Sunday 16^th March

8.00am

9.30am

Palm Sunday

We also list Bushey & Oxhey Methodists’ weekly  services (B&OM)

Holy Communion

All Age Eucharist – Begins in Hall with Liturgy of  Palms

Coffee is served in the hall after the service

Prayers for healing in the Lady Chapel after the service

11.00am

Mon, Tues, Wed in Holy Week

Monday 17^th March

Wednesday 19^th March

Thursday 20^th March   

7.30pm

Friday 21^st March         9.30am

10.00am

2.00pm

B&OM: Morning Worship

10.00am Holy Eucharist (shared with BOMC)

9.30 – 11.30am Parent and Toddler Group in the Hall

7.00 – 8.00pm Baptism and Wedding Arrangements in the Vicarage

         (Please telephone Fr David for an appointment)

7.30 – 9.00pm Choir practice

Maundy Thursday (Please note there is No 10.00am Holy Eucharist)

Sung Eucharist with stripping of the altars and watch to 9.15 pm

Good Friday – BOCT Walk of Witness, Service at St Andrews

Banner Workshop

Liturgy of Good Friday

Next Week:

Sunday 23^rd March       8.00am

9.30am

11.00am

Easter Sunday

Holy Communion (BCP)

Sung Eucharist with Blessing of Paschal Candle and Renewal of Baptismal Vows

B&OM: Morning Worship

For Your Prayers

The people on our list greatly appreciate your prayers.  Please take time to pray for the following people during the week, according to their needs. 

In celebration

Wyn Skinner and Fiona Tindall who celebrate their birthdays this week.

In our community

For all those who live in Warneford Place and Watford Heath..

Those in particular need through sickness and suffering

Wyn Skinner, Mark Major, Cathy Hawkins, Paul and Margot Preusse and Ernie Rosson.

Those who value your ongoing prayer support

Eva Griffiths,  Judith Carter, Vivienne Marlow, May Skinner and Katie Foster

Years Mind

Vera de Braux

Good Friday 

As well as St Matthew's service at 2.00 p.m. you are invited to join the BOCT Walk of Witness and Banner Workshop.  The Walk starts with a service at St Andrew's, Bushey Heath at 9.30am, and the walkers progress downhill all the way to St Matthew's, with 7 stops for a reading, a prayer and a verse of Roger's special hymn. Walkers join and leave at any point, but Hot Cross Buns are only supplied at the end!  Children too young to walk can attend the Banner Workshop, this year held at Bushey and Oxhey Methodist church, from 10.00am till the walk passes at about 11.30am, when the children join the walk with their banners and walk to St Matthew's for their H C Buns.  There will be other appropriate activities as well as Banner-making. To book a place in the (free) Workshop phone Sally on 226580.

Easter Bonnets

Last year we had a very good turnout of decorative headgear for the Easter Day service. Let's see if this year can be even better! Sally

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

This takes place on Sunday 27^th April beginning with the 9.30am Eucharist. We hope you will give this high priority and make every effort to attend.  Please consider standing for the PCC.  If you are not on the Electoral Roll you will need to fill in a form. (See Bob Best for details)

Red Kneelers

We are trying to dispose of all but 20 of these so please help yourselves to any for gardening, praying or any other use you can think of, or even to throw away.

ELECTORAL ROLL

Every year we are instructed to revise the Electoral Roll in time for our Annual Parochial Meeting, which this year falls on 27^th April.  Being on the Roll at the time of the meeting makes you a full Member so you can vote at the meeting.  The size of the Roll also indicates the well-being of St Matthews, which could affect our future allocation of a priest.  It also determines our annual payment to the diocese, our representation at Deanery meetings, etc. The rules state that we must give adequate notice, which means now, and that the revised roll must be raised and exhibited by the 13^th April.   We always welcome any new members, so if you attend regularly please complete a form BY MONDAY 7^th APRIL and return it to Bob Best via the box at the back of church, where you will also be able to find the necessary forms.  Only this way can you ensure you are on the new roll.

Items for the weekly notice sheet to Angela Nicholas, Email to newsletter@stmatthewsoxhey.org.uk.
Usually the deadline is Wednesday evening