Newsletter 21st February 2021

20 February 2021

St. Peter’s Parish Church

Kirk Onchan

21 February 2021- Lent 1

Heavenly Father, your Son battled with the powers of darkness, and grew closer to you in the desert: help us to use these days to grow in wisdom and prayer that we may witness to your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer Diary

The Parish Clerk and those people living in Strathallan Park, Strathallan Road.

Eastern Mission Partnership Team Leader Andie Brown

The Commissioners of Garff, Onchan, Braddan and councillors of Douglas.

St George’s and All Saints

As we begin, belatedly, to start our 2021 programme, please pray for our growing ministry with children & young families & for our Stewardship Campaign whose prep was set back by the January lockdown.

Those who are struggling in mind, body & spirit that they may know God’s comfort & healing: Sheila Pyatt-Coppell, Sheila Cowley, Olivia Pettigrew, Sandra Caley, Christopher Browne, George Sinclair, Liz Pickering, Roberto Di Chiara, Tara Mackenzie, Jacqueline Mitchell & Stephen MacKenzie.

Please keep in your prayers all those we know of who are at home and struggling in mind, body and spirit at this time.

Those who have lost loved ones & in particular the family & friends of Mildred Cooper, Jennifer Crooks, Dorothy Morrison & Vera Taylor.

And those we name in the quiet of our hearts. Amen

Please remember that we need permission to put names on this list. Please help us to keep this list up to date by keeping us informed of changes.

Readings

Genesis 9.8-17

Mark 1.9-15

Prayers for Daily Life – Trinity

https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer

https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/how-to-use-daily-office/

In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ,

let us pray to the Father.

O God, the creator and preserver of all,

we pray for people in every kind of need;

make your ways known on earth,

your saving health among all nations …

We pray

for the IOM government …

for the leaders of the nations …

for all who hold public office …

that they may be filled with the integrity, justice, mercy and humility of Jesus Christ

for the Covid19 Vaccination programmes worldwide to reach quickly those really in need…

We pray for the Church;

guide and govern us by your good Spirit,

that all who profess and call themselves Christians

may be led into the way of truth,

and hold the faith in unity of spirit,

in the bond of peace and in righteousness of life …

We pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters especially for those living in Korea and India

We commend to your fatherly goodness

all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed,

in mind, body or spirit;

comfort and relieve them in their need

pour out your healing Spirit upon them,

give them patience in their sufferings,

and bring good out of all their afflictions …

We pray

for the hungry …

for the homeless …

for refugees and the victims of war …

We pray

for all suffering the effects of Covid19 and those who care for them…

for those whose diagnosis and treatment have been adversely affected by the epidemic…

for those struggling with increased loss of mobility and independence…

for those experiencing mental health issues, loneliness and isolation…

We remember those who have gone before us

in the peace of Christ,

and we give you praise for all your faithful ones,

with whom we rejoice in the communion of saints …

We pray

for those who are terminally ill and drawing near to the end of their earthly life…

for all who have lost loved ones and especially those unable to be with them in their final hours

All this we ask for Jesus Christ’s sake.

All Amen.

Letter from the Interim Minister

Dear Friends

As we enter into this season of Lent please pray for those affected by the new cases of Covid 19 on the island and beyond. Please also continue to pray for the Government as they deal with the new outbreak.

Lent is a season for reflection and repentance as we identify and acknowledge before God those behaviours in our lives that we need to turn away from. However, it is also a time to reflect on our wider faith journey and story. Where are we now and where might our Father God be leading us?

God’s blessings, Alessandra

Diary Dates…?

St Peter’s Mums & Tots

will resume on Friday 26th February at 1:15pm in the Parish Hall

St Peter’s Mothers’ Union

Our next meeting will be Tuesday 2 March at 2:00pm

in the Parish Hall when the speaker will be Judith Ley.

Alessandra’s Institution and Induction

as Team Rector of St Peter’s will be held on

Tuesday 9 March at 7:30pm in church

A Memorial Service for Mildred Cooper

will take place on Tuesday 16 March at 10:30am in church

Please note our Murder Mystery Evening on March 19^th is now sold out.

The next PCC meeting is on Tuesday 16^th March at 7.30pm

The Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be after the morning service on Sunday 18 April 2021

Date	Time	Event	Location/ Notes
21/02/21	11:00am	CW Holy Communion	Church
24/02/21	10:30am 11:00-12:30pm	BCP Holy Communion Call in 4 Coffee	Church Church
28/02/21	11:00am 6:30pm	All Age Service Choral Evensong	Church Church