Readings Exodus 20.1-17; 1 Corinthians 1.18-25; John 2.13-22
We remember in our prayers
Sunday 15th March Mount Kilimanjaro - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Simon Elilekia MakundiChandigarh: Archbishop Joel V. Mal
Monday Mpumalanga - (South Africa) The Rt Revd Leslie WalkerAlvaston
Tuesday Mpwapwa - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Jacob Erasto ChimeledyaClergy: Christopher Frith
Wednesday Mthatha (formerly St John's) - (South Africa) The Rt Revd Dr Sitembele Tobela MzamaneChellaston
Thursday Muhabura - (Uganda) Vacant    Clergy: Peter Swales, Rowland Worrall (associate priest emeritus)
Friday Mukono - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Elia Paul Luzinda Kizito
Single Parish MMA: Boulton
Saturday    Multan - (Pakistan) Vacant
Clergy: Tim Wright
Notices for the week
Sunday 15 March - Lent 38.00a.m. Holy Communion - Sutton
9.30a.m. Mattins - Boylestone
9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Church Broughton
10.00a.m. “Toy” Family Service - Longford
11.00a.m. Holy Communion Dalbury
11.00a.m. Mattins - Sutton
12noon Holy Communion - Trusley
2.30p.m. Evensong - Long Lane
Monday 7.30p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting - Boylestone
Tuesday 8.00p.m. Children’s Day Planning
Wednesday
NO Holy Communion at Long Lane
12.30p.m. Lenten Lunch - Laurel Farm Burnaston (Ring 01332-514314 to book)Proceeds in aid of Dalbury Church (every Wednesday in Lent)
United Lenten Study
Every Wednesday in Lent in the Vicarage at 7.30p.m. commencing 4th March.“Faith, Hope and Love” - a York Course
Saturday
10.30a.m. Coffee Morning - The Old Forge, Long Lane in aid of Flower Festival
Next Sunday 22nd March - Lent 4 - Mothering Sunday
9.30a.m. Family Service - Boylestone9.30a.m. Holy Communion - Longford
Church Broughton unite with Sutton for Family Service
11.00a.m. Holy Communion - Long Lane
11.00a.m. Family Service - Sutton
6.45p.m. Evensong - Trusley
Annual Parochial Church Meetings
Monday 23 March 2.00p.m. Longford
    7.30p.m. Sutton
Tuesday 31 March 8.00p.m. Trusley
Wednesday 22 April 7.30p.m. Radbourne
Tuesday 28 April - 7.30p.m. Church Broughton
Meeting at Dalbury to be fixed
Advance Notice
Barn Dance Saturday 28th March
In Dalbury Lees Village Hall in aid of St Andrew’s, Radbourne
Tickets £7-50 - ring 01332 824742
Sunday 29th March
10.30a.m. United Holy Communion - DalburyPlease note this will be the only service in the benefice on this day
Sunday Groaner
When you mix children and religion...
You get some unexpected gems. The following are extracts from religious exam papers...
In the first book of the Bible, Guinesses, God got tired of creating the world so he took the Sabbath off.
Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was Joan of Ark because Noah built an ark. The animals came on in pears.
The Jews are a proud people and throughout history they've had trouble with unsympathetic genitals.
Moses led the Jews to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread which is bread without any ingredients.
The Seventh Commandment is: Thou shalt not admit adultery.
Moses died before he ever reached Canada.
Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
Jesus enunciated the golden rule, which says do unto others before they do one to you. He also explained a man doth not live by sweat alone.
It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.
The people who followed the Lord were called the twelve decibels.
St Paul cavorted to Christianity down the Damascus Road. There he preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marriage.
Toy
A young mother was looking over a toy for her small child. "Isn't this awfully complicated for him?" she said to the salesman.
"That madam, is an educational toy, designed to prepare a child for life in today's world. It is very expensive, half of it the government wants sent to them, and any way your son puts it together is wrong."
The Parish Pump & the Benefice entry in the South Derbyshire Churchman can be found on the internet at:-
http://churchbroughtonchurch.blog.co.uk