Newsletter 2017_08

REDESDALE RITES

The Church of England in

Elsdon + Otterburn + Horsley + Byrness

Revd Peter Mander 01830 520212 redesdale.vicar@gmail.com

Diary

Sunday 19th March

(Third Sunday of Lent)

Exodus 17.1-7 & John 4.5-42

9.00 am: Parish Communion, St Francis, Byrness

11.00 am: Parish Communion, St John the Evangelist, Otterburn

3.00 pm: ‘No Greater Love than this’

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Sung by David Ritson

St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Otterburn

ALL WELCOME

Monday 20th March

7.30 - 9.00 pm: ‘Let’s talk about the Psalms’. Session 3 of our Lent conversations looks at Psalm 13 and asks the question “How long, O Lord”? Otterburn Vicarage

Wednesday 22nd March

10.00 am: Holy Communion, St John the Evangelist Otterburn:

2.00 pm: Home Communion Otterburn

3.00 pm: Home Communion Byrness

Thursday 23rd March

3.00 pm: Memorial and Thanksgiving Service for Robert Corbett,

St John the Evangelist Otterburn

Saturday 25th March

12.30 pm: Wedding of Rebecca McLeod and Tom Holmes

St John the Evangelist Otterburn

Sunday 26th March

(Mothering Sunday)

9.00 am: Parish Communion,Holy Trinity Horsley

11.00 am: Family Service, St Cuthbert Elsdon

SUPPLEMENT

FAMILY SERVICE

for

26th March

11.00 am

Saint Cuthbert Elsdon

Why not come along to the historic

‘Mother Church’

of Redesdale

This contemporary language service will last about 40 minutes

Flowers to take away + Refreshments after the service

Lent 2017

Let’s talk about The Psalms

Otterburn Vicarage

Monday evenings in Lent: 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

The ancient poems we call Psalms are over 2000 years old. They were written in very different times from our own when humans could travel at the speed of a camel - not at the speed of sound. But these songs have stood the test of time for they address many of the problems we still face: violence, injustice, anger - and bewilderment. Why do the wicked prosper? Where is God when we suffer? In this 5-session course, Bishop Stephen Cottrell - a prolific and popular author - reflects on the psalms in general (and five psalms in particular). He invites us to join him as he does so.

Session 1 6th March Know that the Lord is God. (Psalm 100)

Session 2 13th March Out of the depths have I cried (Psalm 130)

Session 3 20th March How long, O Lord? (Psalm 13)

Session 4 27th March You spread a table before me. (Psalm 23)

Session 5 3rd April Unless the Lord builds the house (Psalm 127)

The sessions will be based on a CD featuring a discussion by the Dominican Friar Fr Timothy Radcliffe, Revd John Bell of the Iona Community, the Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons Revd Prebendary Rose-Hudson Wilkin and Revd Dr Jane Leach, the Principal of Wesley House Cambridge.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

‘NO GREATER LOVE THAN THIS’

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

will be sung by David Ritson at

St. Peter's Catholic Church, Otterburn

On Sunday, 19th March, 3pm

David Ritson who is an accomplished musician, will share with us the Passion Story of Jesus. This is an inspiring reflection which will help us all as we approach the sacred time of Holy Week.

All are welcome.

Light Refreshments will be available afterwards

FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES