’s Lent Appeal 2020 What prevents people from living an abundant life? In many parts of the world, access to food and water and education are just some of the barriers. This year’s Lent Appeal seeks to help people in Marsabit in northern Kenya discover that life can be more abundant. Diocese is partnering with Five Talents, the Anglican Communion’s microfinance charity which Welcome to your provides savings schemes, literacy, numeracy and business skills Updated Pew Sheet training for those in need in rural eastern Africa. Find out more at www.chelmsford.anglican.org/lentappeal for March and April

#LiveLent: Care for God’s Creation is the ’s Lent Campaign for 2020. With weekly themes shaped around the first Genesis account of creation, it explores the urgent need Following guidance our Church services are for humans to value and protect the abundance God has suspended due to the Coronavirus situation. created. This year’s #LiveLent challenge offers 40 short reflections and suggested actions to help you, your family and your church live in greater harmony with God, neighbour and We have also received advice that all churches in nature. It has been inspired and informed by the Archbishop of the Chelmsford Diocese should be closed. Our Canterbury’s 2020 Lent Book, Saying Yes to Life by Ruth Valerio. apologies that this has become necessary. For more information visit www.churchofengland.org/lent

Keep safe and God Bless. A Prayer for a New Priest for our Parishes . Lord Send down Your Holy Spirit upon us all at this time of Keep us, good Lord, uncertainty and change. under the shadow of your mercy. We send You our prayers to guide us through our Sustain and support the anxious, journey ahead in finding the right incumbent to bring new life to our parish and community. be with those who care for the sick, We pray that all of us remain united in love and and lift up all who are brought low; friendship continuing the work that has been done to that we may find comfort this day. knowing that nothing can separate us from Heavenly Father we pray that You will send us the your love person You have chosen as our next priest. in Christ Jesus our Lord. Lord hear us Amen. Church of England.org Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If For facebook users, Revd Sandra Sykes has a God is for us, who can be against us? facebook page. If you add Sandra as a ‘friend’ Romans 8:31 you can see her prayers and services. Sandra will be leading worship on Sunday 29th March at GODLINESS is next to cleanliness, the nation’s two most 10.30am and can be watched by clicking the link senior clerics have suggested, and are urging the public below; to say the Lord’s Prayer when they wash their hands as https://www.facebook.com/sandra.sykes.77

part of the national call to prayer to beat coronavirus.

Church Times https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/20- march/news/uk/archbishops-recite-lord-s-prayer-when- Parish administrator: Alison Bates you-wash-your-hands [email protected] 07957 228467 Church Website: www.greatwalthamchurch.org.uk Please Pray: CHURCHES BROADCASTING WORSHIP ONLINE • For all pupils whose exams have been cancelled nd (accurate for Sunday 22 March and hopefully due to the coronavirus We pray the estimated following Sundays) grades given by teachers will be fair. • For all our doctor and nurses caring for people St Augustine's will be broadcasting Sunday with coronavirus, give them the skills they need. Worship on their Facebook Page at 10:30 on We pray for those searching for a vaccine, please Sunday - https://www.facebook.com/St- give them wisdom. Augustine-of-Canterbury-North-Springfield- • For all those self-isolating, please be close to them 500566836669180/ Lord and comfort them. • Help us not to be selfish Lord, help us to love our St Francis, Beaulieu are broadcasting via their neighbours and care for those in need if we are Facebook page. "Early Bird" at 06:30 Monday - able to. Friday and "Night Prayer" at 21:30 Monday - • For all those who need our prayers due to sickness Friday - or ill health, especially Maureen Porter, Pat https://www.facebook.com/StFrancisChelmsford Mitchell, Anne Murrell, Luke Wiffen, Richard Gibson, Eveline Wyatt, Joanne McLachlan, Revd Holy Trinity Springfield will be online at 10:30 - Terry Brown, Margaret Reeve, Carol Pritchard, https://www.facebook.com/StFrancisChelmsford Doris Brown and others we know. • For those who mourn, especially the family and Holy Trinity Brompton will be broadcasting friends of Barbara Stacey, Daphne Lingard, online via their web site from 09:30 onwards Kathleen Goplen and Paul McDonnell (Sarah’s https://www.htb.org/sundayonline husband and John and Elaine Lattimore’s son-in- law), Peter Firmin, David Micklem and Thelma St Helen's, Bishopsgate Monk. https://www.st-helens.org.uk/ Annual Revision of The Electoral Roll The Archbishop of Canterbury will be The Church Electoral Roll for all the Churches is due broadcasting a service via his Facebook page at for revision. If you would like to join the roll please 09:00 - contact Alison Bates. https://www.facebook.com/archbishopofcanterb ury/ it is also on the Church of \england website - APCMs and PCCs https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media- For now all PCC meetings are cancelled and it has centre/church-online been suggested to move APCMs to October.

The Church of England has published a list of Soul Fuel Churches that are online. It may not be entirely Our next “Soul Fuel” meeting is due to be on Saturday accurate, but worth checking - April 28th at Sue Trew’s house at 11am for one hour for https://www.achurchnearyou.com/live- coffee, cake and encouragement. Given the current stream/?tags=Live_stream situation with the coronavirus it is unlikely this will go

Chelmsford Cathedral has a new Church at ahead.

Home page which has sermons and prayers https://www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/church- at-home.html

ON TELEVISION ‘Sunday Worship’ on Sunday 29th March at 10.45am on BBC1

‘Songs of Praise’ on Sundays at 1.15pm on BBC1