This Sunday 7th April – Eucharist @12:00
followed by coffee in the Anglican Centre
Welcoming +Antonio’s Family
After five year’s separation +Antonio is finally able to welcome his wife and sons to visit him in Germany. Many thanks to those who contributed to the appeal to fund their trip from the Philippines and to the Nordkirche for their visa sponsorship.
If you would still like to contribute to their expenses, a box will be available at the back of church for cash donations.
We look forward to welcoming them to our service on Sunday 14th April.
Women’s Activities
This month the group will be meeting on Thursday, 11th April from 10 until 12 in the Anglican Centre and next month on Thursday, 16th May. We look forward to seeing you.
You are also invited to join women from several international congregations, including St. Catherine’s, on Friday, 26th April 2024 for Ecumenical Women’s Easter Coffee Meeting
Alison women@stcatherines-stuttgart.de
Church Cleaning Day – Saturday 20th April 10:00 onwards
Help our Old Catholic hosts get the church looking spic and span. Bring your own cleaning materials and snack.
Annual Church Meeting – 21st April @11:30
Mark your diaries for this year’s Annual Church Meeting and look out for e-mail with more information.
Appeal for a new Church Warden and Chaplaincy Council Members.
Alison writes:
I am proud, and grateful, to have been able to serve St. Catherine’s as Church Warden for six years. I welcomed our former chaplain, Rev’d Kara Werner, to Stuttgart and was able, together with my co-Church Warden, Howard Perry, to hold the fort during the interregnum until Bishop Antonio joined us as our new Chaplain last October.
But now my term of office has come to an end and I would like to stand down.
I hope, and pray, that someone from our community, perhaps a bit younger than myself, will come forward to take on this very important role.
More information about what is involved can be found here and please talk to myself or Howard
There are also at least two vacancies for members of the Chaplaincy Council and we would love to the council to better reflect the many diversities in the congregation.
If serving in this way interests you please talk to the Chaplain or one of the current council members.
We would ask anyone wishing to volunteer for the role of Church Warden or Chaplaincy Council Member to hand in their nomination form before the Annual Church Meeting so that they can be duly elected on 21st April 2024.
Church Warden Nomination Form
Chaplaincy Council Member Nomination Form
Nominees and proposers/seconders must be listed on the current Electoral Roll.
Forms should be returned to the Electoral Roll Officer or Welcome Team.
Please prayerfully consider whether you are called to stand or to nominate someone and pray for those currently serving and those considering standing for election.
Prayers
- We pray for those with baptism anniversaries and birthdays in April
- We pray for those in positions of leadership and those who would like to lead
- We pray for all who mourn that they may find Easter Joy in their sorrow
- We pray for places and people in conflict and those who seek to bring peace.
