Boldre and South Baddesley Benefice including St Mary the Virgin, South Baddesley, St John the Baptist, Boldre and St Nicholas, Pilley

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Services for 22nd January
3rd of EPIPHANY

ST NICHOLAS CHAPEL
8.00am Holy Communion

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
10.30am Holy Communion
3.00 pm Ecumenical Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
(This replaces the Group Evensong)

ST MARY THE VIRGIN
9.30am Matins

Services for 29th January
4th of EPIPHANY

ST MARY THE VIRGIN
9.30am BENEFICE COMMUNION

Holy Baptism of Freya Daisy Bull
12.00 Sunday 29th January
at St John's.


For those visiting this web site who might be new residents or visitors to the area, please be sure that you will receive a very warm welcome at the Churches in our Benefice. Do come along to one of our services and make yourself known to those who greet you at the door and to the person leading the service. We are always very happy to receive feedback from those who come with fresh eyes so make sure you let us know what impression we made.
There is always space for new worshippers and we look forward to meeting you.

Rev. Neil Smart

We are pleased to bring the bread and wine to you in the pews if that is helpful: 
Please ask the sides-person on the day.   

We also have gluten free wafers if you would prefer these.

Just to remind you, coffee is served after Sunday morning Services at both St John's & St Mary's.
All are invited to stay and chat with friends.

Sunday 29th January 2012
RUNNING WATERS, THE RISE,
BROCKENHURST. HANTS. SO42 7SJ.

On behalf of Neil Smart and Brockenhurst Church you are warmly invited to come and listen to Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo of The Barnabas Fund on Sunday 29th January 2012.  There will be a presentation of the Fund's work in the Mission Service at 10.30am in St. Saviour's, Brockenhurst, and after lunch he will speak more informally on related topics including the challenge of engaging with Islam at 3.00pm in the Church Hall. This will be a special opportunity to discuss and ask questions of someone who is very informed about today's religious and cultural dilemmas. Please do come and be part of this event and learn more. Contact: Cynthia Wilson 01590 622488

Church activities this coming week:

MONDAY 23rd January
TUESDAY 24th
10.30am Vintage fitness. Seated exercise to music at  St  Nicholas Chapel Pilley. Refreshments after.
11.00am Funeral of George Havell at St John's.

WEDNESDAY 25th 8.50am William Gilpin School worship: Parents, friends and governors welcome, in the new school hall.
10.30am Holy Communion at St Nicholas Chapel.

THURSDAY 26th  8.50am South Baddesley School worship: parents, friends and governors welcome, in new hall.
10.30am Vintage fitness. Seated exercise to music at  St  Nicholas Chapel Pilley. Refreshments after.

Boldre Parish Historical Society
Tuesday 17th January
John Levesley will be talking about
NEW FOREST AIRFIELDS

Highcliffe Junior Choir and The City of London Chamber Choir
are returning on Saturday 25th February to St Johns Church.

They will be performing two attractive English choral works from the Bavarian Highlands EDWARD ELGAR
and
Mass of the Children JOHN RUTTER

TICKETS £10.00 from
Stephen Montague-Jones 672614,   
Jean Gibbins 672755 and
Maxwell Hamilton in the High Street.

Your prayers are asked for:

IGREJA EPISCOPAL ANGLICANA DO BRASIL
Archb. Maurício de Andrade DEANERY OF ODIHAM
Peter Dyson (AD), Jenny Stebbing (LC) Link - Bunyoro-Kitara, Uganda 'More than Gold' Olympic initiative.
Ongoing work of Pastoral Committee.

For the Unity of all Christian Churches. 
For national and local denominational leaders.
For the unity of the family of nations.

All those who are in any kind of need, for those ill in hospital or at home, and for those who suffer in mind, body or spirit. Prayers are particularly asked for Vanessa King & Victoria Heathcote. We give God thanks for the lives of those who have died,  especially  Lilian Jenkin, George Havell, Shirley (Rembrandt) Corby and all those whose anniversary falls at this time.  May the love of God and the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ bless and console all who mourn, this day and for evermore.     Amen.

FILM SHOW
SAT 18th FEBRUARY 2.30 pm
BOLDRE WAR MEMORIAL HALL
'JANE EYRE'
Tickets £6.00 including Tea
from Carole Morris
This is the 2011 version, starring  Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Jamie Bell.

LOOKING AHEAD
BOLDRE FESTIVAL WEEK,
23rd--30th JUNE.
Events to include:
FLOWER FESTIVAL
ST JOHN'S PATRONAL FESTIVAL SERVICE
JOINT CHOIR CONCERT, ST JOHN'S
(St. Nicholas Singers and Crescendi) 
CONCERT, WILLIAM GILPIN SCHOOL,   
ART AND CRAFT EXHIBITION ,PERKINS HALL
VILLAGE FETE.

ADVANCE NOTICE
St Mary's Fete at Pylewell Park will be on Saturday 16th June 2012

St Mary's Prayer Corner
St Mary's has a designated Prayer Corner in the north transept.
You are welcome to use this for quiet personal prayer, and to leave your requests for prayer on the board provided.

LENT TALKS
These will take place on Wednesdays in Lent, commencing 29th February, Lunchtime at St. Nicholas Pilley and in the Evening at
St. Saviour's Brockenhurst. 
Later venues will include lunchtime at St. Mary's S. Baddesley and evenings at St.  Luke's Sway
The theme for the talks will be 
'Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament.'
More details to follow.

Burns Night Ceilidh
7.00pm 28th January at Boldre War Memorial Hall
Haggis, pipes, canapés, hog roast in aid of
William Gilpin School.
Tickets available at the office £20 per head.

St Mary's Prayer Meeting
held at 6.30pm on the last Monday of each month at the Church. All most welcome
"In the last fortnight 44 food parcels have been supplied to those in need via the Referral Agencies. Basics Bank stock is now very low! We welcome all donations, support is needed to restock our shelves as the referrals are still coming in. Community kindness and donations are so important to us, it keeps this vital local service operating. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN
!!BASICS BANK!!
PLEASE HELP Especially required in this time of need. Please give, especially tins, packets & dried goods, hygiene & baby products but no fresh items thank you.

The Diocesan Stewardship Adviser talks about what the word 'stewardship' means.
Please click on the arrow to listen.

St Nicholas Chapel at Pilley, St Mary the Virgin at South Baddesley & St John the Baptist at Boldre

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