St Peter's Church, St Albans Candlemas 2 February 2020 - UK.COM

St Peter’s Church, St Albans
 Candlemas
 2 February 2020
 Welcome!
 If you are new or a visitor please introduce yourself to one of
 those welcoming at the door. We are pleased to have you
 with us. There is a children’s corner in the side aisle for
 babies and young children, and changing facilities are available.
 As today is an all-age service there is no Junior Church.

Today
Growing in Christ at St Peter’s: Our sermon series continues this week. We
will be using Steve Chalke’s book Intelligent Church to help us to reflect on what our
church is like and what we feel God is calling us to be. This week’s topic is
Transforming Church.

Youth Café is being held today in the vicarage from 11am until 12pm. A discussion
group led by Ruth Dearnley, all 14 – 19 year olds welcome.

The Wedding Preparation Course is being held here today starting at 2pm.
Please pray for long and happy marriages for all those being married in the church this
year.

This Week
Lectio Divina – Tuesday 4 February at 8pm - takes place in the church library.
Please join us as we use this traditional Benedictine method to read and reflect on
scripture. A quiet evening to promote communion with God and to increase our
knowledge of the living word. All are welcome.

Family Fridays - The next session will be held on Friday 7 February (5-7pm)
Our theme is Love! (What else could it be?) Plan on coming? Contact Lara Jubb
(lara.jubb@icloud.com) or Sarah Brandt (Sarah_jupp@hotmail.com) with your phone
number to be added to the What’sApp group to organise food each time.

Notes on the Services
  An INDUCTION LOOP is installed for those who require it and LARGE
 PRINT versions of our service booklets are available. A collection is taken as
 part of our offering of worship. This directly supports our ministry & mission. If
 a UK tax payer, we would be grateful if you would consider placing your gift in a
 gift aid envelope, filling in your details and signing. This will enable us to reclaim
 the tax that you have paid on the donation.

 Diary This Week
Mon 3 2.30pm Circle Dancing
 7.30pm Bellringing
Tues 4 9.30am Toddler Time
 1pm Tuesday Eucharist
 7.30pm Choir Practice
 8pm Lectio Divina
Wed 5 1pm Lunchtime Concert – Alice Bishop (soprano) and
 Elenlucia Papparlardo (piano)
Thurs 6 10am Baby Time
 10.30am Chatterbox Coffee Morning at MRMC
Fri 7 5pm Family Friday
 7.30pm Choir Practice

 Services Today
 Whichever service you are attending, we hope our worship will be a blessing to you.
 Gluten-free wafers are available at our communion services on request
8am Holy Communion by extension (Book of Common Prayer)
Led by Canon Margaret Tinsley, Reader
Collect, Epistle and Gospel – p 205

9.30 – All-Age Holy Communion
President: Revd Em Coley, Associate Minister
Preacher: Ruth Dearnley, Reader
Please refer to the separate service order

11.15am Choral Mattins
(Please refer to separate service order or Book of Common Prayer page 1)
President Revd Mark Dearnley, Vicar
Notices
Introit Lord for they tender mercy’s sake – John Hilton
Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake, lay not our sins to our charge, but forgive that is past, and
give us grace to amend our sinful lives, to decline from sin and incline to virtue, that we may
walk with an upright heart before thee, this day and evermore. Amen
Hymn 232
Responses Richard Shephard
Venite to a chant
Psalm 11 (p 357)
Old Testament Ephesians 3.14 – 21 [Keith Aldred]
Te Deum To chants
New Testament John 2.1 - 11 [Julian Cable]
Jubilate Charles Villiers Stanford in B 
Creed
Responses and Prayers
Anthem Wait for thy loving kindness – William McKie
We wait for thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. Alleluia!

Sermon Revd Mark Dearnley, Vicar
Intercessions
Offertory Hymn 459
Blessing

6.30pm Choral Evensong
(Please refer to separate service booklet, or Book of Common Prayer p16)
President: Revd Alex Huzzey, Curate
Notices
Introit Lord for they tender mercy’s sake – John Hilton
Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake, lay not our sins to our charge, but forgive that is past, and
give us grace to amend our sinful lives, to decline from sin and incline to virtue, that we may
walk with an upright heart before thee, this day and evermore. Amen
Hymn 377
Responses Richard Shephard
Psalm 14 ( p373)
Old Testament Haggai 2.1-9 [Sally Fisher]
Magnificat Charles Wood in E (no2)
New Testament John 2.18-22 [Kelvin Elliott-Smith]
Nunc Dimittis Charles Wood in E (no2)
Creed
Responses & Prayers
Anthem O thou the central orb – Charles Wood
O thou, the central orb of righteous love, Pure beam of the most high, eternal Light, of this
our wintry world. Thy radiance bright, awakes new joy in faith, Hope soars above. Come,
quickly come, and let Thy glory shine, Gilding our darksome heaven with rays divine. Thy
saints with holy lustre round Thee move. As stars about Thy throne, set in the height of God's
ordaining counsel, as Thy sight, Gives measured grace to each, Thy power to prove. Let Thy
bright beams disperse the gloom of sin, Our nature all shall feel eternal day. In fellowship
with Thee, transforming clay to souls erewhile unclean, now pure within.
Intercessions
Hymn 235
Sermon Margaret Blake
Offertory Hymn 53
Blessing

Notices and News – Forthcoming Dates
 Tuesday 4 February 8pm Lectio Divina
 Friday 7 February 5pm Family Friday (Theme: Love!)
 Thursday 13 February 7.30pm Cheese and Wine Evening
 Saturday 15 February 7.30pm Sinfonia Concert
 Saturday 22 February 7.30pm Mosaic Concert
 Tuesday 25 February 2.15pm Tea on Tuesday
 Wednesday 26 February 8pm Holy Communion for Ash Wednesday
 Monday 2 March 8pm Lectio Divina
 Friday 13 March 5pm Family Friday
 Wednesday 18 March 8pm PCC Meeting
 Thursday 19 March 8pm Book Group – Benediction by Kent Haruf
 Sunday 22 March Mothering Sunday
Food Bank and Hygiene Bank Collections – Don’t forget we are continuing to
accept donations for these worthwhile and local charities throughout the year and
they are being regularly collected for the charities. Perhaps you would consider
adding one item to your regular weekly shop and bringing it with you on Sunday?
Easyfundraising: Secret Escapes, Uber Eats, Hollister, goHenry, Stansted Express,
Chiltern Railways and many more have all joined EASYFUNDRAISING recently and
will donate to us at NO EXTRA COST to you when you shop with them! This is
FREE money for us and it makes all the difference! Other companies include popular
retailers John Lewis, Waitrose, Boots, Marks and Spencer, Fetch, Argos, Woolovers,
ATG tickets, Travelsphere, Booking.com, Trainline, British Gas energy, and even
Amazon has joined in. For more information contact Peter Court, by phone 01727
873635 or email him at peter.e.court@gmail.com. To get started, sign up at:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stpeterschurchstalbans/
St Peter’s Cheese and Wine evening - All are welcome to our cheese and wine
evening on Thursday 13 February 7.30pm in the Octagon. This informal evening
is an opportunity for us to consider aspects of our topic of God and Us as we enjoy
refreshments and each other’s company. Good wine (alternate drinks available), good
cheese, good company, what’s not to like? If you have any questions, please see Revd
Mark Dearnley or Revd Alex Huzzey. For catering purposes, please let the office
know if you will be attending. Email (mail@stpeterschurch.uk.com) or by phone
(01727 855485 during office hours)
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race – 25 February 2020 at 12pm Take part in St
Albans' annual pancake race which attracts numerous entrants and hundreds of
spectators to the city centre. St Peter's would once again like to enter a team but we
need runners! If you think you might be up for the challenge, please contact Revd
Alex Huzzey at curate@stpeterschurch.uk.com or through the church office. There
will be events and activities for children taking place after the race, so please do come
along and watch and support the St Peter's team!

Confirmation Course - Interested in or thinking about confirmation? Have you
been confirmed but would like to refresh your thinking? All are welcome to attend
this 5 session course which will start Tues 25 February at 7.30pm in the vicarage,
as well as a follow up session on Tuesday 14 April at 7.30pm (Confirmation at the
Abbey Saturday 11 April.) We’ll cover some of the main themes of our Christian faith
as well as look at the meaning of Confirmation. Please talk to Revd Mark Dearnley or
Revd Alex Huzzey for more information or email vicar@stpeterschurch.uk.com or
curate@stpeterschurch.uk.com.

The next meeting of the Book Group will be on Thursday 19 March at 8pm at 2
Rowlatt Court, Hillside Road. The book is Benediction by Kent Haruf.

Concerts
Lunchtime concert – Wednesday 5 February at 1pm. This week soprano
Alice Bishop will be performing accompanied by Elenlucia Papparlardo playing
piano. They will perform music by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert and Strauss. The
concert lasts just under one hour and is free with a retiring collection for Rennie
Grove Hospice Care. Refreshments are served in the Octagon after the concert.

Mosaic Chamber Choir Concert – Saturday 22 February at 7.30pm
Directed by Nick Robinson and featuring Scartlatti’s Sabat Mater and Martin’s Mass
for Double Choir. Tickets £15 (Under-18s £10) Available on the door or in advance
from info@mosaicchamberchoir.co.uk

Friends of St Peter’s
An invitation to join The Friend’s Organising Group
The Friends of St Peter’s has operated in its modern form since 2010 and over that
period has organised an annual programme of social and cultural events. At the same
time, mainly through our Summer and Christmas Fairs, we have raised an estimated
£50,000 in support of projects in and around the church. Our success depends largely
on support from both within and outside the church community with the small
organising group leading by example. The group is made up of people with busy lives
who take on a fair share of the work, and derive enjoyment from getting involved
and satisfaction from the results.
We are currently at least one person short on numbers and in order to maintain our
effectiveness need one or two like-minded individuals to join us. For more details
please have a word with Becky Gillibrand, Ulrike Leigh, Laura Turner, Lin Johnson,
Graham Jones or Robin Farrar.

Building work at St Peters … or SPRING!
 (St Peters Reworked - Inspiring New Growth)
 For every house is built by someone,
 but the builder of all things is God.(Hebrews 3:4)
 As many of you know, improving our facilities at St Peters is a major part of
 our goal to develop our building to meet our church’s growing needs now
 and in future. The permissions and planning for improvements for any
 building like ours take time and care and a dedicated team has been working
 hard to make our vision a reality, and we’re excited to share an update.
 The formal name for works on a church is ‘Reordering’, not very inspiring -
 so we have named the whole project SPRING – an acronym of
 ‘St Peter’s Reworked – Inspiring New Growth.’
 SPRING is a long-term and ambitious programme – and we have decided to
 do the work in stages, making it easier to manage and to minimise
 disruption to ongoing activities. The first phase of work will start after
 Easter. This will include improvements to the vestry area and enables all our
 future plans to take place. There will be new areas for the flower and
 sanctuary guild and a new mezzanine area to provide much needed storage
 space. A new entrance will be created in the chancel opposite the Octagon
 entrance. This extra space allows us to make improvements to the Octagon
 and nave. The church office has plans available for anyone who wants to see
 more. We are planning ways to share all the SPRING details with you very
 soon – look out for more information.
 Approval for these works has been applied for and we await permission
 from the Diocese to go ahead, and right now we are in the process of
 choosing who will do the work. If you have any questions, please see
 Natalie Liley, Den Parker or Revd Mark Dearnley for further information.

Children and Youth
Youth Café is a discussion group for 14 – 19 year olds, meeting on Sundays at 11am
until 12.00pm in the vicarage. Our next meetings are 26 Jan, 2, 16 & 23 Feb. Led by
Ruth Dearnley.
Toddler and Baby Groups (term time only) – Toys for the tots and refreshment
and chat for the adults. Toddlers meet Tuesdays from 9.30am -11am and our Baby
Group (0 – 18 months) on Thursdays from 10am – 11.30am. Refreshments, toys,
stories, singing and chat for a £2 donation. No need to book, just drop in and take
part.

Family Fridays - The next session will be held on Friday 7 February (5-7pm)
Our theme is Love! (What else could it be?) Plan on coming? Contact Lara Jubb
(lara.jubb@icloud.com) or Sarah Brandt (Sarah_jupp@hotmail.com) with your phone
number to be added to the What’sApp group to organise food each time.
If you have any questions or need more information regarding our Children and Youth
activities, please contact Chip at the church office 01727 855485 or
mail@stpeterschurch.uk.com

Please pray ….
For those in need of our prayers – Kodi Haywood-Salvador, Alice Norman, Peter
Hudson, Patricia Crocker and those on our long term prayer list.
RIP - Annabelle Thompson-Ball, Gillian Flitton, John Burn, Jonathon Blackstaffe and
Bert Crocker

Parish Prayer List & Prayer Chain: If you would like to request a name on the parish
prayer list, please pass names to one of the ministerial team. If you would like to pass on
your, or someone else’s name, to our Prayer Chain, please contact Betty Pickbourne 859704,
Sheelagh Marlow 863520, sheelaghmm@aol.com or Margaret Tinsley 859528,
jemjtinsley@hotmail.com. No need to give details and names are not disclosed.

 Services next 9 February 2020
 Third Sunday before Lent
8am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.30am Holy Communion
11.15am Choral Mattins with Baptism
6.30pm Choral Evensong

 Morning Prayer is said Monday to Friday in the Chancel 9am – 9.30am.
 A lunchtime Eucharist is held on Tuesday 1pm – 1.30pm followed by coffee.
 (Tuesday 4 February is by extension.)

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 Our e-mail address is
 mail@stpeterschurch.uk.com
 Tel 01727 855485
 St Peter’s Street, St Albans, Herts AL1 3HG