FEBRUARY

          We welcome visitors to Newbiggin to join us for worship in St. Bartholomew's at any time of the year.

            For times of services, see "Services" page..

           LENT 2010

        Lent this year begins on February 17th with Ash Wednesday.
        Our Ash Wednesday services this year will be conducted by Revd. Richard Ferguson at 9.30am and at              7pm  -  both in the Church Centre.

        The Study Course this year will take a look at the psalms, on Thursday evenings in Lent, also in the  

        Church Centre.
        "The Songs of Zion"
         7.00 - 8.30 pm, Newbiggin Church Centre
         An introduction to the Psalms

        Thurs 25 Feb: Introduction - songs of Zion

        Thurs 4 Mar: Have mercy on me - penitential psalms

        Thurs 11 Mar: Out of the depths - psalms of lament

        Thurs 18 Mar: O be joyful in the Lord - psalms of praise

        Thurs 25 Mar: O Lord, hear my prayer - praying the psalms

        Finally, Sunday evenings in Lent will be shared with the congregations of Lynemouth and Cresswell,

        but will be held in St Bartholomew’s, Newbiggin each week at 6pm.
       They will take the form of Stations of the Cross and Compline, followed at about 6.45 by refreshments,

       then from 7.00 - 8.00 pm a talk by someone at the cutting edge of faith in action on the general topic of

       “And who is my neighbour?"
       The series begins with . . . . . .

        Sun 21 Feb Jane Crow on Care of the dying & St Oswald’s Hospice
        Sun 28 Feb Lindsay Cross on the West End Refugee Service
        The remaining speakers will hopefully include Dr Alistair Blair on his experiences with Medecins sans Frontieres.

           Haiti Earthquake Appeal

         On Wednesday, 27th January, the ‘Broth and Stottie Night’ and Raffle raised a magnificent £553.

        Thank you  all for your unstinting generosity in supporting the effort and to all those who worked so hard

         in every way to ensure a successful evening.

Sanctuary
The first Wednesday in January is the feast of the Epiphany, so the next meeting of our contemplative prayer group will be on Wednesday, February 3rd   at 7pm in the Church Centre. (Please remember this is not a 'closed shop' . . .anyone wishing to draw close to God through silent prayer is welcome.)

Peace and stillness are rare comodities today, so why not take advantage of this opportunity?

REGISTERS

Holy Baptisms
“We welcome into the Lord’s family”
Jan. 10th Chanelle Alexis McAlpine
Aidan William Owenson
Broke Susan Surphlis
Jan. 24th Chloe Louise Wilson‘One within the love of Christ’

Funerals
‘May they rest in peace and rise in glory’
Dec. 26th Harry Rowe
Dec. 31st Frances Armstrong
Dec. 27th Frederick Davidson
Jan. 1st Kathleen Ann Mitchell
Jan. 5th Agnes Richardson
Jan. 28th memorial service for Edwin Graham

Years Mind
‘May light perpetual shine upon them’
Jan. 16th Gladys Jennings
Jan. 26th Ella Clarke
Jan. 27th Florence Ramshaw
Feb. 3rd Jean Robertson
Feb. 6th Annie Elizabeth Wake
Feb. 7th George Wake
John Smart
Feb. 8th William Brown
John Nellist Martin
Feb. 15th Joan Allport
George Gibson
Feb. 16th Irene Robertson
Joan Middleton
Feb. 20th Tommy Lewis
Feb. 22nd Maud Clark
Feb. 23rd James Shepherd
Feb. 27th Edward Martin

 

A PRAYER GUIDE for FEBRUARY

Collect prayers (These collect together the main themes for the prayers of the Church each week)
The gospel reading for each Sunday is also given.

Week beginning February 7th 2nd Sunday before Lent
Almighty God,
you have created the heavens and the earth
and made us in your own image:
teach us to discern your hand in all your works
and your likeness in all your children;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who with you and the Holy Spirit reigns supreme over all things,
now and for ever.

Gospel : Luke 8.22-25

Week beginning February 14th Sunday next before Lent
Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty
before he suffered death upon the cross:
give us grace to perceive his glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Gospel : Luke 9.28-36 [37-43]

 

Week beginning February 21st First Sunday of Lent
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness,
and was tempted as we are, yet without sin:
give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit;
and, as you know our weakness,
so may we know your power to save;
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 for ever.

Gospel : Luke 4.1-13

Week beginning February 28th The Second Sunday of Lent
Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Gospel : Luke 13.31-35