Pastoral Letter 14th February 2021
Pastoral Letter 14th February 2021

February 2021 -PASTORAL LETTER FOR ST ANDREW’S CHURCH
BURNHAM ON SEA for 14th February 2021
READ CAREFULLY – THE FOLLOWING
Public worship is suspended at St Andrew’s Church and will remain so until after the Governments own review has taken place (Feb 22nd). Recommencing worship on Sundays will then depend on a number of factors, unknown at this present time. We are monitoring the Government and Church of England websites and you will be kept up to date as information becomes available.
The Church is open for individual prayer from 10am to 12Noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Online service provision continues -
Todays service is Led by Revd Sharon and next week (21st February) we have a locally produced service by Graham that will the new headteacher of St Andrew’s and Mr Neil Biddiscombe who is completing his ministry training and will be ordained later in the year.
We will have the service available to you via, post, church website, email and YouTube & Facebook and the website – A Church Near You.(ACNY) The YouTube service should be available on Saturday – so do look.
"Praying Through Lockdown" Led by Margaret
This will be each Wednesday via A Church Near You and YouTube and consist of various ways to pray, music, images, prayer and reflection. – This will cease in Lent.
Details about Lent will be sent out to you in the coming week.
Weeks readings
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Monday 15th |
Ps 44 |
Jn 3v1 - 21 |
Tuesday 16th |
Ps. 48 |
Jn 3 v22 -end |
Wed 17th – ASH WEDNESDAY |
Ps 38 |
1 Tim 6 v 6 - 19 |
Thursday 18th |
Ps 77 |
Jn 4 1 - 26 |
Friday 19th
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Ps 3 |
Jn 4v 27 - 42 |
Saturday 20th |
Ps 71 |
Jn 4 v 43 to end |
FOODBANK – Thank you for the donations left at the Vicarage. The Foodbank is receiving a huge number of requests for help while people wait for grants and benefits to come through. If, you can support the foodbank donations can be dropped off in Tesco or at the Vicarage.
INTERCESSION TOPICS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Those in hospitality industry
Tuesday Weston Hospice & St Margaret’s hospice and their staff and chaplains
Wednesday Those working in our care homes in Burnham and Burnham hospital.
Thursday Our Foodbank
Friday Our local schools in Burnham - staff and pupils
Saturday Our Bishops at this time. Especially Bishop Peter shielding. The Assistant bishops.
Prayers are asked for - Mark Coles. We are asked to pray for Philip. We pray for Alison Crump convalescing at home. Pray for Valarie Lewis and Ann Burridge and Catherine Jones. And Pat Coombes
Pray for the soul of Sr Ruth – and Frank Burton who was a one time member of our church
Lectio 365 This is the name of an App that you can down load for free to your mobile phone. Each day there is a simple yet profound 10-minute act of devotion. I commend it to you. I am using it myself at the moment. Graham
From Phyllis Rowden
Children Society boxes will be collected later – when it is safe to do so. Please keep the boxes ready for collection. Many thanks.
Remade cards for most occasions available in aid of the Children’s Society. Phone Jean 781514.Thank you. Regards Jean
LENT 2021
LENT DEVOTIONS.
To help us this Lent there will be devotions " Chocolates for Lent" commencing Ash Wednesday, 17th February.
They will be available each Wednesday of Lent on: YouTube, A.C.N.Y. St Andrew's church website, and our Facebook page.
The devotions will also be available in a printed version available each week in the weekly postings on email and by Royal Mail. Note – Postal copies may not be available until later in the week.
The on-line version will NOT be word for word of the printed version, but the theme will be the same.
Stations of the Cross
There will be a set of 12 Crosses placed in the churchyard that you can prayerfully follow and pray for all affected by Covid 19. So, when you are out for exercise do walk the Churchyard.
LENT APPEAL
During Lent we are going to offer you the chance to join in the UNICEF TwinningVax. Just as we are twinned with our toilets – so we have an opportunity to donate monies so that people in the Third World can be vaccinated. More news next week
Entries to this newsletter to Graham by Tuesday lunchtime please.