Clewer Pews News 9 SEPTEMBER Trinity
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Proclaiming Christ in Clewer
Pews News: September 2015 Trinity
Welcome, in the name of Jesus Christ, to this house of prayer.
Sunday Services for the Month of September
1st Sunday – 6 September – Trinity 14
10.30am All Age Family Worship –Back to School Sunday
readings: Isaiah 35.4-7a; James 2.1-10; Mark 7.24-end.
5pm Parish Eucharist
2nd Sunday – 13 September – Trinity 15
10.30am Parish Eucharist
readings: Isaiah 50.4-9a; James 3.1-12; Mark 8.27-end.
5pm BCP Evensong
3rd Sunday – 20 September – Trinity 16
- 10.30am Said Morning Prayer
3pm Children’s Church (Child-centred Holy Communion)
- 5pm Parish Eucharist
readings: Wisdom of Solomon 1.16-2.1, 12-22; James 3.13-4.3, 7-8a; Mark 9.30-37
4th Sunday – 27 September – Trinity 17
10.30am Parish Eucharist
readings: Numbers 11.4-6, 10-16, 24-29; James 5.13-end; Mark 9.38-end.
5pm BCP Evensong
Feast Days this month
Tuesday 8 September – Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Monday 14 September – Holy Cross Day
Monday 21 September – Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist
Tuesday 29 September – Michael and All Angels
Midweek Services in September
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, Valerie, Roy Pardoe, Abigail, Jim Allen, Zena
Baptisms: Remi Davis, Hudson Can, and Laura Johnson
Weddings: Robert and Hayley (5th), Alexander Chamberlin and Lindsay Maris (12th) and for all couples preparing for marriage.
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 Cleves Court, Carter Close, St Johns Road, Gordon Road, Dawson Close, Convent Road, and Bailey Close.
Notices & Dates for Your Diary
2016 Parish Calendar
All Things Bright and Beautiful
We are looking for inspirational images for the St Andrews 2016 parish calendar to sell at this year’s Festival Fair. The competition is free and open to everyone with entries exhibited in church 13-30th September. Voting will be announced at Harvest Festival. Please ensure you make your vote.
St Andrews Sewing Bee – Thursdays – 11am to 2pm in the Lodge (bring your lunch). Next due to meet 8th October.
Church Cleaning
Friday afternoons at 2pm
The BIG Churchyard Tidy
This takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month.
The next one is on 12 September at 10am. Please join us even if you only have an hour to spare so that we can keep on top of the weeds!
Children’s Church
This service will resume on 3rd Sunday in September (20th). It is a wonderful service for children and families, and proving to be very popular. We need your help to set up, make refreshments, clear away and most importantly, to welcome families. This is 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.
Harvest Festival 4th October 10.30am Family Service– All fresh produce will be sold off after the service and money donated to the Homeless Project, tins and packets will be donated to the Food Share, and please bring any items you have collected for the refugees for Calais Action.
Harvest Supper 3rd October, to be held at St Agnes. 7.30pm Fish and Chip supper and quiz night. Tickets on sale, we have 100 to sell, please see the church wardens. Tables of 6, so start rounding up your team!
Warning
St Andrews Festival Fair is coming! November 28th
Please start thinking about your contribution to this wonderful opportunity to get involved with our now annual event. Georgine is coordinating again this year. Start crafting, knitting, jam making etc – lets put the FUN into fundraising!
Confirmation
Bishop Andrew will be joining us for our Festival Mass on Sunday 29th November at 3pm. This service will also include confirmations.
If you have been considering your faith journey and would like to make this next step them please talk to Revd Rosie. Growing in Faith sessions will start 9th October, Friday evenings. Venue to be confirmed. We will be joining with members of
All Saints Dedworth for this.
Children at Communion – a separate course for under 11’s who wish to take communion before confirmation, will be held after school during a week day. Again please talk to Revd Rosie
Thank you
A big thank you to everyone who helped with our Summer Family Messy Church.
A great time was had by all and a significant number of new families joined us this year. We built, sailed, glued, cut, sprinkled, squirted, ate, glittered, painted, coloured, sang, worshipped and prayed our way through August on Friday mornings. If you missed out on the fun, don’t worry we will be having a Christmas Messy Church on the Saturday before Christmas, come and join in and help out, everyone is welcome, no age limit!
Churchyard Gates
We are now locking the churchyard gates at night time, for the health and safety of the general public and for the preservation of the graves. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any concerns regarding the churchyard please see Bob Lester or Vikki Bulbeck.
Bible Challenge
Wednesday Evenings 7.30pm at church
A church that is not reading the bible together will not grow.
Come and join us in our bible challenge, reading from the beginning to the end!
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. If you miss a week don’t worry, check the website to see where we have got up to and catch up.
Supporting Refugees Calais Action Donation Drop Advice
Badly needed
- Shoes – trainers, wellies, walking shoes (no city shoes or heels)
- Travelling Bags
- Candles or any lighting equipment
- Socks and belts
- Jackets- small and medium (no wool)
- Food – rice, sugar, flour, cooking oil, tinned tomatoes, spices, sauces. No pasta, oatmeal or couscous.
- Tinned food – beans, peas, chickpeas, carrots, green beans – no pasta
Always needed
- Tracksuit trousers/jeans (size 28-32)
- Hoodies/water proofs
- Shirts and t-shirts
- Leggings/thermal tights
- Underwear
- Sleeping bags/sleeping matts/duvets and blankets
- Wooly hats/scarves/gloves
- Books – English/French dictionaries
- Cleaning products and sponges
Not needed
- Sheets and pillows
- Womens and childrens clothes
- Jumpers/suits
- Nappies/baby wipes
Please start collecting and bring to Harvest Festival – the Lodge
Thank you
Revd Rosie Webb, Rector
St Andrew’s Rectory
16 Parsonage Lane.
Tel: 01753 852334
Email: rector@standrewsclewer.org.
Parish website: www.standrewsclewer.org