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Services Alleluia The Lord is Risen...He is Risen Indeed Alleluia Easter 2 - April 11 A message from the Rector for April 11 Dear All If you are able to make it you can download the order of service from this link. Sue will upload her sermon on our
Youtube channel at some point later on Sunday and it will be available here If you would like a copy of the sermon emailed to you each week, please let me know and I'll add you to a new list. There is also our regular
Sunday Evening service at 8pm, the meeting will be open from 7.30pm for chat before hand. Meeting ID: 810 1509 1842 David Cleugh SCP Virtual on-line worship continues too We are also continuing with virtual worship. You can find orders of service here but it will be shared on the screen so you don’t need to download them. Sunday Morning Virtual Service
at 9.15am
on Zoom or via dial-in Meeting ID: 833 6316 3615 You can download the Order of Service from this link. You can phone into any of the virtual services by phoning 0203 901 7895 and entering the meeting ID number using your keypad. Sunday Evening Virtual Service –
Celtic Night Prayer at 8pm The pattern for April will be as follows:
1st Sunday (4th April): No service You can download the Order
of Service from this link. Foodbank Please don't forget to bring your contributions to the local Co-op shops in Fordham and Isleham. Your contributions are still very much needed and really valued. There is also always a need for toiletries - soap, shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste and so on - and pet food. Alternatively you may prefer to donate money rather than food at the moment. You can donate either by cheque
made payable to: Or if you prefer to donate online: https://localgiving.org/charity/elyfoodbank/ Thank you. Virtual Coffee Morning - 10.30-11.30am - on Tuesdays on Zoom during lockdown David is hosting our virtual coffee this week and looks forward to seeing you between 10.30 and 11.30. All Welcome and do feel free to share the link
Wednesday evening April 15- at 7pm - Virtual
Traditional Compline Our weekly gathering for mid-week Compline online continues this Wednesday (20 January), when Sue will lead us for the service at 7pm. Later this week you will be able to download the Order of Service from this link. Please consider whom you might
invite to join us for this new venture. Meeting ID: 839 7034 6065 Passcode: 003793 You can also join by phone by
dialing 0203 901 7895 and entering the meeting ID using your phone keypad. It is most effective when the ending is indeed an ending, without additions, conversation or noise. If the service is in church, those present depart in silence; if at home, they go quietly to bed. All the orders of service can also be found on our website at www.threeriversgroup.co.uk Isleham Choir (and friends) Meet Upon Zoom - Fridays at 7pm Several members of Isleham Choir were saying they missed the social side of meeting up. Mark Liversidge will be hosting a Choir Social on Zoom on Fridays from 7pm. Friends welcome to join in, no one will be forced to sing Meeting ID: 891 3261 8797 Passcode: 006650 The Bishop's self-Guided Lent Course Bishop Stephen will be recording 5 videos on discipleship for use during Lent. They will be available here: www.youtube.com/c/TheDioceseofEly/videos Zoom meeting codes There are large number of Zoom meetings now going on and for your convenience the meeting IDs are the same each week. You can download a list of the meeting codes from this link You may wish to print a copy or save a copy for ease of access. Prayer for the Nation Bible Book Club is taking a break during Lent, though there will be a bible themed option available. The next Bible Book Club will be Thursday April
22 at 7.30pm. Book yet to be All welcome. Contact David for the Zoom link. Zoom meeting codes There are large number of Zoom meetings now going on and for your convenience the meeting IDs are the same each week. You can download a list of the meeting codes from this link You may wish to print a copy or save a copy for ease of access. Zoom meeting codes There are large number of Zoom meetings now going on and for your convenience the meeting IDs are the same each week. You can download a list of the meeting codes from this link You may wish to print a copy or save a copy for ease of access. For those without internet in our parishes – Daily HOPE This is an excellent national CofE initiative for those who are especially isolated: This free national phoneline was launched last Sunday, will be available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044. Callers will hear a special greeting from the Archbishop of Canterbury before being able to choose from a range of options, including Prayer During the Day and Night Prayer updated daily, from Common Worship, and a recording of the Church of England’s weekly national online service. A section called Hymn Line will also offer callers a small selection of hymns, updated daily. An option entitled ‘Hymns We Love’, provides a hymn and reflection and is based on an initiative by Connections. Voluntary suggestions For lovers of the Anglican choral tradition and Isaiah 6: John Stainer, ‘I saw the Lord’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC-vCl8Aga4 Part of the current wave of recorded musical Blessings providing comfort and inspiration from different perspectives, here’s one from Ireland, using an ancient text very apt for Trinity Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TascsWZPj8U Early music fans with time on their hands may like to revel in the glorious sound of John Taverner’s ‘Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNwIhVDVKDg And another chance to hear our very own David Poulter playing J.S. Bach’s ‘Fugue’ in C major (BWV 545) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Qd4wWKMpc Godly Play - 4th Sunday of the month at Fordham - suspended until further notice Carol Taylor is going to start offering Godly Play sessions on the 4th Sunday of the month at the 11am Eucharist at Fordham. Children from 3 upwards welcome. The children will rejoin us to receive communion or a blessing. www.godlyplay.uk The Monday Prayer Group - suspended until further notice The prayer group meets at 1.30pm on Mondays for an hour of prayer. We meet at 1 West Street, Isleham. Fordham Day Centre Lunch Club - suspended until further notice Fordham Day Centre is a lunch club for older people and meets on the 1st and 4th Wednesday of each month from 10.30am to 2.30pm. We meet at Withers’ Place community room for company, chat and food. Coffee and tea are provided on arrival, then lunch and a cup of tea before you leave. We have a “mobility” taxi available, if needed, for transport to and from the meetings. The Day Centre is run by volunteers (not carers) who cook and look after the members. Mums+ - suspended for the time being Mums+ is a monthly coffee morning for fun, conversation and sharing our questions of life, faith and parenthood – all ages welcome. For more details contact Laura Cox-Watson 01638 724839. Upcoming dates - Meet at Scotsdales in Fordham at the Sunflower Café 9.15-10.45am TBA. Contact: Laura Cox-Watson on 01638-724839 for more information. Dementia Friendly Village - Fordham Fordham is working towards becoming a Dementia Friendly Village. Laura Cox-Watson has agreed to be our Dementia Friends Champion. and Has atteneded some training in Cambridge. and has held two sessions to share with the community what she has learned and discuss how Fordham can move forward with this. Laura is also very keen to gain insight from families who have direct experience of living with Dementia. If anyone would like to contact Laura direct then please do so on either Normal Mid-week services - suspended until further notice
Major Festivals: Easter, Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion BCP at Fordham. Home Communions where requested. All three schools attend church at Harvest, Christmas and Easter and at other times as they ask. Normal Sunday Services in The Three Rivers Group - suspended until further notice
Healing Eucharist will always be on the 3rd Sunday of the month in the evening and is held at Fordham at 6.30pm.
Children and Holy
Communion All five PCC’s have now agreed that our church family younger children (aged 7 and above) may be admitted to Holy Communion after appropriate instruction. Muriel Hood and Ruth Ogden have agreed to instruct our young people. If there are young people in your family who would like to receive communion, then please do speak with Mike. Is God calling you to something? There are a few things around which it might be good for our churches to be involved with. If anyone would like to take a more active part in prayer, reading the bible, working with young people, thinking about church growth, visiting baptism families, thinking about our faith, and many other things, then please contact David if this is something God might be nudging you towards.
Ely Foodbank Please don't forget to bring your contributions to the local Co-op shops. Your contributions are still very much needed and really valued. There is also always a need for toiletries - soap, shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste and so on - and pet food. Alternatively you may prefer to donate money rather than food at the moment. You can donate either by cheque made payable to: "Ely Foodbank" and sent to 10 Chapel Street, Ely, Cambs, CB6 1AD. Or if you prefer to donate online: https://localgiving.org/charity/elyfoodbank/ Thank you. Duty rotas Download Sunday duty rotas for January to March 2020 as a PDF file. The normal duty rota is suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic.
St Andrew's Isleham - Church Key Rota for January to August 2020 Click to download the key rota for January to August 2020 as a PDF file. Intercessions books We have new books in each of the churches for people to write down prayer requests. Please write the name of the person who you would like us to pray for and your initials. Please do not feel locked into this rota, but do arrange your own swaps and indicate on lists in church and the social centre. Please inform Stuart and Rob Savage of any swaps/changes. Note:. On Fridays, the bell ringers will lock the church and return key to you. On Sunday evenings please check that relevant bin is ready for collection on pavement. Any problems or concerns, please contact Stuart, as above. Key Contacts: Alan Ashley -14 St Andrews Close - 780742. Julia Brunning - 3 Little London - 780945 Sean Edwards -1 Robins Close - 780241 Mark Fletcher - The Granary- 2B Waterside - 780550 Stuart Haggett –3 Church Lane - 781737 Richard May - 4 Elwoods Close - 780249 Andrew Stephens -41 The Causeway- 780229 Andrew (mobile) 07709872831 Mary Wightman -3 Sun Street - 781022 Emergency lockers: Ruth Ogden -35 Waterside -780646 Rob Savage -38 Sun Sreet - 780218 Second key holder: Ian Powys. 5 Church Lane - 780519
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