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Under
the latest re-organisation arrangements_
St.
Cassian, Chaddesley Corbett and St. Mary, Stone
join
with the Kidderminster Churches of
St.
George, St. Chad and St. Cecilia
http://www.stgeorgeskidderminster.org.uk/
Doing something for
Lent?
What are you doing
for Lent this year? What's Lent for anyway?
Lent has been part of Christian tradition for many centuries.
The idea is that it's good to exercise some particular
discipline, like prayer or fasting. It will be good for our
spiritual growth, and it will prepare us for the celebrations of
Easter.
Spiritual growth
How do we grow
spiritually – and how would we know if we were?
A simple way would be to ask: are we loving God more, and are we
loving other people more? This might sound simple to do – but
there are plenty of distractions to take us away from it.
And how do we keep motivated to love God and other people, in
the long term?
Motivation
A funny thing,
motivation. How do I get a reluctant son to knuckle down to his
academic work?
I can point out the importance of getting a good qualification.
I can point to the unfortunate consequences of not doing so.
What really counts is the proximity of deadlines and exams. He
suddenly sees the end coming and (sometimes too late!) decides
to get down to it.
The final deadline
Every day we are
all of us a day closer to the day we die.
You would think that if we have any sort of belief in God
however vague, it would motivate us to spend more time and
energy in seeking Him out and learning to know Him. Yet
sometimes the opposite can happen. We surround ourselves with
yet more distractions, to keep us from facing the final truth.
The disciplines
Part of the answer
could just be in those ancient disciplines.
When we stop the regular flow of busy lives, we open up the
possibility of connecting or reconnecting with God. We may need
to find a special place – in our homes, a church, or somewhere
away from it all – as a place of retreat. We will need to give
time – from a few minutes, to an hour or a longer period. We
can then place ourselves at God's disposal, and allow Him to
grow the fruit within us.
Hugh Burton
A FRUGAL SUPPER
Everyone is Welcome on
TUESDAY 3rd APRIL
in St. Cassian's Church anytime between 6pm and 7.30pm
Just come along on the night
We are holding
this 'Frugal Supper' as part of our Easter fund-raising
initiative to help local individuals and families who are
currently suffering severe hardship.
We will be asking
for a donation of about £3.00 per adult (children £1.00)
All profits will
be given to The Black Country Food Bank which is a registered
charity and is in the process of opening a new outlet in
Kidderminster
Wednesday March 7th
10.00 am. Holy Communion
March 4th 2nd
Sunday of Lent
9.30am Parish Communion Readings p. 460
March 11th 3rd
Sunday of Lent
9.30am *Family Service with Communion
6.30pm *Evening Prayer Readings p. 463
March 18th Mothering
Sunday
9.30am *Family Service Readings p. 470
March 25th 5th
Sunday of Lent
9.30am Morning Worship
6.30pm Holy Communion Readings p. 474
April 1st Palm
Sunday
9.30am Parish Communion Readings p. 477
CLERGY
| Hugh
Burton
Priest-in-Charge |
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Hugh was born
in 1956, and brought up in rural West Dorset. He studied
theology at Edinburgh University, spent two years working
in Japan with the Church Mission Society, and returned to
complete his training for the ministry at Cranmer Hall in
Durham.
He married Alison in Durham, and subsequently spent 12
years in Leicestershire, first as a Curate in Coalville,
before becoming Vicar of Packington and Normanton-le-Heath
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They
moved to Kidderminster in 1996 with their four
children.
For 12 years, Hugh has been
in charge of St Chad’s and St Cecilia’s churches,
before moving in 2008 to St George’s, whilst keeping
oversight of the whole parish. |
Joseph
Ayok-Loewenberg
Team
Vicar
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He
went to Sweden for theological training in 1982 and to
England in 1984, studying English at Whitby (where he met
Karin who was also studying). After studying Theology at
Trinity College, Bristol, he was ordained in 1988 in
Salisbury, and served his curacy in Swanage. Joseph and
Karin were married in 1990 and they both joined the Church
Mission Society, serving in Bermondsey, London (and living
for a time in Barnes with St Mary’s Church) before they
left for Northern Uganda to serve in Sudanese refugee
camps. Here he led youth ministry and theological lay
training and Karin worked with UNHCR and Médecins sans
Frontières as a nurse.
On return to England in 1995 he worked as a Team Vicar in
West Dorset.
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Joseph
was born in Malek, in Southern Sudan. His father was a
head teacher.
Joseph represented Sudan in the Olympics and ran in the
3000 metres steeplechase in the World Championships.
He has also been pan-African high jump champion. |
Oli
Douglas-Pennant
Curate
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Oli was born
in London and went to boarding school from the age of
eight. Growing up he went to church (when he had to) but
by his late teens was a convinced atheist. He studied
Psychology and Theology at University in Edinburgh where
he became a Christian at the age of 21. He has worked in
London for removal companies, Holy Trinity Brompton Church
and the Metropolitan Police before training for ministry
in the Church of England. |
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Oli
married Hannah in 2003 and they have three young children.
He relaxes by gardening, reading and building Lego
constructions with his children. |
Churchwardens
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Christine Hickman-Smith
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53, Warwick Ave. Bromsgrove
01527 870342 |
Anna Roe
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42, Franche Rd, Kidderminster
01562 742358 |
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