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In a letter to church councils, Bishop Michael has urged us to give a special place to praying in Lent. It has proved difficult to find accessible times to meet in church for prayer. The rhythm of our days can be very different, even if we do manage to meet together for prayer and worship on Sundays. I’d like to commend a suggestion that was made when wrestling with the difficulties of praying together. How about 777 prayer? 7.00 am and/or 7.00 pm, 7 days a week through Lent, we take a pause in our schedules and pray for a couple of minutes. Wherever we are, and whether we’re on our own or with family, we pause for prayer. To help spur us, each week we’ll suggest a different prayer to incorporate, starting on the first Sunday of Lent (26th February) and ending in Holy Week. Look out for the prayers at the back of church (in pewsheets, printed and electronic, at Berkeley) or on the website. We may pause for prayer on our own, but we do so knowing that others in our churches are praying with us elsewhere. |
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On Friday 2nd March over 3 million people world wide will be praying and worshipping together during an annual day of prayer, using a form of service prepared by Christian women in Malaysia.
Service at 10.00am on Friday 2nd March
at Berkeley Evangelical Church
Theme: Let Justice Prevail
This has been prepared by the Christian Women of Malaysia
to include a slide presentation
Crèche available
Refreshments after service
All welcome |
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Saturday afternoons, 4.30-6.00pm
Starts 14th January.
This course takes place over five sessions looking at important themes within Christian life for children aged 7–11. BOB has been written especially to help children build understanding and faith on basic Christian teaching they have already received, covering five essential themes:
- The Bible
- Prayer
- The Holy Spirit
- A changed life
- The church
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St Mary's will be again offering delicious homemade soup and bread lunches, followed by coffee and tea, on Wednesday lunchtimes during Lent starting the week after Ash Wednesday and finishing the week before Holy Week. There is no charge, but a bowl will be set aside for donations to charity. This year we are planning on supporting Water Aid which helps African villages to have a reliable clean water supply.
Come along for a sustaining break and friendly conversation at the back of St Mary’s Church from 12.30-1.30pm on the five Wednesdays from 29th February through to 28th March.
Volunteers for making soup, baking/buying bread or helping on the day should contact
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There will be a list for signing up on the table at the back of the church from the end of January.
See you there! |
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2012 is Olympics year in the United Kingdom. In the Olympics we have all the excitement and challenge of athletics.
Sporting images are used often in the New Testament to speak of the challenge, discipline and achievement of living life with Christ.
This set of Lent studies is based on Hebrews 11.1-12.4.
The studies raise questions about what it means to believe;
how we face up to difficulties and doubts;
and the challenges of obedience to God.
Outline of the series
1. The Walk of Faith (Hebrews 11.1-7) 29th February
2. The Leap of Faith (Hebrews 11.8-22) 7th March
3. The Fight of Faith (Hebrews 11.23-31) 14th March
4. The Team Effort (Hebrews 11.32-40) 21st March
5. The Champion (Hebrews 12.1-4) 28th March
Wednesday evenings, 8.00 pm at The Vicarage |
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