Saint David’s Uniting Church 
Minister: Rev. Dr Phil Wall
Tel: 01443 300345 Mob: 07855090360
Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk
7th April 2019
We give a warm welcome to everyone who joins us this morning, which is Passion Sunday in the church calendar. Rev Ray Vincent is leading our worship, we pray that we may all receive the blessing that we most need.
Julie is leading our evening service tonight for her last time. Come, gather with friends and stranger as we are invited to Christ’s table once again.
We invite everyone to join us for refreshments in the hall following the morning service: hand-made cards will be on sale, please join us for this time of informal fellowship.
Don’t forget the Copper pot, and put your spare coppers in it. They will be put to good use by local charities.
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Morning Worship
Hymns: 426 Praise to the Holiest
1111111111 346 My song is love unknown
111111111 1Go to dark Gethsemane (words below)
____________148 From heaven you came
Reading: John 12:20-33
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Diary for the Week
Monday 8th Language Class 9.30-13.00
…………………………..Elders Meeting 7.30pm
Wednesday 10thLadies Guild Meal (see This Week…)
Friday 12th Lent Lunch – Norton Bridge Methodist. 12–1.30
Saturday 13th Cantorion 10.30-11.30
Sunday 14th Our Palm Sunday Service at 10.45 will be led by our minister. Film and chat is at 4pm (see This Week….)
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Church Family and Pastoral News
People to hold in your thoughts and prayers:
- We continue to remember the people of Christchurch N. We have received a long letter from Dan giving an insight into life after the shootings, copies are on the table –
- We rejoice with those who are celebrating today.
- Caroline has asked that we pass on her good wishes, she thinks about us and Pontypridd often.
- Those who are sharing their ministry with friends elsewhere: Ray at Siloam Upper Cwmbran this evening
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Margaret and Glyn Hughes (Val Stone’s daughter and son-in-law) would like to thank all Church Members for their kindness and prayers during Glyn’s recent illness, recovery continues, and he hopes to return to work in a month’s time. The church has been a great support.
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A message from the family of Edith Thomas –
“We are very grateful for the love and support with visits from your church members and their cards and gifts for Aunt Edie and would appreciate if you could pass along our thanks and gratitude to them.”
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Are there other members of our church family with whom you could get in touch over the Easter period? A phone call, a card, a quick visit or even an Easter egg (!) can make a difference.
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Special Days this week
7 April World health day
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This Week and in the future
Last week Ladies Guild had an insight into the cost of training Guide Dogs for the Blind. Lesley introduced us to Hilary and her dog Portia; we were inspired to make a donation.
If anyone would like to add to our donation see Lesley today!
This week we will meet at The Beefeater Longbow at 1pm for our end of session meal.
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Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. In addition to our morning service, Phil will be leading an additional, holy week themed film and chat afternoon from 4pm. We will be viewing and discussing a British crime drama that follows an ex-con who tries to go straight and gets involved with a local passion play. Certificate 15.
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Volunteers are needed during Holy Week – (Monday 15-Friday 19) – when the church will be open between 12:30 and 1:30pm and 6:30 and 7:30pm. We will be displaying Father Sieger Koder’s breath-taking paintings of the stations of the cross and we are encouraging visitors to pause and pray during their lunchbreaks or early evenings.
– if you can help please add your name to the sheet on the table.
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Flyers with details of Holy Week services are available today. They can also be viewed on our web site.
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Notices
We have been encouraged to add our voices to the protest against a service at Westminster Abbey marking 50 years of Britain’s nuclear weapons system at Westminster Abbey.
On 3 May the Royal Navy will host a National Service of Thanksgiving to mark 50 years of the Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). New CASD Dreadnought submarines are currently being constructed as part of a £205 billion Trident replacement scheme. If you feel led to add your voice to this protest (it takes 1 minute) please go to https://cnduk.org/actions/ask-defence-secretary-to-cancel-westminster/
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The Retiring Collection for the Cyclone Idai Appeal raised £120. Thanks to all who contributed.
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Plans are now being made for the May Birthday get together. The list of those eligible to join the event is on the table. If your name is NOT included please let us know.
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In March we received 18.9Kg of Food and £110 in cash. One person donated £40 – ‘a £1 a day for each day of Lent’. Thankyou to all who donated.
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Pulpit Supplies
Apr 14th am Rev Dr Phil Wall ………………4pm Film & Chat
April 21st am Rev Dr Phil Wall
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April Flowers will be donated by 
Kath Couchman, Chris Fennell, Marlene McCloy,
Cerys & Stephen Webber and Margaret & Chris Morris
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A thought!
Lead me not into temptation. I can find the way myself!
Rita Mae Brown