24 Feb 2008 - Pew News

Free Spirits 4.00 pm Junior School

Youth Group Time as advised Stamford Bridge

10.30 am until 4.00 pm.

St Bede's Pastoral Centre, Blossom Street
(The Number 10 bus stops right outside!)
SHAKEN AND STIRRED A Lent Quiet Day with Michael Stagg, a retired Anglican priest from Norwich Diocese.This day is about appreciating Jesus and the significance of the Cross through the book of Hebrews in the New Testament.The flyer promises - 'Fear not!This is Hebrews made easy! Cost £12

Tuesday 11th March

10.30 until 12.30 and 2.00 until 4.00

A Day of Reflection In preparation for Holy Week with the help of paintings by the 20th century artist and monk, Sieger Koeder £6 per half day. Feel free to come to the whole day or either half

Led by Sr. Anna Hawke CJ. More details on both these days from St. Bede's (01904-464900) or from Diane

The Big Brew 2008 is being held during Fairtrade fortnight this year (It is a great way to promote Fairtrade products in our church and community. Our Big Brew event this year will be a Local produce/Fairtrade lunch after the morning services on Sunday 9th March, from about 12.00 noon. It will be a simple lunch in conjunction with the Methodist congregation at Stamford Bridge, held in the Methodist Chapel Schoolroom. We plan to serve locally produced bread, cheese, ham, and Fairtrade jam, fruit and cakes and we hope to have a Fairtrade stall. If you would like to come then please add your name to the sheet at the back of church. If you require any further details please contact Wendy Macfarlane (373825)

Please could all leaders of Church groups who usually submit a report for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (Wednesday 9th April) let the secretary, Cathy Mathieson, have a copy no later than Friday 7th March. Due to personal circumstances material received after this date will not be included as the secretary will not be in Yorkshire between 19th March and 12th April. Many thanks to the Mothers’ Union who have already handed in their report.

Please contact Andrea 371461

(So far one person has—why not you?)

Just a reminder that there will be a Fairtrade stall in church on Sunday March 2nd , Mothering Sunday.We expect that some people will have bookings for Sunday lunch, and will want to make a prompt exit after the service. To that end, we shalltrading before the service from 10.30 am.Look out for some new items, but don't be alarmed if you can't see your favourites; lack of space prevents us from displaying everything we'd like to.If you have any special orders, please speak to us on the day, or 'phone Joanne (377336) or Irene (373140) before Thursday 28th h February.Thank-you for your continued support; 10% of all sales go back to Church funds.

P.S. We will also be running a stall at the 'Big Brew' lunchtime event at the Methodist Chapel Schoolroom on Sunday March 9th.

.Like Baal, when his prophets howled that name

.From morn to noon on Carmel's smitten height.'

Nay, peace, I shall behold, before the night,

~If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings'.

~There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'.

~You should not confuse your career with your life.

~No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

~When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is eager to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

~Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

~The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

~The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.

~The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.

A former bishop of Exeter was renowned for his bad memory. On one occasion he was travelling by train to a certain part of his diocese. Before he reached his destination the ticket collector appeared demanding to see all tickets. The bishop groped his way through this pocket and that, inside his purple cassock and out, but no ticket could be found. Finally the ticket collector lost patience and said; "That's alright bishop. We all know you are an honest man. It don't matter." "Oh indeed it does!" replied the bishop. "Without that ticket I shan't know where to get off this train!"