St Mary the Virgin, Cropredy
Shires Edge Benefice
St James the Great, Claydon, St Mary the Virgin, Cropredy.
All Saints, Great Bourton, All Saints, Mollington and St Mary Magdalene, Wardington.
Vicar: Revd. Pat Freeth. The Vicarage, High Street , Cropredy. OX17 1NG  Tel: 01295 750980.  
 

Ministry Team:

Assistant Priests: Revd. Lynda Alcock. Revd. Rosie Ward, Revd. Barry Freeth.

Licensed Lay Minister : Malcolm Ward

Authorised Assistants: Sue Upton, George Ennis, John Langridge

 

Mid-week said BCP Holy Communion every Wednesday 10.00 a.m. at Claydon. This is a Benefice service open to all.   

Wednesdays 7.30 p.m. Bible Study at Great Bourton (for details phone 750227)

Children and Young People’s Groups: Mondays after After-School Club runs in Term Time

 

Services for February 2012

 

 

Parish Events for your Diary

    February 9th – Deanery Synod – 7.30

    February 11th – Quiz Night – 7.00 pm Cropredy                                                                Village Hall

 

February 12th – Sexuagesima

PF   8.30 a.m. Holy Communion – Claydon

     10.30 a.m. United Service – Cropredy Chapel

JL  11.00 a.m. Service of the Word – Gt Bourton

PF 12.45 Baptism – Great Bourton

BF   9.30 a.m. Holy Communion – Mollington

PF 10.00 a.m. Family Communion - Wardington

February 15th – Wardington PCC – 7.30

   February 18th – Wedding Preparation Day

 

February 19th – Quinquagesima  

10.00 am UNITED BENEFICE COMMUNION

at Claydon

February 22nd – ASH WEDNESDAY – Holy Communion with Ashing – Claydon 10 am           7 pm Great Bourton

 

February 26th – 1st Sunday of Lent  

SU    9.30 a.m. Morning Worship - Claydon

PF  10.00 a.m. Seeker Service – Cropredy

LA  11.00 a.m. Holy Communion – Great Bourton

JL     9.30 a.m. Morning Worship – Mollington

BF    8.30 a.m. Holy Communion - Wardington

 

February 28th - Cluster Care Service – 1.30 pm

    February 29th – Lent course – see below

 

Once again the Benefice Lent Course is following the ‘York' course.

For further details of dates and venues please contact John & Carolyn Langridge on 750227  

Future dates:  

“Church Missionary Society Soup Saturdays for Lent”

to be held at The Vicarage (see the new kitchen!)

10 th March & 31 st March – 12 noon - 1.30 p.m.  

Traditionally, Lent is a time of giving things up. This helps remind Christians what it was like when Jesus spent 40 days and nights in the wilderness, without anything to eat or drink. Find out how Jesus was tempted in the wilderness in Matthew 4: 1-11. You'll find the Easter story in Luke 22-2

 

Collect for Ash Wednesday – 22nd February  

Almighty and everlasting God,

you hate nothing that you have made

and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent:

create and make in us new an and contrite hearts

that we, worthily lamenting our sins

and acknowledging our wretchedness,

may receive from you, the God of all mercy,

perfect remission and forgiveness;

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now for ever.

Common Worship Lectionary Readings for February 2012   Year B  

Septuagesima - Isa. 40: 21-31; 1 Cor.9: 16-23; Mark 1: 29-39; Ps. 147: 1-12 (green)

Sexagesima – Prov. 8: 1, 22-31; Col. 1: 15-21; John 1: 1-14; Ps. 104: 26-37 (green)

Quinquagesima – 2 Kings 2: 1-12; 2 Cor. 4: 3-6; Mark 9: 2-9; Ps. 50: 1-6 (green)

1st Sunday of Lent – Gen.9: 8-17; 1 Pet.3: 18-22; Mark 1: 9-15; Ps. 25: 1-9 (purple)

 

22nd February – ASH WEDNESDAY