| † St Andrews Proclaiming Christ in Clewer 09 November 2025 Remembrance Sunday |
 WELCOME Last Sunday we celebrated All Saints, those people of faith who gave their life to Jesus and spent their lives telling others and loving their neighbour. At All Souls, on Sunday evening, we remembered our loved ones who have gone ahead of us to glory. Remember November. Now this weekend is our annual national Remembrance, remembering those who lost their lives in a time of war. Locally there will be our act of Remembrance at the war memorial, care home services and school assemblies. When I was growing up Remembrance Sunday parades were a big part of our family life. Wherever we were in the world, Remembrance was a time of honour and reflection on the sacrifice of others and our commitment to peace. No questions asked, we stood still alongside those in uniform, wore our poppies on our Sunday best clothes and stamped our feet in time to the glorious sound of the marching band. As I grew older and became a parent myself, I would take the children along to the local army barracks for the Remembrance Day service and parade. And now, as parish priest, I’m leading that service of Remembrance beside our local war memorial. I see the same people every year and every year they point out their family name, a relative who served in one of the wars. On the 11/11 next week students from our parish schools will bring their poppies, and stand still for the silence, and read some of the names. It’s hard for them to comprehend the significance of this week, but the message that Remembrance brings with it is even more important today than it ever has been, the story of war must continue to be told. Why? Because more than ever we need to work for peace. War has many faces, we are fighting everywhere, every day, physically and emotionally. Between countries, between communities, between neighbours, within families, with climate change, wars for financial gain and political power. People are at war in their hearts. If we are to truly honour the poppy, we must take a serious look at reconciliation, starting with ourselves. Jesus teaches the secret of happiness to his followers because God’s dream is of a world where all the children of God are loved and cared for, and no one is left out. Blessed are you who work for peace, for you are the voice of God, blessed are you who comfort the sad, for you are the arms of God. Love your enemies and pray for them, for they too are children of God (Archbishop Tutu’s version). As you wear your poppy- ask God to see it as a prayer for reconciliation and peace. We will remember them. Blessings for your week. Revd Rosie SUNDAY SERVICES 9TH 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 COLLECT Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the raves of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule’ who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen READINGS Genesis 9.8-17 8Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9‘As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. 11I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.’ 12God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.’ 17God said to Noah, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.’ Luke 12.1-7 1Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. 2Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. 3Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.4‘I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. 5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. 7But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. LAST SUNDAY MORNING SERMON RECORDING Revd Rosie’s Sermon for 02 Nov 2025 – Morning LISTEN LAST SUNDAY MORNING SERMON RECORDING Revd Rosie’s Sermon for 02 Nov 2025 – Evening 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 the West Indies. Please pray also for the Churches in these Dioceses: Qu’Appelle (Canada), Quebec (Canada), North Queensland (Australia), Raiwind (Pakistan), Rajasthan (North India), and Rayalaseema (South India).Please continue to pray for and support your neighbours and families. FUNERALSTrevor 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 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 Sun 30 Nov – St Andrews Day 10:30am All Age Family Parish Eucharist – St Andrews Day 5.00pm Advent Carols UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Prayers & Bears – Early Years Liturgy has restarted Friday’s at 9.30am – please share with those who might like to join 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 Acts of Remembrance – Sunday 9th November & Tuesday 11th November 10.45am at the Clewer War Memorial (Pirate Park) Community Fridge at St Andrews Satuday 15th November – 11am Wild Worship (Remembering) Sunday 16th November – 3pm 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. Midweek Advent Eucharist followed by lunch on 3rd, 10th and 17th December 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 |