Dear People & Friends of St. Clement’s,
Further to my introductory paragraph to last week’s ‘Weekly Message’, I’m pleased to report that I’ve just returned from a further visit to my dentist, and now have a shiny new crown fitted into the gap in my front teeth. Eating will be much easier and I should be able to speak & smile properly on Sunday! Once more, my grateful thanks for the many enquiries of concern regarding my well-being that I’ve received during recent days.
Now to worship this coming Sunday
Sunday 15th February at 11.00 – Sung Eucharist for the Sunday next before Lent
Our Gospel reading will be the account of the Transfiguration, as recorded in Mark 9. 2-9. The supporting readings will be 2 Kings 2. 1-12 which describes how Elijah, passed on his prophet’s mantle to his successor, Elisha, and 2 Corinthians 4. 3-6 which speaks of ‘the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ’. There will be parallel Children’s Ministry, led on this occasion by Diane Tvaroha as David Hellam is away. Following worship, there will be Coffee Hour in the hall on the third floor of Klimentská 18.
Then on next Wednesday, Lent begins! Enjoy your pancakes on Tuesday, but then do come and join us for worship on Wednesday evening.
Ash Wednesday 18th February at 19.00 – Sung Eucharist
Within the service, there will be the opportunity to receive the imposition of ashes but it is voluntary & not obligatory. Even if you don’t normally attend any midweek activity, I do hope that many of you will come and mark the beginning of this significant season of the Christian Year.
Lent Course 2015 – Tuesday evenings, 24th February, 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th March
As previously advised, in this year of the 600th anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus, our Lent course this year will look at various aspects of the
Bohemian Reformation. Full details of the course are:
Tuesday Evening Course 18:30-19:40. Evening Prayer 19:40-20:00
Meeting room in Klimenská 18 1st Floor.
24th February Introduction to the Bohemian Reformation.
Presenter: Rev. Dr. Karen R. Moritz
3rd March Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Presenter: Father William Faix.
Or: John Wycliff and Jan Hus.
Presenter: Rev’d Ricky Yates.
10th March Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Presenter: Father William Faix.
Or: John Wycliff and Jan Hus.
Presenter: Rev’d Ricky Yates.
17th March Jan Hus and the Bohemian Reformation from the Perspective of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
Presenter: Hana Tonzarová
24th March The legacy of the Bohemian Reformation Today.
Presenter: Dr. Peter Moree.
31st March Holy Week No Tuesday Night Session.
As you will see, we have three outside speakers booked to each lead a session, along with a contribution from Revd Dr Karen Moritz and from myself. I’m most grateful to Karen who has done a lot of the preliminary work to set up the course.
Please give serious consideration about joining us for this course, as part of your own Lenten discipline. It is an opportunity to learn more about the spiritual history of the Czech Republic and be challenged about how we live out our Christian faith in this country, six hundred years after these events.
Looking forward to seeing many of you both on Sunday morning & Wednesday evening
Best wishes
Ricky
