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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Methodist Church<br />
Friday Feb 2nd<br />
Power of Prayer 9.30am<br />
Saturday Feb<br />
3rd Coffee Morning 9.30am -12noon<br />
Sunday Feb 4th Morning Worship 10.45am followed<br />
by refreshments.<br />
Thursday Feb 8th<br />
Thursday Group 2.30-4pm. Humerous Poetry.<br />
Friday Feb 9th<br />
Power of Prayer 9.30 am.<br />
Saturday Feb 10th<br />
Coffee Morning 9.30am - 12noon.<br />
Sunday Feb 11th<br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by refreshments.<br />
Friday Feb 16th<br />
Power of Prayer 9.30am.<br />
Saturday Feb 17th<br />
Coffee Morning 9.30 am - 12noon.<br />
Sunday Feb 18th<br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by refreshments.<br />
Thursday Feb 22nd<br />
Thursday Group 2.30 - 4pm. Quiz.<br />
Friday Feb 23rd<br />
Power of Prayer 9.30am.<br />
Saturday Feb 24th<br />
Coffee Morning 9.30am - 12noon.<br />
Sunday Feb 25th<br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by refreshments.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Methodists<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
Christmas reminds us of the birth of Jesus, and an<br />
opportunity to sing “Love came down at Christmas”.<br />
Now, as we look to February I am reminded that the<br />
14th is St Valentine’s Day – and once again we are<br />
celebrating love. I suppose many of us are thinking of<br />
the love between two people, which is something to<br />
celebrate. My parents got married on February 14th,<br />
so it was a very special day for them.<br />
We went into the supermarket the other day, and<br />
saw lots of Valentine’s cards for sale, and suggestions<br />
of gifts for that special someone. Some of the cards<br />
were, in my eyes at least, quite sentimental and<br />
gushing. However, there is nothing sentimental<br />
about true love. Many a child, and adult, has said<br />
“You can’t love me if you won’t let me do or give me<br />
what I want.” It can be very hard to say “No”, or to say<br />
something which is honest even if it’s not necessarily<br />
what the other person wants to hear. We sometimes<br />
use the phrase “tough love” to remind us that it isn’t<br />
always easy to love someone else, or bring children<br />
up to know right and wrong.<br />
I quoted the first line of a carol “Love came down at<br />
Christmas”, but we see what that love cost on Good<br />
Friday and then Easter morning – that’s the greatest,<br />
and the toughest, love of all. As we reflect on the<br />
love we have for each other, and celebrate it, let’s<br />
remember it’s a reflection of the love God has for us.<br />
Eleanor<br />
St Peter & St Paul’s <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
February Services<br />
Sunday 4th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
3.30pm Evensong (BCP)<br />
Wednesday 7th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)<br />
Sunday 11th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 14th Ash Wednesday<br />
10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)<br />
Sunday 18th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
11.15am Family Service<br />
Wednesday 21st<br />
10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)<br />
Sunday 25th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 28th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)<br />
NB<br />
Sunday 4th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
3.30pm Evensong (BCP)<br />
A simple solution to wasting less through<br />
the sharing of good quality food.<br />
Iceni Partnership<br />
Community Centre, The Campingland,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>, PE37 7RB<br />
SWAFFHAM<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Churches Together<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> and District Churches Together will be<br />
looking at what has traditionally been the Three<br />
Pillars of Lent, Prayer, Fasting and Alms Giving,<br />
for their Lent Studies.<br />
The course takes place over 6 weeks on Thursday<br />
evenings at 7:00pm in the Methodist Chapel<br />
Rooms, subject to availability. Churches Together<br />
are also hosting Lent lunches on each Friday<br />
following the Thursday subject.<br />
Thursday 15th February<br />
Subject: Personal Prayer.<br />
Friday 16th February<br />
Lent Lunch at the Baptist Church at 12:00 noon<br />
Thursday 22nd February<br />
Subject: Praying Together.<br />
Friday 23rd February<br />
Lent Lunch at the Parish Church at 12:00 noon<br />
Thursday 1st March<br />
Subject: The Historical Significance of Fasting<br />
Friday 2nd March<br />
Lent Lunch at the Catholic Church Rooms at 12:00<br />
noon<br />
Thursday 8th March<br />
Subject: Personal Fasting.<br />
Friday 9th March<br />
Lent Lunch at the Methodist Chapel Room at<br />
12:00 noon<br />
Thursday 15th March<br />
Subject: Personal Giving.<br />
Friday 16th March<br />
Lent Lunch at the Methodist Chapel Room at<br />
12:00 noon<br />
Thursday 22nd March<br />
Subject: Giving Together<br />
Friday 23rd March<br />
Lent Lunch at the Baptist Church at 12:00 noon.<br />
Friday 2nd. March<br />
2:00pm Women's World Day of Prayer Service at<br />
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Church. This follows the<br />
Lent lunch at 12:00 noon and everyone is welcome<br />
to attend both these and all other events.<br />
Iceni Youth Clubs<br />
Youthie:<br />
Year 4 to 7 Thursdays 5:30pm – 7:00pm .<br />
Youth Voice:<br />
Wednesdays 6:00pm – 7:30pm 2nd and 4th<br />
Wednesdays of each month<br />
Youthie Plus:<br />
Years 6, 7 and 8 Thursdays - 5:30pm – 7:00pm<br />
Youthie Hub:<br />
13 to 18 years Thursdays - 7:30pm – 9:00pm<br />
Staff are happy to give information, guidance and<br />
advice.<br />
Call Sally for further details on: 07772 852 284<br />
https://www.facebook.com/groups/iceniyoungpeople<br />
swaffhamvolunteerhub@gmail.com<br />
Fancy working at the library? At a care home?<br />
At Green Britain Centre? Somewhere else in<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>? Becoming a pledger? <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
3, offering more volunteer opportunities in<br />
town, is now available from the Community<br />
Centre, museum or Town Hall. Don’t forget to<br />
pick up a copy or email me. That way as soon<br />
as something comes up you will be the first to<br />
know! If you want to have more information<br />
about what the Volunteer Hub is, please email<br />
me for a leaflet.<br />
Community Hospital LofF<br />
Hi Everyone. Firstly we would like to wish you<br />
all A Very Happy New Year. We have a couple of<br />
events booked for your 2018 diaries, they are:<br />
Saturday 10th March<br />
A Coffee Morning at The Methodist Church<br />
Rooms 9am - 12 noon<br />
Saturday 1st September<br />
Our Annual Street Collection. 9am - 1pm.<br />
Saturday 22nd September<br />
A Coffee Morning at The Methodist Church<br />
Rooms 9am - 12 noon.<br />
As usual you can contact The League of Friends<br />
by ringing Colin Houghton (Chairman ) on 01760<br />
336025 or Iris Reeve (Vice Chairman) on 01760<br />
721430.<br />
Campingland Surgery<br />
Before long the Campingland evening talks will<br />
begin for this year. These are for EVERYONE not<br />
just Campingland patients. We organise speakers<br />
on subjects relating to health and medical<br />
problems which are of interest to all, as well as<br />
providing useful information to the benefit of<br />
many people. In most cases these issues relate to<br />
someone within most family and friends groups.<br />
Thus are well worth the attending, ( if only for<br />
the refreshments and chat afterwards)!!<br />
For all you quizzers - there is a quiz night<br />
on February 15th 2018 at 7.30PM in the<br />
Conservative Club. Teams of 4 will be competing<br />
for the honour of being ‘top team’ with bottles<br />
of wine for the winners and wooden spoons for<br />
the ‘tail end Charlies’!!<br />
Entry is £2 per person and teams: please book in<br />
at the Reception, Campingland Surgery. All are<br />
welcome and nibbles will be supplied to keep<br />
the grey cells going.<br />
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