Page 59 - January Phonebox Magazine 2012

Combined Churches of Olney
Welcome on our Sunday services:
Olney Baptist Church (known as ‘Sutcliff’): High St. (opp Market Place) Rev Ian Field 713880
10.30am Family Worship
6pm Evening service www.olneybaptist.org.uk
Cowper Memorial URC:
Mrs Brenda Hustwait (01933) 222708 Sunday Morning at 10.45am Communion on first Sunday of month. www.cowperurc.org.uk
SS Peter & Paul:
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Sunday worship at 10 am every week
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Sundays, and Evensong at 5.00 pm.
The Catholic Church of Our Lady
Help of Christians and St Lawrence:
Father Malcolm Bull and Church administrator, Sister Rita Scott 711212 Saturday Mass at 6.30pm
Sunday: Mass at 10.30am. Benediction 4 - 5 pm at the Convent
The Churches of Olney – your invitation
The Christian Churches of Olney celebrate their common faith, and express their worship with refreshing diversity, from contemporary to traditional approaches, and thought provoking Bible teaching. Come along - we'd love to get to know you.
More information is available from each Church, their leaders and websites.
Olney Baptist Church
Happy New Year from Olney Baptist Church! We pray that you will know God’s blessing and peace as you enter 2012.
Fancy a fresh start? Why not come along to the special ‘Covenant’ (promise) service where we will be sharing communion and renewing our commitment to God and each other – no matter how much or little we know God now, there is always more to enjoy, so come along and get the year off to a good start; Sunday 1st January 10.30am.
Dickens of a Christmas...
Every year we open up the church after the morning service to provide toilet facilities, free cups of tea and coffee with mince pies, and squash and free crafts for the children. This year we were delighted to welcome hundreds of people into the church, to warm up, have a cuppa and a chat, and take a break in all the busy-ness which is the ever popular Dickens of a Christmas – many thanks to everyone who made it such a success!
A fresh look at your Bible: this year we will be starting a series going through Luke’s
Thanks to the
kindness of Mrs
Kath Collins of
Lavendon, who
gave the branch a
generous donation
during the year, the
Lavendon Branch of
The Royal British Legion have been able to have a hornbeam tree planted on the village playing field, with the permission of the Parish Council. Why a hornbeam? Mr Mike Burgess, Chairman of the Lavendon Branch, visited Delville Wood in Belgium some time ago. This was a battle site in the First World War and the whole wood was decimated during the fighting, all apart from one tree.
A hornbeam is the only surviving tree of the original wood and it was preserved during the replanting work. Today, it is the only living witness of the battle.
gospel, learning more about Jesus and his teachings – it is a fascinating book which touches on issues like faith, prayer, suffering, justice, homelessness, disability, age and religion while using some of the best known stories in history like the Good Samaritan, Lost Sheep and Prodigal Son. No prior knowledge is necessary so come along and enjoy learning something new, a warm welcome awaits you!
Something for everyone at Olney Baptist Church: did you know that our Sunday morning and evening services have different flavours? In the morning we have a family-friendly worship service with a blend of new and well-loved songs and hymns, with a crèche and Sunday Club available for the children.
We have thought provoking Bible teaching every week and communion once a month. In the evening we have a more reflective and slightly more traditional worship service where there is more space and time to think, pray and worship, with communion on the first Sunday of every month. Whatever style of worship you prefer, come along - we’d love to get to know you.
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The choir has grown considerably and there is now an excellent junior section. They are following the “Voice for Life” training scheme of the Royal Schools of Church Music. It has five levels, beginning with the preparatory White Level and going through to Light Blue, Dark Blue, Red and Yellow. At each level choristers develop their knowledge of posture, breathing, diction, style, interpretation, theory, reading, tone and range.
In addition to all the Christmas services, the choir is going to perform at a special “Choir in Concert” in the church on Saturday 28 January. Mr Witchell says it will be a “celebration of church music through the ages.” There will be instrumental and solo items as well as sacred choral music – and a new arrangement of “Amazing Grace” written especially for Olney.
John Witchell applauds the induction of Sarah Langley and Michael Chamberlain as full members of the choir of St Peter and St Paul.
After a year as organist and choirmaster at St Peter and St Paul, John Witchell is achieving great things with the church choir.
90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
Members attended a short service of dedication which was conducted by the Reverend Canon Christa Pumfrey on a rather chilly and blustery Tuesday 29th November. The branch standard was carried by Mr Terry Broughton and the Exhortation was given by Mr Ron Blomfield after which there was a two minute silence. Mr Burgess finished with the Kohima Epitaph:
“When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow,
We Gave Our Today”
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