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Church Wardens Victor Tettmar 0117 944 2696 Lizzie White 0794 120 5047 Associate Vicar Steven Faux 01225 337455 Ordained Local Minister Steve Truscott 0776 341 1132 Lay Minister Clare Nichols 0117 973 1862 Operations Director Mark Stuckey 0117 946 4696 Children & Families Clare Haynes 0798 958 7734 Youth Worker Fiona Peck 0117 946 4694 Redland Education Centre Lydia Lodge 0117 946 4695 Lantern Preschool Liz Taberner 0117 946 4690 Administrator Rhiannon Greet 0117 946 4690 Assistant Administrator Rosie Evans 0117 946 4690 MONTHLY BULLETIN Redland Church Halls Redland Green Road T: 0117 946 4690 MARCH 2019 Bristol E: [email protected] BS6 7HE W: www.redland.org.uk Registered Charity No: 1131061 Dear Church Family, As we continue to journey together in this period of vacancy, as a leadership team we are encountering fresh challenges but also experiencing a strong sense of being held and guided by God. One of the great joys of the last few months has been the sense of excitement and expectation within the church family as we gather to worship and hear God’s word through those who are preaching. We are also seeing new people joining the church CHILDREN AND YOUTH and it is so encouraging to be exploring together the joy and challenge of discipleship. Hopefully you will be aware that over 50 members of small groups from across the SUNDAY MORNINGS church recently gathered for a meal in the church halls to share fellowship and receive some teaching from David Lawrence of LICC on the links between small groups and At Redland, we want to see all children and young people flourish and thrive being disciples in our whole life - whether at work or home, with friends or as we gather as part of the church family. We all meet together each Sunday morning for as a Church Family. We also have our Lent book which we would really encourage you the beginning of our service, before our young people go to their own to read. 'The Radical Disciple' is the last book written by John Stott before his death, and groups (apart from the 1st Sunday of the month). it emphasises the centrality of discipleship on the Christian journey, and it being radical. Our new monthly service called S-Zone will also be looking at what it means to Crèche – dedicated play area at the back of the hall be a disciple, exploring aspects such as listening, loving, sharing and doing. In all of Scramblers and Climbers (ages 3-7) in the Phoebe lounge these ways, as well as in our sermon series on Mark and Acts, we are striving to ensure that discipleship is at the heart of all we do as a church, embedded in every area of our Explorers (school years 3-6) downstairs in the old building life together. Impact (school years 7 and 8) upstairs in the old building Our next opportunity to pray together as a church family will be Wednesday 20th J-Zone - School Years 3 - 6 - Friday 6:00pm-7:30pm March. We’d like to make that an evening where we have some time to worship, to The Zone - School Years 7 - 9 - Friday 7:30pm-9pm @ Redland Church Halls listen to God and to pray together. To help focus our prayers, members of the Dates: 1st, 15th and 29th March 2019 leadership team will spend part of the evening sharing some of the particular challenges we are facing. SUNDAY EVENINGS You’ll see next in the bulletin Chris Swonnell's PCC update which contains news of our Annual Meetings, now on Sunday 28th April. There are opportunities for members of CYFA - Sunday evenings - 3rd March, 10th March, 17th March, 24th March the Church Family to stand for election as PCC members and as Churchwardens and 31st March 2019 - 6:15pm—8:00pm (Halls unless stated.) (although Lizzie and Victor are willing to stand again). So a gentle reminder about the electoral roll renewal which happens this year - please do sign a form and indicate your Cell Group inc Pizza & Bible Study, Joint Boys & Girls - School Years 10 - 13 commitment to what we are about at Redland. Every other Wednesday 7:30pm-9pm @ Haynes home (18 Cavendish Road, So, what will the month ahead bring? We will see the arrival of Fiona, our new Youth Henleaze, BS9 4DZ). worker, a visit from Tearfund on 10th as part of their two-week visit to Bristol, the Dates: 13th and 27th March publication of the revised Parish Profile, the advertisement of the vacancy, the now famous Promises Auction, the start of Lent and our preparation for Easter and us If you have any questions get in touch with Mark Stuckey who is overseeing gathering for prayer as a Church Family. Busy and exciting times! We continue to give the youth work until our new youth leader Fiona Peck starts with us on Sun- thanks for God's great mercy and goodness to us, and to ask for his blessing and day 17th March - [email protected] wisdom at this time. or 0117 946 4696. With every blessing, Victor, Lizzie and Steven PCC REPORT We didn't have a PCC meeting in February, however, there are a couple of important things to let you know about. The first of these is a change to the proposed date for our annual meetings- the Meeting of Parishioners to appoint Wardens and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting to cover other business. These had originally been planned for 7th April, but will now take place on 28th April. This ABOUT US change is due to the availability of a number of key people who need to be present at the meeting. The annual meetings will take place after the morning service on Our vision is to be a church that equips and supports one another in that day. Please do put the date in your diary; the annual meetings are an important becoming more like Jesus, is relevant and credible to our communities and is occasion on which we elect churchwardens and members of the PCC for the coming growing in both faith and numbers. You would be most welcome at any of our year, and when we give account to one another for the stewardship of everything services. that makes up Redland Parish Church in it’s widest sense. SUNDAY MORNINGS Speaking of PCC elections, last month I said that I would let you know about First Sunday of the month opportunities to stand for election to the PCC. The Parochial Church Council is the 10:00am ’S-Zone’ Family Service in the Halls - in the church hall. A light body that, with the minister, steers the life of the church in its mission, witness and service in the parish. PCC members need to be regular worshippers and committed breakfast and some activities for children are available from 9.30am. The disciples of Jesus Christ, keen to promote the Gospel and the work of the church in service is about 45 minutes long, and aimed at the whole family, with lively the parish and beyond; they contribute to the PCC’s discussions, pray for its work, songs and a short talk. share in its responsibilities and play an active part in the church’s life and witness. Communion Service at 10:00am in the Church. This is the most traditional A person is eligible for election to the PCC by the APCM if: (a) his/her name has service of the month. The music is organ-led and the service has a reflective been on the Electoral Roll of the parish for at least the preceding six months (unless and quieter feel. under the age of 18 at the date of the election); (b) he/she is an actual communicant (receiving Communion at least three times in the previous 12 OTHER SUNDAYS months). Members of PCC usually serve a term of three years. 10:00am Morning Service in the Halls. A relaxed and friendly service, with worship, teaching, and communion (please refer to calendar for dates.) As There will be at least two vacancies on PCC, plus there are two other seats on PCC part of the service we have groups for children from 3 to 13, (we also provide which are up for re-election. Robbie Firmin stood down from PCC earlier this year and Fiona Hiscoke will be standing down at the APCM. In April last year, Emily a crèche area within the service). After the service there is a prayer team Hinton and I were appointed to the PCC for one year, in order to complete two available for anyone who wishes to talk and pray over matters of personal vacant three year rotations; we are both willing to stand for a full three year term, concern. however this should not prevent other interested members of the Church Family SUNDAY EVENINGS putting themselves forward. If the number of nominations exceeds the positions 6pm Word Alive in the church. Word Alive includes a mixture of worship available, we will hold an election at the APCM. styles, with a sermon based on a passage from the Bible. We share Holy If you are thinking about standing for PCC, please have an initial conversation with Communion regularly (please refer to calendar for dates.) Victor. If you decide to stand, you will need to complete a "Nomination for election" form which I can send to you. You will need to have a "proposer" and "seconder", 6:30pm 2nd Sunday Evenings Of The Month - Inspire in the halls.