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December 2008

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November 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   


 


 
    1
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
2
Fourth Sunday Before Advent
Micah 3.5-12, 1 Thessalonians 2.9-13, Matthew 24.1-14

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St George’s. We welcome Reading Deaf Church to this Service
4.00 pm
All Souls Service, St Mary Magdalen’s
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong St George’s
3
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
After 8’s meet in Church Hall

 

4
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
MU meet to record the magazine, St George’s Vicarage

 

5
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s
11.00 am
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
6.30 pm
Bonfire, Bangers and Mash, St George’s Church Hall and garden

 

6 7

8
9.00 am—6.00 pm
Singing Workshop at St George’s. Please do come along to watch and listen. For more details contact Pierrette Thomet (9560390) or Paul Rowlands (9456119)

 

9
Third Sunday Before Advent

Amos 5.18-24, 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18, Matthew 25.1-13

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of hands, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St George’s
12 noon—6.00 pm
Singing Workshop, St George’s see details above
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St Mary Mag’s

7.00 pm
Concert at St George’s, entrance free with retiring collection in aid of St George’s . Contact details as above
10
8.00 pm
PCC, St George’s

 

11
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
10.30 am
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
2.00 pm
House Group, 46 Hardwick Road

 

12
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group, venue tba

 

13 14

15
11.00 am
St George’s Christmas Bazaar in Church Hall
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

16
 Second Sunday Before Advent
Zephaniah 1.7,12-18, 1 Thessalonians 5.1-1, Matthew 25.14-30

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St George's
17
10.30 am
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Navara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

18
9.30 am
Mothers’ Union Corporate Communion,
St George’s

 

19
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s
7.30 pm
Rehearsal for Christmas Concert, St Mary Mag’s

 

20 21 22
2.00—5.00 pm

Training session for St Mary Magdalen’s new monthly 11.15 am service. Please contact Caroline (9841523) or Lesley (9414643) for more details

 

23
 Christ the King

Ezekiel 34.11-16,20-24, Ephesians 1.15-23,
Matthew 25.31-46

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
Last day for items for the December magazine

 

24 25
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 46 Hardwick Road
7.30 pm
Fellowship Group, 78 Oak Tree Road

 

26
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s
8.00 pm
House Group, venue tba

 

27 28
7.30 pm
Christmas Market St Mary Magdalen’s

 

29
10.30 am
Coffee Morning, 41 Cambrian Way
2.30 pm
Christmas Market St Mary Magdalen’s

Sun 30 Advent Sunday

Isaiah 64.1-9, 1 Corinthians 1.3-9,
Mark 13.24-37

8.00 am
Holy Communion,
St Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St George’s.
6.00 pm
Joint Advent Carol Service, St Mary Magdalen’s

 

 

October 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St Mary Mag’s
2 3 4
5
Twentieth Sunday After Trinity
Isaiah 5.1-7, Philippians 3.4b-14, Matthew 21.33-46

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Reading Deaf Church Service St. George's
10.30 am
Ordination to the Priesthood of Duncan White, Reading Minster
4.00 pm
Parish Communion, St George’s
Duncan White’s first celebration of the Holy Communion following his ordination to the priesthood
Readings for this service only:
Genesis 14.18-20, 1 Corinthians 11.23-26, John 6.51-58

Followed by Bring and Share Supp
er
5.00 pm
There will be No Evensong today
6
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
After 8’s at Carl Feltham’s home, 39 Morriston Close

 

7
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
MU meet to record the magazine, St George’s Vicarage

 

8
9.30 am
Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's

 

9 10 11
12
Twenty-first Sunday After Trinity
Isaiah 25.1-9, Philippians 4.1-9, Matthew 22.1-14

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Holy Baptism, St. George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St. Mary Magdalen’s

 

13
8.00 pm
PCC, St George’s

 

14
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
10.30 am
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
2.00 pm
House Group, 16, Calder Close
8.00 pm
PCC Meeting, St Mary Magdalen’s

 

15
Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith 1582
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group, venue tba
8.00 pm
Mother’s Union Evening meeting in Church

 

16 17 18
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

19
Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity
Isaiah 45.1-7, 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10, Matthew 22.15-22
8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion & Holy Baptism, St. George's
20
10.30 am
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
2.15-4.15 pm
Deanery MU Meeting, St George’s
2.30 pm
Navara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
PCC, St. Mary Magdalen’s
21
9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St George's followed by coffee to discuss re-starting day time MU meeting

 

22
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s

 

23 24 25
10.00 am
Charity Christmas Card Sale and Coffee Morning at St Mary Mag’s
We will also be collecting the Children’s Society Boxes today


10.30 am
St George’s Coffee Morning at 34 Liebenrood Road

 

26
 Last Sunday After Trinity
Nehemiah 8.1-4a[5-6] 8-12, Colossians 3.12-17, Matthew 24.30-35
8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion & Holy Baptism, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
Last day for articles for November magazine

 

27 28
Simon and Jude, Apostles
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 16, Calder Close

 

29
 James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s
8.00 pm
House Group, venue tba

 

30 31  

 

 

September 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

2
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St George’s
2.00 pm
MU meet to record the magazine, St George’s Vicarage

 

3
Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s
11.00 am
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
4 5 6
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

7
Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Ezekiel 33.7-11, Romans 13.8-14, Matthew 18.15-20

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
We welcome Reading Deaf Club Church to this service
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St George’s
8 9
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 41 Cambrian Way

 

10
9.30 am
Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group—16, Calder Close

 

11 12 13
CRoW
9.00—Noon
Saturday Market , St Mary Mag’s

 

14
Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity
Social Justice Sunday

Genesis 50.15-21, Romans 14.1-12, Matthew 18.21-35

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St. Mary Magdalen’s
Closing date for October mag articles
15
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

16
Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c432
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 41 Cambrian Way

 

17
Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen
, Visionary, 1179
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group, 16 Calder Close

 

18 19 20
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

21
Matthew, apostle & Evangelist
Stewardship Sunday and Harvest Festival St George’s

Proverbs 3.13-18, 2 Corinthians 4.1-6, Matthew 9.9-13

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion & Holy Baptism St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion & Harvest Festival, St. George's
Noon
Harvest Lunch, St George’s
22
8.00 pm
Joint PCC, St. Mary Magdalen’s

 

23
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St George's

 

24
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St Mary Mag’s

 

25 26 27
10.00 am
Working Party at St Mary Mag’s
10.30 am
Coffee Morning at St George’s
7.00 pm
Harvest Supper, St Mary Mag’s

 

28
Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity

Harvest Festival & Back to Church
Sunday, St Mary Magdalen’s

Ezekiel 18.1-4,25-32, Philippians 2.1-13, Matthew 21.23-32

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
  Tues30
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St George's

 

       

 

 

August 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   


 


 
  1 2
2.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
3
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Isaiah 55.1-5, Romans 9.1-5, Matthew 14.13-21
8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s
10.30 am Parish Communion, St. George's
5.00 pm Choral Evensong, St George’s
4
7.00 pm After 8’s Skittles at The Gardener’s Arms

5
Oswald, King of Northumbria. Martyr 642

9.30 am Holy Communion St. George’s
2.00 pm Mothers’ Union Tea Party, 41 Cambrian Way

6
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Daniel 7.9,10,13,14, 2 Peter 1.16-19, Luke 9.28-36
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
11.00 am Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
7 8 9
10
Twelfth Sunday After Trinity
1 Kings 19.9-18, Romans 10.5-15, Matthew 14.22-33

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
11

 

12
9.30 am
Holy Communion St. George’s

13
Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down & Connor, Teacher
of the Faith, 1667
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
14 15 16
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

17
Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity
Isaiah 56.1,6-8, Romans 11.1-2a,29-32, Matthew 15.[10-20]21-28

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion

18
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
19
9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St George’s

20
Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher
of the Faith, 1153
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

21 22 23
 
24
St Bartholemew, Apostle
Acts 5.12-16,1 Corinthians 4.9-15,Luke 22.24-30

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
25 26
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St George’s

27
Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

28  29  30
10.00 am
Working Party at St Mary Magdalen’s
10.30 am
St George’s Coffee Morning –venue tba

 

July 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   

1
9.30 am
Holy Communion St George’s

2
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
11.00 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.00 pm
MU meet to record magazine, 41, Cambrian Way

3 4 5
2.00—5.00 pm
Strawberry Tea, 3 Fircroft Close

6
Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Zechariah 9.9-12, Romans 7.15-25a, Matthew 11.16-19,25-30

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St George’s
7
7.00 pm
After 8’s meet at St George’s for walk round University Lake
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

8
9.30 am Holy Communion St George’s
9
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group—venue TBA

10
7.30 pm
Reading Concert Singers, St Mary Magdalen Church Hall, Summer Romance Concert

11 12
Noon-3.00 pm
Barbecue, 41 Cambrian Way

13
Eighth Sunday After Trinity
Isaiah 55.10-13, Romans 8.1-11, Matthew 13.1-9,18-23

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St. Mary Magdalen’s
14
8.00 pm
PCC Meeting, St. George’s
15
St Swithun, Bishop of Winchester
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group,

 

16
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
Mothers Union Evening Meeting, St George’s

17 18 19
Open Day &Flower Festival St Mary Mag’s
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

20
Ninth Sunday After Trinity
Isaiah 44.6-8, Romans 8.12-25, Matthew 13.24-30,36-43

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's

21
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
PCC, St. Mary Magdalen’s

22
Mary Magdalen
Song of Solomon 3.1-4,2 Corinthians 5.14-17,John 20.1-2,11-18

9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St George's
2.00 pm
House Group
8.00 pm
Patronal Festival At Mary Magdalen’s
23
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm House Group—venue tba

24 25 26
10.00 am
Working party, St Mary Magdalen’s
10.30 am
Coffee morning, St George’s—venue tba

27
Tenth Sunday After Trinity
1 Kings 3.5-12, Romans 8.26-39, Matthew 13.31-33,44-52

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St Mary Magdalen’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
28 29
Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of our Lord

9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's

30
William Wilberforce, Social Reformer 1833

9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

31    

 

June 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
 1
Second Sunday after Trinity
Deuteronomy11.18-21,26-28:Romans1.16,17;3.22b-28;Matthew7.21-29

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s
10.30 am Parish Communion, St. George's
5.00 pm Choral Evensong, St George’s
 2
7.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

3
9.30 am Holy Communion St George’s
2.00 pm MU meet to record magazine at 41 Cambrian Way
8.00 pm Fellowship Group, Goring Heath

4
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
11.00 am Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
5 6 7
Diocesan Day on Mission and Evangelism—please remember this event, and those involved, in your prayers
2.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

8
Third Sunday After Trinity
Hosea 5.15 - 6.6; Romans 4.13-25; Matthew 9.9-13,18-26

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's

9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St. Mary Magdalen’s
9
8.00 pm
PCC Meeting, St. George’s
10
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 16 Calder Close
11
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group
12 13 14
15
Fourth Sunday After Trinity

Exodus 19.2-8a; Romans 5.1-8; Matthew 9.35 - 10.8

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
Phil Chatfield at St. George’s
16
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
PCC, St. Mary Magdalen’s

17
9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St George's
8.00 pm
Fellowship Group, Gardeners’ Arms

18
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

19 20 21
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

22
Fifth Sunday After Trinity
Jeremiah 20.7-13; Romans 6.1b-11; Matthew 10.24-39

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Holy Baptism St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
11.00 am
Holy Baptism, St. Mary Magdalen’s

23
6.30 pm
Christian Aid Supper, 34 Liebenrood Road

24
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 16 Calder Close

25
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
5.30 pm Wedding Rehearsal, St. George’s
8.00 pm
House Group

26 27 28
10.00 am
Working Party at St. Mary Magdalen’s
10.30 am
Coffee Morning St. George’s
2.00 pm
Wedding of David Giles and Louise Giles, St. George’s

29
SS. Peter and Paul
Acts 12.1-11; 2 Timothy 4.6-8,17,18; Matthew 16.13-19

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
30

 

 

     

 

May 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   


 


 
1
Ascension Day
Acts 1.1-11 or Daniel 7.9-14; Ephesians 1.15-23 or Acts 1.1-11; Luke 24.44-53

8.00 pm
Parish Communion at St George’s and St Mary Magdalen’s
2 3
2.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

 

4
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 1.6-14; 1 Peter 4.12-14, 5.6-11; John 17.1-11

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St George’s
5
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
6
9.30 am
Holy Communion St George’s
2.00 pm
MU meet to record magazine, St George’s Vicarage
8.00 pm
Fellowship Group, 3 Fircroft Close

7
9.30 am
Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
10.15 am
School visit to Church, St Mary Mag’s
11.00 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
11.15 am
School visit to Church, St George’s

8 9 10
11
Pentecost
Acts 2.1-21;! Corinthians 12.3b-13; John 20.19-23

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St Mary Magdalen’s
12 13
9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 46 Hardwicke Road
14
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group
15
8.00 pm
Wellspring Service at St Michael’s Tilehurst in the Morlais Room

 

16 17
9.00 am
Choral Workshop, St George’s. For more details please tel. Paul Rowlands (9456119) or Pierette Thomet (9560390)

2.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst

18
Trinity Sunday
Isaiah40.12-17,27-31; 2Corinthians13.11-13; Matthew 28.16-20

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
Noon-7.00pm
Choral Workshop, St George’s. For more details please tel. Paul Rowlands (9456119) or Pierette Thomet (9560390)
7—8 pm
Choral Concert, St George’s—see above for contacts

19
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
Joint PCC, St George’s

20
9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St George's
8.00 pm
Fellowship Group, 3 Fircroft Close

21
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
22 23 24
10.00 am
Confirmation Rehearsal, St George’s
25
First Sunday after Trinity
Leviticus 19.1-2,9-18;1Corinthians 3.10-11,16-23;Matthew 5.38-48

8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
6.30 pm
Confirmation by the Bishop of Reading, St George’s
26

 

27
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
House Group, 46 Hardwicke Road

28
9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group

 

29  30
10.00 am
Working Party at St Mary Magdalen’s

 

 

 

April 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   

1
9.30 am Holy Communion St George’s
2.00 pm MU meet to record magazine, St George’s Vicarage

2
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
11.30 am Communion, Riverview Nursing Home

3 4 5
6
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 2.14a,36-41; 1 Peter 1.17-23; Luke 24.13-35

A consultation process about the pattern of services at both churches begins today. Please look out for the leaflets and listen for announcements
8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s
10.30 am Parish Communion , St. George's.
5.00 pm Choral Evensong, St George’s

7
7.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm After Eights Meal at The Ditty


 

8
9.30 am Holy Communion, St. George's
2.30 pm House Group, 41 Cambrian Way


 

9
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm House Group


 

10 11 12
13
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts2.42-47; 1 Peter 2.19-25; John 10.1-10

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags
10.30 am Parish Communion, St George's
6.00 pm Choral Evensong, St Mary Magdalen’s

14
8.00 pm PCC St George’s

 

15
9.30 am Mu Corporate Communion, St. George's


 

16
9.30 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm Concert rehearsal St Mary Magdalen’s


 

17 18 19
11.00 am St George’s Day Fayre

 

20
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7.55-60; 1 Peter 2.2-10; John 14.1-14

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s
10.30 am Parish Communion, St. George's

 

21
10.30 am Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm Moorlands
7.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm PCC St Mary Magdalen’s


 

22
9.30 am MU Corporate Communion, St George's
2.00 pm House Group, 41 Cambrian Way


 

23
9.30 am Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
7.00 pm Bishop of Oxford to Celebrate and Preach at
St George’s and Commissioning of PCC followed by Bring and Share Supper
8.00 pm House Group


 

24 25 26
10.00 am Working Party at St Mary Magdalen’s
6.30 pm Celebration party for St George’s Day with fish and chip supper


 

27
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 17.22-31; 1 Peter 3.13-22; John 14.15-21

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am Parish Communion and St. Mary Mag’s
10.30 am Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's

28

 

29
9.30 am Holy Communion, St. George's


 

30
9.30 am Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
7.30 pm Concert, Vivaldi Gloria (With Reading Concert Singers), St Mary Magdalen’s

 

     

 

 

 

March 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   


 


 
    1
10:00 am
Mothers Union AGM
2
4th Sunday of Lent-Mothering Sunday
1 Samuel 16.1-13; Ephesians 5.8-14; John 9.1-41
8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St.George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion , St.George's.
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St George’s
3
7.30 pm Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
After Eights — Lent meeting led by Duncan White


 

4
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
12.30 pm
Lent Lunch, St George’s
1.30 pm
Lent Group. St George’s
2.30 pm
MU meet to record the magazine, St.George's Church Hall
8.00 pm
Fellowship Group, 3 Fircroft Close
5
9.30 am Holy Communion, Mary Magdalen's
11.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
8.00 pm
Lent Group, 6 Longridge Close

6 7 8
9
Passion Sunday
Ezekiel 37.1-14; Romans 8.6-11; John11.1-45

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags
11.00 am
APCM in the Church (after 9.30 service)
10.30 am Parish Communion and recommissioning of the Royal Naval Association, St George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St Mary Magdalen’s

10 11
9.30 am Holy Communion, St. George's
12.30 pm
Lent Lunch, St George’s
1.30 pm
Lent Group, St George’s Hall
12
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
Lent Group (venue tba)
13 14 15

16
Palm Sunday
Matthew 21.1-11; Isaiah 50.4-9a;Philippians 2.5-11; Matthew 26.14-27.66

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
APCM in church at 11.45 am (after 10.30am service)
5.00 pm
Reading Bach Choir’s performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in the Concert Hall, reading Town Hall. Tickets from Judy Gillis 0118 9882437

17
Monday of Holy Week
Isaiah 42.1-9; Hebrews 9.11-15; John 12.1-11

9.30 am Holy communion, St George’s
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
Holy Communion St Mary Magdalen’s followed by Compline

18
Tuesday of Holy Week
Isaiah 49.1-7; I Corinthians 1.18-31; John 12.20-36

9.30 am MU Corporate Communion, St George's
8.00 pm
Holy Communion St Mary Magdalen’s followed by Compline

19
Isaiah 50.4-9a; Hebrews 12.1-3; John 13.21-32

9.30 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
6.00 pm Holy Communion, St George’s followed by Compline
7.30 pm
Stainer’s Crucifixion, St Mary Magdalen’s

20
Maundy Thursday of Holy Week
Exodus 12.1-4[5-10];1 Corinthians 11.23-26; John 13.1-17,31b-35

10.30 am Toddlers’ Service St Mary Magdalen’s
8.00 pm
Parish Communion with Washing of Feet, St George’s and St Mary Magdalen’s
9.00 pm— 12 midnight
Vigil St George’s & St Mary Magdalen’s

21
Good Friday
Isaiah 52.13-53.12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10.16-25; John 18.1-19.42

9.30 am Good Friday Service, St George’s
10.00 am
Good Friday Service, St Mary Magdalen’s
9.45 am
Reading Walk of Witness Forbury Gardens
12 noon—3.00 pm
Good Friday Liturgy and sermon on the seven words St Mary Magdalen’s & St George’s

22
Holy Saturday
Romans 6.3-11; Matthew 28.1-10

7.30 pm New Fire and First Communion of Easter , St George’s


 

23
Easter Day
Acts 10.34-43; Colossians 3.1-4; Matthew 28.1-10

6.00 am
New fire and First Communion of Easter St Mary Magdalen’s
8.00 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
24 25
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's

26
9.30 am Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

27  28 29
10.00 am Working Party at St Mary Magdalen’s
10.30 am
Coffee Morning St George’s

30
2nd Sunday of Easter
Acts 2.14a,22-32; 1 Peter 1.3-9; John 20.19-31

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Commissioning of PCC, St. Mary Mag’s

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St George’s

31          

 

February 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   


 


 
  1 2
3
Sunday next before Lent
Exodus 24.12-18; 2 Peter 1.16-21; Matthew 17.1-9

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion , St. George's.
5.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St George’s
6.00 pm
Evening Prayer, St Mary Magdalen’s
4
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
After Eights — A talk about the Air Ambulance

5
9.30 am Holy Communion, St. George's
2.00 pm
MU meet to record the magazine, St.George's Vicarage

6
Ash Wednesday
9.30 am
Holy Communion with imposition of ashes, St. Mary Magdalen's
11.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
8.00 pm
Holy Communion with imposition of ashes, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
Holy Communion with imposition of ashes, St. George’s

7 8 9
10
1st Sunday of Lent
Genesis2.15-17,3.1-7;Romans5.12-19;Matthew4.1-11

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's
6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St Mary Magdalen’s


 

11
8.00 pm
PCC, St George’s
12
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
12.30 pm
Lent Lunch, St George’s (to be confirmed) 1.30 pm Lent Group, St George’s Hall (ditto)
13
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group (for Lent) 114 Chapel Hill
Tel: 9624409
14 15 16
9.30 am—4.00 pm
Greyfriars. Christians Together on Climate Change. You are invited to a I day conference at Greyfriars church in Reading, intended to help Christians respond effectively to the challenge of climate change through practical action and prayer. Organised by the Dioceseof Oxford, together with other churches and Christian agencies, there will be a range of highly regarded speakers (including Bishop John), a wide array of workshops, and an exhibition of resources and activities, as well as worship together. The cost is just £5, payable on the day, but please note pre-registration is essential (contact helen.keely@oxford.anglican.org,. 01865 208214) For further information, contact Maranda St John Nicolle: ccowinfo@fish.co.uk, o1865 378059

17
3nd Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12.1-4a; Romans 4.1-5,13-17; John 3.1-17

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion, St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion, St. George's

18
10.30 am
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
2.30 pm
Narvara Lodge
3.00 pm
Moorlands
7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
8.00 pm
PCC, St Mary Magdalen’s

19
9.30 am
MU Corporate Communion, St George's
12.30 pm
Lent Lunch (to be confirmed)
1.30 pm
Lent Group, St George’s (to be confirmed
20
9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm House Group (for Lent)

21 22 23
10.00 am
Working party at St Mary Magdalen’s
10.30 am
Coffee morning, St George’s
10.30 am
MU AGM, St George’s

24
3rd Sunday of Lent
Exodus 17.1-7; Romans 5.1-11; John 4.5-42

8.00 am Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
Parish Communion and St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
Parish Communion and Laying on of Hands, St. George's
25 26
9.00 am
Holy Communion, St. George's
12.30 pm
Lent Lunch (to be confirmed)
1.30 pm
Lent Group, St George’s (to be confirmed)

27
George Herbert, Priest Poet, 1633

9.30 am
Corporate Fellowship Group Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
8.00 pm
House Group (for Lent)

28  29  

 

January 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
   

1
Naming & Circumcision of Christ

 9.30am
  Holy Communion, St. George's

2
Basil the Great and Gregory Naziazen

 9.30 am
 Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
11.00 am              
Communion at Riverview Nursing Home
3 4 5
6
Epiphany

Isaiah 60.1-6; Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew
2.1-12

 
8.00 am    Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
 
9.00 am    Holy Communion, St. George's
 
9.30 am    Parish Communion, St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
 Parish Communion, St.Georges
 
5.00pm                                Choral Evensong, St George’s
 
 6.00 pm  Evening Prayer, St. Mary Magdalen's
7
 7.30 pm
Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness  prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
 8.00 pm 
After Eights Beetle Drive
8
9.30 am                                Holy Communion, St.Georges
12.00 pm 
M U Lunch at  the Toby Carvery
9
 9.30 am
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

 8.00 pm
                                House Group
10 11 12
13
Baptism of Christ
Isaiah 42.1-9; Acts 10.34-43; Matthew 3.13-17

8.00 am
                               Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
 
9.00 am                               Holy Communion, St. George's
9.30 am
                               Parish Communion and Laying on of  Hands, St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
 Parish Communion, St. George's
 
 6.00 pm
Choral Evensong, St Mary Mags
14 15
 9.30am
                                MU Corporate Communion, St.Georges
16
 9.30am
 
Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
17 18 19

20
3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Isaiah 49.1-7; 1 Corinthians 1.1-9; John 1.29-42
Sunday in the week of prayer for Christian Unity

 8.00 am                               Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
 
9.00 am                               Holy Communion, St. Georges
 
9.30 am                               Parish Communion, St. Mary Mags

10.30 am
               Parish Communion, St.Georges
 
6.00pm                                Choral Evensong, St. Mary Magdalen's

21
10.30 am              
Communion, Riverview Nursing Home
 
2.30pm                                Narvara Lodge
 
3.00 pm                               Moorlands
 
7.30 pm                Ecumenical Healing and Wholeness prayer group at The Link, Tilehurst
 
8.00pm                                Joint PCC Meeting, St Mary Magdalen
22
 9.30am
                                Holy Communion, St. George's
 
2.00 pm
 House Group
23
 9.30 am
 Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
 8.00pm
                                House Group
24 25 26
10.00am              
Working Party, St Mary Magdalen’s
27
Candlemas (transferred)

Malachi 3.1-5; Hebrews 2.14-18; Luke 2.22-40

 8.00 am
                               Holy Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's
 
9.00 am                               Holy Communion, St. George's
 
9.30 am                               Parish Communion, St. Mary Mags

10.30 am

Parish Communion and Laying on of  Hands, St. George's
 
3-5.00 pm
 
Epiphany Tea at 16 Calder Close
 
6.00 pm 
Evening Prayer, St Mary Magdalen’s
28 29
9.30 am
 
Holy Communion, St. George's

30
 Charles, King & Martyr

 
9.30 am 
Corporate Fellowship Group  Communion, St. Mary Magdalen's

31