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Thursday 28th January 2016Thursday 28th January 2016Thursday 28th January 2016 • 11.00am Holy Communion (BCP) in the parish room

Sunday 31st January 2016 Sunday 31st January 2016 Sunday 31st January 2016 --- 4th Sunday of Epiphany4th Sunday of Epiphany4th Sunday of Epiphany

Theme: ‘The Presentation of Christ in the Temple’‘The Presentation of Christ in the Temple’‘The Presentation of Christ in the Temple’

• 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)

• 10.00am Welcome to Worship Holy Communion (with Sunday clubs)

For funerals, weddings and pastoral calls, please contact For funerals, weddings and pastoral calls, please contact For funerals, weddings and pastoral calls, please contact the Vicar, Rev. Graham Buttanshaw on the Vicar, Rev. Graham Buttanshaw on the Vicar, Rev. Graham Buttanshaw on 01943 462240,01943 462240,01943 462240,

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All Saints’

Parish Church

Otley

Sunday 24th January 2016 Sunday 24th January 2016 Sunday 24th January 2016 --- 3rd Sunday of Epiphany3rd Sunday of Epiphany3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Today’s ServicesToday’s ServicesToday’s Services

Theme: ‘Jesus, the Church and the Spirit’‘Jesus, the Church and the Spirit’‘Jesus, the Church and the Spirit’

• 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)

• 10.00am Welcome to Worship

Holy Communion (with Sunday clubs)

There is an opportunity for prayer ministry after this service

Please stay for refreshments after the service

NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER Collect for Sunday 24th January 2016Collect for Sunday 24th January 2016Collect for Sunday 24th January 2016

G od of all mercy, your Son proclaimed good news to the poor, release to the captives, and freedom to the

oppressed: anoint us with your Holy Spirit and set all your people free to praise you in Christ our Lord. Amen

Readings: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31 Luke 4: 14-21

Prayer Focus: Overcoming racial prejudice (Holocaust Memorial Day 27th Streets: Shirley Close, Side Copse

Prayers for the Church Family Remember in your prayers those in our church family who are

unwell, in hospital or recovering, including:

Fran Dale, Jeff English, Chris Lodge, Phil Pears, Connie Speak and Mary Teale

We remember in our prayers, those in our church family who because of illness or other difficulties are unable to get to church

Please let us know if anyone in our church family is ill or unable to get to church, so that they can be included in our prayers

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ITEMS - ‘Chestnuts’ Tel: 01943 465927

Information for the newsletter can be put through the letter box at the ‘Chestnuts’, or in the ‘Newsletter tray’ if the door is open by

Wednesday 12 noon. Please write your name and tel.no on any communication. You can also email the office by Tuesday noon.

info@otleyparishchurch.org Church web site: http://www.otleyparishchurch.orgChurch web site: http://www.otleyparishchurch.orgChurch web site: http://www.otleyparishchurch.org Registered Charity Number 1153498

Margaret Beasley Kathleen Breton Clarice Foyle Beryl Gilbert Ruth Harrison Tess Highcock Joyce Hudson Olive and Walter Hudson Delphine Maw

Joan Mountain Lucy Moxon Peggy Reeve Gwen Richardson Ian Sharp Enid Sheldon Connie Speak Betty Tempest Mary Wilkinson

Church Diary 2016 - Please pray for these events

Wednesday 27th January 9.30am 1.00pm 6.30pm

Thursday 28th January 8.00pm

Friday 29th January 10.00am-12 noon

Saturday 30th January 10.00am-12 noon

Little Rascals in the parish room Baby Rascals in the parish room Food and fellowship in the parish room Falcon Club social evening Coffee Morning in the parish room Saturday Café in the parish room

FUNERAL We pray for the family and friends of:

Michael Winterburn

Otley All Saints Bellringers - DEVON PEAL Sunday February 14th at 2.00pm

We are ringing this special composition in support of the Parish Church’s refurbishment fund. We hope you will sponsor us and that you will come and listen when we ring! The best place will be in the churchyard where we will be serving refreshments or if the weather

is inclement the parish rooms will be open to listen to the bells and enjoy a cup of tea and some cake.

If you would like to sponsor a peal you could catch me at the 8.00am communion or contact me on:

jenny@greenroyd.org or 07743330264

OUR WEEKLY GIFTS Week ending Sunday

17th January 2016

Collections £ 299.22 Standing Orders £1,016.00 Total £ 1,315.22

We are grateful for the support you give the Joanna Project and we would love to join us for our "Open House"

and visit us at Joanna House on

Saturday 6th February between 2.00pm and 5.00pm for coffee and cake and a guided tour.

Our address is 1 Sydenham St, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9RR (next door to Salford Van Hire, along from Dunelm). Please park in one of the free car parks on the industrial estate, ignore the private car park signs.

We are the concrete cube building with a pink/purple door on the corner of Sydenham Street and Domestic Street

If you know you are coming please let Jackie know to ensure we have enough cake, but if you are not sure feel free to turn up anyway.

Parceval Hall

After a successful weekend last year, Lesley Noble has provisionally

booked a 3-day stay at Parceval Hall for Monday 13th to

Wednesday 15th June 2016 with the whole place to ourselves! Anyone interested - please speak

to Lesley

All Saints’ SocialAll Saints’ Social *Please note the new day*

Thursday 28th January at 8.00pm

at the Falcon Sports and Social Club, Westgate, Otley

A night with entertainment or quiz

Come and join us

RETAS Party Saturday 13th February

11.00am - 4.30pm Anyone interested to help show

refugees and asylum seekers around Otley, or chat, serve or

make desserts for the day, contact Peter Wilkinson 01943 969643

or 07851568701

New Church Website

Please check this out at : otleyparishchurch.org.

There is still content to add/update. If you are able to do this for your area of church life, or if

you have any comments or questions about the website then

please have a word with me. Kevin Keefe

Otley Town Partnership There is a space for a Church Rep

on the Otley Town Partnership Committee. If interested, ask

John Simkins or Graham

Otley Bridge (UR) Church We wish the church great blessings as they welcome their new minister, Rev. Jason McCullagh after a long, difficult period without a minister. He will also serve URC Burley.

Otley all saints’ Improvement scheme (oasis)

Response Summary 20th January 2016

Gifts/pledges from the congregation

including gift aid tax - target £100,000 £108,692

FUNDRAISING £3,590

SPONSOR A CHAIR £2,781

Response to the parish letter and notice

Board, including gift aid tax £10,987

Grants received £43,000

A farewell service for Archdeacon David Lee will be held at 4.00pm at Bradford Cathedral next Sunday - 31st January