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First Reading Isaiah 43.16-21
Second Reading Philippians 3.4b-14
Gospel John 12.1-8
We remember in our prayers
Sunday 25th March  Muyinga - (Burundi) The Rt Revd Eraste Bigirimana
Church of North India: Chandigarh - Joel V. Mal
Monday 26th March Pray for the Mothers' Union International. Mytikyina - (Myanmar) The Rt Revd David Than Lwin
MMA 33 – Spondon
Tuesday 27th March Nagpur - (North India) The Rt Revd Baiju F Gavit
Clergy: (Vacancy). Readers: Mrs I.J. George, David Ralton. Wardens: Reg Pugh, Ann Austin
Wednesday 28th March  Nairobi - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Peter Njoka
MMA 34 - Area Vicar: Wayne Stillwell. Chaddesden St Mary
Thursday 29th March Nakuru - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Stephen Njihia Mwangi
Clergy: Wayne Stillwell. Readers: David Oddie, Ann Oddie. Wardens: David Oddie, Ian Dainty
Friday 30th March Nambale - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Josiah Makhandia Were
MMA 35 - Area Vicar: John White. Derby St Alkmund and St Werburgh
Saturday 31st March Namibia - (South Africa) The Rt Revd Nathaniel Nakwatumbah
Suffragan Bishop of Namibia - (South Africa) The Rt Revd Petrus Hidulika Hilukiluah
Clergy: John White, Liz Rawlings; ordained pioneer minister: Simon Neill
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.
Sunday 25th March - Lent 5
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Boylestone
9.30a.m. Mattins - Church Broughton
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
11.00a.m. Family Service - Sutton
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
3.00p.m. Evensong - Radbourne
6.45p.m. Evensong - Trusley
Wednesday 28th March
5.00p.m. Lent Prayer - Longford (every Wednesday in Lent)
7.30p.m. “Can we build a better World?” - Vicarage
Next Sunday 1st April - Palm Sunday
8.00a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
10.00a.m. Family Service - Church Broughton
11.00a.m. Mattins - Trusley
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
11.15a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
3.00p.m. Evensong - Dalbury
7.00p.m. Evensong - Long Lane
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 11th April 7.30p.m. Church Broughton Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Monday 16th April 8.00p.m. Trusley Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Old Hall
Tuesday 17th April 7.30p.m. Dalbury Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Summerfields, Lees
Wednesday 18th April 7.30p.m. Sutton Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Village Hall
Tuesday 24th April 7.30p.m. Radbourne Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Wednesday 25th April 7.30p.m. Longford Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Pump House
Saturday 28th April 7.00p.m. Concert to mark the completion of the rebuilding of the Organ - Longford
Note change of time.
Saturday 30 June
Music at Barton Blount Hall with Zydeco Hot Rods
Tickets soon £8 (child £4)
What does Love mean? A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca- age 8
 "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is  different. You just know that your name is safe in  their mouth."  Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on  shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."  Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most  of your French fries without making them give you anyof theirs."  Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."  Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."  Danny - age 7
 "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mummy and Daddy are like that. They  look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if  you stop opening presents and listen." 
Bobby - age 7
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"  Nikka - age 6
Sunday Groaner
Miss Jones had been giving her pupils a lesson on  science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron. Now it was question time and she
asked, "My name begins with the letter 'M' and I pick up things. What am I?"
A little boy on the front row said, "You're a mother."
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/