† St Andrews
Proclaiming Christ in Clewer
Pews News: May 2015 Pentecost
Welcome, in the name of Jesus Christ, to this house of prayer.
Church Wardens comments
Rosie is having a well-earned holiday, so we get to write the Pews News intro!
Thank you to everyone who came to the APCM. It did overrun, and we had no time for AOB, but if you had comments you wanted to make, or questions you wanted to ask, please make use of our Ideas board in the Coffee Corner.
If you do not yet have a prayer card or a Simple Guide to Giving leaflet, please help yourself from the hymn book area. Pledge slips are also there – think and pray about what you can give in time and money, and bring your completed slip to the Pentecost service.
Some suggestions for ways you can give your time – join one of our teams – Buildings, Ministry or Pastoral – we all meet 4 or 5 times a year and would all welcome more members. See Bob for Buildings, Jane for Ministry or Mulle for Pastoral.
Or look after the Lodge bookings. Since the redecoration we are hoping to increase bookings, and need someone to co-ordinate them.
Services for the Month
1st Sunday
3 May – Easter 5
10.30am Family Service
readings Acts 8.26-end;John 15.1-8.
5pm Parish Eucharist
readings Acts 8.26-end, 1 John 4.7 –end; John 15.1-8
2nd Sunday
10 May – Easter 6
10.30am Parish Eucharist
readings Acts 10.44-end; 1 John 5.1-6; John 15.9-17.
5pm BCP Evensong
readings Psalm 45; Song of Solomon 4.16-5.2, 8.6-7; Revelation 3.14-end;
Thursday 14 May – Ascension Day
8pm Eucharist
readings Acts 1.1-11; Ephesians 1.15-end; Luke24.44-end.
3rd Sunday
17 May – Easter 7 – Sunday after Ascension Day
10.30am Parish Eucharist
readings Acts 1.15-17.21-end; 1John 5.9-13; John 17.6-19.
3pm Children’s Church with Baptism
5pm Eucharist for Healing & Wholeness
readings Gospel only; John 17.6-19
4th Sunday
24 May – Whit Sunday – Pentecost
10.30am Parish Eucharist
readings Acts 2.1-21; Romans 8.22-27; John 1526-27;16.4b-15
6pm Evening Prayer
readings Psalm 139.1-11, Ezekiel 36.22-38, Acts2.22-38
5th Sunday
31 May – Trinity Sunday
10.30am Parish Eucharist
Readings Isaiah 6.1-8, Romans 8. 12-17; John 3. 1-17
2.30pm Baptism
5pm NO EVENING SERVICE
Midweek Services in May
Fridays 9.30am Prayers & Bears in the Church
For your prayers
Healing Prayers Katie Dennis, Jack Trigwell, Jenny Evenden, baby Blake, Terry Shaw, Jasmine, Phoebe, Roly Cockman, Valerie, Jamie, Roy Pardoe
Baptisms: Isla Speed, Arthur Shaw, Charlie and Eve Tritton, Amelia Czerwinka, Aria
Prayers for the Departed: and those whose anniversary of death falls at this time.
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for all those who live and/or work in Parsonage Lane, Errington Drive, Chantry Close, Rectory Close, Haslemere Road, Oak Lane, Orchard Avenue, and Dedworth Road.
Please let Revd Rosie know of any prayer requests.
Dates for your Diary and Notices
9 May
Spring Churchyard Tidy Saturday 2-4pm.
We need your help! Please see Bob Lester or Vikki for details. Many hands make light work!
16 May
Christian Aid Week 10-17th May
Coffee Morning + Bring ‘n’ Buy Plant Sale (posters available) will be held at
10am – 12 noon, St Andrews Rectory, 16 Parsonage Lane.
16 May
Brendon, the life of a Celtic Saint set to music, will be performed at the Parish Church Windsor at 2pm. Musicians and singers are from local groups, please go along and support this event. See Sue Morgan for details.
24 May
Pentecost Parish Picnic. Come to church in ‘flame’ colours and we will be going over to the Rectory garden after the service for picnic and fun and games.
Choir Practice – Tuesday evenings at 6pm in church
Magna Carta Events
Look out for local events relating to the Magna Carta, especially the LiberTea event, https://magnacarta800th.com/newsletters/Magna_Carta_Newsletter_Apr_2015.pdf
14 June
Magna Carta LiberTea Event
1 – 5 pm, bring a picnic to Bachelors Acre.
Children’s Church. This wonderful service for children and families and is proving to be very popular. We need your help! Setting up, making refreshments, clearing away and most importantly – welcoming families, all part of Living and Loving at St Andrews. If you have not been before then why not come along and experience this style of worship, we do not have age limits, your help and support would be very much appreciated.
27 May
Bible Study a church that is not reading the bible will not grow.
Starting at Pentecost, we are going to start reading the bible together, from beginning to end!
Come and join us, it will be interesting, fun, you may even learn something!
All welcome, we can even provide the bibles and if you can’t read well, you can enjoy listening. Wednesday evenings in church at 7.30pm..why Wednesdays, why not? Starts Wednesday 27th May.
Revd Rosie Webb
Rector
St Andrew’s Rectory
Parsonage Lane
01753 852334