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This week at St Matthew’s

Sunday 23^rd February (2^nd Sunday before Lent)

8 am   Service of the Word – please note that there will not be a service of Holy Communion at 8 am today.

10 am           Parish Communion (Junior Church starts off in the church)

Readings:     Revelation 4 and Luke 8: 22 – 25

Anthem:        A Gaelic Blessing - John Rutter (b.1945)

Voluntary:     ‘Trumpet Tune (Homage to the 18th century) - David N Johnson (1922-1987)

Monday 24^th February

9 am – 3 pm Foodbank

9:30 am        Craft Group in vestry

9:45 am        Toddler Group in the Parish Room

2 pm             Greek Group in vestry

Wednesday 26^th February

10 am           Holy Communion

Readings:     James 1: 19 – end and Mark 9: 38 - 40

11am – 3pm Foodbank

Thursday 27^th February

9:00 am        Gardening Group

1:10 pm        Lunchtime Music - Flute and Piano Recital

6:30 pm        Junior Choir Practice

7:00 pm        Adult Choir Practice

Friday 28^th February

9 am – 3 pm Foodbank

Saturday 1^st March

9 am             Saturday Gardening Group

Sunday 2^nd March (Next before Lent)

8 am             Holy Communion

10 am           Parish Communion (no Junior Church)

Readings:     2 Corinthians 3: 12 – 4:2 and Luke 9: 28 – 36

4 pm             Messy Church

Dates for your diary

5^th March      Ash Wednesday – services with ashing at 10 am and 7:30 pm

15^th March    Working Party followed by Lent Lunch in aid of the Bishop of Southwark’s Lent Call.  The lunch will be in the main hall from 12 noon to 2 pm.

12^th April       Unlock London Walk – more details to follow

17^th May       7 pm   Barn Dance in aid of church funds

Rev Anna's contact details - Day Off on FRIDAY

email address: vicar@stmatthews-redhill.org.uk          Phone number 01737 511495

Parish Administrator Julia Elfred

email address: juliae@stmatthews-redhill.org.uk         Phone number 01737 249066

If you would like to include any notices in the weekly newsletter please contact:

Tracey Jennings – email address: tracey.jennings17@gmail.com

Phone number: 01737 760590- by Wednesdays 10 am

Pastoral Care And Pastoral Support - If you need any help at all please do contact any

member of the Staff Team - we are always ready to do what we can to help.

Rev. Anna (Vicar) As above

Julie Knight (Reader) juliek@stmatthews-redhill.org.uk

Anne Currie (Reader) annec@stmatthews-redhill.org.uk

Lent 2025

Details of Lent observances, both in church and at home, will be published in the Lent booklet which will be available soon.

Friday 7th March:  World Day of Prayer

(formerly Women's World Day of Prayer)

The service this year has been prepared by the Christian women from the Cook Islands.  

The theme is 'I made you wonderful'.  We are all made in the image of God and our identity is as a  child of God - valuable, precious, unique and special to Him.  To know that I am enough, you are enough, we are enough, and loved unconditionally by God is priceless.

The service for Redhill and Reigate is being  hosted this year at Reigate Park Church at 10.30am.

Do come and join us for this ecumenical service that will be held around the world, starting and ending in the Pacific Islands.

Hilary Richardson

27 February – Lunchtime Music

Flute and Piano Recital - Karen Wong (flute), Weng Soon Tee (piano)

     Franz Schubert - Introduction and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' for Flute and Piano, D.802
     Sergei Prokofiev - Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94