Dear Friends,
February sees the start of the season of Lent: the six weeks before Easter when Christians are called to spend time reflecting and praying. It’s a season when we intentionally seek to grow spiritually; a time to stop, think, slow down and wait on God, refocusing on Him. Each Lent God calls us to return to Him. To know, receive and be comforted by His goodness and mercy. Lent is not really about what we give up, but where our hearts are directed. This Lent, I will be following the Church of England’s Watch and Pray Lent course which invites us all to wait in hope for God to meet us in the storms and trials life brings. We will have copies of the reflections in church should you wish to join in, so please feel free to take a copy for your own private time of reflection and prayer. The booklet will be accompanied by a wide range of video resources available via cofe.io/WatchAndPray. This season of self examination and reflection can give us hope and a renewed sense of being, because through life’s many ups and downs, God promises to be with us. Always.
God Bless,
Clare
Clare Coates,
Lead Minister for Caldecote with Childerley, Dry Drayton and Hardwick
clarecoates@lordsbridge.org
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Services in February
4 February
11:00am Holy Communion at St Michael and All Angels Church with Rev’d Clare and Beth Keenan preaching. All welcome
18 February
3:00-4:00pm Café Church the Village Hall with Rev’d Clare. All welcome
LENT
ASH WEDNESDAY 14 February at St Peter and St Paul’s Dry Drayton
12 noon Holy Communion and ashing with Rev’d Clare. All welcome
Saturday 2 March Quiet Morning
10-12:30 at St Peter and St Paul’s Church Dry Drayton with Rev’d Priscilla. All welcome.
Zoom
Worship at Home – All Lordsbridge Zoom Service
Every Sunday, 11.00am. Join any time from 10.50am: https://zoom.us/j/82311473640
On Sundays where there is no service in our church, you are most welcome to join any of our services across the team: please see our website www.lordsbridge.org for further details.
Notices
Hamper Scheme
Caldecote Church partners with our local primary school to offer a supermarket voucher to Caldecote families who might appreciate some help through the holidays. If you would like to donate to this scheme, please see the link below:
Donate to Caldecote’s Summer Hamper Scheme
What’s On
Dry Drayton Musical Events
Saturday 3 February at 5:30pm in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, a Recital by the Alea Quartet featuring Mozart String Quartet no. 19 K465. Tickets at the door – for more details please see the poster below:
Useful Contacts
Revd Claire Robertson, Lead Minister for Coton, Barton, Harlton and Haslingfield: 01223 874194; clairerobertson@lordsbridge.org
Revd Charles Fraser, Lead Minister for Little and Great Eversden: charlesfraser@lordsbridge.org; 01223 264974
Team Administrator: Becca Herrick; rebeccaherrick@lordsbridge.org