PEW NEWS
We warmly welcome all attending our services today. Please join us for a coffee after morning service.
MISSION FOR SEAFARERS & CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY HOME COLLECTION BOXES. The generosity towards our charities continues and the boxes yielded a total similar to last year despite a falling off in number due to ‘natural erosion’. £144.69 has been sent to the former and £86.68 to the latter. Grateful thanks to all who contributed.
Please consider having a box at home, so that the number of boxes can be built up again. Support for these worthy causes is urgently needed and much appreciated. It all mounts up! Contact Diane Brewster (580 187).
GIFT AIDED GIVING.
If you are an infrequent visitor who uses white envelopes please consider using a set of coloured envelopes – just use the ones needed and throw away the others. It makes filling in the tax reclaimed form a very simple exercise if the white envelopes can be kept for very occasional visitors. If you have not yet received your coloured envelopes or wish to obtain a coloured set please contact Anne Wesley (10872 580043).
Anne has a store of coloured envelopes and has recycled spares from the past by redating/labelling which has saved lots of money! If these are used and white envelopes are reduced there will also be a significant saving in printing costs.
CHURCH FLOWERS. The rota for flower arranging at the back of the church still has many gaps. Further volunteers would be welcomed with open arms. I am sure that we would not wish to see the church without fresh flowers. Perhaps you have a friend might be encouraged to display their skills occasionally?!
Please contact Margaret Davis (580 714) for details.
LARGE PRINT HYMN BOOKS AND CUSHIONS. You are reminded that these are available t the back of the Church
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W/C 23rd January
Mon Cluster choir practice Gerrans
Tue
Wed
Thu 10.00am Holy Communion BCP Gerrans
Fri
Sat 7.30pm Roseland Music Society Hall
Piatti String Quartet
Gift Aid envelopes at the pews are for donations under the Government Gift Aid scheme
ST GERRANS CHURCH
JANUARY 22nd THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
10.00am Family Worship Anne Wesley
Organist
Lessons tba Martin Williams
tba Elizabeth Tozer
Intercessor
Enjoy coffee and chat after the Service
3.00pm United Service Portscatho United Church
6.00pm NO Evening Service Gerrans
27th Holocaust Memorial Day
COLLECT FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Almighty God, whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
JANUARY 29th THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
Candlemas
10.00am United Benefice Holy Communion Jill Edwards
at GERRANS
Organist Martin Edwards
Lesson Malachi 3. 1-5 Malcolm Tozer
Gospel Luke 2. 22-40 Janet Axworthy
Intercessor Heather Tylke
6.00pm NO Evening Service Gerrans
28th Jan – 5th Feb, Poverty and Homelessness Action Week
