Christ Church, Stantonbury, monthly notices

Christ Church 

Meeting God – Following Jesus – Serving People

In the Ecumenical Parish of Stantonbury

 

News and Notices for

May 2012

 

Weekly Sunday Services

6th                9.00am       Communion  Led by Maggie Prisk

10.30am       All age worship  Led by Maggie Prisk

 

13th             9.00am         Communion Led by Chris Howden

10.30 am        Cafe style service

20th             9.00am        Communion  Led by Chris Howden

10.30am        All age worship  Led By David Wilson

27th           10.30 am     Whit Sunday and Thanksgiving service

Led by Chris Howden

Prayer requests Please will you pass prayer requests for each month on to Pat Parsons so we can keep our prayers updated.  Weekly items for prayer can be given to Chris Howden or Richard Solly so they can be included in our intercessions.

Refreshments are served after the 10.30am service; donations from these are given to charity.  In addition on the fourth Sunday of each month cakes will be sold and the proceeds given to the charity we are supporting for that month.

‘Traidcraft’ goods are available to purchase after the 10.30 am service.

Chris Howden’s day off is on a Friday

Church Monthly prayer meeting 2011

Wednesdays    Venue

April to be announced.

Housegroups

Housegroups meet each week. Tuesday Housegroup meets on the First Tuesday of the month – 33 Dyers Mews, Neath Hill. The Remaining Tuesdays (apart from prayer meeting week) – 84 Ashfield, Stantonbury.

The Thursday evening group meet at Anne and Jamie Slee at 19 Alverton Gt Linford.  Starting at 8pm

Letter from Revd Chris Howden:

For me May is a busy month. In the first week we have the pupils from year 8 visiting the building to look at our church and discuss what an ecumenical church is and how a building can be used as both a church and community building. It is a great opportunity to host over 400 students and share about the work of our church. As they will be coming in class groups it will take up much of the week. I am grateful to Adrian and Maggie who will share in the task of talking with the students.

Brian and I will be attending the Baptist Assembly over the Bank Holiday weekend which this year is held in London, and from 14th-17th May we will be at the Retreat Association Conference held in Swanwick. This is held every 4 years and last time we met Margaret Broadhurst and Margaret Moakes – just before our move to Milton Keynes!

As some of you know my dad has been ill in hospital and is now very frail. He will be 89 and we hope to celebrate his birthday with him later in the month.

On Sunday 27th May we have two important events as part of our service. Claire and Gavin will be bringing Isobel for a thanksgiving service and we will be also be celebrating with Maggie and Adrian their 40th Wedding Anniversary. We will therefore postpone our Communion service to the first Sunday of June.

Best wishes to all

Chris

Advance notices

Jubilee Weekend

Sunday Community Lunch at Bradville hall

Evening jubilee service at St Andrews

SEP stall at Campbell Park 2-6pm – volunteers needed to staff the stall.

Birthdays this month:

Gladys Martin, Thomas Puddephatt, Cis Jones, Bev Wright, Stephen Robinson, Nancy Dua, Bethany Barnes, Dave Parsons, Deborah Slee, Janice Puddephatt and Trevor Giles.

We would like to wish them all a happy birthday, and also anyone else who may have a birthday this month that we don’t know about.

We hope the following people had good birthdays in April.  Cherrill Lomas, Ruth Walker-Singh, Nathan Moyo, Bill Warner and Hayley Sharkey

If you are new to the church, or would like your name adding to the birthday list please speak to Pat Parsons who will add you to our list.

A line or two regarding Sainsbury.

We have had some discussions with Sainsbury concerning the effects of the proposed development on the Church and the way we access the building.  Just before Christmas we learned that Sainsbury are conducting a review of their investment programme, which very well affect the proposals.  Please pray for a speedy resolution that will remove the uncertainty and that we can move forward to meet the challenges that may appear.

Dates for your Diary

MAY

THURSDAY 3RD – INTERFAITHMK – 7.30 pm at the Well at Willen. David Rennie will speak on “An explanation on the thoughts and activities  of the Unification Movement”.

SATURDAY 5TH – COFFEE MORNING – 10.00 – 12 noon Newton Longville Free Church in aid of Christian Aid.

SUNDAY 6TH – SUNDAY@7—WORSHIP AS ONE – 7.00 pm at Christ the King, Kents Hill. Informal worship with praise, free prayer, guest speaker and prayers for healing. Refreshments and fellowship afterward, all welcome.

THURSDAY 10TH – MOTHER’S UNION CELEBRATION SERVICE – 7.30 pm at St. Mary’s Church, Wavendon. A Communion Service to celebrate 60 years of the St. Mary’s branch of the Mothers Union. The service will be led by Rev David Lunn, a member himself, and the Speaker will be Rev Valerie Rushton, Leader of the M.U. Archdeaconry. Canzonetta Singers under the leadership of Organist Colin Baxter and the Church Choir led by Anne Atkinson will all be helping to lead the worship.  The service aims to raise monies for Mothers’ Union Overseas.  A warm welcome awaits you so why not come along.

SATURDAY 12TH – COME FOR BREAKFAST  – 9.00 am to 11.30am. Come along to Newton Longville Free Church for a cooked breakfast or just come and browse the second hand books.

SATURDAY 19TH – LADIES’ BREAKFAST – 8.30 am Frost’s Garden Centre, speaker Sally Stone “Travels for World Vision”. Tickets £5.50 from Chris or Jim Langford tel: 01908 583922.

SATURDAY 19TH – SPIRITUALITY AND FORGIVENESS – 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at the Well at Willen. A Quiet Day with reflections on the nature of forgiveness, and the giving and receiving of forgiveness. Led by Marcus Armstrong and Margaret Moakes. Cost £15 which includes a light lunch. To book a place tel: 01908 242190 or email bookings@thewellatwillen.org.uk

SUNDAY 20TH – UNITED IN PRAYER – 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm at New Life Church, Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill South MK12 5TH. Sponsored by the Redeemed Christian Church of God in conjunction with local churches.

SUNDAY 20TH – SUNDAY@7—WORSHIP AS ONE – 7.00 pm at Christ the King, Kents Hill.

SATURDAY 26TH – LINSLADE WATER TREATMENT WORKS VISIT – Join the Milton Keynes Environment Group for a tour of the water treatment works at Linslade and learn about the water cycle, what we flush away, changing patterns and population growth. More details from David Miller tel: 01908 377376 or e-mail david@millersofmk.co.uk

 Advance Notices

JUNE

SATURDAY 2ND JUNE  – JUBILEE WALK FOR WILLEN- Take part in a big family sponsored walk around Willen Lake and then relax in the Jubilee tea tent and enjoy some live entertainment whilst raising funds for Willen Hospice. You can choose to walk  a 1.5 mile or 3 mile circuit, wearing your best Jubilee themed fancy dress if you choose – there will be a prize for the best! Fun for all the family, even your four legged friends. The walk starts at the Hospice anytime from 10.30 am and should be completed by 1.30 pm. For more information contact Alison tel: 01908 306695  or e-mail waterhouse@willen-hospice.org.uk

SATURDAY 9TH – YOUR CHANCE TO MEET JOHN ROBERTSON THE NEW DIRECTOR OF ECUMENICAL MISSION – 9.00 am to 12.30 pm at Stony Stratford Methodist Church. This is your opportunity to come along and informally meet John over tea/coffee and cakes and discuss the Mission Partnership’s mission priorities and objectives for the next year. More details to follow but keep this date in your diary.

SATURDAY 23RD – A PATH OF GRACE – 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at the Well at Willen. A Quiet Day with an opportunity to explore the Labyrinth as a pathway of prayer, growth and discovery, with Rev Liz Baker. Cost £15 which includes a light lunch. To book a place tel: 01908 242190 or email bookings@thewellatwillen.org.uk

SATURDAY 23RD – SHAKESPEARE IN SONG – 8.00 pm St. Mary and St. Giles’ Church, Stony Stratford. Milton Keynes Chorale, Tom Appleton Conductor and Tim Grant-Jones piano. Programme includes music by John Rutter, George Shearing and Ralph Vaughan Williams with solo songs and readings. Tickets £12 unreserved. Go to the website www.mkchorale.org.uk or tel: 01908 617697

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Some users of the building during the week are:

Monday                   12.30 – 13.00      Emulate Christian Union

18.00 -  22.00     Soup Run

19.30 – 22.00     African Drumming

20.00 -  22.00    Guild singers

Tuesday                  14.00 – 16.00     Senior Citizens group

18.00 – 22.00     Soup Run

17.30 -  20.30    Irish Dancing

20.00 – 22.00   Community Choir

Wednesday       16.00 – 17.15  Kids Club

18.30 – 21.30   Tai Chi

20.00 – 21.30  Gilbert & Sullivan Society

Thursday              9.30 – 12.30  Socatots

13.30 – 15.30  Arts and Crafts

17.00 – 19.00 Maths teaching group

19.30 – 21.30  Joseph ministries

Friday               17.00 – 19.00  Maths teaching group

19.30 – 21.30   Sunrise Community Choir (4th Fri of mth)

Saturday         10.00 – 12.00  Credit Union

10.00 – 12.00  Breakfast Club

Sunday           13.30 – 18.00  MK Chinese Christian Church

18.00 – 19.00  Music Group practice.

For Your Prayers

Pray for Inez Hodges (Pat Parsons’ mother) in hospital with breathing difficulties.

Pray for Gavin and Claire as they have a thanksgiving service for Isobel.

Pray for Adrian and Maggie as they celebrate 40 years of married life.

Can you pray for Janice Puddephatt’s mum – in – law Iris Puddephatt. She has now been moved to a ward with 4 other people, so hopefully the company will be good for her recovery.  She is having physio with the hope to getting her home in the future. for more info Janice will be able to fill you in.

Pray for Sophie,  Andy and Hayley following the birth of Charlie.

Pray for Kieran & Steph following the birth of Emily.

Pray for the on going conflict in Libya, Egypt and the middle east

Bridgebuilder, especially Rosie

For Chris Howden as she continues her ministry here.

Richard Bolt our Police Community Support Officer.

All who serve in our armed forces.

For those who are experiencing Famine at this time.

Pray for our government

All known to us who are ill or recovering from illness

Please could we pray for Sandra Serebour  and her new born daughter .

All who are known to us who have been bereaved having lost family or friends. All who are known to us who are sick in body, mind or spirit for God’s healing touch.

All known to us who are ill or recovering from illness.

Who’s Who at Christ Church

 

Minister                                 Chris Howden                 310527Secretary                               Sandra Kennedy            316879                Treasurer                               Adrian Prisk                   605815 Methodist Local Preacher   Ruth Walker-Singh Licensed Lay Preacher        Cis Jones/                      231277 Baptist Lay Preacher           Margaret Prisk                605815 Pastoral Counsellor             Christine Solly                317392   You can look at our web site on www.christchurchmk.org.uk

To put items or prayer requests in the monthly newsletter/notice sheet,

contact Pat Parsons on 318188 or via e-mail pat.a.parsons@gmail.com

For the June 2012 Notice Sheet please can I have your contributions by May 28.