Sunday 8thFebruary : The Good News Letter
Today
10am Family Communion
We welcome Pia Huberas our preacher today, helping us to focus on the spiritual discipline of meditation.
Children’s Church in the upper room.
11.30am Youth Group
All teenagers welcome in the upper Room.
6.30pm Taizé worship for Lent
A short service by candlelight of quiet prayers and gentle singing in the tradition of the ecumenical community of Taizé in France.
This WeekTuesday 20th Feb 10.30am-12 noon
Be Well
A free cooking demonstration by nutritionist Sarah Green, food sampling, take away recipes and followed by free lunch. Sarah looks at different energy-giving and energy-draining foods, how to create easy healthy snacks, preparing ‘good mood’ foods – and much more!
No booking needed. Just turn up, and bring your friends.
Thursday 22nd 7.30pm, in the vicarage
Lent Group - Meditation
Meeting in the vicarage for 6 weeks throughout Lent, we’ll be exploring some of the classic Spiritual Disciplines – practices that have been central to Christian life and growth throughout the centuries. This week Pia will lead us in a discussion and practice of meditation. Traditionally there are 12 disciplines (Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Study, Simplicity, Solitude, Submission, Service, Confession, Worship, Guidance and Celebration) but we will look at 6 of them over the 6 weeks.
Perhaps they will challenge us to re-assess our fast-paced, busy lives, to find a way to go beyond superficiality into the deeper realms of our soul, and connect anew with God.
We’ll look at a different topic each week, both through the Sunday sermon and at the group the following Thursday. We’ll use the book Celebration of Disciplineby Richard Fosteravailable 2nd hand book or Kindle on Amazon (and please remember to access Amazon by registering with so St Andrew’s gets a cut!)
Questions for this week:
What things crowd your life or distract you, making it difficult to be still and listen to God?
How is meditation linked to prayer?
Will meditating make me a better person?
Joanna Horner Funeral
1st March 10.30am
Those who remember the late Joanna Horner of this parish are welcome to attend her funeral at St Andrew’s.
Lent Mean Bean Challenge
Could you last for 5 days living on only beans and rice (and a little salt, but no veg or spices!) - and at the same time raise money to support the Mbutipygmie peoples of the Democratic Republic of Congo? The people of the DRC have suffered immensely over many years through conflict, corruption and poverty – but the Mbuti people suffer even more – cruelly stigmatised and treated by others as sub-human.
Revd Lesley will take the Mean Bean Challenge (19th – 23rd March) to raise money to support them. Could you join in by sponsoring or becoming a St Andrew’s Bean yourself?
Jo Cox ‘Great Get Together’ & Street Party
Saturday 23rd June
A group of St Andrew’s folk, neighbours and volunteers will be getting together in the coming weeks to plan a great big fun afternoon of summer activities, stalls and food in and around Church. Similar events will be happening nation-wide to bring a positive impact out of the death in June 2016 of Jo Cox MP. If you’d like to be part of the planning stage in the coming months, please speak to Revd Lesley.
Other NewsSpare T-towels wanted to supplement our supplies that are increasingly ragged due to constant use!
Who’s WhoVicar
Revd Lesley Bilinda 07956
Administrator & Hall Hire
Penny McCarthy 020 7385 5023
Youth & Community Minister
Penny Stradling 07791 340294
Church Wardens
Trevor Dawson 07957 398126
Adriaan van Zyl 07968 096127
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