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† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer08 November 2026 WELCOME We are now in the season of remembering. I wonder if you have noticed the increasing amount of community poppy making projects that is occurring? There are some amazing projects around and the impact of vast numbers of crafted poppies is hard to miss! Thousands of handmade poppies attached to nets, … Read More

Sun 8 November                    10:45am Remembrance Service – Clewer War Memorial (Pirate Park)                      5.00pm Eucharist for Remembrance

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer01 November 2026 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 … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer25 October 2026 WELCOME This weekend is Bible Sunday, the last Sunday of Trinity. The church season changes, the clocks go back an hour and we move into Remember November. The long Trinity season comes to end with a focus on the bible, scripture, the word inspired by faith, the story of everything! Our readings … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer18 October 2026 WELCOME This week I went to a meeting at our teenage granddaughter’s school about the up coming history trip to Berlin. My biggest concern was the pocket money for the down time in the markets and West Germany’s largest shopping mall! Do we get euros, does she need a bank card to … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer11 October 2026 WELCOME I wonder if you have been invited to an event but you really didn’t want to go? It happens. The gospel reading this weekend is about a king who gives a banquet and invites all his friends, none of them attend. When the feast is ready, he invites them again, but again … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer04 October 2026 WELCOME Harvest Festival 2026 The equinox has tipped us into autumn, and last weekend’s full moon was a glorious harvest moon. Although the mornings are a little chilly, we still haven’t had much rain; the days remain warm and quite humid.Autumn seemed to begin early this year, with many trees shedding their leaves … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer20 September 2026 Parable of the two sons WELCOME 27th September 2026, Trinity 17 Sometimes, in being asked to do something, we have a grumble to ourselves because we don’t really want to do it or don’t have the time. A frequent phrase in our household seems to be ..’is that the best use of … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer20 September 2026 WELCOME 20th September 2026, Trinity 16 This week’s readings remind us to look beyong our own expectations and see the world through God’s eyes. Jonah challenges us to remember God’s compassion extends further than we might expect. In Philippians we are encouraged to live generously and faithfully, standing together in Christ and Jesus’ … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer13 September 2026 The parable of the unforgiving servant: we should forgive as we are forgiven. WELCOME 13 Sep 2026, Trinity 15 Sunday’s morning service will be Morning Prayer, led by me (Stuart) as Rosie is on holiday, hopefully having a well-deserved rest. The form of the service will be Common Worship. This is the … Read More