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COME & SING :

Come and Sing is held regularly on the second Sunday of each month.

This month, this will be on Sunday, 14th February at St Peter’s Church Barford at 6:00pm.

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LENT COURSES :

Lent Courses this year will be on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings. Details of the courses to be advertised as soon as possible.

If you are interested please contact either Revd. David Jessett on 624238 or Ann Fawcett on 624371.

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WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER :

This will be on Friday 5th March. Services will be held at the Scout and Guide Headquarters at 2.00 pm and St.Peter’s Church at 7.30 pm.

The theme this year is ‘Let everything that has breath praise God’ and has been prepared by the Christian Women of Cameroon.

If you would like to take part in the service please contact Ann Fawcett on 624371.

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ST PETER’S CHURCH OPEN :

St Peter’s Church will be open every Saturday in February.

Coffee will be available between 10:00am and 12:00 noon. Do call in for a chat or a quiet time in a peaceful place.

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CHURCH FLOWERS :

Very many thanks are due to the ladies who helped to decorate St Peter's Church for Christmas. Your generosity of time and provision of flowers is much appreciated. Thanks are also due to those people who most generously made donations towards the cost of the Church flowers.

The new flower rota is now in church and I should be grateful to anyone who feels that they would like to sign-up to provide the flowers for one week in the year. We are always pleased to welcome new arrangers. We would be happy to arrange the altar flowers on your behalf in commemoration of a special occasion if you wish to make a donation for this.

Christine McBeath

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ST PETER’S CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY:

There will be no working party in February.

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MORNING PRAYER :

Morning Prayer is said every Thursday at St Peter’s Church at 8.30 am. All welcome.

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COVENTRY CATHEDRAL LIAISON OFFICER’S REPORT :

A meeting of CLOs was held at Coventry Cathedral on Sunday 29th November 2009. There were 36 in attendance (many were representing more than one Parish).

The meeting was Chaired by the Very Revd John Irvine, Dean of the Cathedral. The Liaison Officers’ Scheme had almost ceased to exist mainly because of staffing problems. A new Co-ordinator had been appointed (Jayne Galliford) and she was compiling a new register of names. At present 136 parishes do not have a CLO. The PCC Secretary of these parishes will be contacted.

The main item of business was the proposed “Admission Charge”. For each of the last two financial years the Cathedral had made a loss of £200,000 – this could not continue. An analysis of costings revealed that the maintenance and upkeep of “the ruins” of the old Cathedral was the main problem. The only financial help received was from English Heritage” grants– but these had to be matched.

Regrettably but understandably it was decided to ask for a donation of £4.50 for entry to the cathedral and ruins. As many times as possible, “gift aid” would be encouraged. This is how the media interpreted £5.00 round figure for admission.

A planning application was being prepared for a new entrance to be built on the NE side which would lead direct to the Chapter House where a new film on the history of the City and Cathedral would be shown.

There would then be a “tourist trail” around the cathedral finishing at the ruins. A new appointment of “Director of Tourism” for the Cathedral had been made to co-ordinate all of the above. There would not be a charge on Sundays or for people who declared they were attending in order to pray. There would be a season ticket costing £15.00. Coventry would not be the first to apply a charge, but would be the first in the Midlands.

Further comments from CLOs

1) Difficult access for people with disabilities.
2) The choice of “cashiers” needed to be dealt with sensitivity. They would be “receptionists, welcomers, ambassadors”.
3) Suggest levy £1.00 charge for use of cameras.

It was envisaged that regular newsletters would be issued in order to improve the liaison between the Cathedral and Parishes. It was felt that this was vital now that the build-up to the “2012 Golden Jubilee Year” had started.

There followed a service “Light in our Darkness” – a procession with music for Advent Sunday. During the Service Phase 1 of the improved lighting scheme was switched on, together with the Christmas tree.

David Hill
Cathedral Liaison Officer
Representing Barford, Sherbourne and Wasperton Parishes 30th November 2009

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ST PETER’S CLUB :

The children helped to get the church ready for Christmas by decorating the Christmas tree and making angels for the wall picture. The return after Christmas has been delayed because of the weather but we hope to start as soon as is possible. Anyone of Primary age who thinks they may be interested in joining might like to come for a taster session. For more details please ring Ann on 624371.

There will be no meeting on Thursday 18 February as it is half term.

St Peter’s Club meets every Thursday during term-time in St Peter’s Church, younger members (4 to 7 years old) at 4.30 pm and the older children at 5.30 pm. New members always welcome.

For further information please ring Ann on 624371.

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PASTORAL TEAM :

The Pastoral Team exists to pray for people who want us to pray for them and to visit anyone who would like us to visit them. You can contact any of us. Members are:

Jan Bradley
Ann Fawcett
Chris Hayward
Christine McBeath
Barbara Peters
Jane Scott
David Jessett

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FRIENDS OF ST PETER’S BARFORD :

Following the favourable response to the Barford Parish Plan Questionnaire, it is intended to set up the Friends of St Peter’s Barford. This will be a charitable organisation.

St Peter’s is an architectural and historic treasure that is very much at the heart of the village but it needs continual repair and maintenance. The cost of this is more than the church congregation alone can carry.

The object of the Friends of St Peter’s Barford is to assist the Parochial Church Council in the repair and maintenance and, where appropriate, improvement of the fabric of the church. (‘Fabric’ includes the church building together with monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, organ, bells and the tower clock. It also includes the churchyard and cemetery and their boundary walls, hedges, fences and gates.)

The Friends of St Peter’s will raise money from membership subscriptions, gifts, fundraising events, local businesses, etc. The aim is to create a new financial ‘well’ from which money may be drawn to help preserve St Peter’s church for future generations. This is seen as a responsibility that extends beyond the regular church congregation.

If you would be interested in becoming a member of this organisation, would you please contact Angela Watkins on 624758 or

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CHILDREN IN CHURCH :

Do you have small children? Do you worry about bringing them to church in case they make a noise? We understand this concern but would like to reassure you that at Barford there are toy bags for children and you are welcome to take one to a corner at the back of the church and let them play there. At Sherbourne too there are toys for children at the back of church.

We would be happy to welcome you at any of our services but you may find 9.30am services on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at Barford to be most suitable for young people and third Sunday services at Sherbourne at 11.00am.

We look forward to welcoming you and your children.

David Jessett

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