What's going on
New Wine 2010
Some of us will be going next year to the New Wine Summer Conference in Somerset on 24th to 30th July. If you would like to know more please speak to Mark, Rosalie, Beth or Ben. If you book on line before the end of November you can pay a reduced price. www.new-wine.org
Creche
We are delighted that Vanessa Wallace (01628 622411) has taken over organising the crèche at St Peter’s each Sunday. She is looking for help on an occasional basis for the rota to enable parents to leave their children there, to enable them to fully participate.
Walk through the Bible
“Walk through the Bible” presentation. Book your places for these to presentations in 2010. Walk through the Old Testament is in March during Lent March 5th (Friday Evening) and 6th (Saturday Morning). Walk Through the New Testament is in June 11th (Friday evening) and 12th Saturday morning. Tickets will cost £14.00 each. If you book both old and new testaments presentations together, you will save £3 - £25.00 for the two sessions. Bring an 11-16 year old free. For more information look at the Walk through the Bible website www.Bible.org.uk)
Brian Rose's Retirement
Brian Rose will be formally retiring on 18th April this year and we will mark that retirement at St Peter’s and St Mark’s, details to follow nearer the time. I have asked Brian to say something about this in his own words: "The receiving of the Reader Emeritus status is, as far as the Diocese is concerned, a closing chapter of the office of reader in retirement. But...from the point of view of the parish, it is as final, or not as the parish wants it to be. I have been involved in some area of church service since I was 10 years old and I am now 83. So I think it time to slowdown before I lose all my marbles, and have to make an undignified exit. Meanwhile, I am at liberty to continue to support the ministry at St Marks, together with Pat, for as long as it takes to connect up continuity, in as smooth and agreeable way as possi-ble; or of course until I am no longer physically able. Service in Christ is like the old ad-age ‘Old Soldiers never die; they only fade away!!!’ Brian”
Please do continue to pray for Pat and Brian during this time of transition, we are so grateful to them for their continued ministry and love for people in the church. Mark
Open the Book
"Open the Book" Assemblies - enabling every child to hear the story of the Bible at school in their primary years.You are invited to come along to share ideas and look forward to the new school year. You may have heard of "Open the Book" assemblies and want to know more, or you'd like to start these assemblies but aren't sure how to? Come along to this fun morning and learn more about this great weekly way to do school assemblies for primary aged children. Details on booking form - click here.
'Totally Wired' 16 March Windsor Baptist Church
An essential seminar for all parents, church leaders, youth leaders and anyone who cares about young people and the technology revolution. Do you understand Bebo or Face-book etc, is it alien to you? How can parents, churches and youth workers not only understand what is happening, but also change the way we work with young people to take account of it? What impact are online social net-working sites having on young people? Where does Christian youth and children's work fit in this online world? Cost £5.00 (£3.00 concessions) Book in advance and pay on the night. Andy Burns andy@easttowest.org.uk www.easttowest.org.uk or phone him on 01784 438007. Margaret Hyde says, "I have been to a presen-tation before and found it to be a high quality, interactive, enjoyable and challenging evening event which aims to explore some of these vital issues”.
Harwood House Nursing Home, Spring Lane, Cookham Dean
Is offering free respite care for those who are elderly, frail or confused for one day a week 9.00am to 4.00pm. Services offered are bathing, manicure, the possibility of exercise and other activities. Two places are available each day. If you would like to see a DVD which gives more in-formation there is one in the Parish Office, or you can contact Harwood House on 01628 078000.
Hothorpe 2010
Book your place on our church weekend away- 23rd to 25th April 2010. Leaflets with more information, as well as booking forms, are available at St. Peter's or St Mark's (forms and more information can also be downloaded from here). Booking deadline is March 14th - book soon to guarantee your place.
St Peter's Projector Operators
We are looking for a couple of more people to join the rota to operate the computer and projector during services at St Peter's. You do not have to be a technical expert to do this. All that is required is some familiarity with using conventional Windows applications, as full training and support to operate the very intuitive and simple to use EasyWorship system which we use, will be provided. If you are interested in this opportunity to help support the worship within St Peter's, and would like to have a chat about it, please contact Tony May (01628 636453, ab-may@talk21.com), or speak to any of the operators you see during services.
Hospitality
We're looking for volunteers to help serve refreshments at St Peter's after Sunday services. At the moment this is the responsibility of Connect groups (and ID) but we'd like to change this to give people a break. We are looking for a commitment to help out once a month on a regular basis. The duties would involve preparing beforehand, serving and then clearing up afterwards. Ideally we would like to set up four teams for the first to fourth Sundays of each month and a reserve team for when there's a fifth Sunday. If you would like to be a part of this please contact David Robinson (621918) or Jeremy Stevens (620674).
Things to Borrow
The church website has a page highlighting where you can borrow (on an infrequent/one-time use basis) items from other church members. Click here or check out Things to Borrow in the Resources and Links section. Once you've found what you need, contact the relevant person (contact details in the church Address List). If you have any items you would like to offer for loan purposes please contact Cat on benandcat@hotmail.co.uk
St Peter's Pastoral Visiting Team
At St Peter's we have a small pastoral visiting team who go to see people who, for example, are housebound in some way, or in hospital, or who have suffered bereavement. If you would be interested in joining this team, please speak to either its coordinator Christine Berry (627161) or Mark Balfour. You do not necessarily have to be available during the day to be part of the team. Welcomers Wanted
We are always looking for volunteers to help welcome people into our church, but we would be delighted if you are new(ish) to the church and can remember how it feels walking in for the first time. If you are good at making people feel at home and like meeting people then you would be a great asset to the welcome team. We run a rota so you'd be on duty about every six weeks. The duties involve arriving about half an hour before the service to make sure everything is ready; welcoming people in and handing out bulletins and any other notices, finding places for people when the church is getting full, and helping to tidy up afterwards. We shall be running a training evening in the near future to fill in more details. If you can help please contact David Robinson (621918), Jeremy Stevens (620674) or the church office (784053).
Debt and money worries
There is now a page on the church website http://www.real-life.org.uk/money.htm - which provides links to groups providing help and support. If you have any worries or anxieties about the credit crunch, personal debt or other money issues you might value a confidential conversation and/or prayer about this. You can also be given some signposting as to where to go for specialist help. Please feel free to contact Mark either directly or through the church office or leadership team.
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