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NOTICES for the Week beginning 10th November
Morning Prayer will be said at 8.30am (Tuesday - Friday)
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1.30pm
10.00am –12noon
5.00pm
7.15pm
7.30pm
10.30am
12.15pm
1.30pm
6.30pm
10.00am
5.00pm
7.00pm
8.30am– 9.30am
7.30pm
Bright Sparks (carer and toddler group)–Church Rooms
Café – in the Church
Youth Band
Alpha Course
PCC in the Evans Room preceded by prayers at 6.45pm
Open Learning in the Hulbert Room
Lunch in the Church Rooms
Holy Communion in the Chancel
KidZ Club in the Church rooms
U3A in the Church rooms
Café 4 T in the Church rooms
Youth Cell including Youth Alpha in the Church rooms
Prayers for the work and needs of St Mary’s
Changing Tunes Wine Tasting
NEXT SUNDAY 16th November
9.00am
President:
Preacher:
10.30am
Leader:
Speaker:
3.30pm
Leaders:
Holy Communion (CW)
Reverend Mat Ineson
Reverend Jennifer Hall
Crossroads Holy Communion
Reverend Mat Ineson
Reverend Angela Cattell
Film Focus - Wadjda (PG)
Reverend Hazel Trapnell and
Judith Sheather
PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday
We remember all who have died in service of their country.
Monday
For countries in conflict – especially those in Africa.
Tuesday
For calm in our busy lives, that we can find time to pause and reflect.
Wednesday For all making decisions about our Church and our work in Stoke Bishop
Thursday
For the homeless of Bristol and those who volunteer at The Crisis Centre
Friday
All those who care for others at home or in age related facilities
Saturday
For our own families, friends and neighbours
Sunday
For generous and thankful hearts with a joy in giving.
MISSION TOPIC
Our mission partner Tearfund seeks to follow Jesus where the need is greatest. Please pray
for the communities affected by the current Ebola outbreak. Thousands of families have
lost loved ones. Ask that they will be comforted and kept safe from infection. Pray for
individuals in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea who are infected by the virus. Pray that they
will have access to medical care and be restored to full health. Tearfund’s partner, the
Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone, is using its network of over 1,000 churches to inform
people about preventative measures and tackle superstitious beliefs that can put people at
risk. Pray that they would be successful in establishing trust and best practice to help fight
the disease.
ST. MARY MAGDALENE, STOKE BISHOP
TO KNOW, TO SHOW, TO GROW IN,
THE LOVE OF GOD
Lord Jesus Christ, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly and follow you more
nearly, day by day. Amen.
Sunday 9th November – Third Sunday before Advent
If you are a visitor or newly arrived in the parish we hope you will feel welcome. If you would
like more details about St Mary’s and its activities, please complete a welcome card and ask
for information or visit www.stmarysb.org.uk or contact the Parish Office Tel: 968 7449.
(stmarysb@hotmail.co.uk ).
9.00am
Holy Communion (CW) (said)
President:
Preacher:
Sermon:
Bible Readings
Reverend Angela Cattell
Reverend Hazel Trapnell
My light, my salvation, my stronghold
Psalm 27 (OT, page 555)
Matthew 24:1-8 (NT, page 27)
Jo Pestell
Intercessions:
10.00am
The bells are rung half-muffled as part of our Act of Remembrance
10.30am
Service of Remembrance
Leader:
Speaker:
Talk:
Worship Group Leader
and Organist:
Bible Reading:
Intercessions:
Reverend Mat Ineson
Reverend Mat Ineson
Last Post and Reveille (including 1 Timothy 2:1-6)
Colin Smith
Psalm 57 (OT, page 578)
Members of Uniformed organisations
There will be an age related activity in the church rooms for those children who
may not be able to cope with the Act of Remembrance and two minutes silence. Children can leave
the service during “ O God , our help in ages past”.
6.30pm
The Joinery – informal worship in the Church Rooms
Leader:
Speaker:
Jo Morris
Stephen Yates
PRAYER MINISTRY If you would like prayer for yourself, relatives, friends or situations,
members of the Prayer Ministry Team will be available after the 9.00 am and 10.30 am
services.
PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY - For pastoral care concerns please contact Jenny
Baker (9683227) Jason Parker (9686863) or Jennifer Hall (9685959)
Kneelers are available, if required – please collect from either Church entrance.
TODAY. You are invited to join us for
tea or coffee, after both morning
services ,in the Church rooms.
A leaflet detailing the sermon series for
November and December is available at
the back of the church. You can listen to
past sermons at our website
www.stmarysb.org.uk
Choose Tuesdays Café - Here! @StMarys
Each Tuesday Morning – Come and
enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chat –
Children welcome - 10.00am – 12 noon.
Church Contact Directory .This is due to
be revised - If your information is
incorrect or you are not listed- please
complete a form from the back of
Church and put in the Office pigeon
hole, today. Present listings can be seen
at the back of the Church.
Volunteers to make and serve tea and
coffee after the services, on a rota
basis, are needed – please speak to a
Warden, Jane Newton (for 9.00am) or
Jeremy Barwell (for 10.30am).
LOOKING AHEAD: @ STMARY’S
Today at 6.30pm
The Joinery in the Church
Rooms led by Jo Morris
with speaker Stephen Yates – one of our
ordinands - continuing a series on the
Ten Commandments – “Do not Steal”
Next Week at 3.30pm
Film Focus – Wadjda (PG) –
A warm and human story
of a young girl in Saudi Arabia
Tickets, at £10 each , are now available
for the Christmas Performance on
Friday 12th December - “The Greatest
Story ever told” .
The local history group invite you to visit
the Hulbert room today to view the
artefacts collected during the research
for Voices of Stoke Bishop – the
exhibition will be open from 10.00am –
4.00pm.
Join us for Thursday Lunch at 12.15pm
in the Church Rooms.
If anyone owns a polaroid camera which
they would be willing to lend or to use
at the Winter Warmer – please contact
Yvonne Penn
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Saturday 15th November Changing
Tunes –Wine Tasting Evening
Saturday 29th November
Winter Warmer
Friday 12th December “The
Greatest Story Ever Told” The
Christmas story in poetry, prose and
song.
15th-21st December
Christmas Tree Festival
Simon Guillebaud has a new book Choose Life: 365 Readings for Radical
Disciples – A unique set of daily readings
which encourages us to live the
Christian life without compromise copies can be purchased through Mike
Stewart .
The Village Hall invite you to their
Christmas Fair on Saturday 15th
November, 2.00- 5.00pm.
We would like to have buskers at the
Winter Warmer. - If anyone can play any
brass instrument or has a contact ,
please speak to Andy Gliddon.
Office volunteer urgently needed for
Friday mornings!
Winter Warmer Our annual Christmas
sale will be held on Saturday 29th
November. Please offer your help
We need stall holders (either to help on
stalls prepared by the Church or to run
an idea of your own)
We are collecting books and bric a brac
to be sold (please leave in the Church
porch)
We need new items for prizes, for raffle
and Tombola.
Brian Dunster’s house group will
be running a bottle stall and
appreciate donations of (full)
bottles or jars.
The Pearson and Smiths’ house groups
will be organising the cake stall
and ask you to offer cakes . If you
need something collecting near
the day please contact 9686822, or a
member of either group.
We will need help with publicity- please
offer to distribute posters or flyers.
Please speak to Yvonne or email at
yvonne@stmarysb.org.uk
Cabot Choir Promises Auction
On Saturday 22nd November at 7.00pm.
A 3 course buffet supper followed by an
auction of promises. Tickets are £10
from Lynda Bryan Brown 9681536
Food for thought :
http://resources.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/customs/remembran
ce/poppy.htm - a webpage which
explains a lot about Remembrance and
also has poems and music.
Tickets for the Changing tunes Wine
Tasting on Saturday 15th November can
be obtained from the Church Office.
Our traidcraft stall will
be here on Sunday
16th November after both services.
There is still time to order Christmas
cards and gifts from the Traidcraft
catalogue.. The Real Advent Calendars
are available to buy ready for
December. 1st. along with other
Christmas goodies.
We have been publishing the dates of
next year’s Lee Abbey weekend, for
some time now. Booking forms are now
available – please reserve your place as
soon as possible. The weekend (17th19th April 2015) will be led by Reverend
Mat Ineson and promises much in the
way of fellowship, fun , reflection,
prayer and spiritual input. Do join us.
If you have not been on a parish
weekend before or not in recent years –
please talk to a warden or member of
the clergy who will tell you more - You
may find that the person next to you in
Church knows all about it!
We would like to have a list of people
who are able to offer occasional
transport to the Church on Thursdays at
12noon for lunch or to services on a
Sunday morning – please would you
contact the Church Office if you feel
able to help in this way.
Voices from Stoke Bishop raised £537
for the Royal British Legion. Thank you
to all involved.
Sleigh Appeal
The sleigh is at the back of the
Church and will be here until
30th November – each year we collect
toys, toiletries , hats and gloves to be
shared between the Salvation Army and
Sisters of the Poor in St Pauls .