I have loved you with an everlasting love;

I have drawn you with

unfailing kindness

Jeremiah 31 v 3

Please note that 8am, 6pm , Youth services and Midweek Services will now take place in the Halls

All 10am Services will take place at St John’s, Knights’ Meadow (Kenilworth Lower School, Leyes Lane)

Wed 3rd Midweek Communion

10.30am Faith and Deeds James 2:14-26 Revd. Andrew Attwood

Followed by lunch @ the Green Man

Sunday 7th

8am Holy Communion (BCP) 1 Cor 13, Lk 18:31-43 Revd. Mary Rai 10am Family Community Praise

Theme: Growing and Following Mk 1:14-15, James 2:14, 17-18

Leader: Bob Dudley

Speaker: Caroline Mara

Followed by Family Lunch in the Church Hall

6pm Healing and Refreshing

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Ann/Lynda

Wed 10th Midweek Communion (Ash Wednesday)

10.30am Reconciliation 2 Cor 5:20b-6:10

Revd. Mary Rai

12th—14th Youth weekend in Whitemoor Lakes

Sunday 14th 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 2 Cor 6:1-10, Mt 4:1-11

Revd. John Armstrong

From 9.30am Café Plus

Tools With a Mission

6pm Holy Communion (CW)

Theme: The Temptations Rom 10:8b-13, Lk 4:1-11

Leader: Revd. Andrew Attwood

Speaker: Anthony Manning

Wednesday 17th

10.30am Holy Communion

Theme: Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12

Revd. Andrew Attwood

Sunday 21st

8am Holy Communion (BCP) 1 Thess 4:1-8, Mt 15:21-28

Revd. Mary Rai

10am Family Community Praise

Theme: Ask, Seek, Knock

Leader: Karen Mills

Speaker: Revd. Andrew Attwood

6pm Evening Prayer

Theme: Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem Lk 13:31-end, Phil 3:17-4:1

Leader: Anthony Manning

Peaker: Ken Pollard

Wednesday 24th

10.30am Holy Communion

Theme: 2 Kinds of Wisdom James 3:13-18

Revd. Roger Turner

Sunday 28th

8am Holy Communion (BCP) Eph 5:1-14, Lk 11:14-28

Revd. Andrew Attwood 10am Holy Communion

Developing a Healing Ministry Weekend

Leader: Revd. Andrew Attwood

Speaker: Mark Marx

6pm Teaching

Forgiveness

Val Whiteman and Others

Refugee Crisis There is information at the back and on Facebook about how you can donate clothes, toiletries etc to ‘CALAID’ for refugees in Calais OR, should you wish to donate money to help in all areas where

people are struggling, please put donations in a marked envelope in the collection plate or donate directly to such websites as

http://www.opendoorsuk.org,

https://secure.savethechildren.org.uk There is also information online about fostering

Refugee Children: see www.homeforgood.org.uk/refugees

Church Contact Details

There are quite a few people not on Denise’s Contact De-tails list. If you are new to St John’s and are happy for us to have a record of your details, please send them to Denise in the Church Office (see above for details—they will be kept confidentially) . Also, if you would like the News sheet and update emailed to you, please let Denise know so that she can add you to the list (the Monthly news sheet is also posted on the Church website and (occasionally) on the St John’s Church Kenilworth Facebook page

Phil Sewards has changed his email address to phil@sewards.me.uk

There will be no Impact Youth Service in

February and no Ignition during the weekend

12-14 February

Congratulations to Isla and Rob Gardiner on the birth of Archie on 26th January, weighing 7ib 13.5oz.

Services in February

Spring Harvest 2016

For information, please ask Liz Johnson

(850218, lizzfizz@tiscali.co.uk )

Knights’ Meadow Prayer

Mondays. 8-9pm. 4 The Courtyard.

81 Glasshouse Lane, CV8 2AH

(Details from The Busbys on 512988)

Prayer for the Community Every Monday from 7-8pm at the Elliott's home:

1 Queens Road. Everyone welcome.

Christians come to pray for Kenilworth and the sur-rounding area. All are very welcome to join us.

Details from Jane Garsed 512857

janecbates@hotmail.com

Spring Term prayer times for Kenilworth and Youth School prayer: Monday Feb 29th

Details from Janet Jackson: 258264,

janetjacksonlw@hotmail.com

Healing on the Streets Every 2 weeks Saturdays, 10.30am –12 noon

at Abbey End.

Details from Karen Mills :856576,

karenstansby@hotmail.com

Please be encouraged to come along to this.

Booking forms available from The King’s Table or at the back of Church/ Church Office

Please return booking forms to the King’s Table, Jane Garsed or the Church Office

(Contact details on back page)

Accommodation Needed for Developing a Healing Ministry Weekend speakers

Mark and Linda Marx and another couple (name unknown as yet) will be collected from Birmingham Airport on Friday 26th (the flight arrives at 1.30pm, so they will be in Kenilworth about 2-2.30pm)

They will need somewhere to sleep, evening meals on Friday and Saturday, Breakfast on Saturday and Sun-day and maybe Sunday lunch (we haven’t worked out what’s happening about Sunday lunch yet).

The 1st teaching session starts at 7.30pm on the Friday, so they will need an early meal before that. They will have packed lunch provided for the Saturday. The sessions finish at 4pm and they would like a place to ‘chill

out’ and prepare for the next day after that. Their flight home is at 6pm on Sunday, from Birmingham, so they will be collected and taken to the airport at about 4pm.

If you can help, could you please contact Jane Garsed or Karen Mills

( 07812 154278, janecbates@hotmail.com, 856576, karenstansby@hotmail.com )

Weekly Prayer Topics

are listed on the reverse of the weekly update.

Sunday Mornings As part of our youth and Children’s Ministry at St John’s, , we run activities

and worship suitable for Children and Young People during the 10am Services, in classrooms at Kenilworth School. These groups include COGS/

BIKS (Primary School age) and Ignite (Secondary School Age)

There is a crèche area available on the rubber matting at the back of the Church. Please sit in this area with your children.

St John’s Church Halls

10-11.30am on Thursdays

A fun club for children aged 6 - 13 with a diagnosed

Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their parents meets on the

2nd Saturday of each month in The Cavern from 10:30 - 12:00pm. For further details please contact

OurSpaceAutism@gmail.com or Gill Dolphin 01926 513283

Children

If you would like to pray for the Young People, especial-ly those going on the Youth Weekend, Denise has pro-duced a Prayer Card. These are on the magazine rack

@ the back of Church (or ask in the Church Office if they’ve all gone)

There will be no Impact Youth Service in

February and no Ignition during the weekend

12-14 February

Please collect a copy of the Youth News sheet from the back of Church or from the

Youth Groups you attend. If they have run out, please ask Adam or Denise (contact details

on back page)

Adam Bathe (Youth ), Caroline Mara (Communities and Families )

and Denise Coomber (Church Office) habe their contact details are on the back page of this News sheet

Lent Study Groups Lent begins on February 10th this year.

Please contact the group leader if you would like to join a group

Gill Palmer

63 Rounds Hill, CV8 1DW. 859705/ 07854 311544 gill.palmer1@btinternet.com

Mondays 25th Jan, 8th Feb, 22 Feb, 14 Mar, 21 Mar 2pm

Study Material: YORK Course: “The Psalms – prayers for today's church”

Charlie Palmer

Various Venues.

859705 / 07712 710753 charlie.palmer1@btinternet.com

Mondays 25th Jan, 8th Feb, 22 Feb, 14 Mar, 21 Mar. 8pm

Study Material: Cover to Cover. Jesus the Wounded Saviour by Selwyn Hughes

Seringa Dudley

Tuesdays 7.15 for 7.30-9pm Now Full

Felicity Hawke 6 Draper Close, CV8 2SP Tuesdays, 7.30pm from 16 February 857290, felicity.hawke@btinternet.com

Kenilworth Methodist Church led by Martin Johnson and Revd. Peter Powers

Wednesdays 7.30pm

Starting 17 February

Contact : Martin Johnson on 854777 mm.johnson15@sky.com

Anne Hill 12 Tulip Tree Avenue Thursdays 10am from 11 February 856014or johnannehill@aol.com

Denise Coomber

42 Arden Road, CV8 2DU

864087/ 07734 489835 denisekcoomber@aol.com

Thursday 10-11.30am from 11 February

Thursday 7.30—9.30pm from 11 Feb

Study Material: Cover to Cover: Approaching Jesus by Cathy Madavan

Abbey Hill United Reformed Church led by Revd. Mhari McLintock, Kath Shortley and others Thursday 11am (coffee from 10am in Church Hall) from 18 February Kath Shortley 512451 kath.shortley@gmail.com

If your group is a Lent Group and you would like people to join for Lent, please let Denise know in the Church Office so that she can publicise it.

If the Study Material isn’t specified in the list abve, it’s probably the York Course recommended by CTKD ‘The Psalms: Prayers for to-day’s Church.’

Contemporary Worship songs & traditional hymns led by the National YFC Band ‘The

Sense’ Speakers: Tom Millington (KYFC),

Joy Clark (National YFC)

Street Dance Team ‘ Stance’ Come and hear the vision for the future of

Kenilworth YFC whilst looking back at the work God has already done. We are excited at what

is ahead of us as we partner with Churches, Schools and the Community to ‘break new

ground’ in the town of Kenilworth. The best is yet to come!

8 Sessions. 7.30pm

Contact Di Archer: 07845089400

Di.archer@tastelife.org

Christian Book Sale at the King’s Table

Stocktaking sale reductions, many books including study and some children’s titles

at HALF the marked PRICE

Come and grab a bargain while stocks last! We also have Easter and Lent books available now, though not in the sale!

Real Easter Eggs and Easter cards coming soon.

Call 01926 854721. 44 Warwick Road, Kenilworth

Open Tues-Sat 9.30am - 4.30pm Tea and Chat: a natural end to an important social ministry

Tea and Chat will have its final session on March 18th with a special tea.

(See the News Update on 24th January for more information).

Community Events in a newly reordered building If you have any ideas for Community events which could take place in he newly reordered Church building, please send you ideas to Denise in the Church Office (see front page for contact details)

Lost Ring If you have found a ring in the Church grounds, please give it to Denise in the Church Office

CAP Course

We are running another CAP Money course at the Gap Commu-nity Centre in Warwick (Oakwood Grove, CV34 5TD).

It starts next Monday evening, 1 February at 7.30 pm and runs for 3 consecutive Mondays (1, 8 and 15th February).

The course is DVD-based with friendly presenters and has proved to be very popular and successful. Anyone is welcome - you may have people in your churches or family and friends who would benefit.

The aim is to help people develop and stick to a household budget, get their finances in order and stay out of debt.

If you want any more details please contact Tony Jones on 01926 493528 or stjones1501@gmail.com

If you are not familiar with CAP please check out their website https://capuk.org/i-want-help/cap-money-course/introduction

Jeremy Bray Open House Church, Warwick jere-mybray@virgin.net

Refreshing Preaching Day

Date and Timing: 12th March from 9:30 - 12:30pm (drinks pro-vided from 9:00). Venue: Old Bluecoat School, Priory Row, Coventry, CV1 5EX.

A special opportunity to hear from Ian Paul on the subject of preaching. Ian will lead a workshop for people at all stages of preaching ministry from listening to speaking; from teens to 90 year olds. There will be interactive input with the oppor-tunity for questions.

Ian was Dean of Studies at St John’s Nottingham before leav-ing in 2013 in order to write, research and speak in a free-lance capacity. He is Honorary Assistant Professor at Notting-ham University; Associate Minister at St. Nic’s, Nottingham; and Managing Editor of Grove Books.

To register, follow: https://coventrydtp.typeform.com/to/SUEG8m

Website: www.dioceseofcoventry.org/BCDM/OtherTraining

Details from Liz Robinson

858383 lizrob24@aol.co.uk

To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight this year you are in-vited to breakfast before the 10am service at Kenil-worth School Lower Hall on Sunday 13 March.

We will be providing Fairtrade provisions in-cluding jams, honey and marmalade to go with our usual pre-service coffee and tea. Please come and join us from 9.15 onwards. Details from Steve Proctor :

steve@proctorfamily.eu 856212

February Dates Weds 3rd 8pm

Lynda Howells: Visiting Prison

Thurs 18th 2pm

Glynis Gayton: Reading from my father’s diary of 1940

Wed 28th 1.30pm

Deanery Prayer Meeting at Jenny Taylor’s. 6 Beechwood Croft

Everyone is very welcome to any of our meetings

Sunday 6th March 2016 Help a mum do the best for her children.

To buy an ethical Mother’s Day Gift Visit: www.makeamothersday.org or text MAMD16 £25 to 70070*

* Do replace the amount. We’re grateful for all support

Catalogues are available at the back of Church or from Felicity Hawke: 857290 felicity.hawke@btinternet.com

Church Website: www.stjohnschurchkenilworth.org.uk

CONTACTS

Vicar

Revd. Andrew Attwood 07884136816 andrew@stjohnschurchkenilworth.org.uk

Non-Stipendiary Priests

Revd. Mary Rai 732223 maryrai@virginmedia.blackberry.com

Churchwardens

Dr Charlie Palmer 859705 charlie.palmer1@btinternet.com

Tim Horne 850659 timandfiona@hotmail.com

Jane Garsed 512857 janecbates@hotmail.com

Parish Administrator (Church Office)

Mrs Denise Coomber 853203 admin@stjohnschurchkenilworth.org.uk

Youth Minister

Adam Bathe 07584 058100 stjohnskenilworthyouth@gmail.com

Communities and Families Development Leader

Caroline Mara 07935 245244 caroline_mara@yahoo.co.uk

Safeguarding Officers

Allan and Caroline Ramsay 853250 ramsayclan@tiscali.co.uk

Considered Giving Secretary

Mr Nigel Hawke 857290 nigel.hawke@btinternet.com

Church Treasurer

Mr Steve Coomber 864087 stevecoomber07@aol.com

Church Halls Monday 9.45am Painting for Pleasure Art Group Halls 1.30pm U3A Bridge Group Large Hall Evening Weightwatchers Beavers and Cubs in the Cavern Tuesday 9.30am Weightwatchers 1.30pm Kenilworth Dancing Club Evening Karate Wednesday 9.30am Bodies and Co. Small Hall 10.30am Midweek Communion. Large Hall 1.45pm Calligraphy Class. Large Hall 5pm ReAct Kids Agency. Drama Group. Cavern Pitstop 7.15pm Cavern Encounter Groups (Youth Small Groups) 8pm Various Homes On weeks following encounter worship 8.00pm MU 1st Wednesdays . Large Hall 8.00pm PHAB 3rd Wednesdays. Large Hall Thursday 10.00am Toddlers. Halls 1.30pm Art Class. Large Hall (except 3rd Thursdays) 2.00pm MU. 3rd Thursdays. Large Hall 7pm Men’s Keep Fit. Large Hall

Friday 11-12 Silver Dollar Line Dancing 11.30-12.30 ‘Chairobics’ (from Feb 18th ) 2.00pm Tea and Chat. Large Hall (finishes on March 18th) Evenings Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. Halls

There are also numerous Small Groups, study Groups and training courses such as Alpha, Prayer Ministry,

Restored Lives, Tastelife, Reason to Believe etc which happen throughout the year.

Contact the Church Office (see above) for details

There is also a Dance School in the Small Hall, which

meets most weekday afternoons. If you would like to know about any of these activities, or if you would like to hire the hall, please ask Denise

(see Front cover or above for contact details) The Church Halls are not available for hire on Sundays. The Church Building is now inaccessible because of the

building work. Please be thoughtful when parking in the Church Car

Park