Royston Parish Church
Sunday 9th February 2025
4th Sunday before Lent
The diocese’s Living God’s Love Prayer
Living God, draw us deeper into your love;
Jesus our Lord, send us to care and serve;
Holy Spirit, make us heralds of good news.
Stir us, strengthen us, teach and inspire us
To live your love with generosity and joy,
Imagination and courage; for the sake of
your world and in the name of Jesus, Amen.
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Sunday 9th February
9 am Said Communion Service
10.30 am Sung Communion Service with Church Choir, Children’s Church, followed by refreshments and The Treble Makers
3.30 pm Tea Time Praise
Tuesday 11th
9 am Morning Prayer
10.30 am Visit by Studlands School
Wednesday 12th
11 am Said Communion Service followed by refreshments
1 pm Knit and Natter meeting
7 pm Choir Practice
8 pm Deanery Synod
Thursday 13th
9 - 11 am Tots in Church
Friday 14th
12 pm Funeral of Bob Green at Cam Valley followed by a reception at The Old Bull, Royston
Saturday 15th
10 – 11.30 am Church Café
Sunday 16th February
9 am Said Communion Service
10.30 am Sung Communion Service with Church Choir, Children’s Church, followed by refreshments and The Treble Makers
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Thursday 27th February 7.30pm Julian Prayer meeting at 11 Middle Drift.
Friday March 7th 2 pm World Day of Prayer will be held at the Catholic Church. This year it’s organised by the Cook Islands. ALL WELCOME
We pray for all Christians worldwide:
For all Christians in Andorra, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Vatican City
For all who are worship at Royston Evangelical Church & Food Bank:
Pastor Jonathan Scott
For the work of our mission partners: Mercy Ships
We pray for the community of Royston:
For our local health centres
For all who volunteer and make use of Royston Community Transport
We pray for our world and ECO projects:
We give thanks as flowers from spring bulbs start to appear, and crops for summer harvest grow in our local fields.
We pray for the sick and suffering:
2nd February |
9th February |
16th February |
23rd February |
Eden |
Paul & Pat Tidey |
Forest Pike |
Neal |
Richard Moss |
Phoebe Strom |
Peter Coates |
John Hutchins |
Jamie Covington |
Lynn Fricker |
Jan McElney |
Kathy George |
Jackson Herbert |
Lee Cockerill |
Betty Gladstone |
Cyrine and family |
Jean Coslett |
Linda Dwight |
Val Brown |
|
Rowena Godfrey |
Margaret & John Coates |
Angi and Ken Rushall |
Emma and Phil Heath |
Peter Rice |
Pamela Page |
Carol Emms |
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We pray for those who have died in the faith of Christ:
Deceased |
Bereaved |
Bob Green |
Margaret, family and friends |
We pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time:
09 February |
Austen McMurrough |
NOTICES
ASH WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 11 am and 8 pm. In preparation for these 2 services, can you please start to bring in your old Palm crosses ready for the creation of the ash?
A basket will be left at the back of Church. Thank you
SCHOLA CANTORUM: Alex’s choir is performing Miserere, an evening of sublime choral music in Church on Friday 14th March 7.30 pm. Tickets from Eventbrite: bit.ly/ScholaRoyston. Please see poster at the back of church for details on booking tickets via the QR code.
LENT LUNCHES: We will need some helpers to put out the tables and chairs for the Lent lunch on March 26th at 11 am for 12 noon, and to put away at 2 pm. Please speak to Kay if you are able to help. Thank you
ELECTORAL ROLL: Every six years, churches have to start their electoral roll again, meaning that, even if your name was on the electoral roll before, you have to apply again to be included on it again. We have worked to make this as easy as possible with numerous ways of being able to complete this. Also, we have moved to a secure system of holding your contact details, but we cannot use the information you give us whilst applying to be included on the electoral roll to contact you, so we are asking you to complete a second form so that we can connect with you. Later this year we shall delete any details that we currently have for people who have not consented for us to have through completing this form. www.roystonparishchurch.org.uk/electoral-roll
2025 LENT COURSE: “CARBON LITERACY FOR CONGREGATIONS”
The 2025 Lent Course is a 6-week Carbon Literacy® course to learn about climate change, carbon footprints and how we can all do our bit to reduce them. The course dates are Friday March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th,, April 4th & 11th and it takes place from 1:30-3:30pm in church. At the end of the course, it is hoped that all participants will make two pledges for relevant actions they will take to reduce their carbon footprint. The course will cost £15 to cover refreshments, all course materials and the cost of applying to receive a certificate. Please speak to Steven if the fee is a barrier to participation in the course.
To book your place, go to bit.ly/4hcKbRF
ANNOUNCEMENT: Having been the Bishop of St Albans for sixteen years and turning sixty-eight next month, the Rt Revd Alan Smith is retiring as our Diocesan Bishop on 31st May. There will be opportunities to show our appreciation of Bishop Alan in due course, but let us include him and our diocese in our prayers as he and we enter this period of change.