almanac 2011

Almanac 2011

Welcome! to the Parish Almanac 2011

St Agnes' is a vibrant, friendly and inclusive community of Christians worshipping and working

together in Longsight. Through our worship, ministry and common journeys, we aim to express

the love and joy of Jesus Christ and his care for all people.

This Almanac has been produced with details of major dates, services and meetings for 2011. Although not

every date is listed here, we hope that this new Almanac will help everyone connected with the St Agnes’

community to see an overview of all the worship, ministry, activities and life at St Agnes’.

Although every care has been taken to check dates and times, and to make sure other information is correct,

please note that some changes may be made during the course of the year so it is always best to keep up to

date with the weekly Newsletter or online through the parish website.

Sign up for the Newsletter sent straight to your email inbox at

www.stagneslongsight.org/news/newsletter

Full Contact Details can be found on the back cover of this Almanac.

Parish Priest: Rev’d Stephen Edwards Churchwardens: Emmanuel Agbo

Curate: Rev’d Lara Dose Jemima Bruce-Micah

Reader: John McKee Asst Wardens: Florence Agbo

Colin Best

How to use this Almanac

Each month carries details of the meetings and extra services together with their times.

Services which happen each Sunday and weekday, and other regular events are not listed on the

calendar but together at the bottom of each page so as to give more room in the Calendar for

your own notes.

At particular times of the year (Lent, Holy Week, Easter & Christmas) special leaflets are

produced with the full list of services and events. Details in church or online.

Sunday names are given for each Sunday of the year.

Days listed in bold type are the principal festivals and holy days of the Church’s year.

Red print is used to indicate the saints and holy days of the Church calendar – the red-letter days

as they are called. This title comes from the fact that the earliest prayer books printed these

saints’ days in red print.

BCP denotes the Communion service is from the Book of Common Prayer 1662

If you have any comments, corrections or suggestions for future additions of this Almanac please

contact us - details on the back cover.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of dates and information in this

Almanac the publisher and compiler cannot accept any responsibility for any inconvenience, loss or

damage caused by information suggested in this publication. This Almanac is produced as a guide

only.

Lyfe Bible Café

Welcome to lyfe... coffee, cake and conversation

lyfe is a new way of engaging with the Bible. It’s about meeting to connect God, you and everyday

life. It’s about encountering the Bible with your heart and mind, in a fresh and vital way.

Using material downloaded from a dedicated website, groups follow a three-step process of

engaging with a particular biblical text. By reading, reflecting and then responding to what they’ve

encountered, the group approaches the Bible afresh.

What is lyfe?

Read

First we read the passage we are discovering

Then we re-read it noting keywords and phrases

Then we read out loud a third time 'listening with the heart' and immersing ourselves and our senses into the story

Reflect

We share our thoughts and questions about what we have listened to and discovered

Respond

We pray and rest over what we have heard

We agree practical action that may change our life

Join us in the Community Hall on the 3rd Monday of each month at 11am

www.stagneslongsight.org for more information

http://www.stagneslongsight.org/worship/lyfe.html

January 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

Epiphany 18.00 Healing Service

3

4

5

11.30 CA Group

6

7

8

9

Baptism of Christ

10

11.00 LP Group

11

13.00 Parish Prayers

12

13

14

15

16

Epiphany 2

17

11.00 Bible Café

18

19

20

21

22

23

St Agnes’ Day

Bring & Share Lunch

24

25

Conversion of St Paul 11.00 Mass (BCP)

20.00 WF Group

26

11.30 BE Group

27

28

29

30

Candlemas

15.00 Godly Play

31

Notes:

CA = Community & Action

LP = Living & Praying

WF = Worship & Faith

BE = Building & Environment

Every Week at St Agnes’…

Sundays 10.30 Parish Eucharist Tuesdays 13.30 Evergreens Thursdays 17.00 Evening Prayer

10.30 Junior Church 17.00 Evening Prayer

19.00 Choir Practice Fridays no regular services

Mondays 17.00 Evening Prayer Wednesdays 17.00 Evening Prayer Saturdays no regular services

The latest updates for this week can be found at www.stagneslongsight.org

Worship & Faith

Worship is central to the life of every Christian and especially to the life of our parish

Worship is the primary purpose of the Church. In our worship we join with the whole

Church of Christ, living and departed, with angels, archangels and with the whole company

of heaven.

Worship & Faith Group

The Worship & Faith Group was formed a number of years ago to help with the

maintenance and planning of both regular services and special occasions. The group is open

to anyone who in interested in making a contribution.

Discussions and meetings range from the everyday

decisions about times, texts and hymns to more creative

visionary ideas about how the parish might respond to the

'Mission Shaped Church' report and its encouragement of

Fresh Expressions of worship.

Join us on the last Tuesday of each month at 8pm

www.stagneslongsight.org/worship/WFgroup

for more information

February 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

11.30 CA Group

3

4

5

6

5th Sunday before

Lent

18.00 Benediction

7

8


9

10

11

12

13

4th Sunday before

Lent

14

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

15

16

17

18

19

St Joseph

11.00 Mass

20

3rd Sunday before

Lent

21

11.00 Bible Café

22

20.00 WF Group

23

11.30 BE Group

24

19.30 Mass

(eve of Annunciation)

25

Annunciation

26

27

2nd Sunday before

Lent

28

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Lent at St Agnes’ Lent begins on Ash Wednesday on March 9th

Pre-Lent

Shrove Tuesday Tuesday 8th March 2011

Evening Prayer with Rite of

Penitence at 5pm

Ash Wednesday Wednesday 9th March 2011

Mass with Imposition of Ashes at

11am and 7.30pm

Full details about everything during Lent at St Agnes’ at

www.stagneslongsight.org/worship/lityr/lent

PeaceWeek Every year CARISMA organizes a week events in South-Manchester. Peace is not just the absence

of violence but the building of communities of security and justice for all, where young people have

the chance to fulfill their God-given potential.

Find out what we are doing for PeaceWeek by visiting the website or this month’s Parish Magazine.

www.stagneslongsight.org/peaceweek

THE WAY OF THE CROSS

Every Sunday evening at 6.00pm

With different meditations each week; a thirty minute journey around the

church building with music, reflection and prayer. If you can't make

Stations in church then you can follow online.

LENT GROUPS

Join us on Wednesday mornings during Lent at 11.30am for discussion,

reflection and action on this year’s Lent course. Details online.

March 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

11.30 CA Group

3

4

5

6

Sunday before Lent

18.00 openmind

7

8


17.00 Rite of Penitence

9

Ash Wednesday

11.00 Mass

19.30 Mass

10

11

12

13

Lent 1 18.00 Stations of the Cross

14

11.00 LP Group

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

15

16

11.30 Lent Group

17

18

19

20

Lent 2 18.00 Stations of the Cross

21

11.00 Bible Café

22

23

11.30 Lent Group

24

25

26

27

Lent 3

15.00 Godly Play 18.00 Stations of the Cross

28

29

20.00 WF Group

30

11.30 Lent Group

11.30 BE Group

31

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Community & Action

www.stagneslongsight.org/action for more information

www.stagneslongsight.org/hall to find out more about the Community Hall

The parish of St Agnes' is a

community of faith, a place

of hope, a fellowship of

love and support. In St

Agnes' parish we serve one

another, to build one

another up and to reach

out with compassion and

concern for our

community and world.

This page gives details of

just some of the ways in

which we work towards

the church's mission and

outreach.

The C&A Group meet on

the first Wednesday of

each month at 11am to

discuss issues and our

actions for our church

community…

April 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

Lent 4

Mothering Sunday 18.00 Stations of the Cross

4

5

6

11.30 Lent Group

7

8

9

10

Lent 5

Passion Sunday 18.00 Stations of the Cross

11

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

12


13

11.30 Lent Group

14

15

16

17

Lent 6

Palm Sunday 18.00 Stations of the Cross

18

Holy Week

19

Holy Week

20

Holy Week

21

Maundy Thursday

for services see

introduction page

22

Good Friday

for services see

introduction page

23

Easter Eve

for services see

introduction page

24

EASTER

SUNDAY

for services see

introduction page

25 no Evening Prayer this week


27

11.30 BE Group no Evening Prayer this week


29

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Notes:


LP = Living & Praying WF = Worship & Faith


one voice

Our focus on Palestine and Israel is a result of a long conversation in a number of groups in

church about how we might pray for and learn about the problems of the Holy Land.

We have chosen to support the OneVoice movement as part of our focus on Palestine and Israel.

Find out more about this project at

www.stagneslongsight.org/action/palestineisrael

OneVoice is an international grassroots movement that amplifies the voice of mainstream Israelis and

Palestinians, empowering them to propel their elected representatives toward a two-state solution. The

movement works to forge consensus for conflict resolution and build a human infrastructure capable of

mobilizing the people toward a negotiated, comprehensive and permanent agreement between Israel and

Palestine that ends the occupation, ensures security and peace for both sides, and solves all final-status issues

in accordance with international law and previous bilateral agreements. The 1967 borders form the basis for

the establishment of an independent, viable Palestinian state, with permanent borders and any modifications

to be agreed upon by both parties. The movement recognizes that violence by either side will never be a

means to end the conflict. Taken from their website www.onevoicemovement.org

http://www.onevoicemovement.org/

May 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Easter 2 18.00 Stations of the

Resurrection

2

3

4

11.30 CA Group

5

19.30 Mass (BCP)

(eve of St John)

6

St John

7

8

Easter 3

9

11.00 LP Group

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

10


11

12

13

14

St Matthias

11.00 Mass (BCP)

15

Easter 4

16

11.00 Bible Café

17

18

19

20

21

22

Easter 5

23

24

25

11.30 BE Group

26

27

28

29

Easter 6

15.00 Godly Play

30

31

Visitation

08.00 Mass 20.00 WF Group

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Living & Praying

from birth to death, in good times and in bad, when faith is strong or weak, find out about living and praying

at St Agnes' Longsight

Baptism

First Communion

Confirmation

Weddings

Funerals

Bereavement

Pastoral Care

Home Communions

Praying

Parish Prayers

Prayer Trees

Prayer Weekend

Have your say... join us every other month at

11.00am for the Living & Praying Group

www.stagneslongsight.org/pastoral/LPgroup


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June 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

11.30 CA Group

2

Ascension Day

service at Wilmslow

3

4

5

Easter 7 18.00 Healing Service

6

7

8

9

10

11

St Barnabas

11.00 Mass (BCP)

12

Pentecost

13

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

14


15

16

17

18

19

Trinity Sunday

20

11.00 Bible Café

21

22

23

Corpus Christi

19.30

Mass & Party

24

25

26

Trinity 1

27

28

20.00 WF Group

29

SS Peter & Paul

11.00 Mass (BCP)

11.30 BE Group

30

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Children

Find out more about children’s work at St Agnes’ Longsight

www.stagneslongsight.org/children

Junior Church for children aged 5 and over meets at

10.30am in the Community Hall each Sunday during term

time. A crèche is also available for younger children.

We follow a course of worship, craft, stories, games and

other activities which tie in with the Church's year and

link in with the Parish Eucharist which takes place at the

same time.

Members of Junior Church join the rest of the

congregation part way through the service and in time for

Communion.

Services for those who have been recently baptized at St

Agnes’ and other children up to the age of 8 years old

who want to come to church and play.

Sometimes church can be a bit daunting if you are new to

the building or not used to our Sunday Services so this is

an opportunity to explore the building through games,

toys and play stations and not worry about the noise!

The whole thing includes a proper tea as well so come to

church - God's house - and play!

Welcome to your church...

July 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

Trinity 2

18.00 Bereavement

Servce

4

5

6

11.30 CA Group

7

8

9

10

Trinity 3

11

11.00 LP Group

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

12


13

14

15

16

17

Trinity 4

18

11.00 Bible Café

19

20

21

St Mary Magdalen

19.30 Mass

22

23

24

Trinity 5

25

St James

11.00 Mass (BCP)

26

20.00 WF Group

27

11.30 BE Group

28

29

30

31

Trinity 6

15.00 Godly Play

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Building & Environment

Join us every last Wednesday at 11.30pm

www.stagneslongsight.org/building


Care & Maintenance Lots of people care for our parish

church in many ways – cleaning,

repairing, washing, gardening -

Ensuring every visitor and

worshipper feels truly welcome…

Community Garden See the October page of this

Almanac for full details of our

plans for the church grounds …

Health & Safety The PCC and the HS Officer are

responsible for the health and

safety of all volunteers and users

of St Agnes’ church...

Community Hall Every day a different user group

hires the community hall – a

source of income as well as an

important link with our local

community…

Environment The care of our environment and

the sustainability of our energy use

is important – we have begun a

project of monitoring and

improving our environmental

impact …

Memory & Place For over 125 years St Agnes’

Parish Church has been at the

heart of our community. It has

played a huge part in the lives of

many people. Collecting these

memories and celebrating the

emotional, spiritual and cultural

impact of our beautiful church is

important to us.

August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

4

5

6

Transfiguration

11.00 Mass

7

Trinity 7

18.00 Benediction

8

9


10

11

12

13

14

Blessed

Virgin Mary

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Trinity 9

22

23

24

St Bartholomew

11.00 Mass (BCP)

25

26

27

28

Trinity 10

29

St John the Baptist

19.30 Mass

30

31

Notes:






Sundays 10.30 Parish Eucharist Tuesdays 13.30 Evergreens (except August) Thursdays 17.00 Evening Prayer


19.00 Choir Practice (except August) Fridays no regular services



Evergreens

Join us every Tuesday at 1.30pm

www.stagneslongsight.org/evergreens

for more information or see the contact details in the introduction to this Almanac

Evergreens is a social group for the over 50's which meets every Tuesday from 1.30pm to

3.30pm in St Agnes' Community Hall.

Why don't you join us and meet new friends?

Come and join us for Bingo, Beetle, Quizzes and Games afternoons, Music afternoons, dance,

singing and chat.

We also have Social Evenings, Christmas Parties and sometimes trips throughout the year...

Full details of the next month’s events can be obtained by contacting us.

September 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

4

Trinity 11

18.00 Benediction

5

6

7

11.30 CA Group

8

9

10

11

Trinity 12

12

11.00 LP Group

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

13


14

Holy Cross Day

15

St Cyprian

08.00 Mass

16

17

18

Trinity 13

19

11.00 Bible Café

20

21

St Matthew

22

23

24

25

HARVEST

15.00 Godly Play

26

27

20.00 WF Group

28

11.30 BE Group

29

St Michael & All

Angels

11.00 Mass

30

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Notes:





Community Garden

As part of our vision for the future of St Agnes' we are developing

the grounds around the church building as a Community Garden.

Our first stage application to the Groundwork/Community Spaces

fund has been successful and we are now working on the final

stage 2 process.

This project is a collaboration between the church and local

community to open up the church’s outdoor areas as safe, green

and accessible space for the whole community. The community

garden is the only green space in the locality and this project

seeks:

to provide space for relaxation: seats, tables, simple play structures etc

to provide an interesting creative green environment encouraging all ages to

discover and learn: an area which is safe, accessible for

wheelchairs and prams etc

to develop the existing wildlife area with further woodland

wild flowers encouraging wildlife: possibly including

composting facilities

Find out more - visit

www.stagneslongsight.org/garden


October 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

DEDICATION

SUNDAY 18.00 Healing Service

3

4

5

11.30 CA Group

6

7

8

9

Trinity 16

10

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

11


12

13

14

15

16 Trinity 17

17 11.00 Bible Café

18 St Luke

08.00 Mass (BCP)

19

20

21

22

23

Trinity 18

24

25

20.00 WF Group

26

11.30 BE Group

27

SS Simon & Jude

19.30 Mass (BCP)

28

29

30

All Saints’

Sunday

31

Hallowed Heroes

check Newsletter

for time and details

Notes:










Find out more - visit

www.stagneslongsight.org/aboutus/developmentplan


Peace through

Community Facilities

As part of our vision for the future of St

Agnes’ we are seeking to develop our

community facilities and the Community

Hall. Full details online and in church

soon…

Peace through

Engaging Worship

We are developing openmind as part of

our plan for creative, engaging worship.

We are also creating other worship events

which continue this theme of engaging

creative worship. Some examples of this

include:

Godly Play worship for children

Hallowed Heroes

Thanks for the Memories

Pew Change

Peace through

Outdoor Green Space

As part of our vision for the future of St

Agnes’ we are developing the

grounds around the church building as a

Community Garden. For full details see

this Almanac’s October page.

Based on the text of scripture

written above the main

entrance to St Agnes’, our

three-point parish development

plan grows from the words:

Follow the latest updates on

the parish website...

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/

November 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

All Souls’ Day 11.00 Requiem

11.30 CA Group

19.30 Requiem

3

4

5

6

3rd before Advent

18.00 Benediction

7

8


9

10

11

12

13

2nd before Advent

14

11.00 LP Group

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

15

16

17

18

19

20

Christ the King

21

11.00 Bible Café

22

23

24

25

26

27

Advent 1

Posada begins

15.00 Godly Play

28

29

20.00 WF Group

30

St Andrew 11.30 Advent Group 11.30 BE Group

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Advent at St Agnes’

Full details about everything during Advent & Christmas at St Agnes’ at

www.stagneslongsight.org/worship/lityr/advent

Posada – can you host the holy family? WATCHING

& WAITING

Adoration and prayers in front of the

Blessed Sacrament.

Tuesday 13th December at 1pm

CLOTH

FOR THE CRADLE

Sunday 18th December 10.30am

an all age service preparing the cradle

to receive the Christ child.

ADVENT GROUPS

Join us on Wednesday mornings

during Advent at 11.30am for

discussion, reflection and action on

this year’s Advent course. Details

online.

Christmas

Services 2011

Carol Service, Midnight Mass & more…

Full details see special leaflets

December 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

4

Advent 2

5

6

7 11.30 Advent Group

8

Conception

of the BVM

08.00 Mass

9

10

11

Advent 3

12

19.00 Mass

19.30 PCC

13



15

16

17

18

Advent 4

10.30 Cradle Service

18.00 Carol Service

19

11.00 Bible Café

20


22

23

24

23.30 Midnight Mass

25

CHRISTMAS

DAY 08.00 Mass (BCP)

10.30 Parish Mass





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St Agnes’ Rectory

Slade Lane

Manchester

M13 0GN

0161 224 2596

[email protected]

www.stagneslongsight.org

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