Sunday Worship podcast link and other news: April 10 : Palm Sunday

 

Dear friends Join us for worship online, on the phone or in the building today.  with best wishes Anne Le Bas Online Worship podcast     Order of service You can also access this podcast by phoning 01732 928061

In the church building today - April 10 Palm Sunday 10 am  Holy Communion & Palm Procession 6.30pm Breathing Space Holy Communion During the week HOLY WEEK SERVICES AND EVENTS AT SEAL CHURCH   Mon, Tues, Wed, Frid, Sat 8pm Compline – quiet, said service (20 mins) Monday               2-3.30pm Talking Village in Deniz cafe (Seal High Street)  Wednesday        7.15pm Adult Choir  Maundy Thursday 8pm Holy Communion & Tenebrae   Good Friday 10 -11.30am Messy Church in church 10.30-12.30 Friday Group in the church hall 12noon onwards. Self-guided, prayer stations in church 2.30 -3.15pm Good Friday service with hymns 8pm Compline   Holy Saturday 8pm Compline   Easter Sunday 10 am Holy Communion 6.30pm Evensong (said) Sunday April 17: Easter Sunday 10 am   Holy Communion  6.30pm Evensong Palm Sunday Isaiah 50.4-9a-21, Luke 19.28-40 Today we remember the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding, according to Luke, a colt. It is a deliberate re-enaction of the prophecy of Zechariah (9.9), and Jesus knows very well that it will bring to a head the issues which the Jewish and Roman authorities have had with his ministry.  ALL AGE IDEAS On Palm Sunday we remember the story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem. The crowd were pleased to see him. They pulled branches off the trees to wave in celebration. You could find some leaves (don't pull them off the trees!) and make a picture of the story with them. You could talk about what it feels like to be excited, and what would make you feel really happy right now. The crowd shouted "hosanna!", which means "God save us". What do you think they wanted to be saved from? What help would you like right now?

CHURCH AND COMMUNITY NEWS EASTER FLOWERS If you would like to commemorate someone you love who has died, you can add their names on a sticker to the Easter Flower board, which is at the back of the church, which will be displayed at our Easter Day service. If you would like to make a donation to the flower fund as well, please give this to Maggie Fox or the vicar. MANY THANKS to Rosemary Pattullo and all those who helped with the Bring and Buy sale on Friday morning. It raised over £200, which will be shared between Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees and the church.  SATURDAY April 23 11-12 noon. Know Your Neighbours Get Together in the village hall, for local organisations to share what they are doing, and help people meet one another. Seed & plant swap – contributions welcome!  QUEEN OF PUDDINGS QUIZ Friday April 29th from 7.30pm in the Church Hall. £5 per head. Quiz with a 'loose' royal theme, and tasters of puddings between each round, In all, we hope to have around 20 different desserts for you to try, so eat before you come by all means, but do leave room for some sweet treats during the evening. AS ALWAYS, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR HELP FOR THIS EVENT - PEOPLE WILLING TO MAKE A DESSERT, WASHERS UP AND CLEARERS PLEASE! TICKETS NOW FOR SALE FROM FRANCES 07749 240456  or MARION 07909905975. JUBILEE LUNCH AND PARTY ON THE REC – SUNDAY JUNE 5. We need more people to help set this up, run games etc. Can you help? Now is the moment to volunteer! YOUR HELP AND CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED PLEASE!  As part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations local historian David Williams is arranging for an exhibition of ‘Seal during the reign of Elizabeth II’. He is collecting memories and objects from people to show what life was like in Seal in the early 1950s. If you have any memories of the early 1950s or any objects (ration books, bus or train tickets, school reports, orders of service from baptisms, marriages or burials, photographs of outings, celebrations…) he would be grateful to receive them. He can be contacted on williamsredcourt@gmail.com , 01732 764068 or 07427 844552. TALKING VILLAGE Monday afternoons between 2pm and 3.30 in Deniz's on the High Street. Buy a cup of tea or coffee and join us on the Talking Village table, for a chat and to make new friends, or catch up with old ones! Saturdays - On the first Saturday of each month in Seal Library from 10am-11am. Join us for a coffee whilst out browsing for your library books. At both these venues, there will always be two hosts to welcome you, and we look forward to meeting with you and getting to know each other better. SEAL HISTORY GUIDE BOOKS Deniz's coffee shop still has some copies of our Seal Historical Guided Walk books for just £5 a copy. All proceeds go to the Seal Village Fund. A perfect time to walk around our beautiful village and see it through new eyes! OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS - For more community news from Marion Gilchrist, check out the Know Your Neighbours blog. https://knowyourneighbours.blogspot.com/ or email marionjgilchrist@gmail.com to ask to be put on her mailing list.