The Collect and readings are omitted from this electronic edition for copyright reasons - to see the readings click the links.
First Reading Genesis 15.1-12,17-18
Second Reading Philippians 3.17-4.1
Gospel Luke 13.31-35
We remember in our prayers
Today  Missouri - (USA) The Rt Revd George Wayne Smith
Church of North India: Barrackpore - Brojen Malakar
Monday 5th March  Mityana - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Dunstan Bukenya
Newbold
Tuesday 6th March Mombasa - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Julius Robert Katio Kalu
Clergy: Nigel Johnson, James Milnes. Reader: Heather Peet. Wardens: Maureen Handford, George Riley
Wednesday 7th March Monmouth - (Wales) The Rt Revd Dominic Edward Walker
Provincial Assistant Bishop - (Wales) The Rt Revd David Thomas
Whittington and New Whittington
Thursday 8th March Montana - (USA) The Rt Revd Charles Franklin Brookhart
Clergy: Jocelyn Lewis. Readers: George Lewis, Patricia Bottomley. Wardens: Kate Pollard and Tim Swift, Pauline Yates and Tom Donachie
Friday 9th March Montreal - (Canada, Canada) The Rt Revd Barry B Clarke
Suffragan Bishop of Montreal - (Canada, Canada) Vacant
MMA 23 - Dronfield with Holmesfield Team – Area Vicar: Barrie Green
Saturday 10th March Moosonee - (Ontario, Canada) The Most Revd Caleb James Lawrence
Clergy: Barrie Green, Dick Dove. Readers: Richard Owen, Tony Bethell, Barbara Hodd, Christine Williams. Warden: Mrs P. Charles
Sunday Groaner
I decided to stop worrying about my teenage son's driving and take advantage of it. I got one of those bumper stickers that says, "How's my driving?" and put a premium number on it. At £1 a call, I've been making about £38 a week.
Home sweet home
A woman was at home with her children when the telephone rang. In going to answer it, she tripped on a rug, grabbed for something to hold on to and seized the telephone table. It fell over with a crash, jarring the receiver off the hook.
As it fell, it hit the family dog, which leaped up, howling and barking. The woman's three-year-old son, startled by this noise, broke into loud screams. The woman mumbled some colourful words.
She finally managed to pick up the receiver and lift it to her ear, just in time to hear her husband's voice on the other end say, "Nobody's said hello yet, but it certainly sounds as if I have the right number."
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK
ELECTORAL ROLL
This year Church Electoral Rolls have to be completely renewed. All who are aged 16 or over and are members of the Church of England resident in our parishes or whose normal place of worship is here should comnplete an Electoral Roll Application form and return it as soon as possible. If you know of someone who is not in church today but whose name should be on the roll, please take a form for them and ask them to return it.
Today -   Lent 2
8.00a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
10.00a.m. Family Service - Church Broughton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
11.00a.m. Mattins - Trusley
11.15a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
3.00p.m. Evensong - Dalbury
7.00p.m. Evensong - Long Lan
Wednesday 7th March
10.30a.m.Holy Communion - Long Lane
5.00p.m. Lent Prayer - Longford (every Wednesday in Lent)
7.30p.m. “Can we build a better World?” - Vicarage
This is a York Course in the style we have used in previous years. Contributors include Archbishop John Sentamu (of York), Wedy Craig, Leslie Griffiths and Five Poor Clares from BBC TV’s “The Convent”
Next Sunday 11th March - Lent 3
8.30a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Radbourne
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Trusley
5.00p.m. Holy Communion  - Boylestone
6.30p.m. Evensong - Longford
Dates for your Diary
Tuesday 13th March
7.30p.m. Long Lane Annual Parochial Church Meeting - in Church
Tuesday 20th March 7.00p.m. Boyestone Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Village Hall
Friday 23rd March
Joseph & his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  with Long Lane School and the United Benefice Choir
Saturday, 24th March
Concert by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir in aid of Dalbury Church at Hilton Village Hall
Tickets £5 - ring 01332-516848 or 01283-732360
Saturday March 31st
Collegium Regale in Concert - Sutton
Tickets £9 - ring 01283-733193 or 01283-732881
Wednesday 11th April 7.30p.m. Church Broughton Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Vicarage
Monday 16th April 8.00p.m. Trusley Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Old Hall
Wednesday 18th April 7.30p.m. Sutton Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Village Hall
Wednesday 25th April 7.30p.m. Longford Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Pump House
Saturday 28th April 7.30p.m. Concert to mark the completion of the rebuilding of the Organ - Longford
Tickets soon £5-00
Saturday 30 June
Music at Barton Blount Hall with Zydeco Hot Rods
Tickets soon £8 (child £4)
CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Those who would like to consider preparing for confirmation should contact the Rector as soon as possible. It is hoped that the confirmation will be on the Sunday after Easter.
LOVE LIFE, LOVE LENT
Daily thoughts and actions for Lent - see http://www.livelent.net/
The Parish Pump and the Benefice entry to the South Derbyshire Churchman can now be found on the internet at: http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk/