In 'TouchSt Cuthbert's Magazine Lent 2011

Keeping In Touch with the Community

St Cuthbert's Churciiwishes you a

Peaceful and J{appyCEaster

Rev Alastair Prince - 0151 5492202 - alastairprince@hotmail.com

A message from the Vicar

It was one of the most strikingly stark changes ofmood I had ever had to make. I was exploring myvocation to ordained ministry when it happened. Ihad spent just over an hour with Iqbal, an asylumseeker who was struggling to come to terms withhis experiences in an Iraqi prison under SaddamHussein. I sat with him, and I listened. I listenedas he wept, and I listened in those long silent pauses as he tried to explainwhat had happened to him. The silences were worse than the words hesaid. In the silence were experiences of pain that words would not convey.Gradually though, piecing together the fragments of what he said, and thephysical symptoms he manifested in front of me, it turned out that Iqbal wasa modern day survivor of a form of crucifixion. After that conversation, I thenwent on to the Zimbabwean Independence Day Party. African rhythms,dancing and food, filled with hope for a truly free Zimbabwe. This group ofragtag asylum seekers, refugees, and volunteers danced like there was notomorrow. I have never been to a party that was so exhilarating and upliftingbefore or since. When I got home, I was completely emotionally exhaustedand overwhelmed by the sheer range of feelings I had experienced in oneday.

It is one of the more unusual features of a Vicar's life that we end up makingsome fairly sharp transitions from situations of joy to sorrow sometimes, butthat would take some beating! Holy Week is where the Church marks thattransition from the almost false dawn of joy in Palm Sunday to the extremesorrow and pain of Jesus' crucifixion to the true joy of the resurrection be-yond death. It is a tale of extreme transformation, the sort of transformationthat can only be achieved through Godly love, the love that willingly sufferswith those who suffer and rejoices with those who rejoice. Come and cele-brate with us this radical transforming love, come and glimpse some-thing of that love with us over this Holy Week! /I~,~;.

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Welcome to the Taster edition of theInTouch Magazine! We look forward to wel-coming you to the J{o{y Week servicesat St. Cuthbert's. This year we will offer the

following opportunities to worship:

J{o{y 'Week services18th· 24th APRIL 2011

MONDAY - WEDNESDAY:

Eucharist and meditation on Stations of the Cross 7.30pm

MAUNDY THURSDAY:

Seder meal from 6.30pm, followed by Eucharist with footwashing at 7.30pm

GOOD FRIDA Y:

Children's activities in St. Cuthbert's will run

from lO-12pm

Walk of Witness from the Good Shepherd, Lower HouseLane, at llam

The Last Hour Good Friday Service at 2pm

SATURDAY:

Vigil, with the Service of Light at 8pm

First Eucharist of Easter with baptisms starting from8.30pm

SUNDAY:

lOam Easter Morning Eucharist

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WHAT'S <9NAT ST CUmBERT'S

Day Time Group1.30pm - 3.00pm BABY BALLET (pre-school)

5.00pm - 6.00pm RAINBOWSMen 6.30pm - 7.30pm BROWNIES

7.30pm-8.30pm LABOUR REPRESENTATIVE-STEPH TILL(Every 2nd Monday of each month)

9.00am - 11.30am COFFEE MORNING - All are WELCOME

Tues 1.00pm - 2.00pm JUMPING JACKS (pre-school)

5.30pm - 7.30pm SLIMMING WORLD

9.15am -11.15am PARENT & TODDLER

Wed 1.00pm - 3.00pm FRIENDSHIP GROUP (50+)

6.00pm - 7.00pm KEEP FIT

7.00pm - 9.00pm WEIGHT WATCHERS

Thurs 6.00pm - 7.00pm BEAVERS

7.00pm - 8.00pm CUBS

8.00pm - 9.00pm SCOUTS

Fri 7.00pm - 8.00pm ZUMBA DANCE FITNESS

Sat 10.00am -11.00am LABOUR REPRESENTATIVES - PETERMITCHELL & MARTIN CUMMINS

(Last Saturday of each month)

Sun 9.00am & 11.00 am EUCHARISTIC SERVICES(All are WELCOME)

6.00pm - 7.00pm EUCHARISTIC SERVICE

7.30pm - 9.00pm YOUTH GROUP 'SPARK'

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Cood Friday

The uniformed organizations together with StCuthbert's Church volunteers would like to invite chil-dren to come and celebrate Good Friday in church be-tween lOam - 12noon. There will be a short film fol-lowed by a number of art and craft activities relatingto Easter.

If you would like your child/children to attend, pleaseregister your child's/children's name/s and contactdetails in church.• •• ••• ••••••••••••••••••••• • ••••• •• • •••••••

Wptomtng ~btntST CUTHBERT'S SUMMER FAIR

2nd JULY 2011

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THE PHOENIX CONCERT ORCHESTRA,LIVERPOOL

Musical Director: Jill HydeAssociate Conductor: Dr Robert Howard

Leader: Christine Bratherton

are pleased to invite you to

"THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES"including highlights from Pirates of the Caribbean, Apollo 13,

Oliver, Evita, Harry Potter and Grease

at

St Cuthbert's Church, Langley Close,Croxteth Park, Liverpool L12 ONB

on

SATURDAY,11 JUNE 2011at

8.00pmDONATIONS: £5.00

(Accompanied children under 16 free)Light refreshments included

Proceeds of the concert towards theChurch Window Appeal and Orchestra funds

Further details from the Church or please phone0151 5492202 or 0151 4866944

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Contact DetailsRev. Alastair Prince

St Cuthbert's Church, Croxteth Park0151 5492202

alastairprince@hotmail.com

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