A warm welcome to you on this Fifteenth 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 Octagon 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’.

The flowers in the Lady Chapel today are in memory of George McMurray.

Children’s Society Boxes
Once again it is time for the Children’s Society Boxes to be collected and counted. I would be most grateful if boxes can be brought to church throughout the month of October. Many thanks. Please note that I have recently moved address. Audrey Curtis

Update from USPG - Stephen Taylor
Please see Mission Board for the latest “Window” newsletter about Stephen Taylor in Brazil. After Stephen’s successful work in Rio, he has now moved to Salvador in the Diocese of Recife, Brazil. He is staying temporarily at the Franciscan House which is linked to one of the tourist churches at the centre of the city. The community serves several poor parishes and feeds around 100 people each day in its pastoral centre. Please continue to pray for Stephen’s ministry.
Margaret Davoll for St Mary’s Mission Group

Harvest
Our Harvest Thanksgive Service will be on 1st October this year (ie next week). As usual we shall collect tins predominantly as they are easier to distribute. This year all gifts will be donated to the Refugee and Asylum Centre and Coventry Haven. Please remember to check the use by date on any cans you bring in. If it is out of date, it will be thrown away!

Coffee Club
The Coffee Club meets next on Wednesday 4th and 18th October at 10.45 am. All welcome.

Advance Notice: There is to be a special Christmas Coffee morning on Wednesday 29th November in aid of Coventry Myton Hospice. On this day there will be stalls, raffle, cakes etc as well as the normal coffee morning.
Gwen and Audrey

St. Margaret’s, Ball Hill
St. Margaret’s Ball Hill invite us to join them at any of them celebrations to mark the Grand Opening of their joint Worship and Community Centre on Saturday 7th October. Events include a Barn Dance, Children’s activity Morning, Organ Recital, History Exhibition and Songs of Praise. Please see poster on noticeboard for more details.

Join the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
A Coffee morning in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support is being held at Ashton Lodge Hotel, Street Ashton on Friday 29th September 2006. 10am - 4 pm. Coffee, Lunches, afternoon teas will be available along with craft stalls, Tombola, Competitions, Demonstrations etc.
Please see poster for more details. or at the home of Pearl Souter, 5 Schoolhouse Lane again on the 29th Serptember 10 am—12 noon.

Webb Ivory Christmas Catalogues
I have a supply of these - please see me if you would like to have a browse through one. All profit from orders will go to our church Refurbishment Fund. Sheila Wick

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Collect: Lord God, defend your Church from all false teaching and give to your people knowledge of your truth, that we may enjoy eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

First Reading: Proverbs 31. 10-31 John Hartopp

Second Reading: James 3. 13—4. 3, 7-8a Pennie Hartopp

Gospel Reading: Mark 9. 30-37

Intercessor: Malcolm Tyler

Hymns: 3 15 426 69 67 553

Post Communion Prayer: Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy; and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall, keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This week beginning 24th September 2006

Sunday 17th 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
7.30 pm PLASMA Group
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer

Sunday 1st October

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