Annual Parochial Church Meeting

This was held on April 18 in church. Sally Bard and Roger Mansfield were re-elected as Churchwardens and Roberta Boatman as deputy churchwarden. Roberta Boatman, Janet Martin and Janet Marven were elected to serve on the PCC for three years. Sharon Compton was warmly thanked for her service as treasurer over the last eight years. Rob Richmond will take over from her shortly. Roger Boatman, Pauline Finbow, John Harvey, Suella Hunting, Barbara Hylton, Judith Lovell, Janet marven and Betty Thurston were appointed as sidesmen. Other reports were received. The papers from the meeting, including the accounts for 2011, are available on the table for anyone interested.

Mary Dicken - secretary to the PCC

A Time For Remembrance

‘A TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE’ 

3 PM ON SUNDAY 13^TH MAY 2012

AT WESLEY CHURCH, CHRIST’S PIECES,

KING’S STREET, CAMBRIDGE

 This is a service for all those affected by the death of a child –

 either a baby during pregnancy, at birth or in babyhood,

 or a child during childhood or adulthood.

Refreshments and crèche facilities available. 

Car parking in the Grafton Centre West in Maid’s Causeway.

 

Further information from Janet Martin (01223 835028)

MAGAZINE

JUBILEE MAGAZINE

Our next church magazine will be 

published on Sunday, 3 June 

and the committee hope to make it

 a special Jubilee Jamboree Journal!  

 If you have ANY royal memories 

please send them, as soon as possible, 

to sue.hunting@ntlworld.com or 

hand them to Sue, Petra, Jose or Mary Richmond asap.  

We shall also need the regular contributions and the 

closing date will be strictly 13 May - 

earlier is much preferred and will guarantee inclusion.

SOUL SPARK

Soul Spark

resumes

on

Sunday 22^nd April

at

7.00p.m.

in

St Mary’s Church Hall

COME AND EXPLORE

WAYS OF PRAYING

MISSION - APRIL 2012

MISSION PLATE 

Our giving  in April May and June is for EMMAUS which is an international charity 

providing work and a place to live, in a family environment, to previously homeless people. 

In 1990 Emmaus Cambridge was the first Community to be established in the UK.

OFFERINGS APRIL 2012

St Mary's Offerings 1/4/12

10.30 Palm Sunday service                  £   59.34

Weekly Envelope scheme                    £  110.00

Standing Orders (weekly average )  £  149.00

                                                                    £  318.34 
(Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 8/4/12

10.30 Easter Service                               £  102.96

Weekly Envelope Scheme                    £  126.00

Standing Orders (weekly average)   £  149.00

                                                                    £  377.96

(Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 15/04/12

9.15 Eucharist                                         £   76.95

Envelopes                                               £  187.00

Standing Orders (weekly average) £  149.00

                                                                  £  412.95

 (Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

St Mary's Offerings 22/04/12

9.15 Eucharist                                         £  35.50

Weekly Envelope scheme                        £ 360.48

Open Door                                       £  31.52

Standing Orders (weekly average) £ 149.00

                                                                 £  576.50

St Mary's Offerings 29/04/12

9.15 Eucharist                                          £ 54.07

Weekly Envelope Scheme                        £103.50

Standing Orders (weekly average ) £149.00

                                                                  £306.57

COURSES - APRIL 2012

THE SOUL SPARK COURSE will continue on 22 April.

A CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE 2012

  "A Celebration of Marriage"

An Exhibition of Wedding Dresses and accessories, photographs

and personal memories; Ruby, Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversaries.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21st 10 a.m. - 4-30 p.m. in church 

If you have any of the above items you would be willing to lend, 

or a dressmaker's dummy, 

please see Janet Marven as soon as possible.

EASTER 2012

EASTER SUNDAY

 6.00am - Sunrise Service

on Spicer’s Field

10.30am - Family Service

with Holy Communion

(will last about 50 minutes)

EVERYONE WELCOME

6.00pm – Evening Prayer

 

GOOD FRIDAY 2012

10.00 Walk of Witness

14.00 Good Friday Vigil

18.00 Evening Prayer

19.30 Good Friday Service at Free Church

QUIZ -FRIDAY 20TH APRIL

St. Mary’s

6th QUIZ

NIGHT

Friday

2Oth April 2012

7.15pm

St. Mary’s Church Hall

Tickets £8.50 (includes Fish & Chips supper)

Teams of 6 people max

Bring your own drinks

Tickets available at church on Sundays from Mary DIcken

or Barbara 01223 527537 or
from the Church Hall on Tues and Thurs 9.30 - 11.30 

(tel. 837298)

OFFERINGS

'St Mary's Offerings'  has a new look and now includes money given by standing order.  This is to show a more complete weekly picture.  Please don't hesitate to come to me with any queries.  We want it all to be as clear as possible - Sally Bard.

St Mary's Offerings 25/03/12

9.15 Eucharist                                  £    73.83

Open Door                                       £1000.00

Weekly Envelopes scheme                £  117.00

Standing Orders (weekly average)     £  149.00

                                                         £1339.83

(Cheques should be made payable to Sawston PCC please)

PCC - ELECTORAL ROLL

THE ELECTORAL ROLL will be revised prior to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The revision will be completed by April 3 and no more names can be added after that. Please see Janet Martin to report inaccuracies in the current roll or to be added to the roll. There is a copy on the notice board in the porch.

DEANERY SPRING FAIR 2012

Thank you to everyone who supported this event. The Tombola realised £55.

MISSION - APRIL

LENT BOXES Our Lenten offerings this year are for SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES. Please take a box from the small table by the door and return it on, or soon after, Easter Sunday.

CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

Would those people who hold a house collecting-box please return them to church, or give them to Janet Marven, by the end of March. Thank you

MISSION PLATE 

Our giving  in April May and June is for EMMAUS which is an international charity providing work and a place to live, in a family environment, to previously homeless people. In 1990 Emmaus Cambridge was the first Community to be established in the UK.

Services for w/b 01.04.2012

St. Mary the Virgin, Sawston

&

St. Peter’s, Babraham

Palm Sunday 2012

Services at St Mary’s today

10.10 a.m.  The Palm Sunday Procession from Church Hall

10.30 a.m.   All age communion service

6.00 p.m.     Evening Prayer

Sawston Free Church today

5.30pm Prayer Labyrinth - A personal prayer journey for Holy week

St. Peters Babraham – No Service today

St. Peter’s Babraham Saturday 7 April

3,00 p.m.         Marriage of Cameron Berry & Katie Gutsell

Services this week:        
                                                 HOLY WEEK

	Monday 2/4/12	Tuesday 3/4/12	Wednesday 4/4/12
8.00	Morning Prayer	Morning Prayer	Morning Prayer
17.00	Evening Prayer	Evening Prayer	Evening Prayer
19.30	Service for Holy Week at Free Church	Service for Holy Week at St. Mary’s	Service for Holy Week at  Free Church
	Maundy Thursday 5/4/12	Good Friday 6/4/12
9.30	Holy Communion
10.00		Walk of Witness
14.00		Good Friday Vigil
17.00	Evening Prayer
18.00		Evening Prayer
19.30	Mothers’ Union Maundy Thursday Service & Silent Vigil	Good Friday Service at Free Church
	Saturday 7/4/12	Easter Sunday 8/4/12
6.00		Sunrise Service at Spicers Field
9.00		Holy Communion at St. Peters Babraham
10.00	Flower Arrangers
10.30		All Age Service
17.00	Evening Prayer
18.00		Evening Prayer