St Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Shefford
The United Benefice of Meppershall & Shefford

What's On in March 2008

A warm and friendly welcome awaits you- why not come along and see what we have to offer?

Week 1

Saturday 1	12.30-1.30	Ecumenical Lent Lunch in Shefford Community Hall (simple soup lunch, donations to Christian Aid)
Saturday 1	7.30pm	Concert by Vauxhall Male Voice Choir at St Mary's Meppershall, with wine and buffet supper. Tickets £10 from Trevor Thorley 01462 813357

1st Sunday

Sunday 2	8.30am	Holy Communion
	9.45am	Morning Praise Special for Mothering Sunday
	2.30pm	Holy Communion at The Birches (everyone welcome)
Monday 3	7.30pm	Ecumenical Lent group at 58 Ivel Road: Stations of the Cross
Tuesday 4	9.30am	Morning Prayer
	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
	2.30pm	Tuesday Afternoon Group
	7.45pm	Deanery Lent Eucharist at St Michael's: "The Lord of the Church
Wednesday 5	10am-11am	MINI-M: worship and fun for babies and toddlers (0's to 4's) with their parents/minders. Today's theme: Food from heaven
	DAILY BREAD orders by today, please - see display table in church or ring Michelle Firkins on 01462 814117
	2pm	Funeral in church (Sheila Scrogie)
Thursday 6	10am-11am	Tiny Talk baby signing class in the Meeting Room - for details contact Fran Rolfe 01462 850115
	1.45-3.30pm	HFT Café‚ - join us for teas, coffees & home-made goodies
	8pm	Word of Life meeting at 17 Oakwood Road
Friday 7	9.50am	Holy Communion
	10.35-12.00 Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
	12.00 -	Organ tuning
	2.15pm	Women's World Day of Prayer service at St Francis Catholic Church: "God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding (Women of Guyana).
Saturday 8	12.30-1.30	Ecumenical Lent Lunch in Shefford Community Hall (simple soup lunch, donations to Christian Aid)

2nd Sunday

Sunday 9	9.45am	Family Communion
	5pm	Tea & cakes
	6 pm	Second Sunday @ Six: "The Passion. Come and enjoy worship with a different flavour - participate as much or as little as you like.
Monday 10	7.30pm	Ecumenical Lent group at 58 Ivel Road: Stations of the Cross
	7.45pm	Shefford & District Bible Society Action Group meeting at 6 Oak Drive, Henlow, led by Jenny Dann. Theme: Elisha - God's choices
	7.45pm	PCC meeting in St Michael's Meeting Room
Tuesday 11	9.30am	Morning Prayer
	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
	DAILY BREAD orders delivered this morning
	7.45pm	Deanery Lent Eucharist at All Saints' Church, Southill: "The Lord of time and eternity
Thursday 13	10am-11am	Tiny Talk baby signing class in the Meeting Room
Thursday 13	1.45-3.30pm	HFT Café‚ - join us for teas, coffees & home-made goodies
Friday 14	9.50am	Morning Prayer (with hymns & address)
Friday 14	10.35-12.00 Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
Saturday 15	10am-3.30pm	Shefford & District Bible Society Action Group Quiet Day at Providence Baptist Church, Clifton, led by Revd Robert Noakes
Saturday 15	12.30-1.30	Ecumenical Lent Lunch in Shefford Community Hall (simple soup lunch, donations to Christian Aid)

3rd Sunday

Palm Sunday 16	9.45am	Family Service (starting with Procession from Shefford Community Hall)
Palm Sunday 16	2.30pm	Ecumenical Service at The Birches (everyone welcome)
Tuesday 18	9.30am	Morning Prayer
Tuesday 18	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
Wednesday 19	10am-11am	MINI-M: worship and fun for babies and toddlers (0's to 4's) with their parents/minders. Today's theme: Make way for the King
Maundy Thursday 20	10am-11am	Tiny Talk baby signing class in the Meeting Room
	No HFT Café‚ today - resumes next week
	8pm	Holy Communion with sacramental feet washing
Good Friday 21	9.50am	Before the Cross: short reflective service
Good Friday 21	11am	Walk of Witness, starting at Shefford Baptist Church and calling at each of the churches, ending at Shefford Methodist Church
Saturday 22	7.30pm	@St Mary's Meppershall: Easter Vigil and renewal of baptism vows

4th Sunday

Easter Sunday 23	9am	Easter Breakfast: "Champagne & Hippolytus"
	9.45am	Family Communion
	3pm	Ecumenical Service at Wren Park (everyone welcome)
	6pm	Easter Evensong
Easter Monday 24	One More Step: Easter Monday Pilgrimage to St Albans' Abbey (for details see poster)
Tuesday 25	9.30am	Morning Prayer
Tuesday 25	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
Thursday 27	10am-11am	Tiny Talk baby signing class in the Meeting Room
Thursday 27	1.45-3.30pm	HFT Café‚ - join us for teas, coffees & home-made goodies
Friday 28	9.50am	Holy Communion
Friday 28	10.35-12.00	Tea/coffee served : TRAIDCRAFT stall : prayer ministry available

5th Sunday

Sunday 30

11.15am

United Benefice Communion at St Mary's Meppershall, followed by roast buffet lunch at the Rectory (bring a bottle or a pudding)

Looking Forward To April 2008...

Tuesday 1	9.30am	Morning Prayer
	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
	2.30pm	Tuesday Afternoon Group
	7.30pm	Healing & Wholeness Service at St Michael's (Shefford Churches working together)
Wednesday 2	10am-11am	MINI-M: worship and fun for babies and toddlers (0's to 4's) with their parents/minders. Today's theme: Fish for breakfast
Wednesday 2	DAILY BREAD orders by today, please - see display table in church or ring Michelle Firkins on 01462 814117
Thursday 3	10am-11am	Tiny Talk baby signing class in the Meeting Room
Thursday 3	1.45-3.30pm	HFT Café‚ - join us for teas, coffees & home-made goodies
Friday 4	9.50am	Holy Communion
Friday 4	10.35-12.00	Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
Sunday 6	8.30am	Holy Communion
	9.45am	Morning Praise + Messengers
	2.30pm	Holy Communion at The Birches (everyone welcome)

Regular Events...

Every Tuesday (except following Bank Holidays) 10.30-12.00 - Coffee Shop run by the Biggleswade Adult Centre

Every Thursday 1.45 - 3.00pm - HFT Caféé, run by Home Farm Trust, serving teas, coffees and home made goodies

Plus...

Time-4-U If you need someone to talk to (in confidence), we have the listeners available

Details of events for the April 2008 edition
of "What's On" should reach Jenny Dann
NO LATER THAN MONDAY 24th MARCH, THANK YOU!

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