This Week at St Mary’s
Sunday 26 January – The Third Sunday of Epiphany
8.00 Holy Communion
9.15 Parish Communion
Hymns: 70, 609, 163, 144, 656
Refreshments for all at 10.30
10.45 Family Tea & Toast Service
This Week’s Diary
Thursday 23rd
10.00 Holy Communion
Saturday 24th
9.30 PCC Coffee Morning, Parish Centre
Monday 27th
9.00 Morning Prayer
Wednesday 29th
9.00 Ecumenical Prayers, SS Fisher More RC Church
Thursday 30th
10.00 Holy Communion
Sunday 2nd
8:00 Holy Communion
10.00 All Age Worship Service
Refreshments after the service
Readings & Prayers
Collect of the Day: God of all mercy, your Son proclaimed good news to the poor, release to the captives, and freedom to the oppressed: anoint us with your Holy Spirit and set all your people free to praise you in Christ our Lord.
First Reading: Isaiah 9, 1-4
Gospel Reading: Matthew 4, 12-23
To see the text of these readings, click HERE
Please pray this week for:
RIP: Ann Milson, Joy Steele, Kenneth Postlethwaite
Sick: Tom Powell, Roger Claughton, Sue Saville, Doris Townsend
Within Burley: Pasture Fold & Mill View
If you require prayer, please contact Kelvin Newberry (863752) or Margaret Young (863843)
Overseas prayer points:
Please pray for:
• Mali, the security situation there, and the ongoing work of people and projects known to us
• Sudan, especially for projects working with vulnerable people who are living in poverty
• Christians who are working to build communities and links between different groups, especially in the Middle East, and also locally
Notices
PCC Coffee Morning 25 January: Susan Collins and Ann Holmes are organising it and would welcome raffle prizes, baking, help on the morning and/or your attendance. Please call Ann on 875870 or Susan on 864424.
Burley-Téréli Friendship Trust invites you to celebrate 20 years of the ’On the Line’ Burley – Téréli Link on Sunday 26 Jan. at 3-4.30pm in The Parish Centre. All welcome.
Keighley Women’s Refuge: The Mothers’ Union is again collecting items for the refuge. They need pasta sauces (but not pasta or baked beans), tea, coffee, long life milk, sugar, tins of tuna, and instant meals that only need hot water. Please bring to the Parish Office, bagged and labelled, or contact Pam Sowman on 07976 125690. We hope to deliver them in February.
Your Parish Centre Needs You! The Parish Centre is seeking volunteers to help run our busy and welcoming community space. It plays a key part in community life in Burley and is run by a team of friendly, fun and supportive volunteers. If you have a little free time on your hands we would love to hear from you! Please contact the office on 01943 864405 or call in to find out if the roles we have available might suit you. At the moment, we particularly need more people to help with our caretaking. Even if you just have a small amount of time to spare you will be welcomed with open arms!
Inn Churches: REV (our youth group) will be cooking a meal for the guests staying at Inn Churches in the first week of February. They would welcome donations towards the cost of the ingredients; if you would like to donate, please contact Lizzie Reynolds. Donations for coffee, tea & toast in January will be for the Inn Churches Project.
Date for your Diary: Lent Lunches will start on 28 February. Our Church will be providing the lunches on 6 & 20 March, and Janet and Mary would welcome offers of soup and bread for either meal and help on the day. Please contact Janet Squire 862582 or Mary Dale 862662