HOLY TRINITY CHURCH SEER GREEN AND JORDANS 
DIOCESE OF OXFORD
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
		
Sunday 4 March 2018
Third Sunday of Lent

‘How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!’  John 2: 14

Welcome to everyone, particularly if you are visiting or new - if so please do introduce yourself to someone.  If you would like to know more about any of our activities or services please ask, check out our website www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/HolyTrinitySGJ

We welcome children throughout all our services.   If they need a break at any  time please feel free to use the crèche facilities in the vestry - toys, toilet etc - coming and going as you wish.

Today’s services 

 8am: BCP Communion: Rev’d Cassa Messervy, Rev’d Paul Henderson

10am: Family Service: Celebration of Baptism: Rev’d Cassa Messervy, Miss Janna Holder

6pm: Evening Prayer: Mr Geoffrey Brand

Collect for today

Eternal God, 
Whose Son went among the crowds and brought healing with his touch:
help us to show his love, in your Church as we gather together,
and by our lives as they are transformed into the image of Christ our Lord.
Amen

Bible Readings

8am: Exodus 20: 1-7 Page 77
         John 2: 13-22   Page 1065
10am: Luke 15: 3-7   Page 1049

Hymns (choir numbers in brackets)

  15 (34)    Amazing Grace
                  Hosanna (on screen)
153 (215)  Give me joy in my heart
422 (623)  Praise my soul, the King of heaven

Our vision at Holy Trinity is to live and share Christ’s love

This week at Holy Trinity:

Monday 5 March: 
7pm  Vicar and Wardens meeting

Tuesday 6 March:
9am: Prayer in the morning, Revd Cassa Messervy
8pm: Lent Group (at Seer Mead)

Wednesday 7 March
9.30am  Iona Communion for Lent, Revd Cassa Messervy
7.30pm  Alpha course (at the Vicarage)
 
Thursday 8 March
9.15am Seer Green School Service
     7pm Seer Green School Governors meeting

Friday 9 March 
    7pm Wedding rehearsal

Saturday 10 March
    3pm Wedding of Charlotte Bennett and Adam Dack

Sunday 11 March
    8am  BCP Communion: Revd Cassa Messervy and Revd Jenny Tebboth
  10am  Mothering Sunday: Revd Cassa Messervy and Revd Jenny Tebboth

This week we pray:

•	for leaders of warring nations to give up conflict in favour of peace
•	for all those who are bereaved, homeless, or refugees as a result of war
•	that the families coming to the baptism celebration service today may be richly blessed
•	that the couples preparing for marriage may be able to put into practice what they learnt on the benefice marriage preparation day last week
•	for members of our parish to come closer to Jesus through the Alpha course and our Lent groups
•	for all who are ill; awaiting, undergoing or recovering from treatment; and for all the professional staff who care for them
•	that God will bring comfort to all who mourn, especially those who have lost loved ones recently 

Are you, a member of your family, or a friend, in special need of prayer?  If so please see the book for your requests on the table by the pulpit or contact Linda West (673821), Muriel Ward (675024) or Cassa (672496 or cassamesservy@gmail.com).  

The next meeting of the prayer group will be at 2.30pm on Tuesday 20 March in the vestry – all welcome.

Email from the Vicar: Cassa sends out a monthly email to the church family. If you are not already receiving these and would like to, please email her on cassamesservy@gmail.com to let her know. Thank you.

Our Charity for March is Drugfam, which provides care and support to families, friends and partners struggling to cope with a loved one’s addiction to drugs or alcohol; and to those bereaved by addiction or related causes. To donate to this charity place your offering in a blue envelope and/or to support the on-going mission of this church in Seer Green and Jordans please use an orange envelope.   In either case please add the 25% ‘gift aid’ if you can by filling in the details on the envelope (otherwise this is not necessary).

Our Electoral Roll is an important list of all who feel that they are members of our worshipping community, the only requirement being that you live in the parish or regularly worship here. If your name is not already on the list and you would like to join, please complete one of the brief forms available on the table by the door and return it to the box provided. Thank you. (Contrary to earlier information, if your name is already on the list there is no need to re-enrol this year, but please check the list to make sure your details are correct).

Special for Lent:  
You would be welcome any Wednesday morning at 9.30am to join Cassa and several of us in a quiet and reflective service of Holy Communion in a form drawn up by the Iona Community.

In addition, the Lent Groups are still open for new members – next meetings this Tuesday 8pm at 7 Seer Mead or Thursday 15 March 10.30am in church.

Or you may like to borrow one of the books that Cassa has displayed on the bookcase (no formalities but please remember to return them).

And from now until Easter we are keeping the church open, warm and lit from 7am to 7pm on weekdays and 8am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays. Do come in at any time to enjoy the peace – or to read one of the books.

Serving our community: the Community Coffee morning and T Club are to relatively new monthly events for people of all ages to come together and meet for relaxed companionship. Do come along and support these ventures and make new friends and meet old ones over coffee in the morning (Thursday 5 April  9-11am) or tea and cake in the afternoon (Thursday 22 March 2.15pm) in the church.

Holy Trinity Summer Fete: Sunday 1st July, 12 noon to 3pm.  This month we are asking you to fill up a jam jar for the children’s “Jazzy Jam Jar” stall. Empty jam jars and some filled “examples” are on display at the back of the church to inspire you (basically you fill the jar with ’bits and pieces’ children would like to win!). Gardeners: please continue to collect cuttings for the plant stall. And we need more gazebos! Please ask family, friends or neighbours if they have one which we can borrow for the weekend of 1st July - let Bev Bradley know if you can help (01494 680876).

Do you enjoy knitting? Can you help? A fun idea to get involved with during 2018. Although we have just said goodbye to Christmas 2017 I have already had some ideas for Advent 2018…  but in order for it to work I need the help of people who can knit (a very simple pattern).  If you would like to get involved, please get in touch with me and I can give you more information.
Thanks, Janna Holder 07764490960 jannaholder@talktalk.net

Vicar of Holy Trinity and Associate Priest (Benefice)
Revd Cassa Messervy (672496, cassamesservy@gmail.com).Cassa works full-time.  Her rest day is Friday.   

Licensed Lay Minister
Mrs Linda West (673821, rogerlindatootsie@btinternet.com). Linda is on holiday until 12 March.

Children and Families Leader
Janna Holder (07764 490960,  jannaholder@talktalk.net). Janna works part-time.   

Rector of the Benefice
Revd Ian Brown (01494 872097,rectorcsg@stgileschurch2.plus.com). Ian’s rest day is Monday.

Benefice Curates
Revd Jenny Tebboth (01753 892940, jenny.tebboth@btinternet.com)
 
Revd Paul Henderson (764367, paul.e.henderson@btinternet.com)

Other contacts
On general church matters please contact our churchwardens: Andy Nicholson (07814 993234) or Jane Spoerry (677328).

Future Dates for your diary:
Wednesday 14 March 7.30pm	Alpha; at the Vicarage
Thursday 15 March 10.30am	Lent group, Holy Trinity
Thursday 20 March 8pm		Lent group, 7 Seer Mead
Thursday 22 March  2.15pm:	T-Club  
		    7.30pm:	Alpha monthly group meeting
		    8pm:		PCC Meeting

Thursday 29 March             7pm: 	Maundy Thursday service

Good Friday 30 March	 10am: 	Joint Service with Baptist Church (at Holy Trinity), 
followed at 11am by Walk of Witness
  2pm: 	An Hour by the Cross (at Holy Trinity)

Saturday 31 March: 		The Great Seer Green Easter Egg Hunt (starts at Baptist Church)

Easter Day 1 April 	  8am:	BCP Communion
		               10am:   Easter All-Age Communion 

Thursday 5 April 9-11am:		Community Coffee Morning
Low Sunday 8 April 8am:		No  service
Thursday 22 April 2.15pm:		T-Club  
Sunday 29 April 11.30am:		Holy Trinity APCM after the 10am service
Thurs 10 May to Sunday 20 May:	‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Prayer Event, Holy Trinity
Sunday 27 May 10am:		Trinity Sunday (Dedication Festival of our church)
				Bishop Alan will dedicate the new embroidery panels.	
Sunday 1 July 12 noon to 3pm:	Holy Trinity Church Fête (at The Vicarage)

The next pew sheet will be prepared by Dawn Cull.  If you have any church/Christian matters you wish to submit for the pew sheet, please contact her by close of play on Wednesday at (dawncull@melsee.co.uk) 

Websites

Parish:     wwwseergreenandjordanscofe.org
Deanery: www.amershamdeanery.com

Diocese:  www.oxfordanglican.org