This week's services
Wednesday 12th May
10:30am at Los Boliches Eucharist (said)
Sunday 16th May - Easter 5
9:30am at Calahonda Eucharist
11:30am at Alhaurin 'Christ is risen' - a service of the word for Easter-tide.
11:30am at Los Boliches Eucharist
To help you prepare for our worship why not look up the readings we will use:
Acts 1:15-17, 23-26; John 17:6-19
Wednesday 19th May
10:30am at Los Boliches Eucharist (said)
If you choose not to attend church, you can the receive services via email.
To do this please email a request to Fr Nigel
Christian Stewardship:
Our Giving on Sundays is always about our response to God’s love for us, not just about paying the bills ‘Count your blessings,’ they say!
It costs around 7,420€ each month to maintain our chaplaincy ministry. Unlike other Diocese in the C/E, the Diocese of Europe does not provide Chaplaincies with any financial support for ministry. Our income so far this year is around 34% down on what we need to raise.
Thank you for your support.
Please remember that our return to church is strictly governed but the Spanish Government’s laws, FEREDE (the Ministry of Justice agency governing non-Catholic churches) and our own Diocesan guidelines.
Lord Jesus Christ,
you said to your disciples, ‘I am with you always’.
Be with me today, as I offer myself to you.
Hear my prayers for others and for myself,
and keep me in your care. Amen.
To meet the rules and regulations governing our return, we will need your help - and ask everyone attending to please:
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Make use of hand gel as you enter the church (even if you are gloved)
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Wear face masks
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Sit in the allocated seats – starting from the front (back at Los Boliches) and where a service order has been placed. Those from the same household may sit together.
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Keep to the 2m social distancing.
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Holy Communion will be given in one kind (wafer alone) and please make sure your hand is open to receive the wafer.
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There will be a retiring collection
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Please leave as directed, starting from the back (front at Los Boliches) of church.
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Sadly there can be no singing in these early weeks of returning.
Supporting your Chaplaincy during this difficult time:
A big thank you to all those who have brought in their offertory and stewardship envelopes, which have been a great help and support for Chaplaincy ministry. Even though we about to start gathering again for worship, it’s still possible to arrange a bank transfer to support our ministry here, either to our Spanish or UK accounts. If you have any questions about this, please have a word with our Treasurer, Graham Bloor.
Spain:
Unicaja
Account Name; Iglesias Anglicana De La Costa Del Sol Este
Swift/BIC: UCJAES2MXXX
IBAN: ES39 2103 0194 6500 3001 0341
UK:
Barclays Bank plc
Account name: Diocese in Europe Fund
Account number: 40317039
Sort code: 20-06-13
IBAN: GB16 BUKB 2006 1340 3170 39
Swiftbic: BUKBGB22
Please include the reference: CdSEast
It is very important that you include the reference CdSEast – otherwise any offering may get lost in this account, which serves every Chaplaincy in the Diocese!
Thank you for your continued practical support. Fr Nigel
