Friday 24 February 2017

What's on next Sunday? 2

Sunday services 

February, March, April and May 2017

Morning worship starts at 10.30 am 
Followed by coffee in the church hall

February
12th    Rev Chris Ford (URC pulpit exchange)
19th    Mr Gary Eagling (and Rachel, Methodist local preachers in training) 
26th    Rev Malcolm Fife
         this will be Malcolm's last service with us before he moves to take up his new responsibilities and ministry in Merseyside / Lancashire. We wish him well

March 
5th     Fellowship service - Phil Colbourn & Dinah Dudley
        no visiting preacher this week, just the local team 
12th   Rev David Monkton 
        Morning Worship with Communion
        we are grateful to David for stepping in to plug a gap
19th    Ian Wood (Methodist local preacher)
26th    Mothering Sunday service led by Dinah Dudley

April
2nd     Fellowship service (the home team again)
9th      Palm Sunday - URC preacher to be confirmed
14th    Good Friday - joint service at St Helen's at 10.30am
16th    Easter Sunday - Rev David Monkton
    we are pleased to welcome David back again to lead our Easter celebration 
23rd    URC preacher to be confirmed 
30th    Lynda Kelly (Methodist local preacher) 

May
7th      Fellowship service (it's the local team)
14th    Jan Davies (Methodist local preacher)
21st    URC preacher to be confirmed
28th    Rhona North (Methodist local preacher)

That's all for now. More later when I have the details

 

Wednesday 22 February 2017

Pancake Day!

It is Pancake Day next Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday, 28th February 2017)

There's still time to buy the ingredients you need for making and eating pancakes next Tuesday. Or, if you're like me, you can cheat and buy ready-made pancakes and a squeezy lemon. But what we should be doing is using up all the fat in the larder ready for the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday when (historically) people fasted for forty days leading up to Easter. Not so common these days I have to admit, not even in this household. We might think about giving up chocolate or biscuits but even that is a tough one. Well, you know what they say: It's the thought that counts.

Pancakes!

Here are two recipes:
Easy Pancakes from BBC Good Food - Pancakes
Basic Pancakes from Delia Smith - More pancakes

Pancakes!

Of course, Pancake Day is also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). So if you want you can have a Carnival like they do in Rio. [Rio!]

If you would like something to read during Lent, I can recommend the book of Lent reflections by Delia Smith : A Feast for Lent   You may find a copy on the book shelves at the front of the church and there are other Lent books there too. So have a look next time you are in church.

Burton Joyce Community Church
On the corner of Meadow Lane
 

Friday 10 February 2017

A Busy Week

A Busy Week
13th - 17th February

Monday 13th February 
2.30 pm : Friendship Circle

Tuesday 14th February 
St Valentine's Day
10 am : Bible Discussion Group
11 am : Service at Carnarvon House

Wednesday 15th February
10.30 am : Prayer Group at 1 Broadmead

Thursday 16th February
9.30 am : Prayers with coffee
10 am - 12 noon : Open church

Friday 17th February
9.45 am : Coffee pop-ins