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Christ Church Sowerby Bridge Notice Sheet_2020_Year A Sharing God’s love. Growing in faith. Living by prayer. Loving God’s word.

Living Loving Learning Confident Growing Changing

1 Developing leaders – ‘I am a church member’ - Growing Disciples – LYCiG

(Leading Your Church into Growth[ LYCiG])

Hallelujah, Christ is Risen!

He is risen indeed. Hallelujah. Welcome ... In light of the Government guidance around non-essential contact, the Arch-bishops of Canterbury and York have is-sued advice that public worship is sus-pended until further notice. You can read the Church of England’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for churches at https://www.churchofeng-land.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches

First Reading: Acts 10:34-43 Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4

Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10 Liturgical Colour White

First Reading Acts 10:34-43 Peter challenges the prevailing society by witnessing to the truths of Christ’s life, death and resurrection. Second Reading Colossians 3:1-4 In baptism, Paul reminds us, we already share in Christ’s risen presence, God’s redemptive pattern for transforming our lives. Gospel Matthew 28:1-10 Faithful women witness to the resurrec-tion with sight, touch and sound, before being commissioned by Christ as his first evangelists.

and obedient to God’s will. Therefore Christ is exalted above all others.

Collect

Easter Sunday God of glory, by the raising of your Son you have broken the chains of death and hell: fill your Church with faith and hope; for a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Hymns Crown him with many crowns All heaven declares Thine be the glory

Sunday 19th April – Easter 2 First Reading: Acts 2;14a, 22-32 Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Gospel: John 20:19-31 ***

This week’s Diary

It’s good to know that although we cannot meet together we are all thinking and praying for each other on a daily basis. Let’s continue to keep in touch as best we can. To those of you who can, do check your emails and check our website and face-book pages for Church of England up-dates. We are working at ways of keeping every-one informed and up to date.





Notices

Terry Barrett Most of our church family will know that one of our members Terry sadly passed away on 4th April. Terry was a real gent. Always immaculately dressed and many

of us will remember his faithfulness in do-ing his turn on the coffee Rota with Jill.

Terry had faith in the Lord Jesus and even in the midst of our sadness, today of all days, Easter Sunday, we can rejoice that

he will be safe in the care of our Lord.

Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have a place in eternity with the Lord. Terry has taken his place. Let us pray for

the family and Jill a long-time family friend that they may know the presence of the Risen Lord with them at this time. A committal service will be at Parkwood

Crematorium on Friday 24th April.

Because of the present pandemic there can be no mourners present. There will be, all being well an opportunity to re-

member and give thanks for Terry’s life in church once we can all be together again.

Daily reflection and readings Every Morning, Revd Angela has been giving a daily reflection, which she has posted onto the WhatsApp Church prayer and support group. Thanks to Adam Lamb, he has been able to convert the daily readings so that you can listen to them via the iKnow church app. Unfortu-atley there is no way to provide this via the actual iknow church website. Adam has been able to create a secure account via itunes and android music, I will send details out on how to find them. If any-one is still unable to listen to them, please do let me know. Alternatively, if

you use WhatsApp and would like to be added to the group, again please do let me know. Thanks Peter

EasterPilgrim: The Lord's Prayer

A 40-day journey through the prayer Jesus taught his followers - one which continues to shape the lives of Christians across the world.

Each day provides you with a short Bible reflection, an invitation to pray and a suggestion for responding to the vision of the Lord's Prayer itself.

We are inviting the whole Church to take 40 days this Easter season to explore this prayer in still deeper ways. Take time each day to be still, to offer to God the pain and suffering around us and within us, to reflect on each line of the prayer and to pray with others across the world the words our risen Lord has taught us.

This will be an Easter season like no other as the world endures the coronavirus pandemic. Each day we will pray the familiar words: Our Father, give us this day our daily bread, forgive us, deliver us from evil. We will pray them with a new and ever deeper understanding. Archbishop Justin Welby Archbishop John Sentamu





Monthly Giving Due to the current situ-ation we are not making our monthly do-nation. Give as you Live: Are you currently do-ing your shopping online? If so why not head to Give as you live first, at no extra cost to you the church gains a donation. Since we joined give as you live we have raised an extra £487, we we would never have had, see page 6 for more details

Christians Together in Sowerby Bridge. Each Sunday the clergy from the town will be putting a short reflective video on there facebook page, just search for Christi-nas Together Sowerby

Bridge to find this. Today we here from Revd. Kathie from St Paul’s

COVID 19 The Current Situation (March 2020) As you are aware all acts of Public Worship for the time being are suspended and all churches are to remain closed. In the mean time please do follow all government guidelines to help keep yourself and others around you safe. Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do

§ Stay at home § Only go outside for food, health

reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home)

§ If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people at all times

§ Wash your hands as soon as you get home

§ Do not meet others, even friends or family.

You can spread the virus even if you don’t have symptoms. infection prevention precautions including: • Wash your hands often with soap and

water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser that con-tains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available. This is particu-larly important after taking public transport.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and

mouth with unwashed hands. • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tis-

sue, then throw the tissue in a bin. Download a poster from NHS England with guidance.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched

objects and surfaces in the home and work environment.

For the moment: ▪ Catch it - sneeze into a tissue ▪ Bin it - bin the tissue ▪ Kill it - wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly (for 20 seconds). Washing hands regularly is the single most important thing that you can do to help. Hand washing is particularly important af-ter using public transport or driving your car. ▪ Do not touch your face unless you’ve washed your hands





Take some time to reflect

The scriptures today pull us out of narrow human viewpoints and compel or call on us to see the boundary-breaking presence of the living God. The stone that humans would discard is the one God considers most crucial. Death and life are deeply intertwined; resurrection is with us each day if we can learn to see it. Have you experienced a God moment/encounter? Where might we see resurrection instead of death, or joy instead of grief? Prayer: God of grace, open our eyes to see you. Open our hearts to let our vision change our lives. Amen

Prayer needs: Jean Angell; Shane & Sarah Badrick; Jocelyn Barker; Bethany Broad-bent; Megan Broadbent; Christopher Brown; Ingrid Booth; Lucy Broadhead; Jeannie & Bob Butler; Angela Carden; Adam Day; Jim Doherty; Harry Dibb; Jack Foulds; Graham K; Joyce Hallam; Julie Harrop; Elizabeth Hall; Gordon Howell; Andrea Lees; Robbie Martin; Beryl Murgatroyd; Winifred Myers; Nathan Newbould; Derek Nicholson; Geoff Holt; Pam; Michelle Parry; Maralyn Pawson; Ken Pickles; June Price; Hamish Reyn-olds-Talbot & family; Susan Sanderson; Pat Smith; Vanessa Starsmore; Max Swift (toddler); Alan Stears, Michael Thornber; Ken Tyson; Brendan Whelan; Cynthia Whitham. The Bereaved: Terry Barrett ~ May he rest in peace and rise in glory Parish Prayer list 12th Minister and congregation of St. Pauls Methodist Church; Hollas Lane; Hollins Bank; Hollins Bungalows; Hollins Lane; Hollins Mill Lane; Holmes Road; Hope Street; Houghton Towers

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Developing leaders – ‘I am a church member’ - Growing Disciples – LYCiG (Leading Your Church into Growth[ LYCiG])

Revd Canon Angela Dick The Vicarage 62 Park Road Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BJ

01422 831253 email:[email protected]

Churchwardens Mr Peter Henry (07720 745230) [email protected]

Mr David Gill (07989 654311) [email protected]

CCL license number 49015

www.christchurchsb.org.uk; www.leeds.anglican.org

Christ Church Sowerby Bridge

Ordinary people sharing God's love in our world. Growing in faith. Living by prayer. Loving God's word.

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