1. The South Barrow Bulletin
The Newsletter of the Parish of St. Aidan and the
Parish of St. George with St. Luke and St. Perran
A warm welcome to our Team Service at
St. George’s or to Morning Worship at St. Perran’s
This morning, we welcome Revd. Elaine Bates as our guest preacher at
St. George’s.
As a church family we seek to know Jesus better, to make Him better
known and to encourage one another in Christian faith and life - for more
details about Sunday and mid-week activities, please pick up the Spring
2014 Programme Card and the current Church magazine, Team Talk
THIS SUNDAY - 16 Feb 2014
10.30am - St. George’s - Team Service - sermon by Revd. Elaine Bates
11am - St. Perran’s - Morning Worship - with Revd. Ron Wilson
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE AT ST. AIDAN’S.
THIS SUNDAY’S HYMNS
Mission Praise
449 - Love divine, all loves excelling
987 - Here is love
649 - The King of love
411 - Let there be love

2. BIBLE READINGS
1 John 4: 7-21
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God.
Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God. Whoever does not love
does not know God, for God is love. And God showed his love for us by
sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through
him. This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he
loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.
Dear friends, if this is how God loved us, then we should love one
another. No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives
in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us.
We are sure that we live in union with God and that he lives in union with
us, because he has given us his Spirit. And we have seen and tell others
that the Father sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.
If we declare that Jesus is the Son of God, we live in union with God and
God lives in union with us. And we ourselves know and believe the love
which God has for us.
God is love, and those who live in love live in union with God and God
lives in union with them. Love is made perfect in us in order that we may
have courage on the Judgement Day; and we will have it because our life
in this world is the same as Christ's. There is no fear in love; perfect love
drives out all fear. So then, love has not been made perfect in anyone
who is afraid, because fear has to do with punishment.
We love because God first loved us. If we say we love God, but hate
others, we are liars. For we cannot love God, whom we have not seen, if
we do not love others, whom we have seen. The command that Christ has
given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also.
John 2: 1-11
Two days later there was a wedding in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus'
mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the
we ding. When the wine had given out, Jesus' mother said to him, “They
are out of wine.”
cont.

3. BIBLE READINGS
“You must not tell me what to do,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet
come.”
Jesus' mother then told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
The Jews have rules about ritual washing, and for this purpose six stone
water jars were there, each one large enough to hold between twenty and
thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill these jars with water.” They
filled them to the brim, and then he told them, “Now draw some
water out and take it to the man in charge of the feast.” They took him the
water, which now had turned into wine, and he tasted it. He did not know
where this wine had come from (but, of course, the servants who had
drawn out the water knew); so he called the bridegroom and said to him,
“Everyone else serves the best wine first, and after the guests have drunk
a lot, he serves the ordinary wine. But you have kept the best wine until
now!”
Jesus performed this first miracle in Cana in Galilee; there he revealed his
glory, and his disciples believed in him.
COLLECT FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Eternal God, whose Son went among the crowds and brought
healing with his touch
help us to show his love, in your Church as we gather together, and by
our lives as they are transformed into the image of Christ our Lord.
Amen

4. PRAYER POINTERS
Please pray for …
those whose affected by the flooding in different parts of the
country and for the various agencies involved
Pray that they will work together to provide relief and help.
those who are sick
Dorothy BAINES, Mike BLAKEBOROUGH, Jean BLAND, Brian COTTAM,
Paul and Claire COULSON, Kerrin CROOKES, Audrey DALTON,
Mavis DAVIES, Edna DOBSON, Marjorie GORRY, Helen HALL,
Nicola HARDWICK, Rosey HENDLEY, Ada HICKTON, Jack,
Kathleen KAVANAGH, Stephen LIVESEY, Amanda MAITLAND,
Linda PHELPS, Elaine RAWLINSON and Dorothy THISTLETHWAITE
those who are bereaved - the families and friends of
Ethel FISHER, Mildred KEBLE and Barbara MORGAN
safety during the school holidays
Pray for our local schools and for all involved in the care and education of
children and young people
If you know someone who is unwell and would appreciate prayer please
give their names to either Gary, Jo, Matt or Judy Cowsill (829710).
NEXT SUNDAY - 23rd FEBRUARY
9.30am - St. Aidan’s - Holy Communion
Sermon by Revd. Gary Cregeen
10.30am - St. George’s All-age Service with Baptisms
Led by Revd. Matt Hornby - Sermon by Revd. Jo Northey
11am - St. Perran’s - Morning Worship
with R. Turner, Methodist Preacher

5. ARE YOU SITTING UNCOMFORTABLY?
In recent months we have been considering how our churches could be
more welcoming, not least in relation to worship and our buildings.
Plans for the refurbishment and development of St. Aidan’s Church and
Hall are progressing well; whilst at St. George’s, the PCC is seeking to
progress a grant application to repair the external fabric of the building.
Internally, it is recognised that we will need to explore ways of heating the
church building more effectively - even though the heating is often on
from Saturday evening, inadequate heating and draught, along with the
size of the building, make it difficult to heat the church adequately for
Sunday worship.
This can be off-putting, (especially for those who feel the cold), and can
diminish the warm welcome we want to extend to all who come through
our church doors.
Bare wooden pews do not help in providing comfort and warmth.
Therefore, it was agreed at a recent PCC meeting that we would seek to
install pew cushions at St. George’s - these would provide more comfort
but would also be a means of making the building more welcoming.
The cost of the pew cushions vary from £75 to £100 per pew and we
have 48 pews of differing sizes - thus, it may be some time before the
whole building has pew cushions!
However, we need to begin somewhere and it has been suggested that
individuals or households may sponsor a cushion or contribute towards
the cost of one - perhaps in memory of a loved one or simply as a gift
towards ensuring that St. George’s Church is as welcoming as possible.
A sample/segment of a pew cushion is available in church today - if you
would like to make a donation towards the cost of a pew cushion, please
pick up one of the special envelopes available at the back of church, and
return this as soon as you are able to do so.
If you pay income tax you may wish to consider gift-aiding your donation.
Thank you in advance!

6. THIS WEEK’S DIARY
Monday
Death of Janani Luwum, martyred
Archbishop of Uganda, 1977
Ps 44
1Gen 24: 1-28
11 Tim 6: 1-10
Thursday
Ps 56 and 57
Gen 26: 34 - 27: 40
2 Tim 1: 15 - 2: 13
Coffee Morning
9.30am - St. Perran’s
No events
Tuesday
Ps 48 and 52
29Gen 24: 29-end
111 Tim 6: 11-end
Home Group
8pm - 65 Greengate St.
(Revd. Matt Hornby)
Wednesday
St Luke’s Women’s Fellowship
2pm - St. George’s Hall
Friday
Ps 51 and 54
Gen 27: 41 - 28: end
142 Tim 2: 14-end
No events
Saturday
57Ps 119: 57-80
719Gen 25: 7-11 and 19-end
12 Tim 1: 1-14
Ps 68
1Gen 29: 1-30
2Mark 9: 2-13
Holy Communion
10am - St Aidan’s
(Revd. Horace Grainger)
No events
Funeral - Mildred KEBLE
1pm - Thorncliffe
(Revd. Matt Hornby)
PULSE Youth Club
6pm - St. Aidan’s Hall
(Revd. Jo Northey)
St. George’s Guild
7.30pm - St. George’s Hall
Home Group
7.30pm - The Vicarage
(Revd. Matt Hornby)
Sunday
Services of Worship - details on
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