Morning Prayer will be said daily at Dinnington at 9.

00am except on
Wednesday when there will be Holy Communion at 9.30am and on Friday.

Sunday 12 March
The Second Sunday of Lent
DINNINGTON
10.45am: Holy Communion with Baptism
Readings: Gen 12. 1-4a; Jn 3. 1-17
Hymns: 19, 572, 104, 595

LAUGHTON
9am: Holy Communion
Readings: Gen 12. 1-4a; Ps 121; Rom 4. 1-5, 13-17; Jn 3. 1-17
Hymns: 16, 516, 33, 708 All Mission Praise

6.30pm: Evening Prayer

Readings: Ps 135 or 135. 1-14; Num 21. 4-9; Lk 14. 27-33
Hymns: 546, 416, 501

Please send items for the newsletter including prayer requests to

office@stleonardschurch.plus.com
or leave a phone message 01909 518777 by Wednesday.

The Parish Office is open on Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm

You may contact Hilary Jowett, Rector, at

hilary.jowett@sheffield.anglican.org or 01909 562335.Her day off is Friday.

To enquire about Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child, Baptism, Marriage or

banns please come to St. Leonards Church Dinnington on the first
Wednesday of the month between 6.00pm and 7.00pm or call in to the
Parish Office during the above opening times.

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 The United Benefice of St Leonard Dinnington
and All Saints Laughton
Children are welcome at all our services. Children's Communion books
and toys are available - please ask.
Both churches have hearing loop systems; at Laughton on the right side.
Please keep silence after the candles are lit; many people wish to pray
before the service.

Sunday 5 March
The First Sunday of Lent
DINNINGTON
10.45am: Holy Communion with Kidschurch
and Call and Celebration
Readings: Gen 2.15-17, 3. 1-7; Ps 32; Rom 5.12-19; Mt 4. 1-11
Hymns: 570, 65, 66, 61, 627
followed by a cake stall

LAUGHTON
9am: Holy Communion
Readings: Gen 2.15-17, 3. 1-7; Ps 32; Rom 5.12-19; Mt 4. 1-11
Hymns: 118, 385, 386, 557

6.30pm: Evening Prayer

Readings: Psalm 50.1-15; Deut 6. 4-9,16 -end; Lk 15. 1-10
Hymns: 369, 587, 599

FOR OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK:

* For those preparing for baptism and confirmation
* For our keeping of Lent
* For those looking for forgiveness
* For our Mission Partnership churches
* For those for whom our prayers have been asked:
John Bull, Norma Cammidge, Peter Cassidy, Sue Clarkson, Les Corlett,
Dhoe and Peter Craig-Wild, Stan Crookes, Gwyneth Fretwell, Bill Howe,
Celia Jones, Barbara Keally, Shane King, Kevin Madeley,
Richard Maughan, Derek Norbury, Carol Phillips, Brian Plowright,
John Plowright, David Preston, Freda Scott, Poppy Shepard, Julia Siddle
and Maureen Sparey
RIP: John Kelly, Margery Blackwell and Annie Smith

If you would like us to pray for someone, please write their name in
the book at the back of Church and your own name in the right-hand
column. Please also take a Praying for You card for them.
Dinnington Notices
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Please plan to stay for the meeting on Sunday 19 March following the
(short) Third Sunday service.

Third Sunday planning

Please come with your ideas on Thursday 23 March at 7.00pm.

Our Mission Partnership needs a name! Please see the noticeboard for
details of a competition to choose one.

Laughton Notices
Electoral Roll revision
If you are not yet on the Roll or need to amend your details, please see
Betty by 12 March.

Coffee Morning
The next will be on Thursday 16 March 10.00am -12 noon.

On Mothering Sunday 26 March we shall have an all-age Holy

Communion at 9.00am.

On Monday 27 March at 9.10am there will be a School Eucharist marking

the Annunciation.

Joint Notices
Churchwardens
Both our churches need to elect new churchwardens at the Annual
meetings; one to replace Barry Kinder and one to replace Mick Cheshire
plus a deputy at St Leonards. Churchwardens are the lay leaders in the
parish and relate pastorally to the clergy and congregations. They also
have responsibilities with regard to the building and for church services but
they do not have to do everything themselves.
The size of our congregations mean that most adult communicants should
expect to serve as churchwarden at some time; please pray about when
you will offer to take your turn and to whom you should suggest standing
this year. The term is only one year although to serve for two or three
years will allow you to maximise your potential.
We also elect Deanery Synod reps this year for a term of three years.
Would you be able to represent your congregation and enjoy getting to
know the wider church in the area? Is it time for some new blood?
Diocesan Lent Challenge - Fasting / Feasting for People and Planet
The Global Justice Group and the Diocesan Environment Group invite you
to take a step away from meat and towards Fairtrade. Moving to a more
plant-based diet is the single most effective action that we can take to
reduce climate change; it helps reduce our carbon emissions and helps
people living in the worlds poorest countries (and is cheaper and healthier
for us!).

The Things he Carried

The ecumenical discussion group meeting continue to study Stephen
Cottrells book on Wednesday 15 March at 10.00am at St Leonards and
7.30pm at St Josephs Catholic Church.

Lent Lunch
There will be a simple lunch to raise money for Christian Aid on Friday
10 March from 12 noon at St. Leonards

Come and Sing

On Saturday 11 March 2017 at St Albans Church, Church Lane,
Wickersley there will be a choral workshop singing Rutters Requiem;
10am - 5pm 4 per person (RSCM members 2) including a soup lunch.
Please contact Mick or Nicky.

Holy Communion for the Annunciation will be on Saturday 25 March at

12 noon at St Leonards followed by a Bring-and-Share lunch.

Olivet to Calvary by Maunder Sunday 2 April (Passion Sunday) 6pm at

St Leonards. This sacred cantata recalls the last few days of Christ's life
on earth. A very popular piece which the choir enjoyed singing with St
Mary's Tickhill last year. Please come and hear the combined choirs and
support your local choir at the same time. There will be no Evening Prayer
at Laughton.
A pastoral letter to Rt Revd Philip North (Bishop of Burnley and the
nominee for the See of Sheffield, due for election on 25th April 2017) has
been prepared for people from the Diocese of Sheffield to sign. It has been
written for those who wish to express their pastoral concern, directly, about
the reaction that has resulted from the nomination announcement. It also
asks for further conversation with the Bishop of Burnley to further mutual
understanding. The letter asks that Bishop Philip takes note of the number
of people signing the letter (names are not being published, but simply
shared with Bishop Philip). The shareable link for signing is this:
https://goo.gl/forms/TsHZGWErBNlhdOZ43 (to sign, fill in the details and
click 'submit' and you will receive a confirmation - thank you).