March

Ash Wednesday

Women’s World Day of Prayer

Girls Brigade Officers’ Training Event

First in Lent

Bookstall 11.45

Alison

Church Council Meeting 7.45 am

ActionAid Coffee Morning: Please support the Coffee Morning with Fairtrade tea, coffee and chocolate – and a mini-sale into the bargain. A pack of 80 tea bags costs about £1.79, yet an Indian tea farmer earns only 15 pence per pack. If you don’t like the bitter taste of poverty, join in this country-wide event.

Gordon

Second in Lent

Annual General Meeting 11.45 am (everybody welcome)

Service at George Mason Lodge 3.30 pm

Alison

Jacqueline

Freda

While We’re On the Subject of Music . . .Singing in Church should be worshipful, enjoyable, exciting and fun, we’d all agree.  The East Synod branch of the URC Musicians’ Guild is holding a singing training day at Christ Church URC, Chelmsford.  Singing is often the major way most of us participate in worship, and the aim of this day is to help everyone to enjoy singing even more.  There will be two expert teachers, who will foster the development of singers of all abilities, including those who are already very good.  There’s a charge of £6, although if you are under 18 you can get in free!  Full details and booking forms are available. 

R & R Days? What are these? R & R stands for “Read the book and meet the authoR”, and this is a chance for you to meet Author Ann Morisy and discuss her book Journeying Out at Union Church, Totteridge, N12. So if you’re not going to Chelmsford on that day (see above), you might like to ask for a booking form, although you’d better hurry. We’re told that coffee and Danish pastries will be provided!

Third in Lent

11.45, Traidcraft Stall

Missionary Prayer Meeting - As we are the hosts this year for this annual meeting, Freda Clark, our Missionary Supremo, would appreciate it if as many as possible would attend to welcome our friends from Aldersbrook and Stratford Central Baptist Churches as in prayer we remember our Mission workers in Italy, Mark and Claire Ord.

The South West Essex Choir’s next concert is at St Gabriel’s Church, Aldersbrook Road , Wanstead, when the programme consists of works by Bernstein, Janacek, Britten, and Faure. Norman Goodeve reports that there are some good tunes included!

Fourth in Lent

Mothering Sunday

Yellow Leaflet Available - Volunteer distributors needed!

Alison

Alison

Discussions are in hand to look at developing ecumenical Youth Work in the borough. Revd Nigel Cowgill (Cann Hall Methodist) and Alison are meeting with the Leytonstone Business Forum in Leytonstone Library at 6.00 pm . Business Forum people have a real interest in the issues affecting young people locally, and together they will discuss ideas that hopefully can be explored more fully. Amy Mackay will share with the Forum her recent research into youth issues in the area. It’s early days, but please pray that this important meeting will be productive.

10.00 am Jumble Sale preparation

April

Jumble Sale

Do you feel called to be a minister, a church-related community worker, a lay preacher, evangelist, or local church leader? If so, you will be glad to learn of a “Ministry Enquirers’ Day”, to be held in Cardiff . For details, see the poster on the Concourse notice board. Mind out, you’ll have to miss our Jumble Sale on that day

LUFC has its share of technological geniuses who can use our latest electronic equipment. But others who would like to become familiar with multi-media presentations and equipment (and just can’t bring themselves to help at our Jumble Sale on that same day!) might like to know about a one-day training course to be held at St. Margaret’s and St. George’s Church , Harlesden, NW10.

Fifth in Lent

7.30 pm - Church Council

Palm Sunday

Children’s Holiday Club

Maundy Thursday Joint Baptist Communion

Good Friday Meditation

Ecumenical Walk

Alison

Easter Sunday and Communion

May

Church Council

Morning Christian Aid Service (lead by Junior Church)

Christian Aid Week

Church Outing: Southend

Pastoral Co-ordinators’ meeting 6 p.m.

June

Pentecost Sunday / Church Prayer Day

Church Council

Church Meeting

Thankoffeirng Day

July

Jumble Sale

Church Council

Leytonstone Festival / Church Musical

Ecumenical Songs of Praise –

Leytonstone Festival

Freda

Simon / Paul

Experience “Keswick 2006” for Yourself 

Joan

August

September

Church Retreat weekend

Church Council

Church Meeting

Yellow Leaflet

Harvest Supper

Harvest

October

Church Forum of Spiritualities

Church Anniversary

GB Enrolment

Prayer Day

Alison

Jacqueline

Alison

Church Council

Church Fun Day

Pastoral Co-ordinators’ meeting 6 p.m.

November

Jumble Sale

Church Council

Advent Gift Day (Toys, Tins, Tools)

Advent Fellowship Tea

December

Church Meeting

Church Council

Christmas Communion Service /

Yellow Leaflet

Family Carol Service

Christmas Eve Midnight Carol Service

Christmas Service (Joint Event)

Normal Sunday Service

Alison

August