This Week's Lifeline
Week commencing 30th March 2025
Readings
Exodus 2.1-10 & Colossians 3.12-17 (Mission & Walton),
Luke 2.33-35 (Parish and St Andrew’s)
Prayer for the week
Merciful Lord, you know our struggle to serve you: when sin spoils
our lives and overshadows our hearts, come to our aid and turn us
back to you again; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Readings for the coming week
Monday Psalm 77, Jeremiah 17.5-18 & John 9.18-end
Tuesday Psalm 79, Jeremiah 18.1-12 & John 10.1-10
Wednesday Psalm 90, Jeremiah 18.13-end & John 10.11-21
Thursday Psalm 86, Jeremiah 19.1-13 & John 10.22-end
Friday Psalm 102, Jeremiah 19.14-20.6 & John 11.1-16
Saturday Psalm 32, Jeremiah 20.7-end & John 11.17-27
For your prayers
For our schools as the Spring term draws to a close this week. For all those in our churches who are unwell, recovering from surgery or undergoing treatment, including Bob Lampert, Yvonne Guerin & Liz Selway. For those who are grieving for a loved one they have lost including the family and friends of Kenneth Dunthorne, Marion Hicks, Bryan Stacey, Jeannie Homer, Roger Forsey, Stan Nicholls & Pauline Clark.
Don't forget next Sunday the clocks change!
As we move to British Summer Time, the clocks will move forward an hour this weekend, so set your alarms to ensure you make it to the Sunday services on time!
Mothering Sunday Breakfast and Service in Compton Dundon
St Andrew's are holding a special Mothering Sunday service in the Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon today, Sunday 30th March at 10am, preceded by a light breakfast at 9.30am. All are welcome (includes craft activities).
April Life Magazine
The latest edition of Life (price 60p) is now available. Packed with news and stories from across the benefice, please pick up your copy from church today.
Benefice Service thanks
It was good to worship together last Sunday in the Mission Church and thank you to all from our different churches who joined us. The next benefice service will be on Sunday 8th June in St Andrew's Compton Dundon, when we will welcome Bishop Michael.
Easter Experience
This week, we will be welcoming pupils from Elmhurst Junior School into the Parish Church for the Easter Experience. Please pray for this event that runs from Monday 31st March - Wednesday 2nd April. Pray for the pupils, staff and the church team involved as we retell the Easter story.
Church Electoral Roll
The electoral roll is now closed and the new roll names are published in each of our churches. Please check your details are accurate and if your name is missing, you will be able to join again after our APCM meetings.
APCMs
Our annual parish church meetings where we reflect on the past year and look to the year ahead as well as electing church officers will be taking place in our churches in early April (see dates in dates for the diary, below). Nomination forms for PCC and church warden are available in our churches and please consider who you might nominate. In addition, the agenda, minutes, reports together with the accounts and annual review for each of our parishes are available for download from our website (see News: latest news). To reduce our carbon footprint we will not be printing paper copies of these as a matter of course but if you are unable to access them online, please request them from the church office specifying which parish you need. We look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you letters
If you haven't yet picked up your thank you letter, please do so today. If you can't find yours, please accept our apologies. Let your church treasurer know and we'll sort it out.
Midweek Communion Service 2nd April
We warmly welcome those attending the spiritual director's conference to our Midweek service and also Revd Jane Durham who will be presiding and preaching. The Lent Reflections, after the service will this week take place in the Rectory.
First Sunday Breakfast in the Mission Church
Our next first Sunday breakfast will be next Sunday 6th April from 9.45 - 10.15am. Come and enjoy a light breakfast together before we worship.
Service of blessing in St Andrew's
There will be a short service in St Andrew's on Thursday 3rd April at 9.30am as we welcome the return of the bells to the church, this is a unique opportunity to view the bells close up prior to their being re-hung in the tower. The service will be followed by refreshments and all are welcome.
Bereavement Cafe
A reminder that our regular monthly bereavement cafe will take place next Sunday, 6th April, 3 - 4pm in the Mission Church. This is open to all on the journey of grief of all faiths and none. Pick up a postcard to invite others or come along yourself if this would be useful.
Chalice Assistant Training
There will be a training session in the Mission Church on Thursday 10th April at 2pm. Open to any who are currently administering the chalice and those who may be interested. For more information, please speak to Ana.
Street Parish Church working party
All are welcome to join us to do some Spring cleaning and tidying on Saturday 12th April from 9.30am. Bring some tools, refreshments will be provided.
Walton Barn Dance
Saturday 12th April from 7pm in Walton Village Hall. Tickets are £12 including a hot dog, available from Andy Savage or Sandra Gristock, Walton. Cash bar. Raising funds for the church reordering project.
Pizza, games & chat
Our next youth meeting for those in year 6 and above will be on Wednesday 16th April at 6pm in the Mission Church Kitchen.
Prayer for Mission
Imi, a member of the Mission Church, is currently on short term mission with a team from Latin Link in Ecuador. Latin Link is also one of Street’s supported charities this year. You can read about their experiences and find their prayer requests here https://latinlink.org.uk/spring-step-team-ecuador-and-colombia-2025/. You can also sign up for these to come straight to your in box. If you can’t access them online, copies of the first two updates can be read on the kitchen notice board (Mission Church) or in the Parish Church.
Holy Week and Easter Services
You can find full details of all our Easter and Holy Week services on our website and on Facebook. They are also published in the April edition of Life Magazine. We look forward to journeying through this special season together.
Easter Monday Walk
Our new SWCD Churches walk will take place on Easter Monday, 21st April. More details in April Life, on Facebook or contact Tim Hindle (Mission Church).
What’s on this week
Sunday 30th March
8.30am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
9.15am Morning Worship, Holy Trinity Walton
9.30am Celebration of Mothering Sunday, Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon
10.30am DigDeep@theMission, Street Mission Church
Monday
8.45am Prayer meeting, Street Mission Church
9-1 Easter Experience, Street Parish Church
12 noon Jeannie Homer’s funeral, Street Mission Church
7.15pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Tuesday
9-1 Easter Experience, Street Parish Church
Wednesday
9-1 Easter Experience, Street Parish Church
10am Mid Week Communion, Street Mission Church
10.30-12 CAMEO, Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon
11-12 Lent Reflections, Street Mission Church
2pm Walton School Easter service, Holy Trinity Walton
7.30pm Handbell practice, Street Mission Church
7.30pm Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Thursday
9.30am Prayer meeting, Linden Lea, Compton Dundon
10.30am Coffee morning, Holy Trinity Walton
10.30am Housegroup, Street Mission Church
Friday
9.30-12 Little Stars, Street Mission Church
Saturday
10.30-12 Coffee, chat & snacks, Street Mission Church
Sunday 6th April
9.15am Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Walton
10am Morning Worship, St Andrew’s Compton Dundon
10.30am First Sunday, Street Mission Church
11am Holy Communion, Street Parish Church
Dates for the diary
Mothering Sunday Service & breakfast, Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon, 30th March
APCM Walton, 7th April
APCM, St Andrew's, 8th April
APCM Street, Parish Church, 10th April
Churchyard working Party, Parish Church, 12th April
Walton Barn Dance, Village Hall, 12th April
Pizza, games & chat, Mission Church, 16th April