A warm welcome to you on this Ninth Sunday after Trinity when we remember St. James the Apostle. 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’.

Please remember in your prayers at this time Colin & Barbara Gardner. Colin (our organist) is in hospital and Barbara is herself recovering from a recent operation.

Thank you
Thank you to everyone for the support you have offered following my mum’s fall last week. She was due to have an operation on Wednesday to replace a disc between her knee cap and a false knee joint fitted some years ago. Unfortunately the operation was cancelled on the day because of problems with her blood and as I write we do not know when it will take place. Mum is however hale and hearty if bored!

Use of Prayer Tree
Some of us use the Prayer Tree in the foyer when we are aware of a person in need. Perhaps more that we realise, writing on a prayer leaf about someone in need, helps them and us. We shouldn’t be shy about our worries and fears. Please continue to use the green prayer leaves. It would help those of us who keep the board up to date, if you could write the date and your name on the reverse side.

Coffee Club
The Coffee Club meets next on Wed 4th & 18th August at 10.45am. Cost £1. All welcome

July Tote
1st Prize No. 49 K. Lashley £25.00
2nd Prize No. 35 J. Aspden £ 8.50

Mission Help needed
During Mission2Grow in September we are hoping that members of the Parish would not mind offering one or two meals to the three Franciscans leading the Mission. The hope is that people would be host to one leader for one meal (or possibly two) of an evening. The team do not want to put people out and would not be expecting anything elaborate. If you could help out with this, please speak to Tony Thistlewood.

Car Pool Help Needed
Members of Mission2Grow transport group may approach you over the next few weeks to ask if you will join a car pool to provide transport around the parish for the three missioners during their stay (September 16th - 26th). It will be much appreciated if you can offer to help.

Your talents required…..
On Saturday 25th September, the last Saturday of Mission2Grow we shall be holding a talent show and need you to take part! Dust off your talent, be it a poem, monologue, musical instrument or dance and tell Tony Thistlewood about it. This is to be a fun event - not too serious please.

Advance Notice
PCC have decided to hold a Christmas Fayre on 27th November. A planning meeting was held last week to begin preparations for this Fayre. They have decided to call this Fayre the ‘Fairy Christmas Extravaganza’ and have prepared a list of proposed stalls. This list is on the noticeboard and you are invited to sign up to run a stall. When you sign up please could you also let one of the committee members know.

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: Hosea 11. 1-11 Les Dakin

Second Reading: Colossians 3. 1-11

Gospel Reading: Luke 12. 13-21 Val Ekin

Intercessor: Malcolm Tyler

Hymns: 56 on back 174 120 244
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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 1st August 2010

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
7 pm Pastoral Group
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion
10.30 am PLASMA
Thursday 9 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 9.30 am Morning Prayer

Sunday 8th August

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