St Chad’s Notices Sunday29thApril2012 Contact:of�ice@stchadsromiley.co.uk

Prayer at St Chad’s

• For the new post-Alpha

groups starting. For

new relationships to

deepen and for the new

believers to quickly

establish solid

foundations on the rock

of God's word.

• ForthelocalCouncil

elections.Whoeveryou

mightsupport,prayfor

men&womenof

integrity&

servanthearted

leadershiptobe

elected.

• Forallthosewhowork

inthe�inancialsector.

Inturbulenttimes,pray

forthemtohave

wisdomandintegrity.

• Forchurchleaders

takingastandoverthe

de�initionofmarriage

inournation.

• Pleasebegintoprayfor

FullyChargedour

children'soutreach

eventinJune,forthe

gatheringofafullteam

andcreativityin

preparation.

• PleaseprayforourPCC

aswemeetthisweek.

Forongoingvision,

wisdomandunity.

Last Sunday we looked at the amazing reality that in coming to know God, he transports us from being part of one dominion, into becoming part of God’s kingdom. A kingdom is the realm of influence under a king and every kingdom has a culture. A culture is shaped by its values, the core beliefs which the majority of people who live in that culture agree to. In our culture tolerance, democracy and equality are some of the core values. Values are usually shaped by those with the loudest voices and most power. Historically in most culture that has been those in leadership and authority, in a modern era of technology it could be said that is now those with the loudest voice in the media.

His kingdom is a kingdom of light and it’s a kingdom led by king Jesus. As people who have been transported into this kingdom we need to learn what the values of his kingdom are, because they are the values of the kingdom we are now a part of. I find this one of the most exciting and inspiring questions to be asking when I read the Bible.

What are the kingdom values which this passage expresses?

What does this story or letter or psalm teach me about the values God wants to install in his kingdom?

As you read the Bible, can I encourage you to be asking those questions. As we together discern and learn from God understanding and revelation of his kingdom values, then we’ll be able to adopt them as our own, so that St Chad’s becomes a place where the values of God’s kingdom become the values of our community. In that way we’ll see part of the answer to our prayer, ‘on earth as it is in heaven’. Richard

Cut along the strip and s�ck our weekly diary and prayer points in your

bag/bible!

He has transported us from the dominion of darkness

and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son

Colossians 1v13

Monday 30th

3.30pmFireworks

Tuesday 1st May

10.00amLittleLights

5.45pmFuel

Wednesday 2nd

10.00amSparklers

11.00amHolyCommunion

4.15pmCherryYouth

6.30pmDeeper

7.00pmCore

Thursday 3rd

10.00amStars

12.00 LunchtimePrayers

7.45pmPCCMeeting

Saturday 5th May

10.00amLadiesSocietyCoffee

MorninginGuywood

Sunday 6th

9.15amParishCommunion

11.00amService

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Romiley, Stockport

SK6 4BN

phone (0161) 430 4652

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CRU Furniture Appeal for

Maria's Care Primary School

Thank you to all of you who have

contributed to this urgent appeal.

To date individual dona�ons from

St Chad's have reached £477.90

which is the equivalent of 40 desk

and bench units! There has been a

steady stream of dona�ons and the

BLUE BOX at the back of church will

be removed from church at the end

of April.

If you would s�ll like to help,

leaflets are at the back of church to

explain what to do.

Your con�nued faithful support is

known about at Maria's Care and

appreciated!

Audrey and David Bomford

Fizz Fashion Show

In aid of CAP Stockport

Thursday 3rd May

Doors open 7pm

Show starts 7.30pm

Reddish Life Centre

Sykes Street Reddish SK5 6AL

Tickets only £3

Including free drink

Raffle prizes to be won.

For �ckets and more informa�on

Call 0161 850 8360 and select

Op�on 5

Ladies Society

Coffee Morning

Saturday 5th May Guywood Centre 10-12

Cakes, giBs, books, bring and buy.

Tickets £1, includes coffee and

scone—proceeds to local chari�es.

St Chad’s lent teaching

We have put all 5 of the sermons

from our lent teaching series on

Jesus’ Death into a booklet. Copies

are available at the back of church.

(we suggest a contribu�on of £2

towards prin�ng costs) If you’d like a

copy sent by email contact

office@stchadsromiley.co.uk

Congratula%ons to James Neal

We are delighted to make it public

that our youth worker James Neal

has been accepted for training for

ordina�on in the Church of

England. James aMended a selec�on

'conference' in March, a gruelling 3

day event with interviews, group

exercises and constant

supervision! The report back from

the panel was hugely affirming of

James, his character, giBs and clear

call to ministry. We are delighted for

James and Emily and excited about all

that God is going to do in and

through them. Sadly the gain for the

wider Church of England is a loss for

St Chad's as James will leave his post

as youth worker with us at the end of

July, so that he can begin his training

in the autumn. The good news for us

is that with Emily's family living

nearby and them being sponsored by

Chester diocese, James and Emily will

stay in close touch with St Chad's.

The PCC have decided that we will

soon be adver�sing for a new youth

worker, so do look out for that and if

you know of anyone who might be

suitable, please encourage them to

consider it.

Services at Berrycro*

Our services in BerrycroB are on

the 2nd Sunday of every month.

Our next service will be on Sunday

13th May at 11am.

Stand Firm

The diocesan renewal day on May

19th has been postponed un�l 2013.

Whilst there was a lot of interest in

the day, there were sadly insufficient

bookings to make the day possible at

the Cathedral as the date clashed

with a number of other local

events. Its very exci�ng to be in a

diocese where a day with a vision

such as this is developing, please pray

for our Archdeacon Ian Bishop and

the core group taking this forwards.