Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership St Mary Magdalene, Willen Easter Day Sunday 5 April Today 6.30am Dawn Service at St James New Bradwell 8.30am Holy Communion with Rev Paul Smith 9.30am Morning Worship with Margaret Moakes. After the service the Well has invited us to join them for Tea, Coffee, Cake and an Easter Egg hunt. Banns of Marriage are being called today for Alex Elliott and Sally Evans . This week: Tuesday 7th April 10am Interment of ashes of Sonia Miles RIP 7.30 for 7.45 pm: Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership Annual meetings (incorporating Anglican Vestry and Parochial Church Meeting) at St Lawrence Church, Bradwell With the Rugby World Cup now just six months away (18 Sept - 31 Oct) and MK being one of the chosen venues for group games, representatives from each church are invited to an information and resources evening on Monday 22 June, 7.30-9.30pm at The Church of Christ the Cornerstone, central Milton Keynes. If there is one meeting where you or anyone from your church can find out about Christian initiatives, ideas and resources connected to the Rugby World Cup in MK - this is it! Notice Re: Pew cushion fund . If anyone would like to contr ibute towards the new cushions the appeal fund is still open to help us make up the shortfall. The total cost is £2,070; we have raised £1,175 to date so any further donations, which can still be placed in a marked envelope in the weekly collection or to one of the ministers. Cheques payable to “Willen Church” would be most welcome. Next Sunday 12 April, Second Sunday of Easter: : Sunday 12th April: Second Sunday of Easter 9.30am Communion with Rev Tim Norwood, Anglican Area Dean Readings: Acts 4:32-35 and John 20:19-end Ministers • Websites • Notice Sheet Rev Paul Smith, Team Vicar Mrs Margaret Moakes St James’, New Bradwell. & St Mary Magdalene, Willen SSM, Licensed Lay Minister 2 Hooper Gate, Willen MK15 9JR c/o The Well at Willen, Tel: 300551 Tel: 606689 / [email protected] [email protected] Paul is off 9th - 24th April Margaret’s is off duty Friday Willen Church: www. willenchurch.org.uk / Partnership: www.stantonbury.net Church Notice Sheet: Please give all notices to Paul Smith by Thurs 5pm or email [email protected] Easter Sunday Collect God of glory, by the raising of your Son you have broken the chains of death and hell: fill your Church with faith and hope; for a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen NEW TESTAMENT READING A reading from the letter of Paul to the Acts 10 34-43 34 Peter began to speak to those assembled in the house of Cornelius: ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ – he is Lord of all. 37 That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.’ This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God GOSPEL READING Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark 16 1-8 Glory to you, O Lord 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 They had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’ 4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.’ 8 So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. This is the gospel of the Lord Praise to you, O Christ For your prayers: Street Cycle of Prayer Godfrey & Norah Magaya Verdon Drive Rosemary Mawson Wavell Court Sean & Jane Miles Wellfield Court Margaret Moakes Whitsun Pastures The Sick: Stuart Bowden , Roma Figg, Ena Fisher, Mary Lovegrove, Barbara Saunders, Fiona Wright, Mark Earls RIP : Brenda Stewart, Florrie Childs, Sonia Miles. Prayers for the world : Nigeria, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Tunisia, Ukraine, Libya Prayer cycle: view here - http://www.missionpartnership.org.uk Themes for prayer Areas of Milton Keynes Villages Relationships and Marriage Stony Stratford Calverton Civil Society Stantonbury (Nth MK) Lavendon Community Engagement Woughton (Sth-Cent MK) Ravenstone Further and Higher Education Wolverton Castlethorpe Homelessness Fenny Stratford Bow Brickhill Unemployed Water Eaton Chichley Outreach & Communication Central Milton Keynes Newport Pagnell Dates for your diary : Wednesday 22 April at 7.30 pm ; 'A Look at a Book' at the Well when Joanna Collicutt (Diocesan Advisor for Spiritual Care for Older People) will be talking about her book Jesus and the Gospel Women Saturday 25 April – Chamber Music Concert 8-9:30pm Sunday 26th April 10am Peter Ballantine farewell service followed by informal reception in St Andrew’s church Tuesday 28 April 2015 : Meet the Milton Keynes North Constituency General Election Candidates; St Andrews Church, Gt Linford at 7:30pm If you would like to pose a question please e-mail [email protected] by 19 April. Friday 8 May – Book Launch at the Well. “Towards a New Day” a Monk’s story by Fr Ralph Martin SSM. The day includes Eucharist and Lunch before the launch at 1:45, for further details, to confirm attendance please contact Margaret Moakes. Quorum Evensong: 17 May – Trinity Sunday Summer Fete – 27 June at Willen Pavilion Saturday 4 July – American Independence Concert 6-9pm Sunday 5th July 3pm : Mindy Bell farewell service at St James, New Bradwell Hymns 5 April No. 32: And can it be? No. 475: Now the green blade riseth No. 705: Walking in a garden No. 672: Thine be the glory .