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From The Parishes

March 2010

 

 

Marshfield  Lent Groups and Communion Services

We are once again be running Lent Groups in partnership with Marshfield

Chapel. This year the theme is be ‘When I Survey … Christ’s Cross and

Ours’, using material from York Courses. The contributors to this year’s

course are:

Revd John Bell – musician and pastor from the Iona Community in

Scotland

General Sir Richard Dannatt – Head of the British Army until August 2009

Canon Dr Christina Baxter – Principal of St John’s Theological College,

Nottingham

Revd Dr Colin Morris – Methodist Minister, missionary, broadcaster and

author

The weekly programme runs continually throughout March:

Weekly Lent Communion:

· Tuesdays, 10:00am St Mary’s Church, Marshfield

Lent Groups:

·Tuesdays, 11:00am Willow House, West Littleton Road, Marshfield

(Aurea Hart 891453)

· Tuesdays, 8:00pm 84 High Street, Marshfield (Celia Strathdee

891001)

· Wednesdays, 8:00pm 44 High Street, Marshfield (Paul Sawyer

891436)

· Thursdays, 10:30am Cold Ashton Parish Hall (Jean Purnell 891274)

The course booklet cost £3:50 and will help you get the most out of this

stimulating course. If you would like to join one of these groups then

please contact the relevant group co-ordinator. Please do take the time to

join a group as we prepare for Easter by reflecting on the meaning of the

cross together.

 

Baptisms:

On Sunday 21st March Samuel Hardy will be baptised at the 10:30am

Family Service at St Mary’s Church, Marshfield.

 

Visiting Preachers:

On Sunday 7th March we have the pleasure of welcoming Ven. Alan

Hawker, Archdeacon of Malmesbury, to the 10:30am Family Service at St

Mary’s Church, Marshfield. Alan has visited us many times before and we

look forward to his return.

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St Mary’s Church, Marshfield – Building Review Consultation

Thank you to all those from our church family and electoral roll who came along

on 21st January to see what the PCC are considering doing to improve the

facilities at the back of church. Your comments have been noted. For those who

were unable to attend on the 21st January the basic proposal is to reinstate the

gallery at the west end of the nave. This was removed at the end of the 19th

century. Rooms would then be created underneath the new gallery, and within

the existing tower, to provide storage, meeting rooms and improved toilet and

kitchen facilities.

The PCC are going to hold a second consultation day:

Tuesday 16th March 2010: 2-4pm and 6-8pm (at St Mary’s Church)

This will be for anyone within the community of Marshfield, whether or not they

have links with the church, to come and see what is proposed. Once again the

exhibition will available to view during the day at the times indicated above, the

architect will be giving short presentations and members of the PCC will be on

hand to discuss the proposals. We would very much like to hear the views of all

members of the village community so please do try to come along at some point

during the day, and please do encourage your friends and neighbours as well.

West Littleton

The Bristol University Madrigal Society will be treating us to their annual concert

in St James’s Church, West Littleton on Friday 12th March at 7.30pm Supper

afterwards at Littleton House. £8 per head, payable at the door. For details

please contact Carolyn Adams 891100.

Cold Ashton

Weddings:

On Saturday 6th March, Sally Baker and Jason Burgess will be married at Holy

Trinity Church, Cold Ashton. The wedding will take place at 12:30pm.

 

Coffee Time at Cold Ashton is an informal opportunity for people of our four

parishes to meet once a month for coffee and chat! It takes place on the 4th

Tuesday of the month at Cold Ashton Parish Hall, from 10.30am until 12 noon.

Everyone is very welcome – pop in for 10 minutes or stay an hour, the choice is

yours!

 

 

For the April Cotswold Edge please note :

The deadline for the April “Cotswold Edge” is 17th March. If anyone has any

drawings, pictures or photos of scenes within the benefice suitable for the

Cotswold Edge front cover please please contact Simon Gaylard at 64 High

Street, Marshfield, 01225 891948, mobile 07775 441717 email:

simon.gaylard@yahoo.co.uk. Also articles or letters that would be of interest to

CE readers are most welcome.

 

 

For further details about, baptisms, Weddings etc. please do not hesitate to contact the Revd Simon Drew, The Vicarage, Church Lane, Marshfield (Tel: 01225 891850). Please note that the Vicar’s day off  is Friday.