Update The Parish of Cogges Week beginning Sunday 14th February 2010 (Sunday before Lent) If you are new to the church we'd like to get to know you and help you to find out more about us. If you would like to find out Who's Who in the Church look in the Green book on the Shelf by the door. Please fill in a welcome card from the shelf by the main church door and hand it to one of the clergy. Please also sign the visitor's book on the table at the door. If you would like to Gift Aid your giving today, there are envelopes available on the shelf by the church door or from Jen Osman t. 704577. 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30 am Holy Communion, St James 11.00 am Holy Communion, St Mary's Reading Today 2 Corinthians 3: 12 - 4: 2 Luke 9: 28 - 36 In the week ahead : Monday 9.15 am Praying Parents, The Priory Tuesday 9.00am Admin Meeting, The House 1.30pm Toddler Group, St Mary's Wednesday 9-9.45am Blake Assembly 6.30 pm Ash Wednesday Service, North Leigh Thursday 10.00 am Prayer meeting, The Office Jigsaw not on at half term, restarting on the 28th February. Ash Wednesday Service 17th February This year it will be held at North Leigh at 6.30pm 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30 am Service of the Word, St James 11.00 am Family Baptism, St Mary's 7.30pm Deeper (Our identity in Christ) Celebrating Lent at St Mary's Cogges - Open to God Lent (the 40 days up to Easter) is a time for all of us as a church family to take some time to stop and listen to God - for ourselves, our loved ones, our church, our communities, our nation and our world. We want everyone to be involved. There will be two opportunities for us to gather together to worship, pray and learn together on Wednesday evenings - 3, 10,17, 24 March 8-9.30pm in Church (starting with drinks & cakes) and on Thursday mornings - 4, 11, 18, 25 March 9.15-10.30 in Church (starting with drinks & cakes).Children are welcome! WE NEED HELP ! There are so few names on our lists of sidesmen (or women), welcomers and coffee makers that we are having to ask the same people to do duties more often than we would like. If you feel that you could help us with any of these valuable services please let the office know on 779601 or office@coggesparish.com Thank you Staff Vicar Revd Andrew Sweeney 702155 Email vicar@coggesparish.com Curate Revd Andrew Pritchard 07944 522098 Email andrewjdp@yahoo.co.uk Associate Minister - North Leigh Revd Miri Keen 880095 NSM Revd Tim Edge Parish Office Mo & Elaine 779613 E mail address: office@coggesparish.co m Website Address: www.coggesparish.com OUR MINISTERS Andrew Sweeney is on holiday this week. Andrew Pritchard has his day off on Friday In order to protect Miri's off duty days please be aware that her working days are as follows: Sunday and Tuesday to Thursday Sound and Vision Desk' Volunteers Required. Two or three more people are urgently required to help and operate the sound and / or vision desk during the 11.00 am morning service and some evening services. Training will be given. If you are interested please ask Les Curwood or anyone at the sound/vision desk for details. 'Bereavement - Understanding the grieving process' The focus of the Prayer Ministry Team training session on Saturday morning 20th February is on increasing our understanding so as to help us come alongside those who are facing major loss. There will be some spare places, so if you would be interested in coming (or if you would like to come but cannot make the date) please talk to Hilary (771809). FOLK, GOSPEL AND BLUES CONCERT Would you like to help widows and orphans in Zimbabwe? (RUTENDO TRUST) If so, don't miss out on what should be a terrific concert. Saturday 20th February at 7.30pm at St Mary's Church, Church Green, Witney. Tickets ?7 & ?6 on the door or in advance from St Andrew's Bookshop or 01993 706072. For more info please contact Ali Laithwaite on 01993 773615. Thank you to everyone who took part in the Annual Meeting on Thursday evening. We would be very grateful for feedback -- if you have any comments, good or bad, about the meeting, please send them to Andrew Sweeney or Harvey Leach, either in a note via the Parish Office or by email. Thank you. Please come along to Deeper at 7.30 pm next week it is entitled 'Our identity in Christ'. It is a lovely reflective, worship service. Junior Church Ruth Lockwood has decided to step down from her role as the Co-ordinator of Junior Church. Thank you very much, Ruth, for your years of ministry to the children. We are about to advertise for our youth pastor so it is timely that we look towards the future of Junior Church. Andrew invites anyone who is already involved in anyway or would like to become involved to a meeting on the 24th Feb at 8pm in church. Please let the office know if you would like to attend. Thank you. SERMONS-ON-THE-WEB The sermons from each Sunday morning 11:00am service, and other main services, at Cogges are now available as MP3 audio files to listen to or to download from the Cogges Parish website. www.coggesparish.com/sermons Sermons/talks available so far include :- - The Sermon Series - Our Church (Sept - Nov 09) - Sermons/talks for all of Dec 09 and Jan 2010 MOBILISE-putting your gifts to work. The teaching weekend(22nd-24th Jan) with Jon and Jo Soper. Expresso Breakfast "A Light in the Darkness: The Privilege of Making a Difference" We are delighted that Baroness Caroline Cox will be coming to speak at Expresso Breakfast on Sat 27th Feb. Caroline has worked to provide humanitarian relief to Christian communities in Burma, Sudan, Nigeria and Indonesia. She has travelled to some of the darkest places in the world and has seen terrible suffering and persecution, yet has stories of hope and courage to share with us. The breakfast provides a lovely opportunity for women of all ages to get together. Do come along, enjoy some food and friendship, and be inspired and challenged! 9-10.30am in the Church Centre. Tickets ?3 (must be paid for in advance please) from Judith (779021) or Lynn (779060) Experience something different: Summersalt. A week's Summer holiday hosted by Saltmine partnered by Open Doors at Ashburnham Place. Features excellent bible teaching, programmes for all ages and the best in Christian entertainment, including performances by Saltmine Theatre Company. Please see Graham Warner for leaflet. Easter is not far away, so it's time to think about lilies; you may remember the beautiful displays we enjoyed last year and we'd like to do them again. If you would like to donate ?5 - the cost of a lily - in memory of a loved one, please speak to Elizabeth Williams (773096) or Jen Osman (704577) before 21st March. Thank you. Fundraising Concert for Haiti There is a fundraising Gospel Concert at Headington Baptist Church on Saturday 20th February at 6pm. This has been organised by Tearfund supporters. Various acts are performing and Caribbean snacks and drinks are available after the event. 1 1