St Mary Redcliffe Parish Magazine March 2019

Laetare!
rere
seasonal...
...A barman notices
that every evening,
without fail, a
customer comes in
and orders three
pints of beer.
After several weeks
of noticing the
pattern the barman
asks the man why
he always orders
three pints. The
man says, “I have
two brothers and
both of them have
moved to different
countries.
We promised each
other we’d always
order an extra
two pints whenever
we drank as a
way of keeping up
the family bond.”
Several weeks
later, noticing
that the man only
ordered two pints,
the barman said,
“Please accept my
condolences on
the death of one
of your brothers.
You know, the two
beers and all…”
The man replied,
“You’ll be happy
to hear that my
brothers are alive
and well… It’s just
that I, myself,
have decided to
give up drinking
for Lent.”
diary dates March 1st-April 6th
please note that all entries in the diary are correct at the time of going to print given the
information supplied. please note also that, in addition to the listings below, which vary
in frequency or other details, the following events happen every week in this period —
Tues
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
lineup: i) & iii) rw et al, ii) ask me...
Faithspace Coffee Morning // 10am–12 noon — Faithspace Community
Centre (FCC)
Christian Meditation // 6.15–7.00pm — Parish Office
Jazz in the Undercroft // 7.30–10.00pm
Redcliffe Gardening Group // 10.00am–12.00 noon — Somerset Square
Police Beat Surgery Drop-in // 1.00–2.00pm — FCC
1 Women’s World Day of Prayer // 2.00pm — Bedminster Methodist Church,
British Rd
2 Wedding of Christopher Jones and Megan Gibson // Revd Anthony Everitt
4 Pot Luck Lunches // 12:30pm — at Rosemary Cooper’s
4 Postcard Club // 7.30pm — FCC
:)... Q: who was the greatest comedian in the
bible? A: Samson — he brought the house down...
um... Q: where was Solomon’s temple located?
A: On the side of his head...
5 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall
MARCH
6 Redcliffe Lunch Club // 12.00 noon — Chair yoga & shoulder massage with
Helen — FCC
6 Hymn Singalong // 11:00am — Rosemary Kingsford — SMR South Transept
6 Redcliffe Film Club // 2.00pm — Amelie — FCC
6 Ash Wednesday Service // 7.30pm — with incense
7 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Peter Dill
7 Organ Recital // 1:15pm — Pavlos Triantaris; Bristol
7 Lent Group // 7:00pm — Vicarage — film showing: Terminal
8 Lent Exhibition set-up
9 Lent Appeal — Voices of Adoption // 6:30–9:00pm — Panel of Adoptive
Parents, and Professionals
12 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Peter Dill
12 Lent Group // 2:00pm — Vicarage — film showing: Terminal
12 Compline // 7:30pm — Revd Anthony Everitt
12 Feminist Theology Group // 8:00pm — at Revd Kat Campion-Spall’s
13 Redcliffe Lunch Club // 12.00 noon — Yvonne’s Quiz; with prizes — FCC
13 Mothers’ Union // 2.30pm — Communion and AGM
13 Theology Book Club // 8:00pm — at Canon John Rogan’s
14 Eucharist with prayer for healing // 12:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall
14 Organ Recital // 1:15pm — Graham Alsop; St Mary Redcliffe
14 Lent Group // 7:30pm — Vicarage — discussion of Terminal
15 Christians in Science // 7:30pm — Revd Dr John Weaver on “Sustainable
energy” — Redland Church Hall, Redland Green
16 Wedding Preparation Group Session // 10:00am — church Undercroft —
Revd Kat Campion-Spall; Revd Dan Tyndall
19 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Dan Tyndall
19 Lent Group // 2:00pm — Parish Office — discussion; Revd Peter Dill
19 Compline // 7:30pm — Revd Kat Campion-Spall
20 Redcliffe Lunch Club // 12.00 noon — talk by Margo Cevik — FCC
20 Redcliffe Film Club // 2.00pm — Strictly Ballroom — FCC
21 Holy Communion // 12:30pm — Revd Peter Dill
21 Organ Recital // 1:15pm — Richard Walker; St Chad’s Shrewsbury
21 Lent Group // 7:30pm — Vicarage — discussion of Terminal
22 Deadline for articles for March magazine // please send to Eleanor Vousden
at editor.mag@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk