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Diary Dates for March 2014 2 Mar Fairtrade Stall p 35 7 Mar Women’s World Day of Prayer p 7 Buxhall 7 Mar A Suffolk Evening p 16 8 Mar ‘A Taste of Summer’ p 9 9 Mar Messy Church p 13 Broadcast 11 Mar Coffee morning and Bring and Buy p 5 13 Mar Onehouse Table Tennis p 9 13 Mar Gardening Club p 29 15 Mar Buxhall Broadcast deadline for April p 4 16 Mar Onehouse Ramblers p 15 17 Mar Parish Council Meeting p 21 19 Mar Women’s Institute p 5 22 Mar Lent Lunch p 7 22 Mar Quiz Night p 9 22 Mar Charity Karaoke p 21 23 Mar Benefice Communion p 25 23 Mar Stowmarket Half Marathon p 21 27 Mar Onehouse Table Tennis p 9 28 Mar Deadline for Easter lilies p 17 Diary Dates for April 2014 2 Apr Finborough’s Lent Lunch p 15 3 Apr Candlestick Club p 13 5 Apr Easter Bunny Trail p 20 6 Apr Fairtrade Stall p 35 12 Apr Men’s Breakfast p 24 March 2014 15 Apr Buxhall Broadcast deadline for May p 4 15 Apr Buxhall Village Hall AGM p 18 19 Apr Sing Messiah p 13 36 CHURCH SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE FOR MARCH 2014 Priest in Charge: The Revd Chris Childs, Combs Rectory, 135 Poplar Hill, Stowmarket IP14 2AY 01449 673280 Associate Priest: The Revd Liz Law, Sunnyside, The Green, Gt Finborough IP14 3AB 01449 774878 Sidesman Ivy Friston & GillIvy Friston & Ling John Lavinia & Biles -- David Steed Lesley & -- GillIvy Friston & Ling . 2 March: 1st before Lent Exodus 24:12 to end, 2 Peter 1:16 to end, Matt 17:1-9 9.30 am Sung Eucharist Chris Buxhall 9.30 am Reflective Morning Prayer Liz Shelland 11 am Matins Roger Harleston 11 am Holy Communion Liz Finborough 5 March: Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 6 pm Holy Communion Liz Buxhall Coffee Lavinia Biles Denise King -- Angela Pead -- Barbara Chatt 9 March: Lent 1 Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 9.30 am Matins Liz Buxhall 9.30 am Holy Communion Chris Shelland 9.30 am Holy Communion Ray (by extn) Harleston no flowers no flowers no flowers no flowers no flowers no 11 am Messy Church with Pancakes! Liz Onehouse Church Room – – – – 6.30 pm Evensong Chris/ Barbara Finborough – Flowers Anne Hicks Lent Lent Lent Lent Lent 16 March: Lent 2 Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Ivy Friston & Church rotas Church 9.30 am Holy Communion Chris Harleston Stall Fairtrade 9.30 am Holy Communion Ray (by extn) Shelland 11 am Holy Communion Chris /Derek Finborough 11 am Holy Communion Ray (by extn) Onehouse Church Room 23 March: Lent 3 Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 10.30 am Benefice Holy Communion Buxhall Liz, pr: The Ven. Dr David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury 30 March: Mothering Sunday 1 Samuel 1.20-28; 2 Corinthians 1.3-7, John 19.25b-27 or special readings Cleaning The King Family The King Family John Lavinia & Biles John Lavinia & Biles AngelaLing Gill & Pead 9.30 am Family Service Ray Shelland AnneIvy Friston Hicks & following morning service. If If youdon’t morning wish following thecometo to service. still be 10.30 at very welcomefor in service,youwill pop to chocolate, cereals, range The coffee includes a andbrowse. pasta,dried fruit, tea coffee.jamand biscuits, ,marmalade, 11 am Family Communion Liz Finborough churchtheSunday month runs Stall everyin first of AFairtrade 11 am Family Service Chris Onehouse Church Room 6 April Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-1; John 11:1-45 9.30 am Sung Eucharist Liz Buxhall 9.30 am Reflective Morning Prayer Arlene Shelland If you wish to swap with someone, please arrange it with them directly them with wish swapyou to please it someone, arrange with If 11 am Matins Harleston 11 am Holy Communion Liz Finborough We meet for Evening Prayer: Service Matins No Service Holy Communion (Benefice Service) No Service Sung Eucharist 6 pm on Wednesday at St Mary’s, Buxhall Sung Eucharist 4.30 pm on Thursday at St Andrew’s, Great Finborough All welcome! 2 35 Week ending 2/03/14 9/03/14 16/03/14 23/03/14 30/03/14 6/04/14 Bin collection dates for 2014 From The Rectory Some people wonder what we are for—the church, I mean. Sometimes I wonder how we find it so difficult to explain what we are for. I suppose it is partly because we are different things to different people. But I do know that we ‘frail earthen vessels’ who make up the church do get in the way of showing what the church is for. That is because we are all human and in some way broken. All human life is here though... What do you think we are for? I would love to know – please ring or email. But we do have one thing in common and that is that we want to be better. We say we want: To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom To teach, baptise and nurture new believers To respond to human need by loving service To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth all as stated by the Anglican Communion in the 1980s and known as the Five Marks of God’s Mission. And what is this Kingdom? Is it a money-making exercise to keep England’s historic ecclesial treasures and for people who like that sort of thing, or does it have a meaning? The Kingdom to me is wherever there is justice, freedom and respect, security and resources, education and healthcare for all. Pie in the sky I heard it called last year in one of our villages and that may be so but it is our aim and our work. Progress is constantly being made. Look at what the churches do and enable in our communities and if you agree with these aims come and join in. But remember - if you are looking for excuses not to, you will certainly find them in us frail earthen vessels but they are presently trying—and trying especially hard during the traditional time of Lent when we ask ourselves how we live and whether we could do better. With all good wishes, Chris 01449 673280 [email protected] 34 3 St Mary’s Parish Church contacts Have your say about ambulance services Priest-in-Charge in Suffolk The Revd Chris Childs 135 Poplar Hill, Stowmarket IP14 2AY 673280 Healthwatch Suffolk finds out what you think about health and social care Associate Priest services in Suffolk so that it can use your views to improve services for The Revd Liz Law Sunnyside, The Green, Gt Finborough 774878 everyone. It is working with the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust to obtain views from patients about their use of the service. Churchwardens: Mr David Steed Leffey Hall, Buxhall 737991 A survey has been created to obtain feedback from patients and the Mr Clive Fisher Fasbourn Hall, Buxhall 737867 public about perceptions and experiences of the ambulance service. It is a fantastic opportunity for people to share their views and make a Lay Elders: difference to the service now and for the future. Mrs Jill Reed Sorrels, Mill Road, Buxhall 737814 Mrs Angela Pead Tiree, High Road, Great Finborough 674754 Teresa Church (East of England Ambulance Service General Manager - Mrs Gill Ling 5 Stearn Drive, Onehouse 613523 Suffolk) said “The vast majority of people who use the ambulance service Mr Tony Bugg 108 Spencer Way, Stowmarket 616865 receive a very high level of clinical care. However, this survey gives us Mrs Irene Bugg 108 Spencer Way, Stowmarket 616865 the opportunity to hear the views of a wide range of people from across Suffolk. At a time when we are making important improvements to the All of the ministry team of this benefice are available for pastoral care Service, it is vital that we hear the thoughts of the people we serve, so - to offer a space to talk informally, to offer support and prayer. that we can best meet their aspirations”. If you have used the service recently, it only takes a few moments to give Advertising your views. If you would like to place an advert in the Buxhall Broadcast, please Annie Topping (Chief Executive) said, “The results of our survey will contact Lesley Steed by e-mail at [email protected] or support current and ongoing service improvement plans. It is also our telephone 01449 737991. An electronic version of your advert is intention to share the findings with the commissioners of the service and especially welcome as it will then be nice and crisp! However, I will be also the Health Scrutiny Committee. It is important that service changes happy to help you publish any other format. Current rates are: are genuinely informed by the experiences of patients and the public. ¼ page £6 / issue ½ page £8 / issue Full page £12 / issue Our role, as the consumer champion, is to work with the trust to ensure that it is listening and that plans are delivered with patients at their heart. We therefore urge people to share their views with us by completing our Deadline for the April issue: 15th March survey, it only takes a few moments but can make a big difference to the running of the service now and in the future.” Editor: Lesley Steed Telephone: 01449 737991 It is easy to take part.