportunities for Worship today
After the Parish Eucharist you are welcome to gather for refreshments in
St. Andrew’s chapel, where we can get to know each other better.
Sunday 5th January Epiphany
Intention: Pray for our children and young people, and their leaders; for our Children’s Groups,Wednesday Club & Youth Group.
Anniversary: Frances Weston (1989)
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.45 am Parish Eucharist
6.00 pm Evening Worship – Informal (guitar-led)
Monday 6th January
Intention: Pray for our Archbishops, Justin Welby of Canterbury & John Sentamu of York; for the work of the Archbishops’ Council and General Synod; for the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Anniversary: Vanessa Knight (2008)
7.30pm Prayer Group – 18 Old Place, Aldwick (Gillian Purvis)
Tuesday 7th January
Intention: Pray for our schools, colleges & universities; for all teachers and learners, governors & administrators; for Christian Unity.
Anniversaries: Elsie Smith (1975), Joyce Wentworth-Payne (1997), Beryl Eames (2000)
10.00am Coffee & Scripture – at 31 Sea Lane, Pagham (Glenda 263537)
7.00pm The Eucharist
7.45pm Ladies Club, Church Centre
Wednesday 8th January
Intention: Pray for the hungry, homeless, refugees & asylum seekers; for the work of The Church Army, Christian Aid & all relief agencies.
10.00 am Holy Communion
12noon Luncheon Cub – St Ninian’s Hall
2-4pm Knit & Natter – 31 Sea Lane, Pagham (Glenda 263537)
Thursday 9th January
Intention: Pray for the Queen & Royal Family, our Nation & Government, our local MP & MEP.
Anniversary: Maisie Knight (2000)
Friday 10th January William Laud
Intention: Pray for our local clubs & organisations, especially for our Ladies Club, The Luncheon Club and the Men’s Club.
Anniversary: Ida Turton (1994)
Saturday 11th January
Intention: Pray for our scouts, guides, Cadets & other local yuth organisations.
Anniversaries: June Bunning (1968), Della Hooper (1993), Hilda Lock (1997)
7pm Vicarage Youth Group
Weekday Morning and Evening Prayer
Morning prayer: Monday to Thursday and Saturday 9.20am. Friday 8.30am
Evening Prayer: Monday to Thursday 5.20 pm. Friday 4.30pm
No evening prayer on Saturday
Prayers and Intentions
For urgent prayer contact Bill Meyer to activate the Prayer Chain (tel. 920023) until 2nd February.
For longer-term prayer needs contact Gillian Purvis (tel 267597).
We pray for all in need and especially those in need of healing in mind, body or spirit: Lucia Elsom, Bob, Steven Prince, Kathy Owen-Evans, Jan and family, Cathryn, Richard.
We pray for those who have died recently and for those recorded in our Memorial Book whose anniversaries occur at this time. We pray for all those who mourn their passing.
We pray for Ashley Campbell and his family during his tour in Afghanistan.
Advent – See purple leaflet for details of services and events or look on the website.
Walsingham 2014 – The parish visit to Walsingham has been booked from 9th to 13th June. Should you be interested in joining our pilgrimage, please add you name to the list, which is on the white notice board in the South Aisle. Please speak to Roland if you would like more information about Walsingham.
Registered Charity No 1134842