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Sunday 5th February 2012: Third before Lent
God Save the Queen!
Today we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who succeeded her father as monarch on this day in 1952. During the service we will commemorate her long service to this country, and we look forward to further celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee in June.
Lent Draws Near
"No sooner is Christmas over than we begin our planning for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. This all starts with Shrove Tuesday, we begin our austere period of Lent by being 'shriven'. In our parishes we observe this with the age old tradition of using up our flour and eggs and making and eating pancakes! We further relieve ourselves of small amounts of surplus cash, whilst having a good time playing Bingo; such fun!
Then the following day, and to more serious matters, Ash Wednesday. The Eucharist will be said at 0730, 1200 (BCP) and 1900 at St George's. Each Eucharist will include the traditional ceremony of 'ashing' being signed with ash on our forehead. Andrew is planning some very special music for the evening service.
Details of the other Lenten services and the United Tuesday course are printed below, please note the dates and attend as much as you are able" - Fr Michael
Dates for Lent, Holy Week and Easter
Tuesday 21 February
7pm - Pancake Party and Bingo, St George's
Wednesday 22 February - Ash Wednesday
Eucharists at 7.30am, 12pm and 7pm, with meditation from 10.30am, St George's
Sunday 18 March - Mothering Sunday
(usual service times)
Sunday 1 April - Palm Sunday
(usual service times)
Thursday 5 April, 8pm - Maundy Thursday
Liturgy and Watch, St George's
Friday 6 April - Good Friday, at St George's
10am Children's Stations, 12pm Liturgy of the Cross
3pm Stations of the Cross, 6pm Stainer's 'Crucifixion'
Saturday 7 April
8pm - Vigil and Eucharist, St George's
Sunday 8 April - Easter Day
(usual service times)
United Tuesdays in Lent - God in Public Life.
Hopefully you have picked up a programme - if not do so today, and perhaps hand one to a friend too.
Tuesday 28 February
The Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons
Ethnicity, gender and poverty
Tuesday 6 March
The Revd Jonathan Sedgwick, International Director, UK Border Agency
Being in the secular world: how to be Christian at work
Tuesday 13 March
The Revd Dr Malcolm Brown, Director of Public Affairs, Church House
What sort of society? The C of E and political debate today
Tuesday 20 March
The Rt Revd Paul Williams, Bishop of Kensington
The Church's engagement with good Government: personal faith and public reality
Tuesday 27 March
The Revd Professor Mark Chapman, Vice Principal, Ripon College, Cuddesdon
Being a small church in a big world
Philosophy Lectures in Kensington
The Centre for Philosophy of Religion at Heythrop College has two public lectures scheduled for this term. Entry is free and there is a wine reception afterwards. You can register for these events by emailing f.ellis@heythrop.ac.uk.
1. WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY, 6PM, Loyola Hall
Professor John Cottingham - 'RELIGION AND THE MYSTERY OF EXISTENCE'
2. TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 6PM, Marie Eugenie Room
Lesley Chamberlain - 'A SHOE STORY'
Lesley has spent much of the year writing and travelling for A Shoe Story, a journey in the history of ideas that via their responses to Van Gogh looks at how Heidegger and Derrida gave us a new way of looking at art and humanity which, hard though it may be to accept, chimes with the posthumanist twenty-first century. Further details of Lesley's work can be found on her website atwww.lesleychamberlain.co.uk.
Children at St George's
We have our church sleepover coming up at St George's, for children 9 and over - this starts on Saturday 25 February at 6pm, and finishes after the 10am service on Sunday. We have lots of exciting activities planned, so let me (Margaret) know if your child is interested!
Theatre Group
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 15 February when we shall be discussing the challenges of making a film of a Shakespeare play based on Coriolanus. We might also include other attempts like the American Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado about Nothing.
We meet at 7.15pm in the Community area. Please contact Ivo Morshead for more details: 77275975
this page last updated on February 5, 2012
