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The Friends of St Andrew's events

Mothers' Union Meetings

Music Concerts

Film Night

Tea Dances

Spring into Crafts

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The Season of Lent

 

The Lent Course

Words of Challenge

Words of Life

There are six sessions in the course, each based on a passage from St Luke’s gospel, which will be read as the Sunday gospel.

Lent 1

Luke 4. 1 - 13   

The Temptations

Lent 2

Luke 13. 31 - 35

Jesus laments over Jerusalem

Lent 3

Luke 13. 1 - 9

Jesus invites repentance

Lent 4

Luke 15. 1 - 3; 11b - 32

The prodigal son

Lent 5 John 12. 1 - 8 Mary anoints Jesus

Lent 6

Luke 23. 1 - 49

The Passion

There will be Lent Groups meeting in the Quiet Room starting in the week beginning 22 February

Mondays  7.45pm – 9.15pm  
Wednesdays 2.30pm – 4.00pm  
Wednesdays 7.45pm – 9.15pm  

Signing up sheets for the groups and notes for the Lent Course may be found at the back of church.

The Sunday sermons during Lent will also take the same themes.

 

Lent Lunches

Thursdays 12noon - 1.30pm

A simple lunch of soup, cheese and bread will be served in the Holt Room for five Thursdays during Lent, continuing with the third lunch on 11 March. A minimum donation of £3.00 is requested. Profits from the lunches will be sent to the local branch of the Alzheimer’s Society.

Please come along - this is a good chance to meet and chat with other members of the congregation and the community.

Offers of help to set up, serve and wash up would be welcomed. Please sign the list in the church.

 

Central Bedford Churches Lent Lunchtime meetings

The meetings will take place each Wednesday in Lent:

at Bunyan Meeting Church, Mill Street, Bedford

Lunch is available from 12noon

At 1.10pm there will be a short service of worship with an address

Christ in the Community

10 March - The work of the University Chaplain

Revd Cassandra Howes

17 March - The work of Street Angels

Various speakers

24 March - The work of the Hospice

Dominic Carter

All are welcome

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The next Branch Meeting is on Tuesday 23 March at 2.30pm in the Holt Room. Our speaker will be Ms Doreen Smith from St Paul’s, Bedford. She will be talking about The Women’s World Day of Prayer services which are on Friday 5 March. Doreen was due to speak at the meeting which was cancelled in February. A warm welcome is guaranteed to all at our meetings, so please do come along if you are interested.

Women’s Day of Prayer is on Friday 5 March (Bunyan Meeting Church at 2.00pm and Priory Methodist Church at 7.30pm).

Corporate Communion is on Wednesday 10 March, 10.30am service. Please try to attend.

Deanery Festival and Lady Day Service on Thursday 25 March is at 11.00am, All Saints Church, Queen’s Park, Bedford. It is a Eucharist Service and this will be followed by lunch. Soup will be served, bring your own sandwiches.

Hoping to see you there.

Edna Stringer

Visit the Mothers' Union website at www.themothersunion.org

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Film Night

 

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The Friends of St Andrew’s

Tea Dance  2.30 - 4.30pm                               

(Admission £3 includes tea)

The next Tea Dance is on 21 March with a lesson held the week before on 14 March. Everyone welcome. Please contact Beryl Tench on 268405 for more information about the classes.

Coming in 2010………

Annual General Meeting - Sunday 7 March at 4.00pm

Please make a note in your diaries, the AGM will start at 4.00pm and be followed, as usual, by a sumptuous tea and a special Friends Evensong at which we are delighted to announce the guest preacher will be the Revd Canon Anthony Hulbert. Everyone welcome – whether you are a member of The Friends or not! The tea is provided by St Andrew’s Guides for a which a donation is requested.

St Albans Abbey Saturday 22 May

The coach will depart at 12.30pm for a guided tour of St Alban’s Abbey at approx 1.30-2.00pm, followed by a Choral Evensong at 4.00pm. Cost £18 for members of The Friends or £20 for non members. Watch out for a sheet at the back of Church to sign up. 

Tolethorpe Hall - Friday 9 July

Following the magical trip to Tolethorpe Hall last year we have applied for tickets to see this year’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. As before, the coach will leave at 5.00pm and you will need to take a picnic and a chair (and possibly a rug!), unless you wish to arrange to eat in their dining room. Cost expected to be the same as last year £35 per person or £30 for members of The Friends. Please sign up as soon as possible (see sheet at the back of Church).

Trip to Highgrove House Gardens

We are trying to arrange a date in September. Coach would depart 9.00am, stopping in the Cotswolds for coffee, and then on to Highgrove House for a tour of the gardens. Cost to be confirmed but likely to be around £35 per person or £30 for members of The Friends. More details once we have a date.

Going Digital

A talk by a representative from Michael R Peters about the digital switchover and how it will affect the Bedford area in 2011. Date still to be arranged.

2010 BBC Proms – yes, we are planning another trip in August (book early!)

Thursford Christmas Spectacular – December - tickets applied for.

 

 

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