St Chrysostom’s Church eNewsletter 25th January 2012
Greetings from St Chrysostom’s Church. We are in the process of making two prayer trees for church – one inside, one outside. The outside one, probably short term, will be a sign of prayer to passers by. Anyone, of any faith, will be able to take a ribbon, hold it as they say a prayer pr express a hope and then tie there ribbon to the tree. The inside tree which is in ‘skeleton’ form at present around a pillar at the back, uses the pillar as the tree trunk. Here prayer requests will be able to be written on a leaf and pegged on the tree to form the leaves of the tree. We are having an inauguration of the trees on Wednesday February 1st at 2pm. Please come if you are able.
Worship this week: Monday 10am Mass 5pm Vespers, Tuesday (St Francis de Sales) 5pm Mass, Wednesday (Feast of Conversion of St Paul) 5pm Mass, Thursday (Ss Timothy and Titus) 5pm Mass, Friday 5pm Vespers. Friday is Holocaust Memorial Day.
Next Sunday (29th) at 11am we will celebrate our Mission, with a Mass of Praise. 5pm Vespers (for Homelessness Sunday).
News from the last few days:
73 different people attended church on Sunday. We’re aiming to have an average of 70 for Sunday attendance this year.
We had a lovely Rosary group on Monday evening at Church. Sixteen people gathered to pray and share food together – we were all ages and backgrounds. A special thanks you to Ayham, Lisa, Sonia, Kyle and Vera who prepared food. It was a splendid feast after our prayers.
Looking forward into February
Feb 1st 2-2.30pm Prayer trees ‘launch’
Feb 4th 5.30pm LGBT Communion
Feb 5th Education Sunday 11am Miss Isobel Booler, Head Teacher, St John’s School speaks at Mass
5pm Vespers with laying on of hands for healing and peace
February 12th Book Reading Group after Vespers: This time’s book is Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
February 13th, 14th 9am to 3pm Children’s Days at Church – Big Hearts, Loving Hearts
February 15th 7pm Games evening at Church
February 22nd Ash Wednesday, Lent begins. Mass at 12.10pm and at 7pm
March 2-4th Church Away weekend at the Convent at Derby
WWMD – What would Mary do? Have a look at the Church blog! Click here: www.stchrysostoms.wordpress.com
