Update on Sunday Worship

Sunday 1st February
   
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

Sunday 1st February
  9:15 am  Family Worship with Year 3 at St Lawrence, Towcester
10:15 am  Benefice Sunday Worship via Zoom 
11:15 am  Holy Communion at St Bartholomew's, Greens Norton

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Dear all,

The Tuesday Bible Studies started again last Tuesday. The topic for next week is the Spirit and the Old Testament. All are most welcome.

The Snowdrops are out in the Church Yard at St Bartholomew’s Greens Norton. They look splendid and if you feel like dropping by on Saturday 31^st there will also be drinks and cakes available between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon, and between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

On Sunday we hear in the gospel an account of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. A particularly beautiful mosaic of this event is in Cora Church, Istanbul. An image is below. The building is a byzantine church, later a mosque, a museum and now a mosque again ( Kariye Mosque ).

We look forward to the service of baptism, confirmation and Reception into the Church of England on Sunday 8^th February at 3 pm.  Bishop Ed Condry will be with us, and Adam, Daniel, James, Louise and Mike would appreciate your prayers and support as they take this significant step in their journeys of faith. All are most welcome to attend this service which will be followed by refreshments.

Lent begins this year on Wednesday 18^th February with Ash Wednesday services at 10.15 am at St Lawrence’s and 7.30 pm at St Bartholomew’s Greens Norton. The usual 12 noon Wednesday services will held at St Bartholomew’s during Lent and followed by a soup lunch. Please do join us for these occasions if you are able.

Further ahead, we have our second Made for More day on Saturday 28^th February, 10 am to 12 noon, in the Chantry House. The day will build on the focus we have had over the last year on prayer and discipleship with short presentations and opportunities to reflect and talk together.

With every Blessing,

Greg
Associate Priest

2^nd Towcester (St. Lawrence) Brownies

2^nd Towcester (St. Lawrence) Browniesare are looking for an extra pair of hands to help out at our weekly meetings. The only requirement would be to do some basic Safeguarding Awareness Training as well as a DBS Check.  We are a Pack of 24 girls ranging from 7-10 years who meet on a Tuesday from 5:50-7:20pm at Towcester Primary School.  We do a range of activities based around a programme designed by Girlguiding UK, to find out more have a look at this website: Girlguiding | Help all girls know they can do anything | Girlguiding 
If you are interested please speak to Julie Godwin or contact her on: julie.godwin@btinternet.com or 07714-437044
 

DBS Surgery

For those who have recently been asked to do a DBS, Bev, will be at The Chantry House on Thursday February 5th from 09:30-11:00am, to help those who are having problems accessing the service and to manually inspect documents. To book an appointment please ring 07749110645 or email safeguarding.tovebenefice@gmail.com
Bev James
 

Do you have a spare room, and think you would benefit from some extra company / income? 

Liudmyla came to the UK from Ukraine almost 4 years ago, and due to a change in her hosts circumstances is looking for a new temporary host. Liudmyla, 67, is well known to us, being related to our Ukrainian friends and aid volunteers here in Towcester, Oleh and Uliana. During her time here, Liudmyla has gained good basic English, and is very active volunteering at the Renew cafe and with our Little Sprouts group. Under the current UK Govt scheme, £350pm is paid for being a host. Please let me know Steve Challen 07593700754 if you would be interested in meeting Liudmyla and potentially offering her a temporary home whilst she is unable to return to her own home.

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