Children’s Activities are available in the crypt this morning.  All children and young people are invited to join us.  Children under 3 are also welcome with an accompanying adult.   If babies become restless during the service parents may use the Browning Room where a speaker relays the service.    

This morning we welcome Sheenagh Burrell, ALMA Communications Officer for the Diocese of London.  She will be giving a presentation to Young Church about the work of ALMA in view of our link project overseas.

We also welcome today our guest preacher, The Reverend Graham Buckle, Rector of St Paul’s Church, Rossmore Road.

1st Lent Course - 23rd February 2010, 7.30pm, at Hinde Street Methodist Church on ‘Be Holy as I am Holy’ led by Professor Morna Hooker.  Light refreshments provided and admission is free.

Methodist Covenant Lunch & Conversations, Sunday 28 February, Hinde Street have invited us to a simple lunch starting shortly after our service, to be followed by an informal talk led by Revd Professor Robert Gribben (of Melbourne University and Chairman of the Anglican-Methodist International Commission for Unity).  Cost of lunch £4, commencing 12.30 pm, talk at 2.00 pm to finish at circa 3.00 pm.  Please sign up on the sheet in the Browning Room.

Now & Then.  The next issue is planned for Easter.  We welcome any articles you wish to have included. Please send to: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org or directly to erika.symes@virgin.net

Fr Chris will be away from Thursday to Saturday this week, speaking at a meeting of Scottish clergy and psychotherapists in Dunblane.

Fr Paul will be away next Sunday (28th February) as he is preaching in Canterbury Cathedral.

Programme of Series and Events for Lent are available again this week at the back of the church.  Please do take one.

The next PCC meeting will take place on Wednesday, 3 March 2010.

Collect for the week:

Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ did fast forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet without sin; give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to thy Spirit; and, as thou knowest our weakness, so may we know thy power to save; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Please join us for refreshments after the service