A warm welcome to you on this the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Please do join us after the service to share in a cup of tea or coffee. All ages are welcome at St. Mary’s, children included. There is also a crèche in the office for the very young if you need it. If this is your first time with us, please do fill in the slip at the end of the newsletter, so that we can keep in touch with you. St Mary’s is fitted with a hearing loop system. Members of the congregation who have a hearing aid with a ‘T’ switch will find that they can hear better when it is switched to ‘T’.

Thank you
Irene Shelley would like to thank everyone for the kind messages of support she received following George’s death and also for all those who contributed to the collection at his funeral which raised £169.50 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Coffee Morning - Feed the Minds
Malcolm and Frances will be holding a coffee morning at the vicarage on Thursday 13th October 10am-12 noon in aid of Feed the Minds, our Harvest Charity. All welcome.

“Mission news update"
Please see the Mission notice board for:
Stephen Taylor’s newsletter about his ministry in Rio de Janeiro [USPG]
Yeldall newsletter - read how God has changed Darren’s life
Letter from Romania [Global Care] and the latest photo of Vio, now 16 years of age. Sue Morton for St Mary’s Mission Group

Thank You
My heartfelt thanks to so many of you for your prayers, get well cards and visits which have greatly sustained me during the last couple of difficult months. I am now home but have to be careful for a number of weeks but hope to be with you before long. Sheila Wick

September Tote
1st Prize No. 1. Audrey Curtis £27.00
2nd Prize No. 20. L. Graham £ 9.00

Coffee Club
Coffee Club dates up to Christmas are as follows:-October 19th, November 2nd, 16th and 30th and December 14th. All on Wednesday mornings at 10.45 am. All are welcome. Edna and Alan Robinson

Christmas Fayre - 26th November 2005
This year’s Fayre will be held on Saturday 26th November from 11am to 3pm. Below are some of the stalls we are having this year. We would be very grateful for any donations of goods either to the stallholder or via the churchwardens. Jean would be pleased to receive any fruit or preserving sugar to make into Jam, as it is in short supply at present. We are also going to have a Christmas cake auction and would be pleased if you are able to donate a cake. Thank you.

Books Tracey Pirie and Dave Kirkwood
Bottle Stall Tony Thistlewood and Mervyn Hancox
Bric a Brac Eve Stuart, Sharon and Anita
Butterflies Ann Rushworth
Cakes and Sweets Lynn Hanna and Maureen
Christmas Stall Alison and Leigh Liggins
Home Produce Jean Hudson and Rachel Hamilton
Jar Tombola Betty and Les Dakin
New and unwanted gifts
Tombola Stall
Toiletries Sue and Kate Morton
Toys Karen and Mel French

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

Collect: God our light and our salvation: illuminate our lives, that we may see your goodness in the land of the living, and looking on your beauty may be changed into the likeness of Jesus Christ our Lord.

First Reading Exodus 32. 1-14 Bill Hanna

Second Reading: Philippians 4. 1-9 Gill Bowser

Gospel Reading: Matthew 22. 1-14 Paul Hauler-Davies

Intercessor: Lorraine Baker

Hymns: 305 117 227 67 261 432

Post Communion Prayer: God our Father, whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding that we may know the way of life, and walk in it without stumbling; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week beginning 9th October 2005

Sunday 8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
Monday 9 am Morning Prayer
7 pm Parish Office
Tuesday 9 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 3 pm Wedding

Sunday 9th October

8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion, Junior Church and Lazers
6.30 pm Evening Prayer