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Newsletter 8th march 2015 

3/9/2015

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SERVICES:
Sunday 1st: First Reading was Exodus 20:1-17. Responsorial Psalm was Number 18 " You, Lord. have the message of eternal life." Second Reading was 1 Corinthians 1:22-25, and the reading from the Holy Gospel was John 2:13-25. The Service next Sunday (4th in Lent) will be at 9.30am. The mid-week service (Feria) on Thursday 12th Mar will be preceded by the Stations of the Cross at 9.15am. 
BIBLE STUDY: 
Another reminder to note the study of the Book of Job, to consider through prayer and discussion the message contained in this most challenging of writings.Please note no prior knowledge is needed. These sessions continue on Wednesday 11th March at 10.00 am thereafter returning to Thursdays after Feria. 
DROP-IN SESSION:
The weekly drop-in session continues to be held in the meeting area at the back of the church between 10.00am and 12.00 noon every Tuesday for anyone wanting information about the church, its activities, or simply for a natter and a cup of coffee. Last weeks Tote winner was number 364.
HAND-MADE CARDS:
Lovely hand-made cards (see examples below) are also on display these can be purchased at the drop-in session, alternatively one-off cards for special occasions can be requested, all proceeds to church funds. 

PCC MEETING:
The next  PCC will be held on Tuesday 17th March at 7.00pm.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK:
Felix of Burgundy, also known as Felix of Dunwich (died 8 March 647 or 648), was a saint and the first bishop of the East Angles. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom of East Anglia. Bede praised Felix for delivering "all the province of East Anglia from long-standing unrighteousness and unhappiness". 
Felix, who originated from the Frankish kingdom of Burgundy, may have been a priest at one of the monasteries in Francia founded by the Irish missionary Columbanus: the existence of a Bishop of Châlons with the same name may not be a coincidence. Felix travelled from his homeland of to Canterbury before being sent by Honorius to East Anglia. According to Bede, Felix helped Sigeberht to establish a school in his kingdom "where boys could be taught letters". He died on 8 March 647 or 648, having been bishop for seventeen years. His relics were translated from Dommoc to Soham Abbey and then to the abbey at Ramsey. After his death, Felix was venerated as a saint: several English churches are dedicated to him. Felix's feast date is 8 March.



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