| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 02 November 2025 All Saints’ Day |
 WELCOME Feast of All Saints’ Last weekend, the clocks went back, and now the darkness starts to creep in. There’s also a shift in the church calendar—from All Saints to Christ the King—as we enter Kingdom Season and the season of Remembrance. At school, we say, “Remember November.” So, we begin by remembering the Saints: all those people of faith who gave their lives to Jesus and were determined to make a difference in the world. We are all saints, but we are also all sinners. We have failed in many ways: we’ve failed to care for God’s creation—our planet; we’ve failed to care for our neighbours; and we’ve failed to care for ourselves. As part of our remembering, we will hold our All Souls’ service at 5pm this Sunday. This is our time to thank God for loved ones who are no longer with us—the saints and sinners who have gone before us. Join us for tea at 4pm and help us light up the churchyard in their memory. On this Feast of All Saints, we reflect on how life is full of both light and dark, good and evil, you and me, them and us, past, present, and future. Being true to God means living as He wants. Jesus sets some tough standards in the Sermon on the Mount. Today’s gospel is Luke’s version of the Beatitudes, where Jesus overturns the standards of the world. When we think about the saints—both the ordinary, everyday faithful Christians and those recognized as Saints with a capital “S”—the stories that inspire us aren’t about material riches, fame, or worldly success. Instead, they are stories of people who endured hardship, persecution, or suffering, and who found God’s deepest blessings in those difficult times. They lived the rest of their lives in the light of what they learned. What difference did those early saints make in their time? Can we learn from them? Does their story still speak to us today? Blessings for your week. Revd Rosie SUNDAY SERVICES 2ND NOV ALL SAINTS’ DAY 10:30am All Age Family Eucharist 5.00pm All Souls’ Day – Service of Hope COLLECT Almighty God, your have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen READINGS Daniel 7.1-3, 15-18 1In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream: 2I, Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea, 3and four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. 15As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me. 16I approached one of the attendants to ask him the truth concerning all this. So he said that he would disclose to me the interpretation of the matter: 17‘As for these four great beasts, four kings shall arise out of the earth. 18But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom for ever—for ever and ever.’ Ephesians 1.11-end 11In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, 12so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. 13In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; 14this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.15I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason 16I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, 19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. 20God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. 22And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all Luke 6.20-31 20Then he looked up at his disciples and said:‘Blessed are you who are poor,for yours is the kingdom of God.21‘Blessed are you who are hungry now,for you will be filled.‘Blessed are you who weep now,for you will laugh.22‘Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.24‘But woe to you who are rich,for you have received your consolation.25‘Woe to you who are full now,for you will be hungry.‘Woe to you who are laughing now,for you will mourn and weep.26‘Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.27‘But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 29If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. 30Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. 31Do to others as you would have them do to you. LAST SUNDAY MORNING SERMON RECORDING Revd Rosie’s Sermon for 26 Oct 2025 LISTEN NOTICES PLEASE PRAY FOR The Suffering: Paul, Diana, Norman, Hilary, Matt, Al,Vivienne, Stef, John F, Joanna, Tom B and Val. Refugees, Prisoners, the Homeless and those who mourn. The Departed: Dianne Iley,Trevor Morgan, David Townley,Tracy Mitchell and all those recently departed this life and those whose anniversaries fall at this time. Baptisms: Weddings: Community Prayers: Clewer Green School, Mrs Branch, Mr Seymour, and all the staff, pupils, staff and governors. Busy Buttons CORE Charity and for all the work that they do. For all our Care Homes, for the safety of residents and staff. We pray also for Windsor Christian Action, and the work of the Homeless Project, Street Angels, and FoodShare, under the umbrella of the Alma Beacon Hub. Please pray for the PCC as they work through the Mission Action Plan and discern God’s mission in Clewer. Parish Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for all who live or work in Little Buntings, Tyrell Gardens, Duncroft, Perrycroft, Ryecroft, Rydings, Ellison Close and Addington Close. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: please pray for The Church of the Province of West Africa. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Portsmouth (England), Pretirua (South Africa), Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), Pune (India), Pungue River (Angola), and Pyay (Myanmar (Burma)).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families. FUNERALS Trevor Morgan – 18th November at 11am – All Saints Dedworth. Dianne Iley – 25th November at 11.30am – St Andrews Clewer  Ahead of our St Andrews Day Fair (29th Nov) we need your help in collecting items to support our fundraising efforts. Specifically:Filled Jars – this is for our Jar stall, they could be filled with sweets, crafty items, toys anything that you’d like to includeBottles and Chocolate donations for our tombola stallsPlease also consider if you have an item, or can ask your friends and family for things that can be used in our raffle Please download the Church of Englands EverydayFaith app ahead of Advent this year. This will be a unique Advent resource exploring the symbolism behind the hymn ‘O Come Emmanuel’ that’ll be great to follow along with together. This will replace our previous WhatsApp Advent daily messages. SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Evening Prayer via Zoom at 5.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays Morning Prayer on Wednesdays at 8.00am in Church Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy on Fridays at 9.30am in Church The church is open for private prayer 10.00am-dusk daily Sun 02 Nov – All Saints’ Day 10:30am All Age Family Eucharist 5.00pm All Souls’ Day – Service of Hope Sun 09 Nov – Remembrance Sunday 10:45am Act of Remembrance at Clewer War Memorial 3.00pm Faith Explorers (adjusted time for this week only) 5.00pm Eucharist for Remembrance Sun 16 Nov – 2nd Sunday before Advent 10:30am Parish Eucharist 3.00pm Wild Worship 5.00pm Evening Prayer Sun 23 Nov – Christ the King Festival 10:30am Parish Eucharist 5.00pm Evening Prayer UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy has restarted Friday’s at 9.30am – please share with those who might like to join An Introduction to Christian Meditation (4 week course) -11th,18th,25th October and 1st November – 5pm at St Andrews Churchyard Tidy – Saturday 1st November 9.30am onwards All Souls’ Day Service of Hope Remembering those who have died – Sunday 2nd November – 5pm with refreshments at 4pm Acts of Remembrance – Sunday 9th November & Tuesday 11th November 10.45am at the Clewer War Memorial (Pirate Park) Date for the diary Community Walk in aid of The Swan 8th November – 10.30am and Community Santa Walk in aid of St Andrews 6th December CTW Songs of Praise at Windsor Methodist Church Sunday 23rd November (please note the change in date) 6pm AGM followed by Songs of Praise at 6.30pm – we need to nominate hymns for the event please let us know your suggestions Date for the diary St Andrews Day (Christmas) Fair Saturday 29th November 11am-3pm – we are starting to collect items for the fair please consider donations for the raffle and chocolate tombola or volunteering to man stalls and make refreshements. The Alma Beacon Cold Weather Night Shelter 2025/2026 run by the Windsor Homeless Project are looking for volunteers from Monday 15th December 2025 to Sunday 29th March 2026 to help run the shelter. More details and information can be found here. CHURCH GIVING Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to our church financially as well as through their time and skills. As we see our congregation grow and our community events increase we invite you to prayerfully consider how you might support this ongoing growth. Every contribution helps us serve our parish here in Clewer. Finance Details Parish Giving Scheme – where one off payments or regular giving can be set up. Alternatively, financial contributions can be paid directly to our bank account, the details of which are: HSBC Bank Sort Code: 40-47-37 Account number: 11373366 Account name: PCC St Andrews Church     CONTACTS Rector Revd Rosie Webb 01753 852334, email: rector@clewerparish.org Parish Office email: office@clewerparish.org Parish Website: www.standrewsclewer.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/standrewsclewer Churchwarden: Vacant Contact via email: office@clewerparish.org Safeguarding Policy: www.standrewsclewer.org/safeguarding-policy Safeguarding Officer: clewerparishsafeguarding@gmail.com |