Christmas Services 2011

You are welcome to join us at any of our Christmas Services this year.
Please download this file for dates, times and locations.

St Peters Christmas Services 2011

Summer Services 2011

As is usual for us, we will be changing the pattern of Sunday services during the school holidays.  Please feel welcome to join us at any of these times on each Sunday from 31st July to 4th September.

8am will follow our usual pattern of a quiet and peaceful start to the day in the Chapel.

10am in Church will be a family service, which will either be all-age style or have children’s groups.   On 4th Sept this service will be at Yateley School.

7pm will be a quieter “unplugged” service in Oasis at the back of the Church building.

Please check Grapevine each week for details of communion and baptism services.

News of June Services

There are some changes to services in June

11am Wednesday Services remain as normal

Saturday 4^th June

No Messy Church – all the Messy families are invited to join the fun and games at Ignite at Wellington Country Park – see Grapevine for details

Sunday 5^th June

No 9am service in Church and no 10am service at Yateley School
8am Holy Communion in the Chapel
11am Family Worship at Ignite at Wellington Country Park – see Grapevine for details
11:15am Family Worship in Church
7pm Evening Praise in Church 

Sunday 12^th June – Pentecost

No 9am or 11:15am services in Church and no 10am service at Yateley School
8am Morning Worship in the Chapel
10am Family Worship on the green outside Discoveries
7pm Evening Communion with Archbishop Henry Orombi 

Sunday 19^th June

Morning services as normal
3pm Good News on the Green outside The Tythings with Archbishop Henry Orombi
No 7pm evening service

Services return to normal times from 26th June

Our New Vicar

The Revd Andrew Edmunds, Operations Director of the charity Valley Cids, has been appointed Vicar of Yateley in the Odiham Deanery.  He will be Collated by the Bishop of Basingstoke at St Peter’s Yateley at 7.30pm on Thursday 14^th July 2011.

Please pray for Andy and his family as they prepare to move to Yateley and that all the necessary arrangements are made smoothly.

From Andy:

Sunday, 17^th April 2011.

I am absolutely delighted to have been invited by the Bishop of Winchester to be the Vicar at St. Peter’s, Yateley.  From the first time that Ann and I drove through the parish, we hoped that this was where God was calling us.  Now having met key leaders in the parish, we can’t wait to come and join you.

Over the years, I have been a teacher, a social worker, and then, since ordination in 1989, I have served in the parish of Hawkwell, Essex; Wellswood (Torquay), Devon; and Ripley, Derbyshire.  For the last two years I have been the Operations Director of a children’s charity that I worked with others to set up in 2000.  Those who have known me over this time and have seen your church profile have all said that St. Peter’s Yateley is exactly the right place for me now.  I hope you will agree(!).

Over the coming weeks, Ann and I look forward to meeting more people and getting to know the church better.  You will also get to meet our son David (22yrs) who will be moving into the vicarage with us, and our daughter Rebecca (24 years) who lives in Peterborough.

For now though we pray that God will bless us all, as we prepare for a new chapter in this adventure of faith.

Andy Edmunds

Walking Through Lent 2011

As we travel with Jesus through the wilderness in preparation for Good Friday and then the celebration of Easter, we have, as in other years, a number of opportunities to pray together.

Across the EDGY group, we have been encouraging our fellowship to take up a new discipline of daily prayer for Lent.  Some ideas are attached here in case you have not been able to pick up a copy in Church.
Lent bible reading plan 2011 St P
Prayer Through the Day Lent 2011
How I pray 2011

9th March – 11am Ash Wednesday Communion in Church
9th March – 7:30pm Ash Wednesday Communion at St Barnabas
12th March – 9:30am Quiet Morning at St Mary’s
16th March – 12:30pm Lent Prayer Lunch in Oasis
23rd March – 12:30pm Lent Prayer Lunch in Oasis
30th March – 12:30pm Lent Prayer Lunch in Oasis
6th April – 12:30pm Lent Prayer Lunch in Oasis
10th April – 3pm Outdoor Passion Play “Lift High the Cross”
13th April – 12:30pm Lent Prayer Lunch in Oasis
13th April – 8pm Worship on Wednesday in Church
17th April – 10am Palm Sunday Walk of Witness
20th April – 12:30pm Lent Prayer Lunch in Oasis
21st April – 7:30pm Maudy Thursday Supper & Communion in Church
22nd April – 10am Good Friday Family Service
22nd April – 2pm An Hour at the Cross
24th April – 8am Easter Communion in Church
24th April – 10am Easter Family Communion in Church

Annual Meeting 27th March 2011

At our annual meeting we will celebrate the good things that God has done during the last year and pray together for the coming year.  Rev. Peter Dyson, our new Area Dean, will be joining us.

We also need to elect members to our leadership.  Please be praying about whether you, or someone God lays on your heart, might stand for election to the following posts:

PCC: 2 places
Deanery Synod: 4 places
Church Wardens: 2 positions

Please note that in order to vote or to stand for election you must be on our electoral roll.

Papers are now available at all services – please collect your copy of the financial reports, the report of groups and last year’s minutes.

Nomination forms for the elected roles have been posted at the back of Church and the 10am service.

Questions – if you have a question that you would like to raise at this year’s annual meeting, please would you mark it for the Wardens and leave it at the office or give it direct to Betty or David.  This is so that we are able to ensure that we can answer as effectively as possible.

Real Easter Eggs

At last, an opportunity to buy Easter Eggs with a Christian message.

They look great, cost £3.99 and you can find more detail at www.realeasteregg.co.uk

Unfortunately there are limited supplies and we have to order before 2nd February, so you will need to get your deciding skates on in a hurry.  Please give your name, contact details and money to the Office, Pat Johnson or Janet Beardmore by Wednesday.

Week of Prayer details

Please find here the booklet for your personal prayers and for guidance during prayer gatherings.
wop-booklet-2011 v2

Also the original leaflet
wop-flier2011

 

Week of Prayer 2nd – 9th Jan 2010

As in previous years, we are planning to begin our year with a week devoted to prayer, thanking God for what he has done in and through us and listening to Him for our next steps.

Leaflets with more details are available in Church – here is a list of times and places – please join us for at least one session during the week.  There will be more details at the 10am service on Jan 2nd.

Sun 2nd	I am no longer my own, but yours 10am Combined service	Church
Mon 3rd	Put me to what you will, rank me with who you will
	12:30pm Prayer lunch	Oasis
	8pm Prayer in homes around the parish
Tue 4th	Put me to doing, put me to suffering
	3pm Children’s prayer	Oasis
	8pm PCC prayer (open to everyone)	Oasis
Wed 5th	Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you
	11am Communion Service	Chapel
	12:30pm Prayer lunch	Oasis
	8pm Worship on Wednesday with Laurence Gamlin	Church
Thu 6th	Let me be exalted for you or brought low for you; let me be full, let me be empty
	9:15am Morning prayer	Chapel
	7:30pm Evening prayer	Chapel
Fri 7th	Let me have all things, let me have nothing
	12:30pm Prayer lunch	Oasis
	8pm Prayer in homes around the parish
Sat 8th	10am Prayer & collection of trees	Council Carpark
	10am Prayer & walk the boundary (8 miles)	Wyndham’s Pool
Sun 9th	I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal 10am Combined service of Covenant and Communion	Yateley School
	7pm CHAOS open to all	Church

Christmas Services

You are very welcome to join us at any of our celebrations over the Christmas period.  This is a list of all the times of services – a few things may still change.

Sunday 12th December
8:00 am Morning Worship in the Chapel
9:00 am Christingle in Church
10:00 am Christingle at Yateley School
11:15 am Holy Communion in Church
7:00 pm CHAOS youth service

Wednesday 15th December
11:00 am Holy Communion in the Chapel

Saturday 18th December
1:30 pm Joy to the World – children’s activity in Church
5:00 pm Outdoor Nativity
6:00 pm Carol singing at White Lion then Dog & Partridge

Sunday 19th December
8:00 am Communion by Candelight in the Chapel
9:00 am Family Worship in Church
10:00 am Family Communion at Yateley School
11:15 am Traditional Carol Service in Church
7:00 pm Carols by Candlelight with a traditional feel in Church

Wednesday 22nd December
11:00 am Morning Worship in the Chapel

Christmas Eve – Friday 24th December
3:00 pm, 4:15, 5:30 pm Crib Services
11:30 pm Midnight Communion Service

Christmas Day – Saturday 25th December
8:00 am Quiet Communion Service, with carols
10:00 am Christmas Family Celebration with Communion

Sunday 26th December
10:00 am Reflective Communion – an Oasis of Peace

Wednesday 29th December – no service

Sunday 2nd January
8:00 am Holy Communion in the Chapel
10:00 am Family Worship in Church – beginning Week of Prayer
7:00 pm Evening Worship

Wednesday 5th January
11:00 am Holy Communion in the Chapel
8:00 pm Worship on Wednesday

Sunday 9th January
8:00 am Morning Worship in the Chapel
10:00 am Family Worship at Yateley School – ending Week of Prayer (to be confirmed)
7:00 pm CHAOS – open to all