A warm welcome to you on
this Ninth 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’.
Working as a Lay Visitor in hospital
Walsgrave and St. Cross hospitals are looking to recruit Hospital Lay
Visitors. The Chaplains view this work as a vital part of the Spiritual
& Religious Care that is offered to patients, their families and members
of staff. It is a very responsible role, which means that the preparation
for this work is not hurried. Therefore potential visitors take part in
an eight week training programme alongside the chaplaincy team. If you
are interested and wish to know a little more, speak to Sheila Wick or
Malcolm.
Tablecloths
Further to my previous note regarding the church’s tablecloths,
I have managed to count them again and we only have 10 small and 7 large,
whereas we should have 12 of each size. If anybody has taken any home
for laundering we would be grateful if you could bring them back as soon
as possible so that when we have the next function we won’t be short.
Thankyou. Barbara Hancox
Franciscan Visitors
Please do not be alarmed if you saw some unusual sights in the church
on Wednesday evening/Thursday morning. We homed a group of Franciscan
pilgrims on their way into Coventry. It was quite amusing to see washing
hung up on makeshift lines, but I’m told from the Wednesday evening
group that their supper smelt delicious.
Postcards
We have a supply of postcards available (of St Mary’s). If you would
like some, they are 25p each.
Church Clock and Sponsored Bike Ride
Many of you will have noticed that the Church Clock has not been working
for some time. The reason is that the PCC felt they could not afford the
£2,000 needed to repair it. After some time the clock was brought
back from the repairers (un-repaired) but over half of the bill has been
incurred already (£1,100). PCC have now decided to encourage people
to take part in the sponsored Ride and Stride Day on 12th September (formerly
the Sponsored Bike Ride) in aid of the Historic Churches Trust. If people
take part in that we as a Church can receive half of your Sponsor money.
If we could raise up to another £500 towards the clock being fully
repaired it would be a big help. Please speak to Tony Thistlewood if you
could help or would be willing to sponsor people.
Coffee Club - The Coffee Club meets next on Wednesday
19th August at 10.45 am. Cost £1. All Welcome.
Donations welcome - Any donations towards the cost of
fruit and sugar for jam making for our Christmas Fayre would be most appreciated.
A pot for donations will be in the foyer on Sunday. Thank you.
Bottles - Please start collecting bottles of wine or
spirits for our Christmas Fayre. Our apologies that this appeal is early
but we need at least 100 bottles. If you can help please bring them along
to church and leave them in the office or notify Mel or Alison. Thankyou.
Please be aware ….. we have been informed that
there has been a rise in vehicle crime in the area recently. Therefore
please be alert and do not leave valuables etc on show.
June & July Tote
1st Prize No. 34 F. Richards £25.50
2nd Prize No. 69 J. Wilkins £ 8.50
1st Prize No. 13 L. Graham £25.00
2nd Prize No. 6 T. Bennett £ 8.00
The Ninth Sunday after Trinity
Collect: Gracious Father, revive your Church in our day,
and make her holy, strong and faithful, for your glory’s sake in
Jesus Christ our Lord.
First Reading: 2 Samuel 18: 5-9, 15, 31-33 Tony Thistlewood
Second Reading: Ephesians 4. 25—5.2 Mel Smith
Gospel Reading: John 6. 35, 41-51 Glynis Wood
Intercessor: Sue Morton
Hymns: 394 328 227 334 170
Post Communion Prayer: Holy Father, who gathered us here around the table
of your Son to share this meal with the whole household of God: in that
new world where you reveal the fullness of your peace, gather people of
every race and language to share in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ
our Lord.
This week beginning 9th August 2009
This Sunday
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion
12 noon Baptisms
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 9.30 am Morning Prayer
Sunday 16th August
8 am Holy Communion
10 am Parish Communion and Baptism
12 noon Baptism
6.30 pm Evening Prayer
