Notices Any items for next week’s sheet to Angela Sewell by Wednesday please.

alsewell@btinternet.com or 078454 81179

JUNIOR CHURCH SOCK APPEAL We now have enough socks for the girls, but still need football socks for the boys (child size 8 to adult size 9). Thank you for supporting our appeal so generously.

MINI-CHURCH AT YEALAND VILLAGE HALL, 10.00-11.30AM FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY Please note change of date. For all pre-school age children and their grown-ups. Games, songs, story-time, crafts. No charge. More information and offers of help, contact Sally-Ann Rothwell, 734585.

ST OSWALD’S CHOIR JUMBLE SALE, 10.00AM-1.00PM SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY This will take place in the Church Hall, Warton. Donations of jumble welcome. For further details or to arrange to drop off items please contact Steph Burford 07801974726

EVERSLEY CHOIR ‘COME AND SING’ DAY, 10.00AM-5.00PM SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY AT ST OSWALD’S Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome to join the choir during the day to practice “Gloria” by Poulenc; scores will be provided. There will be a performance of the piece at the end of the day. Cost for the day, £20.

For more details please contact Jane Parsons, 01524 734223

A DAY OUT IN BLACKBURN, SATURDAY 2ND MARCH This the day of the RSCM Choir Festival. Spend the day in Blackburn and then, if you wish, join us for the service in Blackburn Cathedral at 3.30pm. Leave from the church at 8.30am and return around 6.00pm. Cost - around £10.00. See Stephen or Angela Sewell (07762 257452).

LENT COURSE—THE PASSION See page 5 of the February magazine for initial details. We are now looking for people to host a group of 6-10 people in their home with the ability to watch a DVD. We also need people to facilitate a group. Please complete the list in church to indicate if you are willing to be a host and/or a facilitator; please sign up by 13th February.

LENT QUIET DAY, 10.00AM-3.30PM SATURDAY 16TH MARCH This will take place at Hyning Monastery and will include two talks by Sister Michaela. The theme is ‘Finding Jesus on the way to the Cross’. The cost will be £20 with a cooked lunch or £16 with own packed lunch. To book please complete the list in church.

NORTH LANCASHIRE PASSION PLAY Emma Rucastle is creating a Passion Play for Lent. There will be performances at St Oswald’s, (8.00 p.m. Thursday 11th April, with first rehearsal 2.00-4.30 p.m. Sunday 10th February), the Church of the Ascension, Torrisholme and Lancaster Priory. Emma is now looking for people to take part as actors, or backstage/front of house etc. Contact Emma (erucastle@googlemail.com) for more information.

THANK YOU FROM YEALAND PRIMARY SCHOOL We wish to thank all those who supported our coffee morning on Tuesday. We managed to raise £228.71 to support our sponsorship of an endangered animal.

SUNDAY COFFEE VOLUNTEERS AT ST OSWALD’S Volunteers are needed to join the rota for serving coffee after the Sunday morning service at St Oswald’s. if you feel you can help please see Sue Hopwood.

Please remember in your prayers...

Those who are sick or in particular need: Alison Kelly, Mark Slinger, Sarah, Peter Thompson, Greta Puttick, Frances Hoggarth, Elaine Goodlad, George Harrison, Emma Holroyd.

Those with longer term needs or in residential care: Daniel Hughes, little Alfie, David Burford, Jean Nelson, Betty Greenwood, Ronnie Collins & family, Ted Taylor, Sheila Kelly, Paul Warren, Sebastian, Eileen Monk, John Dugdale, Pam Taylor and our home communicants.

The recently departed: Mark Edwards, Malcolm Hall, Marjorie Escolme, Ken Pearce, Jack Ezard.

At their anniversary, Dorothy Pedder, John Dodwell, Marjorie Tedd, Alfred Kitchen, Sarah Atkinson, Sandy Lofthouse, Basil Brook, Nina Bolton, Vernard Wilkinson, Dorothy Heavyside, William Weatherill.

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Names of those with immediate needs will be included for 8 weeks and then included with those with longer term needs for a further

8 weeks unless advised otherwise.

The United Benefice of St Oswald, Warton and St Mary, Borwick with St John, Yealand

Sunday 3rd February

THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS)

Welcome to our worship

8.00 a.m. Eucharist at St Oswald’s 9.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist with Christingles at St John’s 9.30 a.m. Eucharist at St Mary’s 11.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s 6.00 p.m. Evening Prayer at St Oswald's

This Week Sun 3 12.45 p.m. SOS lunch at the George Washington Mon 4 11.30 a.m. Service of Thanksgiving for Malcolm Hall at St John’s 12.00 noon Communion by Extension at St Oswald’s 2.45 p.m. Yealand School collective worship at St John’s

Tues 5 8.00 a.m. Eucharist at St Mary’s 9-11.00 a.m. Coffee Stop at St Oswald’s

Wed 6 9.15 a.m. Eucharist at St John’s followed by coffee and chat 10.15 a.m. Pilgrim Course: The Lord’s Prayer at St John’s 1.30 p.m. Funeral of Ken Pearce at St Oswald’s

Thurs 7 11.00 a.m. Eucharist at St Oswald’s 11.45 a.m. Breaking Bread lunch 7.30 p.m. Pilgrim Course: The Lord’s Prayer at the Vicarage

Fri 8

Sat 9

Sun 10 2.00 p.m. North Lancashire Passion Play rehearsal at St Oswald’s

Vicar: The Revd Robin Figg 01524 732946 robin.figg62@gmail.com Readers: Annette MacKenzie 01524 736944 Janet Thompson 01524 823503

Please note that the Vicar’s day off is usually Friday; please contact him only in an emergency on this day.

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Today’s hymns and music

The hymns are included in the hymn sheet.

Anthem: How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Setting: St Thomas Organ voluntary: Prelude in G major, BWV541 by J.S. Bach

Sunday 10th February The Fourth Sunday Before Lent

8.00 a.m. Eucharist at St Oswald’s 9.15 a.m. Parish Eucharist at St John’s 11.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist at St Oswald’s