Pew Sheet, Sunday the 16th of March, 2025 The Second Sunday of Lent
PREPARATION OF A NEW ELECTORAL ROLL FOR SAINT LAURENCE CHURCH WINSLOW
Notice is hereby given under the Church Representation Rules 2022, that a new Church Electoral Roll is being prepared. All persons who wish to have their names entered on the new Roll, whether their names are entered on the present Roll or not, are requested to apply for enrolment not later than:
Tuesday the 22nd day of April 2025
The new Roll will come into operation on:
Tuesday the 6th day of May 2025
The new Roll shall be published for not less than 14 days. Under the Church Representation Rules, any lay persons are entitled to have their names entered on the roll if they:
(i) are baptised and aged 16 or over;(ii) have signed a form of application for enrolment; and either
(iii) are members of the Church of England or of any Church in communion with the Church of England being resident in the parish or (not being resident in the parish) having habitually attended public worship in the parish during the six months prior to the application for enrolment or:
(iv) are members in good standing of a Church (not in communion with the Church of England) which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity declaring themselves also to be members of the Church of England and having habitually attended public worship in the parish during the period of six months prior to enrolment.
Forms of application for enrolment can be obtained from the undersigned. In order to be entitled to attend the annual parochial church meeting and to take part in its proceedings, forms of application for enrolment must be returned by Sunday 20th April 2025. Any error discovered in the roll when published should at once be reported to the undersigned. Dated this day: Monday the 10th day of March, 2025.
Applications to be entered on the Roll are available in Church from Sunday the 16th day of March 2025, or can be obtained by emailing: [email protected]
Signed: Mrs Colleen Coyle, Church Electoral Roll Officer.
Collect
Almighty God,
by the prayer and discipline of Lent
may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings,
and by following in his Way
come to share in his glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Genesis 15:1-6
When After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ And Abram said, ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the Lord came to him, ‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside and said, ‘Look towards heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Then he said to him, ‘I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.’ But he said, ‘O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’ He said to him, ‘Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.’ He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him. When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire-pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there
that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation so that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
Luke 13:31-end
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me, “Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed away from Jerusalem.” Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.”
Post Communion Prayer
Almighty God,
you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves:
keep us both outwardly in our bodies,
and inwardly in our souls;
that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body,
and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This Week’s Events
Monday (Patrick, Bishop, Missionary and Patron of Ireland, c.460)
Bell Ringing, 7.30pm in St Laurence. Contact Jan on 07835 461361.
Tuesday (Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386)
Zoom In Morning Prayer, 9am. Meeting ID: 539 3978774 password: TuaR0T or contact Sue on [email protected] (The 0 in R0T is a zero not an ‘O’)
Evening House Group, contact Jo on 07803 942 687 for more information.
Wednesday (Joseph of Nazareth, Adoptive Father and Guardian of our Lord)
Morning Coffee, 10.00-11.45am in the St Laurence Room.
Midweek Holy Communion, 12.00 noon, St Laurence.
Thursday (Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687)
Daytime House Group, contact Jo on 07803 942 687 for more details.
Friday (Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1556)
Junior Choir at 6.30 pm followed by full Choir Practice at 7.30pm. Contact Derry on [email protected] if you would like to join in this term.
Lent Lunches:
The next Lent lunches will take place in the St Laurence Room on the 19th and 26th of March, and the 2nd of April. Please do contact Liz Van de Poll if able to help with catering by offering soup or some baked goods.
Thank you!
For your continued prayers for my mother who remains in hospital at this time.
Advanced notice of Easter Services
13th April 2025
(Palm Sunday)
9.30am Holy Communion with Palm Liturgy, St Laurence
11.15am Holy Communion with Palm Liturgy, St James
6pm The Cross of Christ, St Laurence
17th April 2025
(Maundy Thursday)
3pm Benefice Maundy Thursday Communion Service and Stripping of the Altars followed by silent prayer, St Laurence
18th April 2025
(Good Friday)
12.00 noon Good Friday Holy Communion and Passion Liturgy, St Laurence
6pm Stations of the Cross, St James
19th April 2025
(Holy Saturday)
5pm Passiontide Evensong, St Mary’s Church Addington
20th April 2025
(Easter Sunday)
8.00am Easter Day BCP Communion Service
9.30am Easter Holy Communion
11.15am Easter Holy Communion