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LENT 2008 – SERIES OF TALKS - LIFE!

Following the success of last year’s Lent Talks and discussions, I have decided to repeat the format. Our March speakers continue their wide range of subjects, leaving enough time for questions and general discussion. The talks will be held in the context of a service and act of worship, reminding us that faith is lived in the context of life, and hopefully our life is lived in the context of faith.

Sunday, 2nd March, at 6.30 p.m.

Mr John White – Senior Manager, Business Adviser and Trainer with Barclays Bank plc. Open Forum - Bring your questions on the current financial turmoil for an expert opinion.

Sunday, 9th March, at 6.30 p.m.

Mrs. Leyla Kent - Barrister and Philosophy Graduate - “Thinking”.

Sunday, 16th March, PALM SUNDAY at 6.30 p.m.

 Dramatic presentation of Passion narrative.

Matthew Hughes

Monthly Services

CROSSBEARERS - St Giles’ Sunday School

(At St. Giles’ Centre during 10.00 am Family Service)

    Perhaps you would like to know what we do?  Children start with the Crossbearers Scheme of Sunday School at about the age of 8, firstly with Junior Crossbearers, working through the sets of questions and going on to the Senior Crossbearers.  The children follow the questions at their own pace, so it is hard to say at what age they will finish.  The first thing they do as Juniors is the 'dot-to-dot' Church, going on to other pictorial adventures such as drawings of The Rector, the Verger, the Choir and their own face as member of Sunday School, and gradually more reading and drawing, using Bible Stories for Children books. 

    The first part of the Senior section is to learn the Lord's Prayer and discuss with the teacher the differences between the traditional and the modern Lord's Prayer.  The questions very gradually become more challenging, and include reading various Bible stories and being able to re-tell them to the teacher; going through the Services for Mattins, Evening Prayer, Communion, Baptism and the Marriage Services, and some study to know about the Parish and Diocesan boundaries.

    Going through blue, red, green, yellow, brown, silver and lastly, gold cross sections, each with six questions to work through, and each colour having questions with slightly more content, the Sunday School teachers feel that the children finish the course with a wide knowledge of the Church and the Bible.

Parish Groups

Would you like to learn more about your faith? Would you like to get to know people in the congregation better?  If you have answered yes to both these questions, then the solution is easy – join one of the small groups meeting across the parish.  Which one will you choose?

Monday morning, monthly, in Summerhill Close, leader Irene Hawkins.

Tuesday evening, weekly in term time, in Maxwell Gardens, leader Churchwarden, Janet Snelling.

Wednesday evening, fortnightly, in Ferndown Ave, leader Evelyn Morgan.

Thursday evening, fortnightly, in Tubbenden Lane South, leader Heather Argent.

Sunday afternoon, occasional, St. Giles’ Centre, leader Matthew Hughes and  Peter Crowe.

2005 confirmation group, as arranged.

2006 confirmation group, as arranged, leader Alex Fordyce.

Details of other groups for St. Nicholas congregation talk to Malcolm Hirst (01689 852843).

If you are interested in joining a group, please speak to the Rector ( 01689 856931), or Heather Argent, the house group co-ordinator (01689 857785) .

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