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24 January Third Sunday of Epiphany Readings and reflection. The readings for this week and a reflection are circulated with this week’s pewsheet. Church services suspended

We are sorry that our church services are suspended Online services and telephone worship ourfor churches the time being because of the pandemic. There are some suggestions for online worship in the box St Mary’s 10.00am Holy Communion opposite. Led by Rev'd Andy Colebrooke. News of my intention to retire in July 2021 is being https://youtu.be/Z7oKRogVQys

sent with this pewsheet. But business as usual (or as Cathedral far as possible with a pandemic!) until then. Sunday Eucharist Weekly at 10.30am - click here

Morning Prayer Daily at 7.45am – click here Throughout the month of January Archbishop Evening Prayer Daily at 5.15pm - click here Stephen is offering twice weekly video reflections on

the theme of 'Our Hope is Found'. They are typically Church of Weekly Sunday Service at 9am – click here accessible and meaningful and I really recommend them. You can catch up with the earlier ones too. Daily Hope Telephone Line – 0800 804 8044. A free phone line of hymns prayers and reflection available 24 https://www.archbishopofyork.org/speaking- hours a day. and-writing/our-hope-found-reflections

Philip Private prayer. For the foreseeable future Thaxted church will be open for private prayer every Wednesday morning between 10.00am and 11.00am. This week we pray: Little Sampford church will be open on Thursday 28 • For Christian unity, worldwide, nationally and in our local January between 2.00pm and 3.00pm. area. • For the new President of the United States Dunkirk refugees. • For those making strategic decisions about Covid 19, for Whilst in lockdown and Spring cleaning, please save towels, those affected by the virus, and for all medical staff tents, roll mats, blankets and sleeping bags, to await collection, or contact Roberta Hayward 01799 586 212 & Gillian Johnson especially those who live or work locally. 01799 586550 if you could offer a collection point. Thank you. • That we might be encouraged to take greater care of our local environment. • For those planning to marry in 2021, especially in our own Course in Christian Studies Lent Modules churches. The Saffron Walden module is based on the film, The Man Who

Knew Infinity, starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. It’s the story We pray for those who are sick or recovering from surgery: of a mathematical genius brought from India in 1914 to work Thaxted: Carolyn Munro, Robin Lee, Catriona with the ablest brains in Cambridge. We shall look at selected, Macpherson, Lynette Taylor-Randall. short clips from the film, and relevant bible passages to lead us Villages: Shirley Orrock, Sara Cox, Tina Holland, Richard into discussion of such diverse topics as: faith, certainty, our Huddlestone, Daphne Reader, Helga Crouch, Jenny own understanding of God, exile, and the heart’s true home. Barnes, Dianne Redfern The course will be on Zoom, Tuesday evenings 23 February - 23 March. Fee: £25 payable to the Diocese We pray for those recently departed and their families: Course Leaders: The Rev’d Andy Colebrooke and The Rev’d Thaxted: Geoffrey Caton, Bradley Osborne, Christine Angela Want. Students might like to buy or rent the film for Wood, Mary Lagden. viewing in its entirety, although that is not a requirement. No Villages: Mary Hogg, Clive Cargill. knowledge of mathematics is required! Full details of all the CCS modules and an application form are We pray for those whose anniversary of death is this week: on the Diocesan website: Thaxted: Reginald Clark, Florence Harris, Ron Green, www.chelmsford.anglican.org/discipleship/lent-modules Rose Maud Belsham, Roland Doggett, Daphne Roland, Bill Mckernon, Eddie Leonards, Margaret Flook, Arnold Willis, Kay Sparrow, Joan Doggett, Bob Tanner, Kenneth The Bible Network Roberta Hayward reports encouraging Burden. news! Very many thanks to those who have helped raise the Villages: Susannah Fuller, William Southon, Dick Stagg, cash to send more Children’s Bibles to Nicaragua. There is Godfrey Tanner, John Banks, John Redmond, David still the opportunity to increase this number before they are Green, Spencer Thake, Richard Payne, Margaret Willis, sent off at Candlemas 2 February. Please contact Roberta Patrick Maltby. (01799 586212) to arrange further contributions.

Rector Rev. Philip Tarris [email protected] This Monday 25 January is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul Tel: 01371 830374 Day off Friday. and concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an eight-day period of prayer celebrated each year from January 18 – If you wish to offer items for the pewsheet, please contact 25. All Christians are invited to participate in a response to Ann Pickhaver either at Christ's prayer “that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in [email protected] or Tel: 01371 831409. Me, and I in You.” (John 17:21) Thank you.